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TrackMan Average Tour Stats

Tour stats include:

Club Speed, Attack Angle, Ball Speed, Smash Factor, Launch Angle, Spin Rate, Max Height, Land Angle and Carry.

TrackMan Average Stats Taken From The PGA TOUR

TrackMan LPGA Tour Average Stats

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So the average male Tour pro hits down on the ball slightly with the driver? Should attack angle vary with clubhead speed?

The attack angle for the pros varies on woods, but it’s more or less negative when it comes to hybrids and irons. For the average player, the attack angle on drivers varies and in general so should the ball that is hit from the ground always have a negative attack angle in order to get a better margin of error for the impact.

However, in order to get the longest carry possible, the ball should launch high with low spin. The optimal numbers are individual based on club speed – and that type of flight can easier be achieved if the spin loft is low together with a high dynamic loft. The more the attack angle is negative, then the higher the spin loft gets => the attack angle should be closer to 0 if anything IF the goal is to carry as long as possible.

But generally, the attack angle for irons should be from -2 – -5 for almost all players, but for drivers you can hit it further with a positive attack angle, no matter the club speed.

Niklas Bergdahl Support Manager EMEA & Asia

Can you send me the optimal numbers across the board that players and coaches should be looking for in lessons and trackman sessions

Strangely enough, with a driver you can achieve a carry of 300 vs 275 with the same clubhead speed of 113. Adam Young tries to get people to convert to this method. Attack angle = +8 degrees Launch angle = 19 degrees Backspin = 2,000 Smash Factor= 1.5

Hi. I can only confirm. I achieve those positive angles and l can carry the driver (9 degr loft) 245 yards with a club speed of 95mph. Rollout is average 20 yards.

No, it is 3° and that means the clubhead is movin upwards. – is downwards.

You are reading the LPGA (ladies) numbers Tim. The PGA (men) average is -1.3.

Looks like the average LPGA players trackman swing speed is more or less the same as an average 10 hcp male player. Though the ladies are a lot more skilled in hitting it on the right angles and in the right spot on the clubface. Would an average 10 hcp male player have a advantage or disadvantege using graphite shafts?

Harry, any player of any handicap can benefit from graphite shafts. More often than not, the memory in most players’ minds from graphite stems from a very long time ago when graphite was ONLY graphite. It was whippy, and not very accurate. Material advances and composite technology have nearly rendered steel obsolete. I say nearly, mind you. There are a number of outstanding graphite shafts out there that are super stable and responsive, enabling a lighter club and longer distance without sacrificing accuracy. Fujikura makes some really nice iron shafts that fuse both steel and graphite technologies called MCI. In fact, i have Fuji PRO 95i shafts in my irons and my iron game is better now than it ever was with steel. I’m a 3.5 index and relatively strong but it allows me to play all out without getting tired on the back 9 from heavy clubs. Being a club builder, i can tell you that in golf equipment there’s a trade-off in everything. wether it’s length, weight, or feel so your advantage or disadvantage is dependent on how precisely you build your piece of equipment.

Hey Chris thanks for the info below i find it very interesting. Curious do you have those same shafts in your wedges or do you have steel in your wedges? I played SteelFiber i95 shafts last year in all my irons including wedges. I liked them in my irons but i felt like it hurt my game in wedges. Do you have any thoughts on this? Thanks

Agreed. Shallow your angle of attack to match the LPGA players.

I have had a number of sessions on a Trackman, (the latest on Aug 22, 2015, at “Modern Golf” in Mississauga On.). My clubhead speed and distances are about the same as LPGA averages. I was doing wedge work, and see that for a pitching wedge, (48°), my angle of attack -about 7.5° – is n=much higher than LPGA average. My accuracy is good, (only 3 0f 19 shots more that 20′ away, and all when the face angle was over 4° closed). I’m thinking that I should weaken my left hand a bit, (it’s a little strong on pitch shots), and play the ball farther forward- 2″ ahead of centre. Am I on the right track, or will these changes introduce new problems?

I’m 74 years old, and am a long-time PGA of Canada member. Thanks for any feedback…. love Trackman outings.

I would recommend that you visit one of our certified coaches, he/she would be able to help you and find what numbers are best for you.

See our TrackMan Locator here.

I don’t disagree with these stats but I do it;s kinda weird. 87 miles mph with an 8 iron should produce 177 yards of carry not 160 that’s a lot of mph. Iv’e seen high school kids hit 9 iron 165 and they don’t swing 100 mph with a 9 iron. When I swing hard I hit my 8 iron 155 and my legit radar read 72 mph so logic would dictate at 88 mph you would get more like 180 yards carry again that’s a lot of mph.

Remember that’s a carry number not total distance. Also since the pros produce significant more back spin, their ball flight is higher, landing angle loftier producing minimum roll whereas your total distance might be benefiting from maximum roll. One more thing to check would be launch angle where you might be hitting a low ball flight to maximize distance which in my opinion is “cheating.”

The PGA Tour 8-iron goes 160 in the air for a couple of reasons. One, they usually hit weaker lofts than high school players (like I) do. Secondly, they spin their 8-iron at 7998 RPM to stop the ball on fast greens. I believe this is the combination that makes the 8-iron go so much shorter.

I’ve hit thousands of balls on Foresight simulators, and what I’ve found is that backspin significantly influences carry distance. Holding club head speed constant, greater backspin reduces carry distance on all clubs.

For mid-irons, I’d estimate that you lose roughly 5-7 yards of carry per 1,000 RPM in additional backspin. And with the driver it’s easily 10+ yards of carry lost per 1,000 RPM.

This explains why poorly struck balls will often fly as far, if not further, than a well-hit shot. The key to backspin is crispness of contact – a poorly struck shot simply won’t spin as much. Unless the impact is absolutely terrible, the lack of backspin on poorly struck shots will cause those balls to carry further than a well-struck ball. So if you’re flying balls over the green with your irons, the culprit could be too little backspin caused by poor contact, cheap balls, a dirty club face, etc.

I think this is also the key reason why fades don’t carry as far as draws. It’s not that a draw swing is any faster/more powerful – it’s simply that fades have more backspin due to the impact geometry/physics involved with that swing.

Now I may be wrong on some of this, so I’d love to get a true expert’s take.

One thing I forgot to add to my comment above is that you need a minimum of backspin on all golf shots just to get the ball up in the air. That may be 1,500 RPM for woods and maybe 3,000 for irons.

My point is that increasing backspin beyond this base level will generally reduce carry. For example, I can guarantee that increasing the backspin on your 7 iron from 5k to 7.5k will reduce your carry with that club, even if your swinging faster at 7.5k.

I totally disagree with your premise. Draws carrying further than fades? That makes no sense.

Bare in mind tour players play with proper golf clubs which are weak lofted so the people you see hitting a 9 iron further than tour average 8 it’s probably because that 9 iron is closer to a 7 iron loft

Spin determines weather you hit a draw or fade so logic would dictate distance will also be effected. In my experience draws do tend to be further for 2 reasons and both have to do with spin. With a draw you will usually get more roll out as well as flight because of the decrease in spin. This is especially true with a driver.

Depends what clubs you are using. There can be as much as 7 degrees of variation between a ‘standard’ loft on a 7 iron. If you’re playing the Callaway Mavrik irons, you’ll get 27 degrees of loft on a 7 iron. If you’re playing the Callaway Apex Pro then its 34 degrees. That’s a two club difference.

I was custom fit recently for the Apex 21’s and currently play Apex MBs. With the MBs my 7 iron has 34 degrees of loft and flies 165yds with 89mph average club head speed. Same swing with the Apex 21s (30 degrees of loft) flies between 177 – 180 yds. Big difference.

Larry , I would highly recommend you see Mark Evershed . Buy him lunch and get the answers your looking for .

Hi guys this was a recent session with a cobra 3 wood 16 deg loft.my question is my launch angle seems a little low ,interested in your thoughts .thanks Shot # Club Club Speed (mph) Ball Speed (mph) Smash Factor Launch Angle (degrees) Direction Back Spin (rpm) Carry Distance (yards) Total Distance (yards) 1 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 2 3 Wood 98 148 1.51 9.10 Straight 4096.00 223.00 240.00 3 3 Wood 94 142 1.51 9.10 Straight 3904.00 213.00 230.00 4 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 5 3 Wood 96 145 1.51 9.10 Straight 4000.00 219.00 236.00 6 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 7 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 8 3 Wood 93 141 1.52 8.80 Straight 3826.00 212.00 229.00 9 3 Wood 92 129 1.40 12.40 Straight 4138.00 190.00 207.00 10 3 Wood 94 142 1.51 9.10 Straight 3904.00 213.00 230.00 11 3 Wood 94 142 1.51 9.10 Straight 3904.00 213.00 230.00 12 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 13 3 Wood 96 145 1.51 9.10 Straight 4000.00 219.00 236.00 14 3 Wood 93 140 1.51 9.10 Straight 3856.00 210.00 227.00 15 3 Wood 96 146 1.52 8.80 Straight 3970.00 220.00 237.00 16 3 Wood 92 140 1.52 8.80 Straight 3778.00 210.00 227.00 17 3 Wood 95 144 1.52 8.80 Straight 3922.00 216.00 233.00 18 3 Wood 96 145 1.51 9.10 Straight 4000.00 219.00 236.00 19 3 Wood 94 142 1.51 9.10 Straight 3904.00 213.00 230.00 20 3 Wood 91 137 1.51 9.10 Straight 3760.00 204.00 221.00 21 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 22 3 Wood 95 144 1.52 8.80 Straight 3922.00 216.00 233.00 23 3 Wood 95 144 1.52 8.80 Straight 3922.00 216.00 233.00 24 3 Wood 96 146 1.52 8.80 Straight 3970.00 220.00 237.00 25 3 Wood 96 146 1.52 8.80 Straight 3970.00 220.00 237.00 26 3 Wood 96 145 1.51 9.10 Straight 4000.00 219.00 236.00 27 3 Wood 94 137 1.46 10.60 Straight 4054.00 204.00 221.00 28 3 Wood 94 143 1.52 8.80 Straight 3874.00 215.00 232.00 29 3 Wood 98 142 1.45 10.90 Straight 4276.00 213.00 230.00

What kind of balls were you using?

Brent. This was at a driving range with srixon range balls

Ok the one number that really stood out to me was the smash factor. Usually anything above a 1.50 indicates something is illegal. There’s a reason not even the PGA tour players aren’t averaging 1.50 off the tee. Other than that your numbers look good.

Brent what about the launch angle

Yes the launch is a little on the low side. But seeing how you’re still getting decent distance I wouldn’t worry too much about how it’s coming out. But try hitting down on the ball more to get it up in the air faster.

I frequently get above 1.5 on trackman with longer irons and my woods (I have raised this with your tech teams already). This is because your machine measures club speed just before impact and doesn’t detect acceleration through impact

Trackman doesn’t detect acceleration through impact on solidly struck shots so you can post smash factors above 1.5. It’s best to just rely on ball speed with Trackman

Brent in one of your comments you said my smash factor was high ,had a session last night at range and some of my smash factors were 1.53 is this something to try and change and if so how do I change it

Like you had said you were using range balls correct? If so the smash factor will be a little off since they aren’t a legal tournament ball. What the smash factor (as explained to me by the Carolinas PGA rules committee chairman) is, is a measurement of how well the ball comes off the face. There’s a specific calculation for it but I’m not positive of it and anything over a 1.50 usually is a tell tale sign that either the club or ball is illegal. What I would recommend doing is using the ball you would normally play a round with and get some readings off that ball.

I read not long ago that Rory Mcilroy had a smash factor of 1.53 as well . If Willie can hit it 380 the way Rory does, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Larry. I’m 55 years old 280 is my distance not 380 Like Rory

Ball speed divided by club head speed is smash factor

I’m currently doing my university project on green-side bunker shots, I was wondering if you have any shot data for a short bunker shot or flop shot? Thanks.

Sorry but we do not have any official data we can share, but it would be interesting to see your final research :)

Blair, My assumption would be that the cleaner a ball is picked out of a bunker the more spin it will have and vice versa. The more sand you use to move the ball the less spin.

Do you have TrackMan data for AoA and DL for greenside bunker shots?

Sorry we do not have any official bunker shot data.

In looking at the tour pro stats for men – the max height reading for all clubs is about 30 plus or minus 2. I am trying to understand how/why are the heights the same for all clubs? My assumption would be the more lofted the club the greater the height! Is 30ish the optimum figure for best distance? Because in my last stats my longest 9.5 degree driver shot was max height of 56!

Is there any data available from the Senior tour?

We do not have any official charts for the Senior Tour. But you can login on mytrackman.com and use the combine section and filter, to show only Senior Tour players.

Thanks Christian!

what month/year is this data from?

Is there any data on typical club path for a tour pro?

Can you please post stats for average path, club face, and face to path numbers for PGA tour?

Could you please post average path, club face, and face to path numbers for several top Tour Players?

Before all the hype about hitting up on the ball came about, I hit down on a driver anywhere from -2 to -4 degrees and swung 1-2 degrees left.

Once I started to try and swing up on it. I lost direction big time. An easy swing for me is 112, swinging hard at it I can get it up to 123. Does Trackman recommend those that have higher swing speeds to hit down on it for straighter direction?

There is no physics logic backing up that hitting up on the ball will give a decrease in accuracy. However to go from hitting down to hitting up you have made some changes to your impact obviously. The way you made the changes could well be the problem as this could have affected your impact location, swing path, clubface and the way you release the club

Can pga tour players carry the ball 293 yards.

A Question: Were some data change on this site? I ask because I’m quite sure to have read other data for the men’s driver trajectory. Am I wrong or can someone confirm this?

kindly zorro

Is my impression right, that the data for the men driver were changed from

[Daten alt: 112mph 165mph 11,2° 2685 31y 39° 269y] to [Daten neu: 113mph 167mph 10,9° 2686 32y 38° 275y] ?

Why did TM do that?

For the tour pro stats – mainly carry distance, launch angle and spin rate for the driver, you have the averages, could you supply the max and min (filtered for outliers)? I am going to run an experiment with Trackman at my golf academy and need a starting range for each item. The tour max and min range is a starting point versus having to create this from scratch.

Anyone know where I can find raw data of clubhead speed? It is for a College project. Thanks!

You know what would be great to see – average miss from target – left and right – for each club. Of course short and long from target matter as well, but solid contact isn’t really my issue – left and right misses is my challenge

I’m about a half club off of PGA Tour average distance wise. Technically I’m a 1 handicap, but more like 4 or 5 when the tourney pressure is on. I know from playing with better players the difference between me and them is pretty much how much more accurate they are from a left and right perspective.

You can find all this info from Mark Broadie. He has tracked all the shots on the us tour for years and also written a book Every Shot Counts about it

I have been playing Golf for less than 19 months. I must admit I was damn tired of the same Golf Lesson producing varying results with inconsistent instruction(s) which seemed contradictory to the previous lesson. I take Golf perhaps a little more serious than others and my “approach” to this game may be viewed as extreme due to my focus on Fitness/Strength Training combined with my Yoga and Nutritional regimen.

That notwithstanding I would like to formally THANK the Trackman Developers and Support Staff for FINALLY producing a “Standardized” curriculum eliminating the traditional random quick fixes and circumventing the often inconsistent and contradictory methods being taught today.

I currently own a Trackman 4 and although I DO NOT wish to teach, I am Certified as an Operator and successful in obtaining my Professional Level 1 & 2 Certifications and shortly will be submitting my Thesis to be considered for review. These Certifications have greatly assisted me in understanding Flight/Ball dynamics and greatly assists my Coach and I in our 4-5 hour daily Putting-Wedge-Iron-Wood and Driver Sessions providing the data necessary to produce a more consistent and …. I have a hard time with this next word…… F U N game. (There I said the word “fun” in the same sentence as “Golf.” I’m so proud of myself!!!

