Matthew Wolff - 9 iron for 199 yards. Ha Ha. OMG!

[FakeClubPro]

At 2:51.  Are they jacking up the volume on the swings/impact?   The dude has lasers on his irons.  He is not a big guy, but he is super strong muscling the ball out of the rough.  Pretty amazing.  He seems almost immune to the rough.

 

The fairways look pretty pristine.   The course does not look impossible but the greens and around the greens are insane. 

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2020 by FakeClubPro

[nikeblades00]

To be fair it was downwind and he flew it at least 25 yards short of the pin, maybe more. Still impressive .

[Jc0]

The play makes sense. Let's say he hits his 9 165. Down wind add 10-15 plus firm greens another 10-15 which puts him in the 185-195 range when he is planning the shot. If he is trying to make sure the ball doesn't go over the green then he takes a hard 9 over easy 8 to make sure of that. Ball just went a little short and landed soft.

[NevinW]

Watching that video of Wolff shows that he left another few shots on the table.  It could have easily been a 63 or 62.  It is also apparent that if you drive it far enough to have wedges into every green, the rough isn't that penal.  IMO an argument in favor of having a tournament ball that doesn't go so far.  

[clinkinfo]

On 9/20/2020 at 9:05 AM, Jc0 said:

The play makes sense. Let's say he hits his 9 165. Down wind add 10-15 plus firm greens another 10-15 which puts him in the 185-195 range when he is planning the shot. If he is trying to make sure the ball doesn't go over the green then he takes a hard 9 over easy 8 to make sure of that. Ball just went a little short and landed soft.

 

this is a silly topic.  You have it correct, he didn’t hit a 9 iron 199 yards.  He hit his 9 iron the exact distance it normally goes and planned for several other situational variables to help it fly further than it normally would.

 

[ExTrumpet]

On 9/20/2020 at 8:15 AM, NevinW said:

Watching that video of Wolff shows that he left another few shots on the table.  It could have easily been a 63 or 62.  It is also apparent that if you drive it far enough to have wedges into every green, the rough isn't that penal.  IMO an argument in favor of having a tournament ball that doesn't go so far.  

 

Short hitters are still gonna be shorter than long hitters--regardless of the ball.

[BeerPerHole]

There was a lot of that going on. I'm always amused by it. I'm sorry....but, I don't think anybody could hit my 9 iron that far. Oh, it will go plenty high! But not that far.

[disco111]

Didn't both DeSham and Wolf both hit a PW to the 190 par 3?..............

[disco111]

17 minutes ago, disco111 said:

Didn't both DeSham and Wolf both hit a PW to the 190 par 3?..............

I'm correcting myself.....it was a PW to 170 yds, hole #7..............That's one heck of a distance for a PW.

[TLUBulldogGolf]

I assume Wolff hits his irons quite far, his typical 9 probably flies 160-165 I'd guess. Couple that with downwind and playing to land it 20 yards short of the pin and have it release and it's not unthinkable. The total yardage isn't really relevant when they are playing to a spot. It's a different mentality than your average public course when you can count on the ball stopping pretty quickly. Also over the green is probably dead.  

Edited September 29, 2020 by TLUBulldogGolf

[glm]

whom ever said it was a 9 iron was looking at a 6 upside down.  my 2 cents worth.

 

[iBanesto]

What is the loft of his 9 iron?

[Joe Smoeter]

I played with a guy at Doral last year who hit an 8 iron into a 205 yard par 3 while I was smoking my 5 iron to the front of the green... got up there and he was on the back of the green. Insanely long with his irons..so it can be done.

[m d g]

Makes sense...10 or so years ago my then high-school-aged son was hitting his 8-iron 180 in the air with 'old' equipment. He wasn't a great golfer (didn't make the golf team), but he had some clubhead speed.

 

I hit 4-iron btw...don't even carry one of those anymore : )

[m d g]

48 minutes ago, Joe Smoeter said:

I played with a guy at Doral last year who hit an 8 iron into a 205 yard par 3 while I was smoking my 5 iron to the front of the green... got up there and he was on the back of the green. Insanely long with his irons..so it can be done.

I know there are super-long hitters out there...but how in the heck do they handle their gaps?

 

Do they hit 'chippy' sand wedges from 150?

[QuigleyDU]

On 9/21/2020 at 2:08 PM, disco111 said:

I'm correcting myself.....it was a PW to 170 yds, hole #7..............That's one heck of a distance for a PW.

You have to account for Bryson wedges being the length of a 7 iron and the loft of an 8 iron.. 

 

LOFTS: 

• 4i @ 18°
• 5i @ 22°
• 6i @ 25°
• 7i @ 29°
•  8i @ 33°
• 9i @ 37°
• P @ 42°
• G @ 47° (A)
• S @ 52°
• L @ 58°

Edited September 30, 2020 by QuigleyDU

[disco111]

While BD has those long wedges and strong lofts, I'm pretty sure Wolf does not, so 170 carry with a PW is pretty long.......  

[jacincm]

He’s got speed, always has had it and compresses the ball as good as anyone. We all marvel and act like Bryson is hitting it way past anyone but Wolf was keeping up with him on Sunday at the US open

[bbedell]

On 9/19/2020 at 5:56 PM, FakeClubPro said:

At 2:51.  Are they jacking up the volume on the swings/impact?   The dude has lasers on his irons.  He is not a big guy, but he is super strong muscling the ball out of the rough.  Pretty amazing.  He seems almost immune to the rough.

 

The fairways look pretty pristine.   The course does not look impossible but the greens and around the greens are insane. 

 

 

 

 

He is a good sized kid...and look at the size of his legs.  Built like a baseball player, gets a lot of his power from lower body action.  Total stud

[freeze16172002]

Its about the loft doesnt matter what the number is on the bottom of the club. 

Edited October 2, 2020 by freeze16172002

[bullie76]

On 10/1/2020 at 6:56 AM, bbedell said:

 

He is a good sized kid...and look at the size of his legs.  Built like a baseball player, gets a lot of his power from lower body action.  Total stud

The only difference between Wolff and myself is I'm 66 years old and built like a wuss. My 9 iron is good for about 120 yards. Other than that.......we're very similar.