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Explain Your Long Gaps

SuperStroke
Driver - 220ish
3W - 190 (off the deck)
Heavenwood - 180
4h - 160
5i - 150

Being a short hitter, I rely on that everything from the Heavenwood on down must be able to hold the green.
 
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Looking at carry distance:

Driver=250
Open position (looking for something in the 225-230 carry range)
3H=215
4H=205
5 iron=193
 
Driver - 264
3w - 220
2h -209
3h - 195
5i - 183

3w is currently on the bench as I can't consistently hit it so usually accept the loss of distance and hit the 2 hybrid.
 
Suffice to say, I'm jealous of some of the other, longer yardages posted already. Reminds me of times long gone.

For myself, and my swing, it goes like this. All are +/- yards, depending on conditions. Some days are better than others.

10.5 driver 225 yards. Use it 5-7 times a round. 60% fairways.

3W tee'd 200, turf 190 yards. One of my "go to" clubs.

5W tee'd 180, turf 170 yards. Not a real reliable club for me. I sometimes carry #2 Ironwood in it's place.

7W 165 tee'd, 155 turf yards. This is my best club for all types of situations. It gets used alot. Really a lot. I even putt well with it.

After those clubs, I get into my 5i to lw irons/wedges.

A pretty straight forward bag I've played for a few decades.
 
I have a somewhat unusual setup at the top of the bag in that I go for shot shape as well as gaps.

I always use my driver off the tee (par 3s excepted). I can hit it anywhere from 210-250, draws usually but also fades if necessary.

I use a Cobra F6 baffler set to 16.5 as my only wood. I draw it and can get up to 210 out of it.

Then I have a Ping G410 3 hybrid set open to 18. This is for fades and goes up to 195.

Then I have a Callaway Epic Flash 21 hybrid playing an inch long. This is for draws and goes up to 185.

Then I go to Mizuno Fli-Hi 5 (23) and 6 (26) hybrids. These are 175 and 165 and are normally straight.

Then I go to irons from 7 down.
 
I don’t really have a lot of gaps at the top as I’m not a long hitter by any stretch of the imagination. Even on the internet, I’m still a short hitter. My biggest gap is between my 7 wood and 5 hybrid.
 
Bernoulli said:
I don’t really have a lot of gaps at the top as I’m not a long hitter by any stretch of the imagination. Even on the internet, I’m still a short hitter. My biggest gap is between my 7 wood and 5 hybrid.
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I think ideally we would all have similar gaps in terms of yards. This question is regarding what they are from club to club starting with driver to the 5 iron and how each person got there with equipment.
 
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Here's the top of my bag
 
Bernoulli said:
I don’t really have a lot of gaps at the top as I’m not a long hitter by any stretch of the imagination. Even on the internet, I’m still a short hitter. My biggest gap is between my 7 wood and 5 hybrid.
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9wd:p will fill that gap perfectly
 
Driver - 270+
3 wood - 235-250
4 hybrid - 215-230
4 iron - 200-215
5 iron - 190-200

Haven’t been hitting my 3 wood well but I do find myself using it a lot (mainly off the tee) when I am. 4 hybrid gets a lot of use on medium length par 5s but needs some tweaking. 5 iron is probably my least used club in the bag because I’m never in that range.
 
JB said:
I think ideally we would all have similar gaps in terms of yards. This question is regarding what they are from club to club starting with driver to the 5 iron and how each person got there with equipment.
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Driver 220
3W 200
5W 190
7W 180
5h 160

I’m much more confident hitting a fairway wood as opposed to a hybrid. This is the first season that I played the 5H. I tend to hit high fades with it. It’s a setup issue. I’m more comfortable taking something off of the 7W to try to get 170 yards.
 
It's been a while, but I gap all my clubs based on carry distance. Thinking back to the last few times i've played the top of my bag gaps like this

D- 230 -240
3W - 210
4Hy - 185
5i - 175

I am currently searching for a club to fit between the 3W and 4Hy, but I need to get on a LM and see exactly where I am at with my yardages.
 
Based on recent data, it's looking about like this (all carry distances):

D (12*): 230-250
3W (15*): 215-235
5W (18*): 210-225
4h (22*): 195-210
5i (25*): 185-200

Currently there's a lot of overlap between 3W and 5W in carry, which makes me wonder whether I shouldn't either dump the 3W and go with 5W only, OR get a fitting for a 4W that achieves around the same carry as the 3W but with more spin/green hold and simplify the equation a little bit. Flip side is that carry doesn't tell the whole story, and the 3W rolls out more than the 5W so I can realize a little more total distance if I'm trying to attack a par 5. It's still an infrequently used club though - I don't really use it as a tee alternative, since I hit the driver well and if I'm clubbing back due to hole design (cross hazard), I'm probably going down to the 5W for safety.

