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Originally Posted by Fredman
...Who is good enough to need the exact yardage
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Do you play championship courses where your approach shot is from the fairway on 14 of the 18 holes or executives courses where you're always hitting off a tee with a yardage marker? That's one big difference right there.
I don't know how you can play a serious game, or score good if you don't know the distances of your individual clubs. In which case, you need to hit the range. I'm only 5'9" 150 and 70 years old. My PW is exactly 103 yards if I hit it full and good. My 9 iron is 110, my 8 is 122, my 7 is 135, my 6 is 145 and my 5 if 159 and my 4 iron is 169 and my 4 hybrid is 179. So if the distance is between those ranges, I have to know to take some off or hit it harder. My drives average 210 on the fly 220 total distance. It's more of exact science if you want to play correctly. I started playing when I was 12. In January when I'm paying $65 for 18 holes, I'm not going out to mess around. Unfortunately I only play one day a week, so my scoring is not where I want it, I'm averaging between 76 and 84 from the whites.