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  • #1

    how far pros hit 7 iron

    This may be of interest. These are carry distances in yards with a 7 iron.

    Angel Cabrera 185
    Mickelson 183
    Woods 180
    Villegas 177
    Cink 174
    Rose 170
    Luke Donald 168
    Corey Pavin 160
    M, Wie 160
    Kristie Kerr 155
    Lorena Ochoa 150
    Morgan Pressel 135

    There may be circumstances affecting these numbers for the players. In the case of Tiger, his lofts have never changed over the years for his irons, so his 7 iron loft may be equivalent to the modern 6 iron lofts. Tiger also says he only swings at 80% of his full out most of the time, whereas what I see of Cabrera is he swings maxed out on everything.

    Here's an interesting point raised by Tiger's coach Hank Haney, which we could look forward to seeing if it will be true. Regarding tour players having to adjust to the new groove rules for shots out of the rough, because the V-grooves will spin the ball less, he says they may switch to softer balls. But, the softer balls will not fly as far, so the premium will be on long iron ball striking. It will be interesting to see if some of the driver distances for some players will come down for this reason. He points out Tiger's irons already conform to next year's rules, so he will not have the same adjustments to make.

    Ted
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  • #2
    Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

    I'm more interested in the lofts versus a "7 iron".

    A guy playing r7 irons doesn't have the same lofted 7i as a guy playing the Eye2's.

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    • #3
      Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

      Interesting.
      Anybody know how Ping G10's are for loft versus other irons?
      I have a set on the way right now. Been playing Eye 2's for over twenty years.

      Thanks.
      Chuck

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      • #4
        Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

        Originally posted by LowPost42 View Post
        I'm more interested in the lofts versus a "7 iron".

        A guy playing r7 irons doesn't have the same lofted 7i as a guy playing the Eye2's.
        Sorry, the PGA does not give statistics based on lofts. only on the numbers on the bottom of the clubs.

        I mentioned that lofts of Tiger's clubs are the lofts he started playing with, other than that, if you are interested you can easily find what clubs each of the pro players are using and compare distances.

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        • #5
          Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

          In addition to ooooing and ahhhhing that the pros hit their 7s so much farther than we, remember too we can gain yards with more correct hitting position. Pros de loft their clubs and are hitting at least one club longer than we are. Check a cupped left wrist compared to a bowed in your back swing and at impact, and you'll see how much easier the club squares and de lofts as the wrist roll over. We limit our speed just to square the club. They accelerate through as better technique makes it easier to square a club with less effort. So it's not just a matter of swing speed but better trechnique as well.

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          • #6
            Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

            I am playing a relative new set of irons right now that just have the iron numbers on them. No where on the club is actual loft imprinted. I suppose I could find that spec some where, but it would be of little value to me. Distance, it is what it is regardless of the loft. I have a distance, and an iron that will hit the ball that distance. If I can't use an iron, I am using a wood. If a wood won't make the distance, then I am laying up..lol One person hits a 6i, and another hits a 5i for the same distance, no big deal. Distance, and iron numbers, like par are just numbers. Take Cabrera's 7i 185 carry distance, that is a 5 wood for me. With an 80% swing speed, I am probably almost as accurate as he is swinging at 100%+. When I was younger, and bullet proof, 170 with a 7i was as normal distance for me. In my mind, accuracy will always rate higher than distance will. Then again, I am not a "bomb, & gouge" type player.

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            • #7
              Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

              Originally posted by GolfJunkieSr View Post
              I am playing a relative new set of irons right now that just have the iron numbers on them. No where on the club is actual loft imprinted. I suppose I could find that spec some where, but it would be of little value to me. Distance, it is what it is regardless of the loft. I have a distance, and an iron that will hit the ball that distance. If I can't use an iron, I am using a wood. If a wood won't make the distance, then I am laying up..lol One person hits a 6i, and another hits a 5i for the same distance, no big deal. Distance, and iron numbers, like par are just numbers. Take Cabrera's 7i 185 carry distance, that is a 5 wood for me. With an 80% swing speed, I am probably almost as accurate as he is swinging at 100%+. When I was younger, and bullet proof, 170 with a 7i was as normal distance for me. In my mind, accuracy will always rate higher than distance will. Then again, I am not a "bomb, & gouge" type player.
              Good points GJS

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              • #8
                Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