Seriously, I simply CANNOT thank Nathan Meyer for coming to my hometown and demonstrating the enormous benefit(s) of purchasing the Trackman 4 product.

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It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know you! Your work ethic, attitude, and kindness are all things that I can look up to. very excited for 2017 and I am looking forward to seeing you again soon!

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Are there numbers posted for an average 5 HCP player or 10 HCP player similar to the charts above for the ave tour player?

What is the #1 PGA Tour player in “Carry Distance” average carry distance??

I understand this data is pretty old, released soon after the time when trackman first came out. I’m sure things have changed since then. Any update?

Actually, we haven’t seen any huge changes over the past years, it’s more about roundings. For example, Avg. Club Speed for a driver: 2014: 113.0 mph 2015: 113.3 mph 2016: 112.9 mph And it’s pretty much similar with the other numbers.

We do have a graphical updated version of the Tour Stats here.

Not really. Lee Westwood was interviewed recently and advised that apart from his driver he hits everything else almost the exact same he has his entire career.

I’m looking for PGA tour averages for dynamic loft for different clubs. Does anyone have this data to share? Thanks!

Are there tour averages for club path?

Are all these stats full swings? Example: Would the avg tour pro hit a 6-iron further, if he turns fully and tries to hit it as far as possible (with a natural movement like on a driver – not with an unnatural swing that creates most possible power, but result in very unconsistent ball flight)?

Currently I practice indoors because of the winter. I do my practice with Trackman and I carry my 7 iron about 177-180 yards and total distance of 188-192 yards with my TaylorMade PSi irons. Lots of my shots with the 7 iron has a smash factor of 1.50-1.51.

This is a example of one of my shots with 7 iron.

Is that normal number for a 7 iron with a that club speed?

Averages are useful, but knowing them would be more useful if we knew the median and mode, as well as the range.

Hello, Are there updated PGA Tour Trackman stats?

On Trackman this week using 7i I noticed the spin rate I had was well below that of a pro by nearly 3,000 rpm but similar club speed and attack angle. How can I get my spin rate up?

It can vary a lot due to the ball and clubs you are using. For example driving range balls are normally very hard and will have much lower spinrates than a quality ball like a Titleist pro v1. Modern day irons are also built to higher the lauch angle and lower the spinrate so that the average golfer will achieve more distance

It would be great to know the average loft for each club, especially the irons!. I think 21-24-27-30-34-38-42-46 (3-Pw) are reasonable specs. What do you guys think?

What loft are the irons? A modern 7i is now 30°

Is this still the original data from 2015 or has it been updated?

I’d be very curious to see if the how the average attack angle has changed over this time in the PGA.

Please update this data from over the years of more testing.

Do you have any numbers on tour averages numbers on dynamic loft and spin loft?

I am a 2 handicapper and I hit my driver 280 yards on an average. What is the attack angle with driver of the best players on the pga tour?

these yardages are no doubt well below reality.

6 iron only 183yds carry? Most high handicappers hit it equally far.

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How Far Do Pro Golfers Hit Each Club? A 2022 Guide

Written by Graeme Hay | Last Updated: 12/03/2024

When you watch the PGA Tour or any major championship on TV it is hard not to notice how far pro golfers hit the ball.

Their drives seem to always go miles and I don’t know about you but I’m always checking myself to think whether I indeed heard the commentator correctly that they are actually hitting that high an iron for that 200+ yard approach shot.

So just to confirm what we are indeed up against we took a detailed look at just how far the top pros are hitting their clubs.

On average pros drive the ball a total of 296.6 yards (yds) according to official PGA Shotlink data. They hit a 3-wood an average carry distance of 249 yds, a 5-wood 235 yds and 3-hybrids 230 yds. 3-irons average 217 yds, 4-irons 208 yds, 5-irons 199 yds, 6-irons 188 yds, 7-irons 177 yds, 8-irons 164 yds and 9-irons 153 yds.

These high-level numbers of course don’t always tell the whole story as the pros like us are faced with an infinite variety of golf shots which don’t always mean they are hitting each club as far as they possibly can for every shot.

But if you take the averages over a season you are going to get more than a good idea of how far the pros are hitting each club.

What is fascinating also though as you dig more into the figures is the distance control options the best players in the world have with almost every club in their bag!

How Far Do Pros Hit Their Driver and Woods?

When it comes to talking about distance in golf the easiest and most obvious place to start is of course always with the longest club in the golf bag – the driver.

And as it is highly unlikely even the best pros in the world never want to hit their driver as far as they can so it is clearly the club we are going to get the best idea of the maximum distance they hit the ball.

So how far do pros drive?

PGA Tour players hit their driver a ‘total’ of 296.6 yards on average with a ‘carry’ distance of 284.3 yards according to official 2022 Shotlink data. The longest player hits it 320 yards on average and the longest recorded drive in 2022 is 460 yards. On the LPGA Tour the top pros hit their driver an average of 257.7 yards.

When it comes to how far the pros hit a 3 wood and the other longer clubs in the bag including their hybrids the distance analysis gets a bit more complicated because clearly the pros are starting to use these clubs for a wider variety type of shots than they do for their driver.

The pros, like the rest of us, will be hitting a driver as far as they can 99% of the time but when it comes to their 3-wood, 5-wood and hybrids they can be using those clubs off the tee and for approach shots and will not always be aiming for their maximum yardage with those clubs.

The best distance comparison we have for those clubs is therefore the ‘carry distance’. In other words the distance from where they hit the ball to the point of impact on the ground.

On average PGA Tour pros hit a 3-wood a ‘carry’ distance of 249 yards. By comparison a 5-wood carries 235 yards and hit a 3 hybrid, which measures from 19º to 21º, an average carry distance of 230 yards. On the LPGA Tour the top women pros carry a 3-wood 195 yards, a 5-wood 185 yards and a 7-wood 174 yards on average.

For those of you interested in how these averages compare to individual pros we have listed in the table below the average ‘stock’ carry yardages for a selection of the top pros when it comes to how far they hit their driver.

In the following table the list shows how far a selection of PGA and LPGA Tour pros hit their 3-wood, 5-wood and hybrid clubs.

[Note – If you are interested in what drivers and fairway woods the top 100 PGA Tour players are using check out the in-depth analysis we have done here .]

How Far Do Pros Hit Their Irons? Remember to Take Stock

Looking at how far pros hit their irons is a much easier task these days due to all the tracking technology that exists however it still does not make it an exact science.

And that is for the simple reason that pros will hit all manner of a variety of different shots with their irons, especially for their approach shots, and as such, they will hit the same iron a variety of different distances.

A look at Brooks Koepka’s yardage book below gives us a great insight into this and highlights how many types of shots pros can play with their irons.

For example for a 170 yard shot into the green a quick glance at his iron yardages shows he could decide to play either a three-quarter 8-iron or try to hit a 9-iron as far as he can – his ‘max’ distance for that club.

When you account for factors such as wind, elevation, ground conditions and also the context in which the shot is being played Koepka, like all the pros, has a number of options for each iron shot which makes the question of how far he hits each iron a bit more complex than at first you may think.

However the pros have what is called a ‘stock’ yardage for their irons, which equates essentially to the average distance they will hit a full shot with each iron swinging normally.

When we compare these ‘stock yardages’ for irons between the pros we get a consistent view of yardage which we can accurately compare across the players.

On average PGA pros hit a 3-iron a ‘carry’ distance – the distance from strike to point of ground impact – of 217 yards. They hit 4-irons 208 yards and 5-irons 199 yards on average. For 6-irons the average is 188 yards, for 7-irons it is 177 yards and 8-irons, 9-irons and pitching wedges go 164, 153 and 141 yards respectively.

Different pros however clearly hit their irons different distances but in the table below we have listed the ‘stock yardages’ of some of the top pros, including Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau, to let you see how they compare against the average.

And when it comes to how far Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest iron player of all time, hits his irons?

Tiger hits his 3-iron a ‘carry’ distance of 240 yards on average while his 4-iron goes 225 yards and 5-iron 210 yards. When it comes to his mid-irons he hits his 6-iron and 7-iron 195 and 180 yards. As for his short irons his 8-iron yardage is 165, he hits his 9-iron 150 yards and his pitching wedge 135 yards on average.

How Far Do Pros Hit Their Wedges

When it comes to looking at how far the pros hit their wedges the stock yardage they hit each club is again obviously only one of the multiple yardages they can hit the most versatile clubs in any player’s golf bag.

As we can again see from Brooks Koepka’s yardage book above he has 5 different yardages listed for each of his specialist wedges which highlights just how much distance control the best golfers in the world can exert with their wedges.

Another added complication when it comes to comparing the distances that the pros hit their wedges is the differing lofts each of them often carries for seemingly the same club.

Rory McIlroy completed swing with an iron

For example while one pro’s ‘gap wedge’ may be 50º another may choose 53 or even 54º for that same ‘gap wedge’ club and with such a difference in lofts it becomes very difficult to compare with any meaning how far the pros hit the same-named wedge.

Assuming however the pros are hitting ‘standard’ lofted pitching, gap, sand and lob wedges we found the following stock distances for how far the pros hit them .

As a whole PGA pros hit their pitching wedge an average carry distance of 141 yards. They hit 52º gap wedges a stock carry distance of between 126 and 135 yards and carry 56º sand wedges an average distance of 119 to 124 yards. Standard 60º lob wedges meanwhile carry 95 to 105 yards on average.

While these yardages will give you a general guide as to how far pros hit their wedges it is important to remember how particular all the pros are about these clubs especially.

It is vital for them to know exactly how far they hit their wedges with a variety of different types of shots because feel is so important from those short distances, especially at the top level of the game, where a yard or two can make the difference between winning or losing a tournament.

That is why you will find some pros’ wedges measured up to 0.5º or even 0.25º when listed and it is also likely that some of the actual strengths of the wedge lofts they use may in reality be stronger (i.e. a lower loft) or a touch weaker (i.e. a higher loft) than the actual degree loft number shown on their club.

To help however answer the question as well as we can the table below shows the varying distances some of the top pros, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, are hitting their wedges, together with the degrees of loft their clubs are listed at.

Before you go …

While it is great to find out how far the top players are hitting the ball it is even better to know the reasons why they achieve the huge distances they get.

Is it simply down to the fact that they have access to the latest and best equipment or is it something else?

Read our next article to discover the real reasons the pros hit the ball as far as they do, and how you can potentially add 20 to 30 yards to your drives!

How Do Pros Hit the Ball So Far?

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Golf Club Distances w/ Chart | Averages for Am & Pro Players

Last Updated on July 25, 2021

Distance is critical in golf. As golfers, we're always striving for more distance off the tee and consistent yardage gaps between the rest of our clubs.

In this guide, we'll break down how far amateur golfers of various skill levels and swing speeds hit each of their clubs to give you an idea of how you stack up. We've also included PGA and LPGA carry distance averages to see how you compare with the pros.

After that, we'll cover what factors affect your golf club distances and explain how to find out how far you hit each club.

Golf Club Distances Table

The table below shows how far golfers of various skill levels and swing speeds hit each club.

We've included PGA and LPGA carry distance averages of professional golfers that TrackMan gathered .

For amateur male golfers, we've split them into groups of "short," "mid," and "long" hitters. All distances refer to carry distance (distance until the ball first hits the ground) rather than total distance (carry and roll).

While TrackMan gathered extremely accurate data for LPGA and PGA carry distance averages, good data for amateurs is harder to come by.

There's a massive gap in skill-level and swing speeds among amateur golfers. Golfers of various handicaps also achieve their handicaps in a variety of ways. A 5-handicap golfer could be a super fast swinger in their athletic prime or a senior golfer who has lost distance over the years.

For our amateur short, mid, and long hitting male amateur distances, we relied on the limited available large sample data and what we've seen personally from loads of amateur golfers.

Because these yardages are for golfers of all ages, junior, middle-aged, and especially senior golfers may find themselves with distances closer to the "Short Hitting Male Amateurs" column. Most young adult to middle-aged male golfers should carry the ball to at least the "Mid-Length Male Amateurs" distances, while faster swingers of these ages can reach the distances in the "Long Male Amateurs" column.

Lastly, aside from LPGA professionals, we didn't include other female golfers in our distance table. There's even less data available for amateur female golfers than for male amateurs. We've also found a more considerable disparity in how far female recreational players hit the ball. Basically, we weren't confident we could provide any accurate/valuable information for female amateurs' distances.

What Affects Distance in Golf

There are a lot of factors that influence your golf club distances.

Club speed is the most significant factor in determining distance .

To illustrate this, look at the correlation of club head speed vs carry distance for PGA Tour players in the scatter plot below:

2020 PGA Tour Players Average Club Head Speed vs Average Carry Distance

Assuming all other things are equal, more swing speed means more energy that can be transferred from the club to the golf ball, resulting in higher ball speed. Higher ball speed means the ball will travel a further distance.

Factors like impact location on the club face, club path, spin rate, and launch angle also play a large part in how far a ball travels.

Impact Location Golf Iron and Driver Sweet Spot

An impact out of the "sweet spot" of your irons or woods will lead to a higher smash factor than strikes that are too low, too high, off the toe, or off the heel.

Smash factor is a calculation of how well you converted club speed into ball speed (Smash Factor = Ball Speed / Club Speed).

In particular, strikes out of the heel and low strikes can kill distance with the driver.

Strike Location Affect on Ball Speed, Spin Rate, and Distance

If you struggle to consistently hit the ball with or near the sweet spot of your club face, you'll have issues with the consistency of your yardages.

Spin Rate and Club Path

Spin rate plays a large role in how far you'll hit the ball and the shapes of your shots.

A lot of golfers put too much spin on the ball with their driver either because of too much club loft, poor strikes (bad impact location), or poor club face control (the direction the club face is aimed relative to your swing path).

If you feel you're hitting the ball well but should be getting a few more yards, work with a club-fitter to see if your driver has too much loft. The ideal spin rate depends on your club speed , but too much spin will cost you yards.

Slices and hooks are caused by the club face being aimed too open ( slice ) or too closed ( hook ) relative to the club path. This can lead to both too much spin and the ball's spin axis being too strongly left-to-right or right-to-left.

If your club face is open (aimed right) relative to your club path, this can both cause too much spin and will cause the ball to spin too left-to-right on its spin axis . You'll lose a lot of yards from a slice as the ball travels left-to-right rather than straight.

Launch Angle

For each club, there is an optimal amount of spin and an optimal launch angle. Launch angle is the angle of a golf ball's initial ascent relative to the ground.

Launching the ball too high or too low will cost you distance.

While launch angle problems could be due to your swing, they can also be caused by playing the wrong clubs for your swing. If you feel like you're hitting the ball too high or too low, work with a club-fitter to dial in your clubs.

Factors Out of Your Control

There are also factors out of your control that can affect distance, like temperature and altitude.

Every 10 degrees that the temperature rises can easily lead to a couple of yards of additional ball flight with a driver.

If you drive the ball 240 yards at sea level, you will carry it around 255 yards in Denver's mile high altitude.

How to Find Your Distances

If you're looking to better understand how far you hit each club, we'd recommend purchasing a launch monitor or finding a range with a launch monitor.

To get accurate distances, you'll also want to make sure that you're hitting the same golf balls you normally play on the course.

Many golf ranges have cheap, inconsistent, or even balls purposefully made not to fly as far as normal golf balls.

Your typical range ball can easily cost you 10+ yards with the driver, while a limited flight range ball can lose you 30+ yards of distance with driver compared to a premium golf ball.

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How Far You Should Be Hitting a 6 Iron (Based on Skill)

Britt O has been playing golf since the age of 7. Almost 30 years later, she still loves the game, has played competitively on every level, and spent a good portion of her life as a Class A PGA Professional. Britt currently resides in Savannah, GA, with her husband and two young children. Current Handicap: 1

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The easiest way to break this down is to sort golfers by what their handicap is. Let’s look at how far you should be hitting a 6 iron based on your current handicap.

