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6th hole yesterday - 230yds according to the screen. Justin Thomas puts it very close and the announcer says "same club (as Matsuyama) - 6 iron". How does that happen? According to Arccos, my 6i average is 175yd with a "smart range" out to 184yd. The longest I've ever recorded was 192yd with my 6i. 230yd is beastly for a 5'10" 145lb dude. |
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| # 1 8/14/2017 2:34:24 PM |
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That six iron is probably bent to four iron loft.
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| # 2 8/14/2017 2:51:41 PM |
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So you're telling me JT hits his clubs 50% further than me? Arccos tells me my smart distance is 158 with a range of 151-174. Maybe I should just give up :(((((
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| # 3 8/14/2017 3:26:26 PM |
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So you're telling me JT hits his clubs 50% further than me? Arccos tells me my smart distance is 158 with a range of 151-174. Maybe I should just give up :((((( Just put it in the hole sport, you are getting old. |
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| # 4 8/14/2017 4:19:51 PM |
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So you're telling me JT hits his clubs 50% further than me? Arccos tells me my smart distance is 158 with a range of 151-174. Maybe I should just give up :((((( Just put it in the hole sport, you are getting old. Don, don't let Joe tell you that you are getting old. Even if he is kidding a bit. You got a long way to go before old is a factor. |
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| # 5 8/14/2017 5:30:58 PM |
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I have no huge interest in getting anywhere close to a 200+yd 6i. For me, the interest is consistent iron distances and dispersion. I'd take a bit more length I guess, but when my 145-155yd club is the 8i, I feel like that is a happy land for me. If I need an accurate 150yd 9i to play a course, I've left the reason I play the game and have gotten too competitive to have a day job and family.
I'm not the guy on the tee box asking everyone what they hit (presumably for comparison). If I hit a 7i, Mark hits a 9i, and Bill hits a cranked (for him) 6i, but Bill is the closest to the pin, and the rest of us are miles off, who cares what who hit. I do find it amazing that he steps up to a pin 230yds away and 6i is the choice. I'd be pulling a 3hy or - depending on the hole, I'd be pulling a short iron and laying up. |
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| # 6 8/14/2017 8:12:38 PM |
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It was downhill and downwind, and the greens were firm so they were landing them a bit short (although this one stopped fairly quickly as I recall), so maybe it was playing like 205 or something? Yes, that is still big, but more understandable...
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| # 7 8/14/2017 9:54:03 PM |
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17 on Sunday he hits 7 iron same distance I believe. Club head speed~
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| # 8 8/15/2017 6:04:02 AM |
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I hit 5 iron from there ;)
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| # 9 8/16/2017 9:49:35 AM |
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I hit 5 iron from there ;) Oh, no . . . . don't start that one again . . . . |
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| # 10 8/17/2017 2:56:00 PM |
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That is impressive- 230 yards would put me somewhere between a 3 iron and a hybrid. If it's a par 3 then I would need to ask myself why the Hell I am playing the tips.
6 iron for me is 185 yards. Could probably add 10-15 yards if I tried to come out of my shoes which incidentally Justin Thomas nearly does. |
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| # 11 8/17/2017 7:09:07 PM |
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If it's a par 3... If I'm on a 230yd par 3, something very bad has happened. |
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| # 12 2/25/2019 7:24:07 AM |
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The elevation of the course added about 15% more distance to there shots.
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