Distance gaps between clubs

Just wondering about this, as I tend to think ten to fifteen yards between each iron is about right.
Ie : PW 130
9i 140
8i 150-155
7i 165-170
6i 175-180
5i 185-195
obviously these are not set in stone, and by fading or drawing the ball, the distances will change.

I'm sorry - what's the question?





FWIW, IMO carry distance needs to be known more than anything. Different courses will have different ground conditions, so that will dictate different roll from your shots.

Yeah, sorry about that, let me make the question a bit clearer.
Is there a given distance gap between each club, given the loft differences are usually pretty standard.
Should a seven iron for instance, fly about 10 or 15 yards further than an eight iron all things being equal?

I'd be very careful about presuming that all lofts are about the same. In my limited experience I am sure that some some club manufacturers definitely have stronger lofts than others so they can say that their 5 iron goes longer than their competitors. I would suggest hitting your own clubs at a flat driving range and see what the results are.

All the best


Mike

With my clubs, I have a 10y difference between each of my irons (2i-Pw) This does not hold true for my Sw, and Lw which are about a 20y difference. Now, what does change for me depending on how I am hitting the ball that particular day, is distance. What was 8i shot yesterday can be 9i shot today. The 10y difference does not change between clubs, but other things like weather, maybe I am wearing clothes that effect my swing, or maybe I am just tired, which will effect my (swing speed)distance. GJS

There's ideal (and still player specific), then there's real world.

Ideally, your gaps are what you want them to be. For me, I don't want gaps bigger than 10 yards in my scoring clubs, but I can handle a 15 yard gap in my positioning clubs.

Ideally, yes, there's a set number that your clubs should fly. It should be as simple as inputting your loft and swing speed into trajectory software.

However, the real world doesn't play nicely.

All clubheads are built (with the exception of the new Ashton E3) with tolerances of +/- 1° for loft and lie, and +/- 3g in weight.

How does this effect the real world? Well, for example, when your 5i is supposed to be 30° and your 6i 34º; with +/- 1° you could have a 31° 5i and a 33° 6i - now a 2° gap as opposed to 4°, like the manufacturer intended.

No wonder you hit your 5i and 6i close to the same distance!

The only thing you can really do is get your lofts checked and set by your local clubbuilder - but not every club builder has a loft and lie machine. Then go from there.

If you find a 4° gap produces 12 yard gaps, then maybe you set your gaps to 3.5° - again, just an example, working with theoretical numbers. Your swing speed will change the gaps between your clubs.

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