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High Handicap

Mid handicap, low handicap, professional, approach shot to the green, knock down shot, controlled shot from tee box, utility club, tips for hitting your 6 iron further.

A beginner male golfer often hits a 6 iron around 140 yards . Once they get the hang of this club and how it works, the distance can increase to 150-155 yards. Beginner golfers will have trouble getting a high ball flight, so you have to watch out for the line drive shot.

Most beginners should look for a 6 iron with a wide sole that helps improve and increase total launch in the shots they are hitting. As a beginner, if your set only comes with a 7 iron and lower, don’t worry about it; for now, you can add a 6 iron in later.

If you notice your 6 iron and 7 iron are going the same distance, this is common. As your clubhead speed increases, you should see total distance.

High handicap golfers often struggle with hitting the center of the clubface consistently. With the clubface being difficult to make contact with, many high handicappers struggle to get maximum distance from their shots.

With high handicappers, the 6 iron will probably travel about 145-150 yards on average. The issue with distance in this club has more to do with accuracy than with swing speed.

Many higher handicappers have high swing speed, but when it is not applied correctly, the results are unfavorable. If you find that you have more success with hybrid type clubs, don’t be afraid to take the 6 iron out of the bag and switch to something a bit more forgiving.

Mid-handicapped golfers tend to have average swing speeds and often hit their 6 iron in the 150-160 yard range . With a modern game improvement 6 iron, you can expect about 155 yards of distance on average.

One thing that can have a significant impact on the mid handicapper’s total distance is the loft of their irons. If your iron loft is a bit on the low side, you may see a longer carry distance.

With changes in the center of gravity positioning over the last few years, mid handicappers have seen more distance in their mid to long irons and a higher ball flight.

One of the reasons golfers make it to the low handicap range is because they are able to hit the ball far. When you have excellent distance, it makes it easier to cover a long hole in a shorter number of strokes.

Low handicap golfers tend to have fast swing speeds that allow for yardages in the 170-180 yard range for a 6 iron. Low handicappers with slower swing speeds may be in the 160-169 range.

Most low-handicap players use a 6 iron, some mid to high handicappers look for alternatives, but most lower handicappers will go to at least a 4 iron in their set.

The PGA Tour average for a 6 iron is 180 yards . Some golfers can get it to go 190 and others closer to 178, but this is the general range for a 6 iron. For LPGA Professionals, the averages are slightly lower in the 160 to 170 range. Again this is related to swing speed.

Professional golfers also play with golf clubs that are more traditionally lofted; this means that they are hitting these longer distances with a club with even higher lofts than the one you are using.

If they switched to something like a game improvement iron, the distances they could hit the ball would be even higher!

When to Use Your 6 Iron

The 6 iron is a versatile club; in fact, it is one of my favorites when it comes to controlling ball flight. I don’t like the 6 iron for my short game, although I have seen some golfers learn how to do a bump-and-run shot with the 6. Here are the best ways to use your 6 iron and have better results on the golf course.

The 6 iron is best used for a full swing approach shot to the green. You will find out the total yardage that you can hit the 6 and swing away to the center of the green. With the 6 iron being responsive, you can also fade or draw the ball.

When a 6 iron approach shot is struck correctly, expect a high ball flight, plenty of spin, and a generally controlled path or line.

The knockdown shot keeps the ball flight lower so players can get the ball to fly under the wind. With a knockdown shot, you can expect a bit more roll when the ball does hit the green, but you can also get the distance in some of the most challenging conditions.

The loft of the 6-iron is perfect for a knockdown shot. It gives you just the right mix of forgiveness and control that is necessary to hit a shot like this.

Play around with a knockdown shot on the driving range, and you will be surprised at how much you can do with it on the golf course.

When standing on the tee box, it’s essential to learn how to control a golf shot. A par 3 is difficult in that you only get one shot to make it perfect. Some golfers can perfect a ¾ type swing with their 6 iron which results in some impressive overall accuracy and control.

I would highly recommend learning how to take a little off of your 6 iron (i.e., not a full swing) and keeping it as accurate as possible; it’s a shot you will continually use on the course.

Other Clubs That Could Replace a 6 Iron

If the 6 iron is not a good fit for your game, you are not alone. There are plenty of golfers that struggle with a 6 iron and the ability it has to get you from point A to point B. Some golfers don’t like the lower loft and the overall look of the club head, while others just don’t feel comfortable.

Here are a few alternatives if you need those exact yardages but don’t want to keep the 6 iron in the golf bag.

The 6 hybrid is a perfect option for golfers who are slightly leery of a 6 iron. The 6 hybrid is much easier to launch, has a deeper and lower center of gravity, and can help golfers get a more consistent distance.

What I like about the 6 hybrid is that it is much easier to hit out of the rough than the 6 iron. If you find that you are continually hitting your approach shots into the green from the rough, invest in the 6 hybrid.

Hitting a 6 hybrid and a 6 iron is not all that much different, but the 6 hybrid makes it a bit simpler for the higher handicap player.

Golfers that don’t like the iron or hybrid look can also consider adding in an additional fairway wood. From a loft perspective, the 13 wood will match the 6 iron, but it certainly has some different playability.

With the 13 wood, you will take more of a sweeping type golf swing and get a slightly more penetrating ball flight, as opposed to the high loft you may get with the hybrid.

The 13 wood is a bit longer than a 6 iron, so some golfers also notice a bit more distance.

There are a few that may get you close in loft and yardage to a 6 iron. However, most companies will stop their utility club production at the 5 iron loft. When utility irons are used, you will sometimes notice a more precise turf interaction.

They tend to have a slightly wider sole and promote a higher launch than the 6 iron itself.

If you want to get your 6 iron to fly further, you must make a clean strike. I have found that these are some of the best ways to ensure you get the most distance and the best overall results from your 6 iron.

Always ensure the ball is in the center of your stance; a half-inch forward of the center works as well, but don’t play this off your front or back foot.
The 6 iron requires plenty of acceleration through impact, don’t slow the swing down to try and increase accuracy; go after the ball.
Make sure that you finish high, amateur golfers forget to transfer their weight through the ball, and it can cost you a few yards.
Practice stability and balance off the course so that you can go after the ball a bit more when you are on the course.
Remember that total distance only matters if you hit the ball straight, make sure your hands and body are working together to get high ball flight, accurate shots, and increased total distance.

Brittany Olizarowicz

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6 Iron Distance — How Far Should You Hit a 6 Iron?

As the head golf instructor of Tell Me More Golf, I’ve received many questions regarding how far golfers should hit their mid-irons, and the 6 iron in particular . This, and much more, will be covered in this article .

How Far Does The Average Person Hit a 6 Iron?

The average male golfer hits his 6 iron around 150 yards . For females, this number is slightly lower at an average of 120 yards. However, as with all golf clubs, the distance you will experience is very personal , as there are so many factors involved.

6 Iron Distance Chart

In this chart, you can see how far an average woman, male beginner, average man, advanced man, and professional golfer hits a 6 iron. These numbers are meant to give you an idea of the distance differences between skill and gender. But with that said, many high-level golfers hit a 6 iron significantly shorter , and vice versa.

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6 Iron Average Club Head Speed

Average male golfers swing a 6 iron at 75 mph .

Professional golfers on the PGA Tour are much faster at almost 100 mph.

As with all golf clubs, swing speed is very individual and differs significantly between golfers .

Standard 6 Iron Length

The standard length of 6 iron is approximately 37.5 inches.

Tips on Hitting a 6 Iron for Distance

The most efficient way to improve your distances with any golf club is to increase your clubhead speed and strike the golf ball better. It’s also important to hit down on the ball to maximize distance, which many beginner and amateur golfers struggle with, especially when it comes to their longer irons.

When Should I Use a 6 Iron?

There are many situations out on a golf course where a 6 iron comes in handy. A 6 iron will most often be used for approach shots into greens on par 4s and par 5s.

These are from the fairway, but a 6 iron can also be teed up for tee shots on par 3s.

When teeing up a 6 iron, we recommend the tee height being just high enough so that your golf ball is at the sweet spot when the golf club is grounded.

Another shot all golfers should have in the bag is a low punch shot , where you can go under a tree or under harsh winds. These shots are needed when you hit a poor tee shot, which all golfers will do from time to time.

6 Iron Loft Degrees

The typical loft for a 6 iron is 30 degrees , but they can range from 27-30 degrees, depending on how strong your lofts are. This is quite a low loft , and it will produce a relatively low launch without a ton of spin. However, the launch you will see is once again very personal.

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What is a good 6 iron distance.

The average 6 iron distance for male golfers is 150 yards , so anything above that we would definitely consider good. However, this also depends on your handicap and what level of golf you’re playing.

For example, professional golfers on tour playing the longest tees need much more distance than a beginner on an easy golf course.

What is a 6 iron used for?

The 6 iron is one of the most frequently used mid-irons, and it can be used for many situations. Most commonly, it’s used for hitting into greens . This is true for both tee shots on par 3s and second or third shots on longer holes.

A 6 iron is also excellent for hitting low-flighted punch shots under trees or the wind.

How far should you hit a six iron?

How far you should hit your clubs depends on many factors, but the average 6 iron distance for men is 150 yards , and it’s 120 yards for women.

Why is 6 iron hard to hit?

Many golfers struggle with their 6 iron and other long or mid irons because of the low loft combined with a long shaft . When the loft on a club is lower, your swing faults become more noticeable and it’s harder to generate enough spin to keep the golf ball airborne.

The longer shaft makes it more challenging to hit the center of the clubface, also known as the sweet spot , which is crucial on longer clubs.

Is 6 iron good for beginners?

Many beginner golfers will struggle with hitting a 6 iron since the loft is quite low. However, if you can generate enough ball speed, the 6 iron is an excellent club you’ll want to use on the golf course.

Conclusion:

The 6 iron is a golf club with plenty of versatility , but it’s not the easiest to hit since the loft is relatively low. The male average golfer hits a 6 iron around 150 yards , and women hit it around 120 yards.

However, the yardages you will experience are very personal and depend on many factors , so don’t over-compare yourself.

Patrick Corley

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What Is the Average Distance With Each Golf Club?

This golf club distance chart can help your game

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The average distance golfers hit each club varies widely. A PGA Tour player hits a 7-iron between 172-215 yards. Meanwhile, a short-hitting amateur male golfer averages 120 yards with the same club.

Average Golf Club Distance Chart

Here's how far mid-handicap male golfers can expect to hit each club. Of course, specific distances for each individual player will vary based on several factors, which we'll detail shortly.

According to the USGA, golf’s governing body in the United States, the average male amateur golfer hits driver 217 yards , as recently as 2019. That same year, the PGA Tour average driving distance was 293.9 yards. Men, women, seniors, juniors, professionals, amateurs and beginners all hit their clubs different distances. The following golf club distance charts break down the average distances of golfers at many different levels of the game.

Key Factors to Achieve Distance

The total distance achieved by a golf club is based on several factors, including swing speed, the club’s loft, the carry distance achieved (Note: The carry distance is the yardage from the point of impact to the point of landing.), and even the weather.

Swing Speed

The faster your swing speed, the greater the distance. According to TrackMan , the average PGA Tour player has a driver club speed of 113 MPH, resulting in a 275 yard carry. Meanwhile, LPGA Tour players average 94 MPH with driver, and carry the ball 218 yards.

Since we know that amateur male golfers hit driver an average of 217 yards, we can infer that average male golfers and LPGA Tour players have similar swing speeds, making the LPGA Tour average distances with each club a good benchmark for average amateur male golfers.

Each club face has a unique loft. For example, a driver is designed for distance and usually has only 8-13 degrees of loft. In comparison, a pitching wedge is designed to get airborne, with 41-46 degrees of loft .

How to Accurately Measure How Far You Hit Your Clubs

According to thegolfmentor.com , distances achieved by short, mid and long hitters can vary by as much as 50% depending on the club and the gender (see actual average distance ranges below). Men tend to have faster swing speeds and hit the ball farther. However, many women are long hitters, with some LPGA pros hitting the ball as far, or farther, than men.

Distance can be greatly affected by the weather conditions. Hitting a ball into a strong wind will greatly influence distance, and a dry golf course will give you more roll, and therefore more distance, than a soggy course.

Average Distances for Men

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Tip: chart your distances for all your clubs.

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Go to the driving range and hit ten golf balls with each club. Keep track of the ten distances you achieve with each club. Repeat the charting monthly, or more frequently if you are actively working on your swing.

The distance achieved by a specific golf club will vary from player to player and from day to day based on the conditions. Tour distance information was compiled from stats on pgatour.com, lpga.com, TrackMan.com and golfwrx.com.

Factors Affecting Average 6 Iron Distance | Techniques, Skill Levels, And Historical Trends

September 30, 2023

Discover the various that affect average 6 iron distance, including swing speed, loft, and ball type. Learn to , explore skill level variations, and uncover historical trends in golf distances.

Factors Affecting Average 6 Iron Distance

Swing Speed

When it comes to determining the average distance achieved with a 6 iron, plays a crucial role. The speed at which a golfer swings the club directly affects the distance the ball will travel. A faster will generate more power and result in a longer shot. On the other hand, a slower swing speed may lead to a shorter distance.

Loft of the Club

Another significant factor that influences the average 6 iron distance is the loft of the club. The loft refers to the angle of the clubface, which affects the launch angle and trajectory of the ball. Clubs with higher lofts will typically generate more height but sacrifice some distance. Conversely, clubs with lower lofts will produce a flatter trajectory and potentially longer distances.

The type of golf ball used can also impact the average distance achieved with a 6 iron. Golf balls come in various constructions, each designed to offer specific characteristics. Some balls are designed for maximum distance, while others prioritize control and spin. The choice of ball can affect the overall performance and distance achieved with each club, including the 6 iron.

Wind Conditions

Wind conditions can have a significant impact on the average 6 iron distance. When playing against a headwind, the ball will experience resistance, reducing its overall distance. Conversely, a tailwind can provide an extra push, resulting in longer shots. Golfers must consider the wind direction and strength to adjust their club selection and swing accordingly.

Elevation is another factor that can affect the average 6 iron distance. Golf courses located at higher altitudes will have thinner air, which reduces the resistance on the ball. As a result, shots tend to travel further at higher elevations compared to sea-level courses. Conversely, playing at lower elevations with denser air can lead to shorter distances.

Temperature

The temperature during a round of golf can also impact the average 6 iron distance. Cold temperatures can make the golf ball feel harder, which can reduce its compression and distance. On the other hand, warmer temperatures can make the ball feel softer, resulting in increased compression and distance. It is important for golfers to consider the temperature and its potential effect on their shots.

Factors affecting average 6 iron distance:
Swing speed
Loft of the club
Wind conditions

Techniques to Increase Average 6 Iron Distance

Improve swing mechanics.

Improving your swing mechanics is crucial for increasing your average 6 iron distance. By focusing on the fundamentals of your swing, you can generate more power and accuracy. Here are some tips to help you improve your swing mechanics:

Develop a smooth and consistent tempo : A smooth and consistent tempo is essential for generating power and maximizing distance. Avoid rushing your swing and focus on maintaining a balanced and controlled motion throughout.
Maintain a proper grip : The way you hold the club significantly impacts your swing. Ensure that your grip is firm but not too tight. A proper grip allows for better control and increased clubhead speed.
Use proper alignment and posture : Aligning your body correctly and maintaining good posture is crucial for a powerful swing. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, and align your body parallel to the target line. Keep your spine straight and your knees slightly flexed.

Increase Strength and Flexibility

Increasing your strength and flexibility can greatly improve your average 6 iron distance. By enhancing your physical capabilities, you can generate more power and achieve greater clubhead speed. Here are some to increase your strength and flexibility:

Incorporate strength training exercises : Engaging in strength training exercises can help you build the necessary muscles for a powerful swing. Focus on exercises that target your core, legs, and upper body, such as squats, lunges, and resistance band exercises.
Incorporate flexibility exercises : Flexibility is key for a fluid and efficient swing. Include stretching exercises in your routine to improve your range of motion and prevent injuries. Focus on stretching your shoulders, hips, and hamstrings.
Practice yoga or Pilates : Yoga and Pilates are excellent practices for improving both strength and flexibility. These disciplines focus on core strength, balance, and body control, all of which are essential for an effective golf swing.

