How far do you hit you 7 iron?

[MattC555]

34° MP20 MB, standard length - 165-170 yards (90mph swing speed). 

[DallasDan]

150

[Nard_S]

On the course 155-165. On the range 170 Loft is 36*. 

[Nard_S]

Duplicate.

Edited June 21, 2021 by Nard_S

[North Butte]

1 minute ago, Nard_S said:

Duplicate.

Not every golfer can hit the same shot twice in a row. Nice. 👊

[Kdaniel72]

So the correct way to look at this is to identify what loft your 7i is and then gauge your distance?! 
 

My next question to those who incorporate a 3/4 swing is what distance should that ball go? If I am 160 with a full swing should a 3/4 be 145? And what advantage does that give me over hitting a full 8i or 9i?

 

Should I have three distances 1/2 swing, 3/4 swing and a full swing?

 

I do with my SW 55* or 56*.

Edited June 21, 2021 by Kdaniel72

[Nard_S]

2 minutes ago, North Butte said:

Not every golfer can hit the same shot twice in a row. Nice. 👊

Haha, have you ever reloaded and hit same exact shank or pull hook? I have.

[North Butte]

Just now, Nard_S said:

Haha, have you ever reloaded and hit same exact shank or pull hook? I have.

I have hit the same tree with two consecutive 50-yard pull hooks. You'd think there ought to be bonus points for that, right there. 

[jomatty]

3 hours ago, MonteScheinblum said:

You guys have some wonderful 5 and 6 irons with 7 stamped on it. 🤪

 

Mine is 36*

 

There is too much emphasis on what number is on the bottom of the club.  These buffed lofts are causing issues at the bottom of the bag with distance gaps on short irons.

 

With iron sets that have 30 and 32 degree 7 irons, there is going to be one huge gap at the bottom of the bag…or you have to carry 5 wedges.

 

This is nothing more than companies being able to advertise their irons go farther.

Does it really matter though?  My apex pros have a 7 iron with 33 degrees of loft.  Because of this the longest iron I carry is a 5 iron, rather than starting my set at 4 iron.  As long as I know how far the club goes I don’t really care what number is on the bottom.

Also, while I agree that loft jacking is where the distance is coming from, I have seen some of these super strong lofted clubs go much higher than similar lofted traditional clubs (if you just consider loft and not the number stamped on the bottom).  I hate to disagree with someone who knows more than I do but for short hitters it seems like the ability to hit the ball higher with less loft is an advantage.

certainly if you just go buy a set of 3-pw and add 56 and 60 degree wedges you will have a lot of trouble.  If you put some thought into it and worry about how far each club goes and choose clubs based on gapping then I suppose I just don’t see what difference it makes if they have the “wrong” number stamped on the bottom.

[North Butte]

38 minutes ago, Kdaniel72 said:

So the correct way to look at this is to identify what loft your 7i is and then gauge your distance?! 
 

My next question to those who incorporate a 3/4 swing is what distance should that ball go? If I am 160 with a full swing should a 3/4 be 145? And what advantage does that give me over hitting a full 8i or 9i?

 

Should I have three distances 1/2 swing, 3/4 swing and a full swing?

 

I do with my SW 55* or 56*.

I really think you're on the wrong path with "should" here. Forget loft, forget number on the bottom of the club. And forget about how far anyone else hits a particular club.

 

Go hit enough shots on the course, playing golf and paying attention to how far each shot goes with each club. Then you know. There's no "should", there's no correct distance. Over time you'll develop a knowledge of how far your stock swing goes, how far a knockdown or a 3/4 swing or a nuked shot goes with the same club. You can't figure all that out in advance then somehow force your swing to hit certain distances. 

 

There are guys who have won tournaments on the PGA Tour whose distances vary by a range or 30 or 40 yards. Not because of the loft of each iron but because some players hit iron shots much, much farther than others. There's no correct number. 

[Krt22]

2 minutes ago, North Butte said:

I really think you're on the wrong path with "should" here. Forget loft, forget number on the bottom of the club. And forget about how far anyone else hits a particular club.

 

Go hit enough shots on the course, playing golf and paying attention to how far each shot goes with each club. Then you know. There's no "should", there's no correct distance. Over time you'll develop a knowledge of how far your stock swing goes, how far a knockdown or a 3/4 swing or a nuked shot goes with the same club. You can't figure all that out in advance then somehow force your swing to hit certain distances. 