I've also considered thinking about shape. I have a mini driver that is a draw machine, which would be nice on tee holes where I absolutely cannot go right. If I could get a fitting for a 4W and eliminate 1 club, I could carry driver which has a neutral tendency and which I can fade on command, and then have the mini driver for draw holes / holes with trouble right.

However, I'm really splitting hairs for the most part. Gaps are currently pretty good where it matters (5W and down is the only place I'm consistently thinking about hitting a green).
 
Driver: 250
3 wood: 225
3 Hybrid: 205
4 iron: 185
5 iron: 175

I do have some pretty large gaps at the top of the bag and the gap between the 3H/3W is definitely a noticeable flaw. I mostly layup on par 5's so I don't encounter that gap quite a bit, but I am pretty comfortable laying off the 3H which helps mitigate the 3h/4i gap.
 
Driver -275 5 wood -245 5 iron -220
 
Driver 250ish (carry and roll)
Super Hybrid 215-220 (tee only - use it like a driving iron)
Taylormade 2007 Burner 7 wood 200-205 (usually little to no roll)
Apex 21 24* 185-190 (turned to 25*)
Ping G400 6 iron 170-175

Never feel like I am lacking a club except for possibly having a 5 wood for the very infrequent try at going at a par 5 in two. Most courses I play make that a pretty high risk/reward scenario. My 64* wedge gets a fair bit of use (2-3 shots a round).
 
12* driver set to 14*. Carry is around 200-205 with roll to 225-245 depending on conditions.
7w set to 23*- usually my 195-205 club
26* 39 3/8” 5h - 175 carry
26* 38 3/8” 5h - 165 carry
 
My 2h is skewed by 1 shot that went 280yds. I don't remember why it went that far but I am sure I hit something.

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2h dispersion. 250 max and i have changed the loft to 1.5 higher in the last few rounds.
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Driver : 300
3 wood: 280
7 wood: 256
4 Utility GAPR: 240
5 iron: 225

I like the 7 wood and utility even though the gap is small to sometimes none existent. They are used for two different shots. The 7 wood goes high and the utility goes low. I find I hit the utility a bit straighter, so it is very much a binky for tight holes. I like having the options in my bag in that spot. I have played both clubs from the same spot many times simply because of conditions and or comfort that day.
 
i just did a gapping session on my launch pro and i, um, have some problems. these are carry numbers.

dr 262
fw (tee) 217
hy (ground) 199
5i 187
6i 185
7i 171
8i 156
9i 144
pw 132
gw 118
sw 103
lw 89

so the top end is kind of a mess. i might need to go 5h, 3h, 7w, 3w.
 
McLovin said:
i just did a gapping session on my launch pro and i, um, have some problems. these are carry numbers.

dr 262
fw (tee) 217
hy (ground) 199
5i 187
6i 185
7i 171
8i 156
9i 144
pw 132
gw 118
sw 103
lw 89

so the top end is kind of a mess. i might need to go 5h, 3h, 7w, 3w.
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Interesting. Not sure why you are considering a 7w with that mix. It would seem to me it would not gap well with the others. Also, worth noting is the trajectory with each club. Quite often when pulling a club in the 5w to hybrid range, I'm using it for a long approach, where a higher trajectory is beneficial for holding the green.

Something very weird going on between the 5i and 6i. Since you are using a matched set, I would suspect one of the following:
  • One of these clubs may have gotten damaged and no longer has the loft or lie of the others
  • You may have some outliers in the results for one or the other
  • The quality of the swing you are putting on these two clubs is significantly different, requiring more inspection.
 
McLovin said:
i just did a gapping session on my launch pro and i, um, have some problems. these are carry numbers.

dr 262
fw (tee) 217
hy (ground) 199
5i 187
6i 185
7i 171
8i 156
9i 144
pw 132
gw 118
sw 103
lw 89

so the top end is kind of a mess. i might need to go 5h, 3h, 7w, 3w.
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Easy answer on 5i-6i - check loft and lie and then adjust lofts to get a decent gap.
Add another club to bag:oops: Maybe a higher launching and longish 3 wd.
 
Driver - 315
15 degree 3 wood - 275
20.5 degree 7 wood - 255-260
4 utility - 245-255
5 iron - 230


My 7 wood and utility gap really tight and some times overlap. I could pull one or the other and be ok, but I really like the options there and they produce different ball flights so I am very ok with the overlap.
 
templeton80 said:
Driver - 315
15 degree 3 wood - 275
20.5 degree 7 wood - 255-260
4 utility - 245-255
5 iron - 230


My 7 wood and utility gap really tight and some times overlap. I could pull one or the other and be ok, but I really like the options there and they produce different ball flights so I am very ok with the overlap.
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I'd kill for a 315 yd carry driver
 
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