Adjust Stance and Ball Position

Making adjustments to your stance and ball position can significantly impact your average 6 iron distance. Proper positioning allows for optimal launch angle and contact with the ball. Consider the following tips to adjust your stance and ball position:

Stance width : Experiment with your stance width to find what works best for you. Generally, a wider stance provides more stability and power, while a narrower stance allows for greater control.
Ball position : The position of the ball in your stance affects the angle of attack and the trajectory of your shots. For a 6 iron, position the ball slightly forward of center, ensuring that it is aligned with the inside of your front heel.
Weight distribution : Distribute your weight evenly between both feet to maintain balance throughout your swing. Avoid shifting too much weight to your toes or heels, as it can affect your stability and swing mechanics.

Proper Club Selection

Choosing the right club is crucial for maximizing your average 6 iron distance. Each golfer has different swing speeds and skill levels, which should be taken into account when selecting a club. Consider the following when choosing a club:

Loft angle : The loft angle of a club directly impacts its trajectory and distance. Higher loft angles result in higher shots with less distance, while lower angles produce lower shots with more distance. Find a loft angle that suits your swing and desired shot shape.
Shaft flex : The flex of a club’s shaft affects how it loads and releases during the swing. Golfers with slower swing speeds typically benefit from a more flexible shaft, while those with faster swing speeds may require a stiffer shaft for better control and distance.
Clubhead design : Different clubhead designs offer varying levels of forgiveness and playability. Consider your skill level and personal preferences when selecting a clubhead design. Try out different models to find one that suits your swing and provides optimal distance.

Optimize Launch Angle

Optimizing your launch angle can have a significant impact on your average 6 iron distance. The launch angle refers to the angle at which the ball takes off from the clubface. Here are some tips to help you optimize your launch angle:

Adjust ball position : Experiment with adjusting your ball position to achieve the desired launch angle. Moving the ball slightly forward in your stance can help you achieve a higher launch, while moving it back can lower the launch angle.
Control your angle of attack : The angle at which the clubhead strikes the ball affects the launch angle. For a higher launch, focus on sweeping the ball off the turf with a shallow angle of attack. For a lower launch, focus on hitting down on the ball with a steeper angle of attack.
Utilize technology : Consider using launch monitors or getting a professional club fitting to optimize your launch angle. These tools can provide valuable data and insights into your swing, allowing you to make necessary adjustments for better distance and accuracy.

Control Spin Rate

Controlling the spin rate of your shots is essential for maximizing your average 6 iron distance. The spin rate affects the trajectory, distance, and stopping power of your shots. Here are some to help you control the spin rate:

Clean clubface : Ensure that your clubface is clean and free from debris before each shot. Dirt or grass on the clubface can affect the spin rate and result in inconsistent distances. Use a club brush or towel to wipe the face clean.
Centered strikes : Hitting the ball with a centered strike on the clubface promotes a consistent and optimized spin rate. Practice your swing to ensure that you consistently make solid contact with the sweet spot of the clubface.
Choose the right ball : Different golf balls offer varying levels of spin. Experiment with different ball types to find one that provides the desired spin rate for your shots. High spin balls can help generate more backspin for added distance, while low spin balls can help reduce spin for a flatter trajectory.

By implementing these and focusing on improving your swing mechanics, strength, flexibility, and club selection, you can increase your average 6 iron distance. Remember to practice regularly and seek professional guidance if needed to refine your skills and achieve better results on the golf course.

Average 6 Iron Distance by Skill Level

Golf is a sport that appeals to individuals of all skill levels, from beginners who are just starting to explore the game to professional golfers who have achieved a level of mastery. One aspect of the game that varies significantly based on skill level is the average distance achieved with a 6 iron. Let’s take a closer look at how the average 6 iron distance varies among different skill levels: beginners, intermediate players, advanced players, and professional golfers.

For beginners, the average 6 iron distance can vary widely depending on such as swing mechanics, strength, and technique. Generally, beginners tend to have a lower , which can result in shorter distances. Additionally, beginners may struggle with consistency in their swing, leading to variations in distance achieved with each shot.

To increase their average 6 iron distance, beginners can focus on improving their swing mechanics. This includes working on proper grip, posture, and alignment. By developing a solid foundation in these fundamental aspects of the swing, beginners can generate more power and achieve longer distances with their 6 iron.

It’s also important for beginners to focus on increasing their strength and flexibility. By incorporating exercises and stretches that target the muscles used in the golf swing, beginners can improve their overall power and range of motion. This can directly impact the distance achieved with a 6 iron.

Finally, beginners should pay attention to their stance and ball position. Making adjustments to these can help optimize the launch angle and maximize distance. Experimenting with different stances and ball positions during practice sessions can provide valuable insights into what works best for each individual.

Intermediate Players

As players progress to the intermediate level, they typically experience an increase in their average 6 iron distance. This can be attributed to a combination of improved swing mechanics, increased strength, and a better understanding of the game.

Intermediate players have typically honed their swing mechanics and have a better grasp of how to generate power and control the ball flight. They have also likely incorporated strength and flexibility training into their routine, resulting in increased distance.

In addition to these , intermediate players can further optimize their average 6 iron distance by focusing on proper club selection. Understanding the loft and characteristics of different 6 irons can help intermediate players make informed decisions about which club to use in various situations. This can lead to more consistent and accurate shots, ultimately resulting in better distance control.

Advanced Players

Advanced players are those who have dedicated significant time and effort to mastering the game of golf. They have refined their swing mechanics, possess exceptional strength and flexibility, and have a deep understanding of the nuances of the game.

For advanced players, the average 6 iron distance is typically impressive. Their ability to generate high swing speeds, combined with precise control over the clubface, allows them to achieve maximum distance with each shot.

In addition to their physical abilities, advanced players also have a heightened sense of course management and shot selection. They know when to take risks and when to play more conservatively, which can impact their average 6 iron distance. By strategically analyzing the course and adapting their game plan accordingly, advanced players can optimize their performance and achieve exceptional distances with their 6 iron.

Professional Golfers

Professional golfers are the epitome of skill and expertise in the game. They possess an unparalleled level of proficiency in all aspects of golf, including their average 6 iron distance.

Professional golfers exhibit exceptional swing mechanics, generating incredible clubhead speeds that result in impressive distances with their 6 iron. Their ability to consistently strike the ball with precision and control is a testament to their years of training and experience.

Furthermore, professional golfers have access to the most advanced equipment and technology, which can further enhance their average 6 iron distance. They work closely with club manufacturers to optimize their clubs for maximum performance, ensuring that every swing produces optimal distance and accuracy.

Average 6 Iron Distance on Professional Tours

The PGA Tour is widely regarded as the pinnacle of professional golf, featuring the world’s greatest golfers competing against each other on some of the most challenging courses. When it comes to the average 6 iron distance on the PGA Tour, it is important to consider the skill level and physical capabilities of these elite players.

Professional golfers on the PGA Tour typically have exceptional swing speeds, which directly impact their ability to generate distance with their 6 iron. With swing speeds averaging around 110-120 mph, these players can generate tremendous clubhead speed and ball velocity, resulting in longer shots. The combination of their technical proficiency, physical strength, and years of experience allows them to maximize the potential distance of each shot.

On the PGA Tour, the average 6 iron distance for male professionals is around 185-200 yards. However, it is essential to note that individual players may have variations in their distances based on their swing characteristics and playing conditions. Some players with higher swing speeds can even hit their 6 iron beyond the 200-yard mark, showcasing their exceptional skills.

The LPGA Tour is the premier professional golf tour for women, and it showcases the incredible talent and skill of female golfers from around the world. While there may be differences in swing speeds and average distances compared to the PGA Tour, the level of competition on the LPGA Tour is just as fierce.

The average 6 iron distance on the LPGA Tour for female professionals is typically around 150-170 yards. As with the PGA Tour, individual players may have variations in their distances based on their swing mechanics and playing conditions. The LPGA Tour players also possess remarkable technique and accuracy, allowing them to consistently hit their shots with precision.

It is important to recognize that the average 6 iron distance on the LPGA Tour may be slightly shorter compared to the PGA Tour due to differences in physical attributes and swing speeds. However, these talented golfers demonstrate exceptional skill and compete at the highest level in the sport.

European Tour

The European Tour showcases the talents of professional golfers from Europe and around the world. While the average 6 iron distance on the European Tour may be similar to the PGA Tour, there may be slight variations due to differences in course conditions, weather, and player demographics.

On the European Tour, the average 6 iron distance for male professionals aligns closely with the PGA Tour, ranging from 185-200 yards. Just like their counterparts on the PGA Tour, European Tour players possess exceptional skill and technique, allowing them to hit their 6 iron shots with precision and distance.

It is worth noting that the European Tour features a diverse range of courses across different countries and climates, which can impact the average 6 iron distance. Courses with softer fairways or unfavorable weather conditions may result in slightly shorter distances. However, the best European Tour players consistently showcase their ability to adapt to these variations and still perform at the highest level.

Champions Tour

The Champions Tour is a professional golf tour for golfers who have reached the age of 50 or older. While the average 6 iron distance on the Champions Tour may be slightly shorter compared to the PGA Tour, these experienced players continue to demonstrate their skills and competitiveness.

On the Champions Tour, the average 6 iron distance for senior professionals is typically around 160-180 yards. As golfers age, they may experience a decrease in swing speed and physical capabilities, resulting in slightly shorter distances. However, their wealth of experience and golfing knowledge allows them to compensate for any loss in distance and maintain a high level of performance.

It is important to appreciate the skill and expertise of these senior professionals on the Champions Tour, as they continue to showcase their love for the game and inspire golfers of all ages.

Historical Trends in Average 6 Iron Distance

Evolution of golf equipment.

Over the years, the average 6 iron distance in golf has been influenced by various , one of which is the evolution of golf equipment. From the early days of wooden clubs to the modern era of technologically advanced equipment, golfers have witnessed significant changes in club design and materials used.

In the past, golf clubs were made of wood, with hickory being the popular choice. These clubs had limited power and control, resulting in shorter distances. However, with advancements in technology, golf clubs started being made from steel, which provided more strength and durability. This allowed players to generate more power and achieve longer distances with their 6 iron shots.

As time went on, golf club manufacturers began experimenting with different materials such as graphite and titanium. These materials offered lightweight options, allowing golfers to swing the club with greater speed and generate more distance. The introduction of cavity-back irons also played a significant role in improving the average 6 iron distance. These irons featured a hollowed-out back, redistributing the weight and providing more forgiveness on off-center hits.

Impact of Golf Ball Technology

Another factor that has greatly influenced the average 6 iron distance is the advancement in golf ball technology. In the early days, golf balls were made of solid rubber, which lacked the ability to generate much distance. However, with the introduction of the wound ball, which had a rubber core wrapped in layers of elastic thread, golfers were able to achieve greater distance with their shots.

Today, golf balls are made with multi-layer construction, featuring a solid or liquid core surrounded by layers of different materials. These advanced designs allow for increased ball speed and reduced spin, resulting in longer distances. The use of dimples on the surface of the ball also plays a crucial role in aerodynamics, allowing the ball to travel through the air more efficiently.

Changes in Golf Course Design

The average 6 iron distance has also been affected by changes in golf course design. In the early days, golf courses were often shorter and featured fewer hazards. This allowed players to focus more on accuracy rather than distance. However, as the game evolved, golf courses started becoming longer and more challenging.

Modern golf course architects incorporate strategic design elements such as longer fairways, narrower landing areas, and strategically placed bunkers and water hazards. These design changes have forced golfers to hit longer shots with their 6 iron, increasing the average distance required to reach the green.

Training and Fitness Advancements

The advancements in training methods and fitness programs have also had a significant impact on the average 6 iron distance. In the past, golfers relied primarily on natural talent and practice to improve their game. However, with the realization that physical fitness contributes to better performance, golfers started incorporating strength and conditioning exercises into their training routines.

Strength and flexibility play a crucial role in generating power and distance in golf shots. By strengthening the muscles involved in the golf swing, players can generate more clubhead speed, resulting in longer shots. Flexibility also helps golfers achieve a full range of motion in their swing, allowing for optimal power transfer.

Furthermore, advancements in technology have enabled golfers to analyze their swing mechanics in more detail. By utilizing launch monitors and video analysis, players can identify and correct any inefficiencies in their swing, resulting in improved distance and accuracy.

In conclusion, the average 6 iron distance in golf has been influenced by the evolution of golf equipment, including the materials used in club construction and advancements in golf ball technology. Changes in golf course design have also contributed to the need for longer shots with the 6 iron. Additionally, the integration of training and fitness advancements has allowed golfers to improve their physical capabilities, resulting in increased distance. As the game continues to evolve, it will be fascinating to see how these further shape the average 6 iron distance in the future.

GOLF CLUB DISTANCES: PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros vs Men and Women

How much further do PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros hit the ball compared to us amateur golfers? The average distances might surprise you.

Ever wondered how much further a PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pro hits the ball compared to male and female amateur golfer? Well you will want to check out the latest shot data below, which higlights the average distance for each club in the bag.

The following average distances for men and women and PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros have been calcuated by The Golf Mentor , and they measured in yards.

TOTAL DISTANCES: PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros vs Men and Women

AVERAGE DISTANCES FOR MEN

The three different yardages provided for each club below are based on the averages for short hitters, mid hitters and longer hitters.

DRIVER: 200, 230, 260 3-WOOD: 180, 215, 235 5-WOOD: 170, 195, 210 3-IRON: 160, 180, 200 4-IRON: 150, 170, 180 5-IRON: 140, 160, 170 6-IRON: 130, 150, 160 7-IRON: 120, 140, 150 8-IRON: 110, 130, 140 9-IRON: 95, 115, 130 PW: 80, 105, 120

AVERAGE DISTANCES FOR PGA TOUR PLAYERS

DRIVER: 289-323 3-WOOD: 243-304 5-WOOD: 230-288 3-IRON: 212-265 4-IRON: 203-254 5-IRON: 194-243 6-IRON: 183-229 7-IRON: 172-215 8-IRON: 160-200 9-IRON: 148-185 PW: 80, 105, 120

AVERAGE DISTANCES FOR WOMEN

DRIVER: 150, 175, 200 3-WOOD: 125, 150, 180 5-WOOD: 115, 135, 170 3-IRON: 100, 125, 160 4-IRON: 90, 120, 150 5-IRON: 80, 110, 140 6-IRON: 70, 100, 130 7-IRON: 65, 90, 120 8-IRON: 60, 80, 110 9-IRON: 55, 70, 95 PW: 50, 60, 80

AVERAGE DISTANCES FOR LPGA TOUR PLAYERS

DRIVER: 246-258 3-WOOD: 195-217 5-WOOD: 185-205 3-IRON: 180-192 4-IRON: 170-181 5-IRON: 161-173 6-IRON: 152-163 7-IRON: 141-154 8-IRON: 130-143 9-IRON: 119-132 PW: 107-121

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How Far Should a 6 Iron Go? Expert Insights for Ideal Golf Yardage

by Liam Drake
August 28, 2023 December 2, 2023

Gone are the days of golfers lugging around bulky bags full of clubs, without a second thought. Nowadays, the game requires precision and strategy, even when it comes to which club is best for the situation. The 6 iron is a vital piece of the puzzle. So, how far should it go?

The 6 iron has a lofted face and mid-range length. It gives accuracy and control while covering moderate distances. But, individual swing speed and technique affect this. Generally speaking, a correctly hit 6 iron can shoot between 150 to 170 yards .