                Originally posted by dagosa View Post
                In addition to ooooing and ahhhhing that the pros hit their 7s so much farther than we, remember too we can gain yards with more correct hitting position. Pros de loft their clubs and are hitting at least one club longer than we are. Check a cupped left wrist compared to a bowed in your back swing and at impact, and you'll see how much easier the club squares and de lofts as the wrist roll over. We limit our speed just to square the club. They accelerate through as better technique makes it easier to square a club with less effort. So it's not just a matter of swing speed but better trechnique as well.
                Pro's don't deloft their clubs as much as you would think, but what they do do is use the loft corrrectly. Mostamatuers sole a 6i to be about the loft of a 9i where as a pro soles a 6i as a 6i and at impact they are usually at a 6i but sometimes a 5i's loft. But an ametuer can sole a 6i like a 9i and then usualy add loft making it a PW loft.

                A delofted club with a descending blow has the ball coming out "hotter" and then raising in flight with higher backspin, where as a added loft club has the ball coming out more like parabola with very little backspin. they will both go about the same distance, so using the correct loft will help you control the ball better, but won't nessisarily help you hit it further.

                Tha being said, I agree that they have much better technique than the avg player and that is why they have higher swing speeds and distances.

                I think the 7i distances are off the deck, not off the tee. I bet those 1st 4 pro's use a 7i on a par 3 190-200 yds swinging 85%.

                And only amoung women are you going to see a pro with a 135yds 7i, you probly wouldn't be a pro if you were competing with people that can hit a 7i 180.
                Last edited by lgskywalker37; 10-23-2009, 11:32 PM.

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                • #9
                  Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

                  Originally posted by lgskywalker37 View Post
                  Pro's don't deloft their clubs as much as you would think, but what they do do is use the loft corrrectly. Mostamatuers sole a 6i to be about the loft of a 9i where as a pro soles a 6i as a 6i and at impact they are usually at a 6i but sometimes a 5i's loft. But an ametuer can sole a 6i like a 9i and then usualy add loft making it a PW loft.

                  A delofted club with a descending blow has the ball coming out "hotter" and then raising in flight with higher backspin, where as a added loft club has the ball coming out more like parabola with very little backspin. they will both go about the same distance, so using the correct loft will help you control the ball better, but won't nessisarily help you hit it further.

                  Tha being said, I agree that they have much better technique than the avg player and that is why they have higher swing speeds and distances.

                  I think the 7i distances are off the deck, not off the tee. I bet those 1st 4 pro's use a 7i on a par 3 190-200 yds swinging 85%.

                  And only amoung women are you going to see a pro with a 135yds 7i, you probly wouldn't be a pro if you were competing with people that can hit a 7i 180.
                  Well said, lgskywalker.

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                  • #10
                    Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

                    Originally posted by lgskywalker37 View Post
                    Pro's don't deloft their clubs as much as you would think, but what they do do is use the loft corrrectly. Mostamatuers sole a 6i to be about the loft of a 9i where as a pro soles a 6i as a 6i and at impact they are usually at a 6i but sometimes a 5i's loft. But an ametuer can sole a 6i like a 9i and then usualy add loft making it a PW loft.

                    A delofted club with a descending blow has the ball coming out "hotter" and then raising in flight with higher backspin, where as a added loft club has the ball coming out more like parabola with very little backspin. they will both go about the same distance, so using the correct loft will help you control the ball better, but won't nessisarily help you hit it further.

                    Tha being said, I agree that they have much better technique than the avg player and that is why they have higher swing speeds and distances.

                    I think the 7i distances are off the deck, not off the tee. I bet those 1st 4 pro's use a 7i on a par 3 190-200 yds swinging 85%.

                    And only amoung women are you going to see a pro with a 135yds 7i, you probly wouldn't be a pro if you were competing with people that can hit a 7i 180.
                    The delofting ( if that's a word) I was referencing was with respect to what the rest of us actually do not with respect to the club design. And yes, using a club correctly in that respect does increase distance.

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                    • #11
                      Re: how far pros hit 7 iron

                      Originally posted by dagosa View Post
                      The delofting ( if that's a word) I was referencing was with respect to what the rest of us actually do not with respect to the club design. And yes, using a club correctly in that respect does increase distance.
                      WHAT? I don't want to be a grammar nazi, but can you try to make a bit more sense out of that with punctuation or something?
                      Last edited by lgskywalker37; 10-25-2009, 01:02 AM.

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