 

There are guys who have won tournaments on the PGA Tour whose distances vary by a range or 30 or 40 yards. Not because of the loft of each iron but because some players hit iron shots much, much farther than others. There's no correct number. 

Agreed, the "well my 7 iron is __ degrees" is just a silly ego driven non-sense, everyone has a different swing speed and presents different amounts of loft at impact, so static loft isn't that important. What matters is playing a club that gives you optimal launch and spin for your speed and knowing your actual carry distances since roll is unpredictable.

[jonsnow]

63 YO, play Bridgestone j40 DPCs. Carry the 34* 7-iron 145 yards. 

[Fairway14]

I think PGA Tour average 7-iron carry, flat terrain, sea level, no wind, is 165 yards.

[NoTalentLefty]

155 27 degree. And I don’t care what monte thinks. It’s just a number.

Edited June 21, 2021 by NoTalentLefty

[Fairway14]

1 hour ago, Kdaniel72 said:

So the correct way to look at this is to identify what loft your 7i is and then gauge your distance?! 
 

My next question to those who incorporate a 3/4 swing is what distance should that ball go? If I am 160 with a full swing should a 3/4 be 145? And what advantage does that give me over hitting a full 8i or 9i?

 

Should I have three distances 1/2 swing, 3/4 swing and a full swing?

 

I do with my SW 55* or 56*.

 

You have the right idea thinking about different carry distances for the same club. Based on what you've written for your 7-iron carry distance, I suggest you forget about "160 full swing". It's just too hard to be consistent day to day, week, to week, month to month etc... making full swings with a 7-iron.  You will likely benefit from finding a swing that produces a consistent 7-iron shot carry of 150 to 155 yards. This may mean you reduce the length of your swing from  to 3/4, or it may mean you slow down the pace of your current full swing a bit, or both. The point is that "full swing" is not a good thought for shot making consistency, so get rid of it.

You may find that a 145 or 150 yard carry 7-iron swing produces the most consistent shots for you, and that's fine. You have an 8-iron and a 6-iron within the bag so there is no good sense reason or need to have a wide range of carry yardages with a 7-iron.

[scooterhd2]

160-170. Srixon 785, stock loft is 32* I believe. 

[Moonlightgrm]

Without context, this question has little meaning. I will give you my numbers with context. I play most of my golf at sea level. My t200, 7-iron has a loft of 30* with an s300 AMT shaft. My driver swing speed is ~100 mph. Today I played in hot (88*F), humid (70%), conditions and my carry yardage increased. I was easily carrying my 7-iron 165 yards. Under more common conditions, let’s say 75*F with low humidity, my 7-iron carry yardage is 158-160 yards. I have played at altitude and exceeded 175 carry yardage with my 7-iron. What’s truly important is for YOU to know how far you hit each club AND can cause your golf ball to travel to your target, ie. make it go where you are aiming! 

[TomRUtah]

Too many variables for any of this to be meaningful.  I understand the curiosity, but still not useful if comparing to your own distances.  Knowing your distances for all of your clubs is of great value, though!  I always get a chuckle when golfers ask me what club I used, usually on par 3s.  As if we're comparing apples to apples.  We're not.  Different clubs, different lofts, different swings, etc.

 

To answer the curiosity...  I'm at about 4500 ft. above sea level, low humidity: 

I hit my traditional lofted 7i about 155 on average.  Solid hits will go longer, but lately I haven't been striking the ball good. 

Last year I was hitting my TaylorMade GI 7i 180-200 yards.

I hit a Mizuno 7i JRX921 Forged (31°) consistently 175-180 yards.

[jimb6golf]

Not very far, between 140 - 150 yards. I deloft my irons unfortunately and lose distance on all of them.  Been trying to fix this problem for several years now.

[shanx]

It's my 160 to 165 yd club. I have hit it longer (fliers, wind etc), and certainly have hit it shorter (flubs, fats, thins and shanks). Most I will try to hit it is 170 yd.

[xkilgorextroutx]

3 hours ago, Fairway14 said:

You may find that a 145 or 150 yard carry 7-iron swing produces the most consistent shots for you, and that's fine. You have an 8-iron and a 6-iron within the bag so there is no good sense reason or need to have a wide range of carry yardages with a 7-iron.