Wind speed, temperature, altitude, and elevation changes can also impact ball flight, and thus, the distance achieved with a 6 iron. Think of these when gauging shot distance. Make slight adjustments for optimal performance with each swing.

Pro Tip: Your 6 iron is like a secret agent – it has the right distance, enough power, and always makes an impression on the green!

Understanding the 6 iron in golf

Grab your 6 iron and dive into unlocking its potential! To help achieve this, consider the different aspects that influence your shot.

Club Design: The lower loft angle of the 6 iron results in a lower ball flight and greater distance.

Swing Technique: Relax your grip and swing with smooth acceleration for maximum distance.

Ball Compression: Compression of the golf ball affects its flight. Adjust your swing speed to optimize the shot.

Aim & Alignment: Precision is key. Visualize your target and adjust body alignment and swing path for accurate shots.

Weather Conditions: Wind strength and direction affect your 6 iron shot. Make necessary adjustments.

Course Topography: Uphill and downhill slopes can impact the distance of the shot. Analyze these factors for better decisions.

Master these intricacies and you’ll enjoy lower scores, increased confidence, and a better game!

Factors that affect the distance of a 6 iron shot

To improve the distance of your 6 iron shot, understand the factors that influence it. Explore how clubhead speed, loft of the club, and swing technique play a crucial role in determining shot distance. Discover the secrets behind maximizing the potential of your 6 iron and hitting impressive shots on the course.

Clubhead speed

Clubhead speed has an effect on distance. A high speed means longer shots due to increased ball speed and carry distance. Whereas, a low speed results in shorter shots due to less velocity.

Plus, clubhead speed also has an impact on trajectory. Higher speed leads to lower trajectory, while a lower speed produces a higher ball flight.

Professionals have an average clubhead speed of 120 mph . Amateurs, however, usually have a slower clubhead speed of 75-95 mph .

Golf Digest’s research found that tour players have much higher ball speeds than amateurs, due to their higher clubhead speeds. This helps them hit longer shots with their 6 irons . Who needs a high loft when you can pretend the ball is your ex’s heart and send it flying with a 6 iron!

Loft of the club

Loft Angle: The angle between the clubface and the vertical plane of a 6 iron is the loft angle. Higher loft means more backspin, so the ball stays in the air longer.

Launch Angle: Loft angle impacts the launch angle of the ball, which can either be high or low. Adjusting this angle helps golfers get the ideal distance.

Distance Control: Knowing the loft of your club is key for good distance control. Different loft angles mean different shot distances, so you can make the right decisions.

Club Selection: Loft determines which club to use. Lower-lofted clubs, like drivers, are great for long-distance shots, while higher-lofted clubs offer better control and accuracy at shorter distances.

Aerodynamics: Loft also impacts aerodynamics. Greater loft creates lift, allowing the ball to travel further before hitting the ground.

Pro Tip: Experiment with different lofts during practice to get a feel for them. This will help on the golf course, during various situations. So, swing it like Tiger Woods and bend it like Beckham !

Swing technique

Alignment is key for a swing that’s effective. Make sure your body is facing the target. This helps you stay balanced and generate power.

Grip the club firmly but not too tightly. This gives you better control over the clubface and makes for a more consistent and powerful shot.

Your backswing should be smooth and controlled. This ensures proper weight transfer and body coil, providing potential energy for the downswing.

The position of the clubface when it strikes the ball decides its trajectory and distance. Hitting the ball with a slightly descending blow creates compressed contact , leading to longer shots.

Other factors like body rotation, tempo, timing, and release also play a role in an effective swing. To truly master these aspects, practice and help from coaches or instructors can be invaluable.

Golf Digest conducted a study that showed professional golfers have higher swing speeds due to superior coordination between their body movements . This suggests honing one’s technique can greatly increase shot distance and overall golfing performance.

Average distance of a 6 iron shot

Understanding the average distance of a 6 iron shot is key for golfers. It usually covers medium to long distances, from 150 to 170 yards. Yet, many factors can affect this, like swing speed, skill level, and weather conditions.

Here’s a table with data, showing the range of distances achieved with a 6 iron:

This data shows that most shots with a 6 iron are within the 146-167 yard range. However, this varies from person to person.

It’s important to remember that this data is just an average. Every golfer has strengths and weaknesses that affect their performance with a club. So, practice and professional guidance are essential for refining your skills.

If your 6 iron shots aren’t going far enough, there are ways to improve. Get advice from a golf instructor or coach. Also, work on increasing your swing speed and practice regularly. Don’t miss out on the chance to unlock your full potential with the 6 iron!

Tips for maximizing distance with a 6 iron

To maximize distance with a 6 iron, improve your grip and stance, utilize the correct swing tempo and rhythm, and master the art of a descending strike. These key tips will help you achieve optimal results, allowing you to hit your 6 iron with greater power and precision.

Proper grip and stance

Gripping and stance for a 6 iron can make or break your distance. To make it work, hold the club with a neutral grip , not too strong or too weak. Put your hands slightly ahead of the ball at address. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and parallel to the target line. Keep weight on balls of your feet. Flex knees slightly. Relax and keep good posture.

Note: These are just general guidelines. You may need to tweak them to fit your individual factors like height, flexibility, and preference.

Apart from that, don’t forget to grip lightly and align shoulders, hips, knees, and feet in one direction. Also, did you know that grip styles have changed over time? In the past, golfers used an overlapping grip which was limited in range of motion. However, the Vardon grip , also known as the overlapping grip, gained popularity in the early 20th century and revolutionized the game. It allowed for a more fluid swing and increased power transfer, leading to greater distance with all clubs, including the 6 iron.

Using the correct swing tempo and rhythm

Find the right swing speed for you. Try different speeds to get maximum power and accuracy. Going too slow will mean less distance, while going too fast will mean less accuracy.
Develop a consistent tempo. A smooth and even rhythm will help you control the shot and transfer power from your body to the clubhead. Practice this tempo during your swing.
Sequence your body parts correctly. Start with your hips, then move to your shoulders, arms, hands, and finally, the clubhead. This will produce power and add distance.
Maintain balance. Keep good balance as you move through the swing, from backswing to downswing. This will give you more power while keeping control of the shot.
Remember, proper swing tempo and rhythm are key to getting maximum distance with a 6 iron. Also, pay attention to details like grip pressure and alignment to improve your performance.

Utilizing a descending strike

To achieve maximum distance with a 6 iron, you must use a descending strike . Here are the 4 steps :

Be forward on your front foot.
Slight hip tilt, hands ahead of the ball.
Focus on compressing the ball against turf.
Finish with weight fully transferred to front foot.

These steps will increase accuracy and distance .

Keep in mind, the descending strike requires practice and timing . Try different swings and drills.

Golfers have been mastering this skill for ages. It’s essential for optimal performance. So, try the descending strike and watch your shots soar!

Common mistakes to avoid when hitting a 6 iron

To improve your accuracy when hitting a 6 iron, avoid these common mistakes: gripping the club too tightly, lifting the ball instead of striking down on it, and over-swinging or rushing the swing. By addressing these sub-sections, you can enhance your technique and achieve greater success with your 6 iron shots.

Gripping the club too tightly

Release tension by loosening your grip . Find balance with a moderate pressure . Avoid control issues by allowing flexibility . Trust your technique and don’t grip too tightly.

This affects your swing mechanics, distance, and ball flight accuracy . Experiment with grip pressure to fine-tune your approach.

A true story: A golfer struggled with 6 iron shots. A pro suggested gripping like a delicate bird – firm enough not to let it fly away but gentle enough not to crush it. This improved distance and accuracy!

Remember, a relaxed grip can take those 6 iron shots to new heights. Don’t be a ball lifter – keep them grounded!

Lifting the ball instead of striking down on it

Grip it right! Keep your hands ahead of the clubface and have a neutral grip. This will ensure a downward strike.
Stance and posture: Have an open stance and keep your weight centered. Tilt your spine away from the target.
Ball Position: Place the ball slightly ahead of center in your stance. This creates a descending strike for clean contact with the ball.
Downswing Sequence: Initiate the downswing by turning your hips towards the target. Shift your weight onto the front foot. Compress the ball against the turf at impact.
Some other key details to consider include having a consistent tempo and resisting the temptation to scoop or lift the ball. Let the loft of the club do its job at impact.
Follow these tips to consistently hit solid and accurate 6 iron shots. Striking down on the ball maximizes distance and control. It allows optimal compression between clubface and ball at impact. This is essential for generating ideal launch conditions.
Remember, don’t take your anger out on your 6 iron! Use therapy instead.

Over-swinging or rushing the swing

The key for a successful swing is balancing power and control. Many golfers make a mistake of over-swinging or rushing their swing, leading to inaccurate shots and bad contact with the ball.

When you over-swing, you put too much force, which makes the clubface veer off its intended path. This leads to hooks or slices. Rushing your swing makes you lose tempo and rhythm, resulting in inconsistent hitting.

To avoid this mistake, focus on a smooth and controlled swing. Set up correctly and align your body with the target line. Keep a steady tempo and rhythm. Don’t rush through the downswing, and let the club do the job.

Remember the importance of weight transfer. As you move from the backswing to the downswing, shift your weight onto your front foot for power and accuracy. This helps you stay balanced and hit the ball properly.

Golf needs precision and finesse. Avoid over-swinging and rushing your swing for better shots and more enjoyment of the game. Amateur golfers often rush their swings because of a lack of confidence ( Golf Digest ). Take your time to develop a smooth and controlled swing for better shots and more fun. And if you can’t hit a 6 iron, at least you have an excuse for why you didn’t make it to the PGA Tour.

Figuring out 6 iron’s distance? Multiple factors to consider. Distance depends on swing speed, club loft, player skill, and weather.

To optimize shot distance with 6 iron, it’s important to focus on certain aspects.

Perfect your swing technique. Smooth & controlled swing, with proper weight transfer & clubhead acceleration at impact.
Adjusting club loft affects the shot distance. Try different lofts during practice to find optimal setting.

External factors like wind speed & direction can either help or hinder ball flight. So adjust club selection accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How far should a 6 iron go?

A: The average distance for a 6 iron is around 150-170 yards.

Q: Why does the distance vary for different golfers?

A: The distance can vary due to factors like swing speed, ball contact, loft angle, and individual strength.

Q: Is it possible to hit a 6 iron farther than the average distance?

A: Yes, with proper technique and increasing swing speed, it is possible to hit a 6 iron beyond the average yardage.

Q: Does the type of golf ball impact the distance with a 6 iron?

A: Yes, different golf balls have varying compression levels and spin rates, which can affect the distance achieved with a 6 iron.

Q: Should I always expect the same distance with a 6 iron?

A: It’s important to note that distance can fluctuate due to external factors such as wind, temperature, and elevation.

Q: How can I improve my 6 iron distance?

A: Practicing proper swing mechanics, working on strength and flexibility, and getting custom club fitting can help improve your distance with a 6 iron.

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Golf Club Distance Chart

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This golf club distance chart will help provide you with a guide to how far you should hit your golf clubs. You’ll also be able to tell what level you’re at compared to the pros and how increasing your swing speed will impact your yardage.

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Golf Club Distance Chart by Swing Speed

This table from Trackman shows the average distance for golf clubs based on the swing speed of a driver. Of course, your distances will vary based on how well you’re striking the ball, but this cheat sheet should give you a good idea of how far you can expect your clubs to go when hit well.

Note that these are carry numbers. So you might expect from 0-10 yards of extra distance depending on the club, how it’s struck, and where it lands.

Printable Golf Club Distance Chart

If you’d like to print this chart out, click on the image below or download this golf club distance chart pdf .

Average Swing Speed by Player Type

Here are the average swing speeds by type of player. These numbers vary widely, especially among amateurs, but they can give you an idea of where you stand among your peers.

Average Swing Speed by Handicap

The distance you can hit your clubs directly correlates with your potential handicap. Of course, your actual handicap number will vary based on all the factors of your game, but these are the expected averages for males and females.

Average Driver Distance by Age

The table below shows the average driving distance by age. Your actual numbers will vary based on your fitness and skill. As people age, they tend to lose fast twitch muscle fiber and flexibility unless they’re actively working to maintain them.

How to Find Your Driver Swing Speed

There are several ways to find your swing speed to place yourself on this chart.

The simplest way is to get the yardage for one of your clubs, such as the driver, and match that yardage to the chart. You should find one of the columns closely matches your yardages. Ensure you’re tracking average yardage and not your best drive to get accurate numbers.

Here are several other ways:

Use a golf simulator to get an accurate swing speed number. A device like a Trackman or a Skytrak should be able to provide you with this data. If you don’t have a simulator, you may be able to find somewhere nearby where you can rent time in a simulator bay.
Use a launch monitor like the PRGR (around $200), which accurately measures speed.

How to Make Your Own Club Distance Card

To make your own club distance card, you’ll need to start by measuring each club’s carry and/or total distance. There are several ways to get this data:

A golf simulator (you can rent simulator time if you don’t have access)
A launch monitor (such as the PRGR mentioned above)
A golf tracker (such as the Arccos Caddie )
A range finder and some time at the driving range (this approach is less precise and takes extra effort)

Choose which data is most helpful. For example, carry distances are useful for hitting a green or ensuring you can get over trouble, and the total distance helps you know your range. You can also track distances for partial swings (like a 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4 wedge).

After you’ve gathered all the numbers, there are several ways you can use them to make your club choices easier on the course:

Paper – the most basic way is to write them down on some note paper; you can use the templates below for an idea of what to write down.
Phone – you can save these numbers as a note or document for reference if your phone is easily accessible during your golf round. Apps like the Arccos Caddie (mentioned above) will also track this for you.
Print Out – we’ve included some sample templates below to give you ideas on how to design a card.

Once you have your distance card, you can laminate and carry it, put it in a scorecard holder, attach it to your bag with a bag tag holder , or tape it to your push cart.

You should expect to hit a 7-iron between 130 and 160 yards. Each iron should vary by about 8 to 10 yards (e.g., if your 7 goes 150, your 8 should go around 140). This will change depending on your swing speed, which is related to your technique, flexibility, fitness, and height.

An average male swings the driver at 94 mph, traveling around 240 yards. However, most amateurs don’t hit the ball perfectly, so this will often fall short of this potential yardage when mishit. A PGA Tour player hits the driver an average of 295 yards (some are much longer, like DeChambeau at 320 yds). An LPGA player drives the ball around 240 yards in total.

In 2021 Kyle Berkshire hit a ball speed of 233.4 mph with a swing speed of 153.3 mph. His swing speeds have been slightly higher, but ball speed ultimately factors most into the distance.

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Last check, my golf swing speed has been around 98 to 100mph. So as a reference I hit my 7-Iron about 165yds on average, pitching wedge would be 130 to 140yds and driver 230 to 260yds depending upon contact and degree of flight. I can handle tee spots up to 6700 to 6800yds. However, my wife thinks I should “play-up” because my scores are “mid 90’s on challenging course, but my issues have always been the short game, not distance. What do you suggest?

Regarding John Hartmann’s comment….play the tees where you have the most fun. If all your buddies are playing from the same tees as you maybe you want to just keep playing those same tees with your friends. Most of us are just playing for fun. Play where you have the most fun but if I were you I’d at least give it a try moving up. 6800 yards is a lot of golf course for weekend golfers. Who knows, you might have more fun making lower scores from closer tees.

Yeah, play whichever tees you like, but like SS said 6800 is probably a lot if you’re not hitting a driver at least 260+… if you take a look at the par 3 distances, and shots you may have to hit into greens on a 2nd or third shot (after subtracting your avg driver distance) it’ll help you figure out what to play. I’m going to have a lot more fun hitting irons into a green and having some birdie chances then if I’m always trying to crank a fairway wood in and missing or having long putts.

I’m 80 years old and hit my driver pretty consistently 200-210. Since moving to the up tees I have had so much more fun. Now it’s driver and a medium iron rather than driver, fairway wood, pitching wedge. Having a chance to make some birdies makes all the difference in enjoyment for me.

6 Iron Distance (Complete Overview)

The average male golfer will hit their 6 iron around 163 yards. A senior golfer will hit their 6 iron around 150 yards The low handicap golfer will hit their 6 iron around 173 yards with the tour pro average is 183 yards. There is a 20 yard difference between the average male ametur and the tour pro.

(See chart below for average distance on each club in the bag for seniors, average amateurs, low handicap golfers and tour pros)

6 Iron Distance

Let’s face it. All golfers want to hit every club further.

If we could just hit our driver 20 yards further and have 20 yards less into a green, the game would be much easier. We are right there with you!!

We are on a journey to increase our swing speed and our ball speed.

For example, if a golfer could hit a 6 iron 185 yards vs only 155 yards, the advantage is for the longer hitter because it means he or she will be hitting an 8 or 9 iron from 155 instead of a 6 iron.

The golfer will have a better ball dispersion, which means more greens hit in regulation, leading to more birdie putt attempts and 2 putt par situations.

At the end of the day, speed is vital to the overall success of a golfer. If you not hitting the ball around 250 yards with the driver, you are going to struggle to get under a 5 handicap unless you have a rather impressive short game!

How to hit a 6 iron (5 Keys and Tips)

Distance Chart Below

One of our three fundamentals to the game of golf is having enough speed to play the course. If you are playing a longer course and can’t hit a par 4 with two quality shots, a golfer has three options:

Train for more speed
Move forwards a tee
Accept the fact that you might not be able to hit some par 4s in regulation

We prefer to go to option one.

Train for Speed: OverSpeed Training with SuperSpeed Golf

I spent many years wondering how I can increase my swing speed. When I was playing junior golf, we weren’t fortunate enough to have some of the training aids and knowledge that is now available. Smart people have studied the golf swing and have created training aids and protocols to help all golfers increase their distance!

At around the same time, the statistics from the PGA Tour have become more clear and the importance of speed is acknowledged by many to be a key to being the best on the PGA Tour.

Within the past several years, there have been several products hit the market to make speed gains possible. While many people for many years waited for the latest driver to come out to gain an additional 5-10 yards, you can now do this even with your current clubs.

Did you know that with the SuperSpeed Training System you can gain 5-8% increase in swing speed as early as the first training session? This would allow you to gain somewhere between 10 and 30 yards depending on your current swing speed.

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The SuperSpeed Training System is based on three different swing speed sticks all weighing at different weights. There is a green club that is 10% lighter than the average driver, the blue club which is 5% lighter and the red club which is actually 5% heavier!

Following their prescribed protocols the golfer completes the training every other day. The total time to complete most of their protocols is between 10-15 minutes. Most people can find the time to make this happen. The golfer will also need a swing radar to measure their progress.

The science behind the SuperSpeed Training System is based on overspeed training. Overspeed training has been around for several decades now and has been used by olympic athletics in the sport of Track and Field.

The science behind this overspeed training is based on the premise that your brain will only allow your body to move as fast as it feels it can stop safely! So, you get to work and swing the clubs as fast as possible, retraining your brain to allow you to swing your driver faster.

For more permanent results, the golfer should continue these training protocols for several months. The initial 5-8% is great and can become more permanent with the right length of training. The golfer can expect to continue to break down barriers every several months at a 1-2% increase.

My own experience has been an increase of 7-10 miles per hour on average from between 98-101 all the way up to 106-109. My goal is to hit the PGA Tour average of 113 mph in the coming months. I will continue to train every other day and watch in amazement as I am hitting drivers longer now than ever before!

Phil Mickelson (a senior golfer now) has been known to increase his swing speed in the past year or so and is close to 120 miles per hour in his swing speed. There are potential results for golfers of all ability levels and age!

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What is a 6 iron used for?

The 6 iron will most frequently be used for shots between 140 and 200 yards for the majority of golfers. It can be used off the tee on a par 3, from the fairway or rough and even a fairway bunker.

The higher the swing speed, the further the ball will carry on average with a 6 iron.

Other uses include chipping on bump and run shots and punch out shots from the trees or difficult areas with thick rough or desert areas.

5 Keys to hitting your irons consistently!

Two Great Drills for the 6 Iron

Low point control drill.

Take some yard paint and paint a 1-2 yard long line if you are in the grass area.
Setup with 55% of your weight on your front side.
Try to hit the target side of the line and see how many times out of 10 you can do this successfully!
Repeat this drill every day for a month, tracking your progress and your ability to do this successfully in trials of ten.
You may need to start with half swing and progress to full swings.

If you are struggling, put more weight forward and work on keeping your head still to help control the low point in the swing.

Stock Shot Drill

Set up an alignment stick 6-8 yards down your target line in front of the ball.
If you have one, set up a second alignment stick 2-4 feet right of that target line
Go ahead and see how many swings out of 10 you can get the ball to start to the right of the first of the alignment stick. The goal here is to progress to 7 out of 10.
Practice this drill everytime you hit golf balls.

The key to golf is being able to control your contact and your start line with your 6 iron. The golfer that can control the contact and start the ball on the proper start line while controlling the curve of the ball will be a great positions to shoot quality scores!

How to hit your irons higher (5 Tips)

My Secret To Golf Improvement

Let’s face it, in order to get really good at golf, we must practice frequently. About three years ago, I made the leap and invested in a golf simulator build for my garage. I went with a SkyTrak Launch Monitor and the TGC software and can now play over 100,000 courses including Augusta, Pebble Beach, Bethpage Black, Whistling Straits. St. Andrews and many other of the top 100 courses in the world.

This golf simulator setup, which is more affordable that you might imagine, has been a game changer. I can now play golf everyday of the year regardless of rain, snow, cold weather or time of day. I can practice or play rounds of golf. I can stand in the 11th fairway at Augusta and with the auto-rewind feature I am able to practice my approach shots from various differences.

It is worth checking out through Rain or Shine Golf as they offer some incredible packages along with financing offers that are difficult to beat.

Some direct links to Rain or Shine Golf for pricing and financing:

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Take Action – What You Can Do Today to Get Better

What does this mean for you? I believe in the following recipe to get better:

1 – Improve your motion in the golf swing by identifying a golf instructor. Here are some options:

Here is a list of golf instructors that we have reviewed:

George Gankas
Bobby Lopez
Shawn Clement
Mike Malaska
Jim Venetos
Monte Scheinblum

2 – Train to swing faster and improve your swing speed. Here are some options:

Looking to gain more Speed and Distance in your swing. Two Options:

SuperSpeed Golf – Read our Full Review
Gain 30-40 yards in 30 Days – Swing Man Golf

3 – Understand course strategy and work to break through your next barrier. Here is a series on breaking through:

We have provided guides on how to break 100, 90, 80 and 70. Check out more below, if interested.

How to Break 100
How to Break 90
How to Break 80
How to Break 70

4 – Practice Frequently

Did you know that I build a golf simulator in my garage and have played over 500 rounds of golf on my SkyTrak system? It has been a game changer and one worth checking out. Here are some of my other posts on golf simulators frequently asked questions:

Is a Golf Simulator Worth It?
How to Build a Golf Simulator?
What is the Best Golf Simulator?
Golf Simulator Accessories?
How to Build a Golf Simulator for under $7000
Top 11 Reasons to Buy a SkyTrak
How to Build a Golf Simulator for Under $1000
Why Build A Golf Simulator?
What Space is Needed?
Can A Golf Simulator Improve My Game?
How Much Does A Golf Simulator Cost?
Don’t Forget to Check out our 15 best golf swings of all time.

6 Iron Distance [One Of My Favorite Clubs!]

Golfers of all levels are constantly seeking ways to improve their game, and one area of focus for many is their iron distance. Specifically, the 6 iron distance is a key metric that can have a significant impact on a golfer’s overall performance. The 6 iron is typically classified as a mid-iron, falling between the long irons (2-4) and the short irons (8-PW) in a standard set of golf clubs.

For amateur and recreational golfers, hitting the ball consistently and with good distance can be a challenge. The average golfer may hit a 6 iron anywhere from 18 to 44 yards, depending on their swing speed, club head speed, and other factors. PGA Tour pros, on the other hand, can hit a 6 iron upwards of 200 yards, showcasing the vast difference in skill level and technique.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, understanding your 6 iron distance and how to improve it can have a major impact on your golf game. Factors such as ball speed, club speed, and club head speed all play a role in determining the maximum distance you can achieve with a 6 iron. Additionally, factors such as club face, loft, and ball flight can also impact your overall distance and accuracy.

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PGA Tour Pros are known for their exceptional golf skills, especially when it comes to hitting long distances. They have a club speed of around 110 to 120 miles per hour, which enables them to hit the ball with great power and accuracy. When it comes to 6 iron distance, PGA Tour Pros can hit the ball an average of 200 to 220 yards. However, some of the long hitters on the tour can hit the ball up to 240 yards with a 6 iron.

Amateur and Recreational Golfers

Amateur and recreational golfers, on the other hand, do not have the same level of skill as PGA Tour Pros. They have slower swing speeds and may not hit the ball with the same power and accuracy.

As a result, their 6 iron distance may not be as far. According to golf club distance charts, beginner and average male golfers can hit a 6 iron between 115 to 145 yards, while female golfers can hit it between 75 to 120 yards. For most recreational golfers, their 6 iron distance falls between 130 to 150 yards.

However, some short hitters may only hit the ball 100 yards or less with a 6 iron, while long hitters may hit it up to 180 yards. It is important to note that 6 iron distance can vary depending on several factors such as club head speed, ball speed, smash factor, and the loft of the club.

Golfers with slower swing speeds may benefit from using game improvement irons or clubs with higher lofts to achieve more distance. Additionally, golfers can work with a club fitter to find the right club and loft that fits their swing and style of play. In conclusion, 6 iron distance varies greatly depending on the skill level and swing speed of the golfer.

While PGA Tour Pros may hit the ball with great distance and accuracy, amateur and recreational golfers may not achieve the same results. It is important for golfers to understand their own distance and work on improving their swing to achieve more distance on the course.

The 6 Iron Golf Club

The 6 iron is a mid-iron golf club that is typically used for shots ranging from 150 to 180 yards for mid-handicappers. It is one of the most versatile clubs in the bag and can be used for a variety of shots, including approach shots, tee shots, and even shots from the rough. The 6 iron has a loft of around 30 degrees and is usually included in most golf club sets.

Swing Speed and 6 Iron Distance

The distance that a golfer can hit a 6 iron is largely dependent on their swing speed. The average swing speed for an amateur golfer is around 80 miles per hour, which can result in a carry distance of around 139 yards for a 6 iron. However, professional golfers on the PGA Tour can hit a 6 iron up to 200 yards with a swing speed of over 100 miles per hour.

Golf Ball and 6 Iron Distance

The type of golf ball that a golfer uses can also have an impact on their 6 iron distance. Golf balls with a higher compression rating can help increase ball speed and distance, while golf balls with a lower compression rating can help golfers with slower swing speeds achieve more distance.

It is important to experiment with different types of golf balls to find the one that works best for your swing and game. The 6 iron is an important club in any golfer’s bag, and its versatility makes it a valuable tool for players of all skill levels. With the right swing speed and golf ball, the 6 iron can help golfers achieve impressive distances and accuracy on the course.

Club Head Speed

Club head speed is one of the most important factors affecting 6 iron distance. The faster the swing speed, the more distance the ball will travel. According to Golf Guidebook , amateur golfers typically have swing speeds between 60 and 90 miles per hour, while professional golfers can have swing speeds over 120 miles per hour. A faster swing speed will also generate more ball speed and a higher smash factor, resulting in even more distance.

The loft of the 6 iron is another important factor that affects distance. The loft of a 6 iron is typically between 28 and 32 degrees, which is lower than a 7 iron but higher than a 5 iron. According to Golfer Logic , the average distance for a 6 iron is between 150 and 170 yards for men and 130 to 150 yards for women. However, the loft of the club can be adjusted to increase or decrease the launch angle and spin rate, which can affect the distance and trajectory of the ball.

The position of the club face at impact also affects 6 iron distance. If the club face is open, the ball will tend to slice and lose distance. If the club face is closed, the ball will tend to hook and also lose distance. According to Honest Golfers , the club face should be square at impact to achieve maximum distance and accuracy. Additionally, the angle of attack and path of the club head can also affect the distance and direction of the ball.

Overall, the combination of club head speed, loft, and club face position all play a crucial role in determining 6 iron distance. By optimizing these factors, golfers can achieve their maximum potential distance with this club.

Game Improvement Irons

For amateur and beginner golfers, game improvement irons can help increase 6 iron distance. These clubs are designed with a larger sweet spot and more forgiving club face, making it easier to hit the ball consistently and with more distance. Recreational players with slower swing speeds can benefit from game improvement irons with higher lofts, which can help get the ball in the air and increase carry distance.

Knockdown Shots

Another way to improve 6 iron distance is by learning how to hit knockdown shots. This technique involves reducing the loft of the club and hitting the ball with a lower trajectory, which can help the ball roll farther after landing. To hit a knockdown shot, players should focus on hitting the ball with a slightly descending blow and keeping their hands ahead of the club head at impact.

Approach Shots

Improving approach shots can also help increase 6 iron distance. This involves hitting the ball with the correct trajectory and spin to maximize distance and control. To hit a solid approach shot, players should focus on hitting the ball with a slightly descending blow and using the correct club for the distance and shot type. It is important to practice approach shots on the driving range and on the course to improve consistency and accuracy.

Overall, improving 6 iron distance requires a combination of technique, equipment, and practice. By using game improvement irons, learning knockdown shots, and improving approach shots, players can increase their 6 iron distance and improve their overall golf game.

Overall, the 6 iron is an important club in the golf bag for many players. It is a versatile club that can be used in a variety of situations, from approach shots to long par threes. The distance that a player can hit a 6 iron varies depending on a number of factors, including swing speed, ball speed, and club head speed.

For amateur and recreational golfers, it is important to focus on improving their swing speed and ball speed in order to achieve greater distance with their 6 iron. Additionally, using game improvement irons with higher lofts can help players achieve more distance and improve their ball flight.

For professional golfers and PGA tour players, the 6 iron is an important club for approach shots and can be used to hit a variety of different shots, including knockdown shots and low trajectory shots. These players typically have faster swing speeds and can hit their 6 iron much farther than the average golfer.

Overall, the 6 iron is an important club for golfers of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, improving your 6 iron distance can help you lower your scores and improve your overall game.

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Golf Club Distances: How Far Should You Hit Your Irons?

The Golf Club Distance Chart—and Why You Shouldn't Worry About It

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Variation in Golfers' Distances

Learning Your Yardages

Golf club distance chart.

How far are you supposed to hit each of your golf clubs? What is the golf club distance for each of your clubs? These are among the most-asked questions from newbies to golf. But the only completely honest answer is: It depends.

It depends on a lot of factors: the clubs you are using, the balls you are using, the conditions under which you play (hard fairway or soft fairway? windy or calm? humid or dry? etc.), your gender and age, your physical fitness, coordination and athleticism, your swing speed, how solidly you are connecting with the ball, and so on.

We'll share a golf club yardage chart below, but first, let's explain why you really shouldn't pay much attention to it or to others showing golf club distances that you can find on the Web.

Variation in Golfers' Distances

The average yardages for each golf club depends, and it varies widely from golfer to golfer. One person's 5-iron distance is another person's 3-iron distance is another person's 7-iron distance.

This is the most important fact to take away from this article: There is no wrong golf club distance, there is only your distance. And knowing your distances (also known as "knowing your yardages") is much more important than knowing how far each club is "supposed" to go.

Here's an interesting fact: While PGA Tour pros hit their drives anywhere from 280 yards to 320 yards on average, and LPGA Tour pros hit their drives from 230 to 270 yards on average, most recreational golfers, according to Golf Digest , average somewhere around 195-205 yards with their drivers.