 

Agreed very much with this. My 7i goes 145-150 and that's right where I want it to be for a normal iron shot. I don't try to hit irons as far as I can, once I figured that out my scoring got a lot better due to straighter, better shots.

[North Butte]

45 minutes ago, TomRUtah said:

Too many variables for any of this to be meaningful.  I understand the curiosity, but still not useful if comparing to your own distances.  Knowing your distances for all of your clubs is of great value, though!  I always get a chuckle when golfers ask me what club I used, usually on par 3s.  As if we're comparing apples to apples.  We're not.  Different clubs, different lofts, different swings, etc.

 

I play in a large group where no any given day my one of my partners might be 20 years younger than me and another 20 years older. Nobody ever asks "What club did you just hit there" on Par 3's. It's always "How long did you play it". Sitting there at 140 yards there's guys might hit PW and a couple of the older guys might hit a fairway wood. 

[Pepperturbo]

No, huge gap at the bottom back then, least not from my experience. 

 

Its good people like Monte speak up about club numbers vs loft, otherwise it's easily misleading people that are not aware.  The topic of the thread is (HOW far do you hit 7i)   It should be How far do you hit "X" loft?  Club distance and gapping discussions are common. 

 

I really don't care what someone chooses to play, until their choice affects me in some way.  Thirty years back and today, my 7i was 36' or current 35', then 155yd+ carry, today approx 145-149+yds carry, depending on the ole man's joints.  PW is 47, back then it was 48/49, my Gap then was 53, LW was bent to 59; today Gap is 52', LW is 58'. 

[GLF4EVR]

35* & 170 yards.....but elevation is 3,448 feet    

[Kdaniel72]

I care because there are a lot of people on here with a lot of knowledge that can save me years in regards to reaching my goals. If I can learn from their experiences and save thousands of dollars I will.  Hopefully one day I can put back in golf what these people have added for me.

[Gsea]

43 minutes ago, Kdaniel72 said:

I care because there are a lot of people on here with a lot of knowledge that can save me years in regards to reaching my goals. If I can learn from their experiences and save thousands of dollars I will.  Hopefully one day I can put back in golf what these people have added for me.

so knowing how far some internet golfer hits a random 7 iron is going to save u $ and years in practice. Yikes good luck 👌

[North Butte]

50 minutes ago, Kdaniel72 said:

I care because there are a lot of people on here with a lot of knowledge that can save me years in regards to reaching my goals. If I can learn from their experiences and save thousands of dollars I will.  Hopefully one day I can put back in golf what these people have added for me.

Seriously, the only experience anyone can offer on this topic is that it does you no good at all to know how far other people hit their various clubs. 

 

If you were taking lessons, a good swing coach could probably tell about how far you might expect your 7-iron to go after watching you hit shots. But other than that it is 100% something we each have to learn about our own games.

 

[Kdaniel72]

41 minutes ago, Gsea said:

so knowing how far some internet golfer hits a random 7 iron is going to save u $ and years in practice. Yikes good luck 👌

No if you read all the posts you can see this thread has facilitated a lot more discussion than just that.  

[Kdaniel72]

36 minutes ago, North Butte said:

Seriously, the only experience anyone can offer on this topic is that it does you no good at all to know how far other people hit their various clubs. 

 

If you were taking lessons, a good swing coach could probably tell about how far you might expect your 7-iron to go after watching you hit shots. But other than that it is 100% something we each have to learn about our own games.

 

Yup. Thanks for the advice. 

[Lincoln_Arcadia]

11 hours ago, Kdaniel72 said:

So the correct way to look at this is to identify what loft your 7i is and then gauge your distance?! 
 

My next question to those who incorporate a 3/4 swing is what distance should that ball go? If I am 160 with a full swing should a 3/4 be 145? And what advantage does that give me over hitting a full 8i or 9i?

 

Should I have three distances 1/2 swing, 3/4 swing and a full swing?

 

I do with my SW 55* or 56*.

There’s no general rule of thumb.

 

it all depends upon how far you hit.

 

My driver SS is between 105 and 108. I can hit my 7i in a P760 set anywhere from 100 yards with a punch shot to 170. That same 100 yard punch could quite easily be done with a 4i. It all depends how I’m feeling and how low the shot needs to be? Jeep in mind that 100 yard shot could end up 6 yards away or 160 yards away. Hahaha.

 

For reference, and shot under 150 yards is a feel shot for me.