The moral of that story? Don't compare yourself with the world's best players. Although some recreational players do outhit the pros, they are rare and you probably aren't one of them.

You'll quickly get an idea of whether you are a "long" hitter or "short" hitter by simply playing golf and comparing yourself to those you play with. (There's also an easy but time-consuming method of calculating your own, personal golf club yardages.) There's no shame in being a short hitter, and being a long hitter doesn't guarantee anything, and certainly not a lower score.

And of course, hitting the ball far doesn't matter at all if you can't also hit it straight or then get the ball onto the green.

But you didn't click on this topic to read all this, did you? You want that distance chart! OK, we'll give you a distance chart, but consider everything you've read to this point to be caveats on this subject.

The yardages listed in the chart below show a range for average amateurs, both male and female. As you'll see, the ranges are quite large and represent short hitters, medium hitters, and long hitters. (There are, of course, people who hit it longer, just as there are people who hit it shorter.)

Hybrids are numbered based on the iron they are intended to replace in your bag. A 4-hybrid, for example, is numbered thusly because the manufacturer is saying it replaces a 4-iron. A 5-hybrid is equivalent to a 5-iron, and so on.

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Golf Club Distance Charts By Age, Gender And Skill Level

Last Updated on January 9, 2024 by Matt Greene

How far should you hit the ball?

How do you compare to others?

It's always good to know that age, gender, and skillset are the biggest differentiators so you don't make unrealistic comparisons.

I did so much research on this article to bring you the most up to date information to help you quickly skim the tables and charts about golf distance.

My golf distance charts show the key elements that influence how far you can hit each golf club:

Swing speed
Smash factor
Quality and optimization of equipment

These factors are all heavily influenced by your physiology, skill, age and strength or flexibility levels. Very often, you can optimize each area, with some training or coaching or both.

Golf Club Distance Chart by Swing Speed

Swing speed is a major determining factor the golf club distances. It is not the only factor but if 100 people strike the ball the same, the fastest swings will carry the ball further.

Most golfers are around 90 mph driver swing speed.
The average swing speed on the PGA Tour is around 114 mph.
150 mph is the top range and only long drive competitors will be swinging toward this range.

NOTE: The swing speed at the top of each column is driver swing speed. We use this as a general gauge to estimate the distance of each club thereafter.

How do I swing the club faster?

You've compared yourself to the numbers in the chart but you want to hit it longer. Almost everyone does and there are 3 ways to swing the club faster:

Get lessons on proper mechanics with a professional swing coach. They will utilize all your physiological elements and limitations to the maximum, as well as help you hit the ball in the center of the club face. You can add as much as 10 mph to your driver swing speed with correct technique.
Get stronger and more mobile in the gym. Strength training plus mobility work with a trainer will increase your swing speed guaranteed. You will have a wider range of motion in your muscles and your strength will 100% translate into more speed. You can add 10-20mph to your swing depending on how advanced your strength and mobility currently is.
Get lighter golf equipment fitted to your swing. Lighter shafts can help increase your swing speed 2-5 mph.

These are the only ways to improve swing speed but the MOST important factor is the coaching and practice so that you can HIT THE SWEET SPOT of the golf club.

The center strike means you send as much energy into the ball as possible and we measure how well you hit the ball using the Smash Factor.

What is Smash Factor ?

Smash Factor is ball speed divided by club speed.

For example: 150 mph ball speed / 100 mph swing speed = 1.50 Smash Factor

The number calculated gives a ratio to show how much energy is moved from the club head to the golf ball at impact.

Low Smash Factor numbers mean less energy is transferred, while higher Smash Factor numbers mean you send more energy from your golf club into the golf ball.

The optimum Smash Factor number for excellent ball striking with the driver is 1.50 Smash Factor.

Ideal Smash Factor for every club

The PGA Tour golfers are the best in the world so we can use their averages to assume the best smash factors in the world. If you can attain these smash factor numbers as stated by Trackman , you are striking the ball as good as you possibly can.

Note how the smash factor decreases as the loft increases.

Skill level affects smash factor

Distance is affected by the swing speed but MAINLY the quality of the strike related to that swing speed.

In other words, how close to the center of the club face you hit the ball will determine how your swing speed power is transferred into the golf ball.

If you employ a swing coach, they will assist you in hitting the ball in the middle of the face, or closer to the middle.

That will take your existing swing speed and optimize it by being more efficient with where you hit the ball on the club.

The measurement we use for the quality of your strike is called Smash Factor.

Equipment affects swing speed and smash factor

The pros on tour have optimized equipment to their specific technique and skill level as well as body shape and strength.

The same swing speed in a PGA Tour pro will send the ball much further than an amateur golfer of higher handicap who has a similar swing speed.

The PGA Tour players technique is perfect so if you and a Tour pro hit the ball the same, the pro would still hit the ball further because their equipment has been customized to their exact swing.

A fitting can help to optimize your strength and swing for more distance.

Average Golf Club Distance For Male Golfers By Skill Level

From 'Good Golfer' onward, the 2 iron down to 5 iron should improve as confidence and technique improve, thus bringing more swing speed.

Beginner Golfer: New to the game - first 6-12 months.

Average Golfer: 15-24 handicap .

Good Golfer: 6-14 handicap.

Excellent Golfer: Below 6 handicap.

Swing speed charts by age and gender

Swing speed is a vital factor in determining the distance you hit the ball.

The swing speed, with a strike near the middle of the club face makes the ball go further.

A poor strike with high swing speed will go less distance.

A pro golfer swinging at the same speed as an amateur gets wildly different distance numbers because they hit the ball in the center of the face often.

Therefore, if you want to improve your distance with the same swing speed, you can work on improving your strike closer to the middle of the face.

Average swing speed by age and gender chart

In this chart we show the 50th percentile driver swing speed for each gender and age range according to the research done by TPI .

Driver Swing Speed Chart by Golf Skill Level

Confidence and skill make a big difference when hitting the driver efficiently and out the sweet spot.

Beginners with a driver will be more tentative and have less effective mechanics.

Mid handicappers will be more adept at the driver because of experience or lessons.

Advanced golfers swing with confidence from hitting a lot of golf balls and taking lessons with a pro.

PGA Tour golfers have optimized every aspect of the game with the driver and are the very tip of the spear.

Is a 250 yard drive good?

Yes it is very good. According to Arccos and Shotscope , between 15% and 31% of golfers hit 250 yards or more.

Here is a video of me breaking it down.

Ball Speed To Club Head Speed Chart for Driver

The ball speed off the driver face is dependent on the strike.

If your strike or Smash Factor is good, you will hit the ball further with your swing speed than the same speed with a bad strike.

Below, we take the club head speed and use a Smash Factor of around 1.42 which is 0.08 away from a perfect strike.

Ball Speed To Club Head Speed Chart for Driver

What swing speed hits 250 yard drives?

A swing speed of around 105 mph with the driver, and ball speed of around 150 mph will produce a 250 yard drive.

Ball Speed To Club Head Speed for 7 iron

A 7 iron optimal smash factor is 1.33. That is the PGA Tour average. Remember for the driver it is 1.50

The ball speed off the 7 iron is determined by the swing speed and smash factor.

As the clubs get shorter, the ideal smash factor actually changes.

What distance will you get from a 7 iron at every speed of swing?

What swing speed hits the 7 iron 150 yards?

A swing speed of around 76 mph with the 7 iron, ball speed of around 105 mph and dynamic loft of 21° will produce a 150 yard carry shot.

Golf Club Distance Charts Other Important Factors

Every club has a different loft and more loft goes less distance, while less loft goes longer distance in combination with longer golf shafts.

Driver usually goes furthest while the lob wedge around 60 degrees goes the shortest.

The golf clubs of today go a lot further since the manufacturers started creating cavity back golf clubs in combination with lower lofts for the same clubs.

Every club is between 2 and 5 degrees lower in loft in the current day, which automatically increases distance by up to 15 yards per iron compared to prior times. Driver lofts cannot get much lower as people will not be able to hit them. In order to hit a driver with a loft below 9 degrees, your swing speed needs to be incredibly fast.

An important factor to note for slower swing speeds, is that a higher lofted fairway wood or higher lofted driver can actually GAIN you distance because low lofted clubs are harder to launch at slower swings. Most golfers should be playing fairway woods with a loft that does not go below 16 or 17 degrees .

The club heads are bigger for all golf clubs in modern times with much larger sweet spots. With the addition of lighter shafts in both the irons and the woods, the ball speeds and swing speeds are higher as well. Check out our article on the flex of shafts in the current game.

Golf Club Distance Charts of PGA Tour Golfers

Why are modern golfers longer than prior generations, physical fitness.

Most modern pros are in the gym multiple times per week and in the physio offices often. In prior generations during the Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus days, the pros were regular people who even used to enjoy a smoke and a drink on the course.

Bryson Dechambeau is an example of someone who bulked up in order to hit it further and it made a big difference. The side effects of that can be disputed as he has slimmed down again.

Tiger Woods was one of the first modern day pros to begin working in the gym. His huge transformation to a big, strong guy inspired a whole new generation of golfers and now most up and coming pros are hitting the ball longer than even this generation of pros.

Club advancements

Lofts have changed and the lower lofts in irons will change how far the ball appears to go with the same 'number' iron.

A 7 iron from the 80s may have had 40° of loft while a current 7 iron can have as low as 28° of loft. That 12 degree difference makes a 20-30 yard difference in distance.

The other important factor especially with the woods and drivers, is the materials of the clubs. The drivers now are lightweight titanium and carbon, with graphite shafts, optimized for huge distance.

That alone makes an astonishing difference when we compare to the old persimmon wooden clubs and heavy steel shafts.

The golf ball changed a lot with the release of the Pro V1. Golf balls just went further than ever before.

They spin less, they go straighter and they have advanced to a point that the ruling authorities of golf want to make them go shorter to preserve the golf courses.

If the pros hit the ball too long, they need to extend the golf courses, and there is a lkmited amount fo land available.

The balata golf ball is significantly shorter than the current urethane covered solid core golf balls they use today on the Tour.

You can compare how you shape up against the average golfer, the senior golfer, the pro golfer and the advanced golfer.

The key though is to understand your own game and your distances so you can more effectively plan your game and piece together a good golf score. When you fully understand and accept your distances that you hit the golf ball, you will score better.

For the pros and the advanced players, the distance they hit each club is not a matter of ego. It's a matter of 'which club gets the job done?' and they use that.

You can too, whichever distance you hit it.

Average Golf Club Distances: Amateurs vs PGA Players

average golf club distances for amateur and pga pro golfers

The number one key to breaking 100 and golfing better is knowing the average golf club distances you can hit each of your clubs. In this guide, I’ll give a breakdown of average club distances for men and women, amateurs and PGA tour players.

I’ll also touch on other topics like:

How does swing speed effect golf club distances ?
How much does the golf ball impact distance?
How can you increase your distances for each golf club today?

Let’s start by going over the average golf club distances for each club first.

Pitching Wedge

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The average driving distance for an amateur is 220 yards off the tee . If you can hit further than that regularly and keep your ball in the fairway more often then not, congratulations!

A detailed breakdown on driver distance by golfer type and gender is as follows:

Average Male: 235 yards
Average Female: 180 yards
PGA Golfer: 298 yards
LPGA Golfer: 247 yards
Average Range for Men: 200-270 yards
Average Range for Women: 150-210 yards

The wide average range for both men and women is due to a number of factors, such as:

Driver Swing Speed
Driver Technology
Golf Ball Speed
Smash Factor / Quality of Strike
Experience Level

I’ll break all of that down below. But first, I’ll show you the average distances for all of the other golf clubs in your bag.

average golf club distance with a driver

The 3 wood is the second-longest club in your bag. It can be used off of the tee, fairway, or a propped up lie in the rough. Because of that, the overall average distance you can hit your 3-wood may range.

Golf’s averages are:

Average Male: 215 yards
Average Female: 155 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 278 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 230 yards
Average Range for Men: 180-240 yards
Average Range for Women: 125-185 yards

The 5 wood has more loft compared to the 3 wood, which makes it easier to hit up into the air but lowers the distance you can get. Average distances for a 5 wood are:

Average Male: 200 yards
Average Female: 140 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 255 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 205 yards
Average Range for Men: 160-225 yards
Average Range for Women: 110-175 yards

A lot of golf club sets include a 3 hybrid club instead of a 3 iron because it is much easier to hit. The club head on a hybrid is similar to a wood, promoting longer distance and less spin.

Average distances for a 3 hybrid are:

Average Maler: 190 yards
Average Female: 130 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 235 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 195 yards
Average Range for Men: 160-220 yards
Average Range for Women: 100-170 yards

A 3 iron is used in similar situations as a hybrid, but you will not be able to hit it as far. Instead, you will see a slightly lower ball speed and more spin. A golf ball hit by a 3 iron will not roll as far after it lands.

Average distances for a 3 iron are:

Average Male: 185 yards
Average Female: 125 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 230 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 190 yards
Average Range for Men: 150-210 yards
Average Range for Women: 100-160 yards

A 4 iron, like a 3 iron, can be tricky to hit because of its low loft and longer shaft length. However, it’s a key medium-to-long distance iron to hit your approach shots with. It’s a common club to use if you need to punch out of the trees or keep your ball flight low and it has a loft of 24 degrees.

The average golf distances for a 4 iron are:

Average Male: 175 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 225 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 185 yards
Average Range for Men: 150-200 yards
Average Range for Women: 90-160 yards

A 5 iron is a very good club that can be hit by pros and beginners alike. It’s often the lowest lofted iron in a beginner set of club.

The average distances for a 5 irons are:

Average Male: 165 yards
Average Female: 115 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 215 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 175 yards
Average Range for Men: 140-180 yards
Average Range for Women: 80-140 yards

A 6 iron is when ball spin and stopping power become more important than distance. It has a loft of 31 degrees.

The average distances for a 6 iron are:

Average Male: 155 yards
Average Female: 105 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 205 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 165 yards
Average Range for Men: 130-170 yards
Average Range for Women: 70-130 yards

For most people, a 7 iron is the club where you add enough spin to the golf ball to erase your natural slice or fade. It has a loft of 34 degrees and it’s average distances are:

Average Male: 145 yards
Average Female: 95 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 195 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 155 yards
Average Range for Men: 120-160 yards
Average Range for Women: 60-120 yards

An 8 iron has about 37 degrees of loft. It is mostly used as a medium-to-short approach club that allows you to get the ball close to the green.

Average distances for an 8 iron are:

Average Male: 135 yards
Average Female: 85 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 185 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 145 yards
Average Range for Men: 110-150 yards
Average Range for Women: 55-110 yards

A 9 iron is a versatile club that you can use from further away to stick the ball close to the green. It is also a popular chipping club for “bump-and-run” style shots around the green. The 9 iron has a standard loft of 42 degrees.

The average distance for a 9 iron is:

Average Male: 120 yards
Average Female: 70 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 170 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 130 yards
Average Range for Men: 100-140 yards
Average Range for Women: 50-100 yards

A pitching wedge is used mainly to hit pitches and chip shots around the green. For amateur golfers, the pitching wedge is the highest lofted club that can be hit reliably from all distances. The rest of the wedges in this guide as used as more niche shots at certain distances only.

The average distances for a full swing pitching wedge are:

Average Male: 110 yards
Average Female: 65 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 155 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 115 yards
Average Range for Men: 80-130 yards
Average Range for Women: 50-85 yards

A gap or approach wedge has more loft than a pitching wedge and is used for high shots with low bounce. The name comes because it is a “gap” club between the pitching wedge and the sand wedge.

The average distances for a full swing gap wedge are:

Average Male: 90 yards
Average Female: 55 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 135 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 105 yards
Average Range for Men: 70-115 yards
Average Range for Women: 40-80 yards

A sand wedge is used to help you get out of any bunkers you find yourself in. It has about 56 degrees of loft, which is quite a bit. A lot of beginner golfers cannot hit a good sand wedge because the amount of error is so low.

The average distances of a full swing sand wedge is:

Average Male: 80 yards
Average Female: 50 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 125 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 100 yards
Average Range for Men: 60-110 yards
Average Range for Women: 40-75 yards

A lob wedge is the highest lofted club in a golf bag at 60 degrees. This lob wedge is used to get a huge amount of height but low distance. When hit properly, a lob wedge will produce lots of backspin.

Average Male: 70 yards
Average Female: 40 yards
Average PGA Golfer: 105 yards
Average LPGA Golfer: 80 yards
Average Range for Men: 50-90 yards
Average Range for Women: 35-60 yards

Average Golf Distance Charts

If you want a quick reference guide, the chart below shows how far the average golfer hits the ball for each club.

Using this chart, you can see how your distance for each club matches up against the average golfer.

How Do You Know Your Average Golf Club Distances?

Knowing how far you can hit each golf club is key to both breaking 100 and becoming a scratch golfer. Without knowing how far you hit each club, you are more likely to sail a ball over the green or leave it short for your next shot.

Here are some tips for figuring out your average golf club distances:

Driving ranges are the perfect spot to work on your swing and make everything more consistent. Ranges will have markers for major distance, allowing you to hit dozens of balls and really determine accurate distances for each club.

You don’t hit some irons in your bag that regularly, so the range is the perfect spot to figure out iron distances.

A golf GPS allows you to see the distance to every green and hazard on the golf course while you are playing your round. The good ones also have AutoShot detection, which track your distances on every shot. You can review your stats after the round is done and review average club distances too.

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A golf launch monitor tracks metrics about your swing, including:

Overall distance
Attack angle

It is the number one way to understand how you hit each golf club while at home. Pick up a launch monitor, such as the affordable FlightScope Mevo , and a golf hitting net , and you will be able to create your own golf club distance charts.

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The ultimate way to know your average club distances is to practice. New golfers don’t hit consistent enough to truly understand how far they can hit each club. Working on your skill level first will allow you to get more accurate results.

PGA tour players know their distances because they practice day in and day out.

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Factors That Impact Golf Club Distance

There are a lot of different components to your swing that affect the average distance you can hit each of your clubs.

Your average swing speed will have a huge impact on how far the ball travels off of your club head. A slower swing speed won’t be able to hit as far as a faster one. The average PGA player can swing about 115 miles per hours, while the average for a casual golfer is only 90 miles per hour. This is a big reason for the difference in average distance at different skill levels.

How fast your club head is travelling at impact with the golf ball determines how far the ball travels. This is correlated to swing speed, but can also be affected by other factors such as:

Club technology
Angle of impact
Wind conditions

Just like swing speed, average golfers have a tough time generating distance with a slow club head speed.

Smash Factor is the ratio between the speed of the ball when it is hit verses your swing speed. If you make direct contact with the golf ball (club head is exactly perpendicular to the ball), you will have a high smash factor and this has a huge impact on distance. If you your club is not direct to the ball, you will introduce side spin to it and you will hook or slice the ball.

It doesn’t matter how fast or hard you are swinging your club if you are not making contact with the club’s sweet spot. A normal iron will have a sweet spot on the bottom-center of the club, which is the ideal spot to make contact. Golf drivers have a bit higher sweet spot because you hit the ball off of a tee.

Making contact with the sweet spot will generate faster ball speed and that satisfying “pop” sound when you make contact.

Distance can be greatly impacted by the conditions on the course. Hitting into the wind will shorten the distance you can get. A side wind will add spin to your golf ball and steer it off path. You will increase your distance if you have a strong wind behind you. A humid day will shorten your shots because of the added air density.

Because of this, the average golf club distances you get are only a guideline. You need to take into account the conditions of the day in order to know the true distance for each shot.

Above everything else, consistency is key. You won’t be able to reliably know your exact distance unless you know that your swing is identical every time.

How Can You Increase Your Golf Club Distance?

If you want to hit the golf ball further, there are a number of things you can do.

Improving your swing technique is perhaps the most effective way to increase your golf club distance. Try these things to practice a more powerful and efficient swing:

Maintain proper posture : Stand tall with your knees slightly bent and your weight evenly distributed between your feet.
Grip the club correctly : Hold the club with a firm but relaxed grip, allowing your wrists to hinge during the swing.
Rotate your body : Focus on rotating your hips, torso, and shoulders in sync, which will generate power and speed in your swing.
Stay balanced: Keep your weight centered and avoid swaying during the swing.

Click here to read more tips on how to play golf better.

Increasing your strength, particularly in the muscles used during a golf swing, can have a significant impact on your club distance. Incorporate these exercises into your fitness routine:

Core exercises : Planks, Russian twists, and medicine ball rotations.
Lower body exercises : Squats, lunges, and deadlifts.
Upper body exercises : Push-ups, pull-ups, and seated rows.

The right equipment can make a noticeable difference in your golf club distance. Consider upgrading to:

Custom-fit clubs : Clubs tailored to your body measurements and swing can help you make better contact with the ball.
Low-compression golf balls : These balls can provide more distance, especially for golfers with slower swing speeds.
High-quality golf shoes : Shoes with proper support and traction can help you maintain balance and generate more power in your swing.

As with any skill, practice is essential to increasing your golf club distance. Spend time at the driving range working on your swing technique, and consider taking lessons from a golf professional to fine-tune your skills.

With dedication and persistence, you’ll start to see improvements in your distance and overall game.

Want to learn more? Here are some helpful videos on golf club distances that you can watch:

How Far Should the Average Golfer Hit a Driver? (By Age, Gender, Handicap + Swingspeed!)

Above, I went over the average golf club distances for each gender and golfer type. This is a guideline to help you determine and compare your own results to. In order to pinpoint how far you can hit each wood, iron, and wedge, you need to practice a lot and work on your swing.

Going to the driving range or buying your own launch monitor is the best way to start to understand your own hitting. If you have any other method that has worked well for you in the past, comment down below and let us know today.

Frequently Asked Questions About Golf Ball Distances (FAQs)

What are the average golf club distances for male amateur golfers.

For male amateur golfers, the average golf club distances tend to vary based on the club used. For example, a driver can reach between 200-230 yards, a 3-wood about 180-210 yards, a 5-iron usually covers 140-160 yards, and a 9-iron approximately 100-120 yards. Remember, these distances can significantly fluctuate depending on factors such as technique, physical strength, and weather conditions.

What is the average golf club distance for a PGA professional male golfer?

PGA professional male golfers tend to achieve significantly longer distances due to their advanced skill level and physical conditioning. Typically, a driver for a PGA pro can reach distances of 280-320 yards, a 3-wood about 240-270 yards, a 5-iron roughly 200-220 yards, and a 9-iron around 150-170 yards. Keep in mind, though, that these distances can vary based on the individual player’s style and environmental factors.

Does golf club type impact the average hitting distance?

Yes, the type of golf club has a substantial impact on the average hitting distance. Each club is designed with a specific purpose and trajectory in mind. Longer clubs like drivers and woods are designed to hit the ball further, while shorter clubs like irons and wedges provide more control and are used for shorter distances. The loft, or angle of the clubface, also plays a crucial role in determining the distance a ball can travel.

How can I increase my average golf club distances?

Improving your average golf club distances requires a blend of factors including improved swing mechanics, increased physical fitness, and often, upgraded equipment. Golf technology is continually evolving, so using up-to-date clubs can also give you an edge.

Does weather affect golf club distances?

Yes, weather plays a significant role in golf club distances. In warmer conditions, the ball can travel further as the air is less dense. Wind direction can also drastically affect your shot distance and trajectory. Understanding these variables and adjusting your game accordingly is a crucial aspect of golf strategy.

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6 Iron Distance Tips: More Power to Hit Further!

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What Distance Does the Average Golfer Hit a 6 Iron?

What factors determine your 6 iron distance, how do you hit a 6 iron better, when should i use my 6 iron, what is a good swing speed for a 6 iron, 6 iron distance charts, how far do pga tour pros hit a 6 iron.

Calculating your distances is a hugely important part of golf. After all, if you don’t know how far you can hit the clubs in your bag, it’s nigh on impossible to pick the right shot!

With this in mind, how far should you hit a 6 iron? What can you do to improve your ball striking with your mid-irons? And how far do Tour pros hit a 6?

Below, we explain everything you need to know about hitting a 6 iron and offer some of our top tips that will help you hit straighter and more powerful shots with your irons.

Most male recreational golfers can hit a 6 iron approximately 150 yards, while female golfers look to hit a 6 iron between 130-140 yards. If you have a faster swing speed, you might be able to hit a 6 iron 160 or 170 yards.

But when you’re just starting out in golf, you should be pretty content with 150 yards base distance.

Understanding your distances is super important as far as course management is concerned, and it’s a huge part of the game. If you don’t know the distances that you can hit consistently, you’re essentially guessing when it comes to club selection.

The best way to work out your distances is to spend time on the range with each club, paying attention to where the golf ball lands.

You should also think about carry distance, as you might be able to hit a 6 iron 170 yards in the summer when the ground is hard, but you will struggle to hit it any further than 150 when the grass is wet.

This makes a big difference to your shots, so make sure you take this into account when calculating your distances.

One of the main factors that determine a 6 iron club distance is the swing speed. If you have a particularly fast swing speed (90+mph), you might be able to hit your 6 iron further than most golfers.

But given that the average clubhead speed for most recreational golfers is between 80-90mph (male) and 65-75mph (female), 150 yards is a good distance to aim for with a 6 iron.

Another factor to consider is the type of clubs that you’re playing with. Golfers with bladed irons can typically hit a 6 iron further than those who play with cavity-backed clubs.

But as most beginner and game improvement irons are cavity-backed, most recreational players won’t carry the ball as far as lower handicappers who use bladed clubs.

Finally, you need to think about the weather. As mentioned, if the ground is hard and dry, you can potentially get another 10-20 yards out of your 6 iron. But if the ground is soft and wet, the ball won’t carry much further than 150 yards.

The key to hitting a 6 iron better is practicing your technique out on the range. One mistake that beginner golfers and high handicappers often make is that they try and hit the golf ball too hard.

When you watch pros on TV, their swing speeds are nothing short of exceptional. And it’s only natural to want to replicate guys like DeChambeau and Woods who hit the ball ferociously hard.

But in reality, the key to improving your ball striking is actually slowing things down in your swing. It’s much more important to strike the ball with the center of the clubface than it is to swing like the wind!

You will find that by slowing things down ever so slightly, you can improve the dynamics of your swing and identify aspects that you can work upon.

While this might sound counterintuitive to some people, try it out the next time you’re on the range, and you will almost certainly see some improvements!

You can use your 6 iron in various situations out on the course. For instance, when you’re in the center of the fairway, and you know you’re about 150 yards out, the six iron is the perfect club to grab.

A 6 iron is also a good club to turn to when you’re in the rough and you have about 130-140 to go, as the ball won’t carry as far when you play it from the long grass. As you can see from these two examples, club selection is one of the most important parts of the game!

You might also use a 6 iron off the tee when you’re on a par three. You just need to think carefully about the green and what type of shot you need to play, as a six-iron is typically played with a flatter trajectory than 7 and 8 irons.

In other words, you can use a 6 iron no matter where you find yourself on the course, but the key is to think about the distance it can carry. Any shot that requires you to hit the ball around 150 yards is ideal for your 6 iron.

Most recreational golfers have a swing speed around the 80mph mark. While you might swing your driver slightly faster than this, 80mph is more than fast enough for your mid-long irons like a six.

We’re of the belief that recreational golfers shouldn’t spend too much time worrying about swing speed, as it can detract you from the other important aspects of your game. If you’re just trying to hit the ball as hard as you can, you will give up a lot of control.

As is the case when you’re hitting other clubs, focus on the rhythm of your ball striking and make sure you follow through with your 6 iron. You don’t need to adjust your swing speed just to be able to hit a six, and doing so will affect your accuracy and ball flight when you’re out on the course.

While Tour Pros might clock swing speeds in the mid to high nineties when drilling a 6 iron in a tournament, you don’t need to try and replicate this feat! For most recreational golfers, swinging the club too fast results in a mishit and is something to be avoided at all costs!

Although every golfer is different, the following chart will help you work out if the distances you’re getting with your 6 iron are about right for your level of ability:

Long hitters are elite players at the top of their game, and tour players need little introduction!Short hitters include high handicappers and beginners, as well as senior players. Mid-hitters are those that have a good grasp of the amateur game and can play golf to a good standard.

Most recreational golfers should be content with hitting a 6 iron around the 150-160 yard mark. If you try and increase your swing speed in an effort to hit your irons further, you can actually upset the rhythm and effectiveness of your swing.

As such, if you’re hitting your six iron around this length already, you don’t have to do a great deal of work on the range.

Most PGA Tour pros are capable of hitting a 6 iron between 180 and 230 yards. This is quite remarkable when you think about it, meaning they can technically hit the same club as recreational golfers more than eighty yards further.

However, don’t make the mistake of trying to replicate the pros when it comes to distance. Remember that pros play golf courses that are much longer than those that most amateur golfers are used to.

It’s not uncommon for the pro tees to be at least fifty yards further back on championship golf courses, so their distances need to be that bit further than recreational players!

Given that many recreational golfers are happy with drives that go 200+ yards, it would be unrealistic to start trying to hit a 6 iron the same distance.

While we can all appreciate the distances that pro golfers are capable of with their mid irons, it’s not our place to try and replicate their achievements.

Instead, focus on your technique, rhythm, and ball striking, and you will see improvements in the way that you hit your 6 iron out on the golf course.

The 6 iron is a club that many recreational golfers overlook in favor of a 5 and 7. But it’s a good club to carry in the bag, and it can be useful in a range of situations out on the course.

As explained, most recreational players should be looking to hit a 6 iron around the 150-yard mark, but you might be able to hit it further when the ground is hard.

As much as you might like to, don’t spend too much time trying to replicate the tour pros because it’s very unlikely that you will be able to cream a 6 iron 220+ yards!

The Definitive Guide To Using A 6 Iron

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Golf is a challenging sport. As you search for golf swing secrets, your mind is likely to be inundated with several opposing swing theories. Overall, golf is a terrific sport, but many of us wish we could play with more regularity.

The more I play this game, the more I realize how important it is to keep my swing basic and execute an athletic motion.

You may doubt your ball contact, the way the ball will curve, and your swing speed to get the ball to the green with a 6-iron shot between 160 and 185 yards.

As a result, you swing harder and sacrifice touch with the ball, resulting in an unsatisfactory shot. As soon as many golfers exceed 150 yards, their confidence plummets, and their fear increases.

The following five keys, each followed by a corresponding tip, are intended to help you improve your 6 iron and, hopefully, all of your irons.

The following five suggestions apply to each club in your bag. I do not believe it is important to adapt your swing from club to club.

With the exception of the putter, you should perform a comparable golf swing movement with each club in your bag, notwithstanding the likelihood of small setup and ball-positioning changes.

What Is A 6 Iron?

The six iron has less loft than other golf clubs, therefore you must be able to strike the ball cleanly when employing it.

With the six iron in play, there are a few crucial things to remember for success. With a six iron in hand, you have some ability to control the flight of your golf shots.

Controlling the loft is essential because it allows you to execute shots that would otherwise be difficult with certain golf clubs. For instance, when performing a knockdown shot with a nine-iron, the ball may accidently launch excessively high off the ground.

Therefore, it makes more sense to use a club like a six-iron, which helps you to keep the ball low and puncture the air in a different way.

If golfers choose their equipment with care, they should not have problems with ball flight. If you are careful of the lofts you choose and the clubs you utilize, controlling the overall flight of the ball will be much easier.

In windy golf conditions, the six iron is frequently a reliable club. On windy days when the wind continues to hurl the golf ball , the six iron excels at cutting through the wind.

When it is tough to prevent the ball from ballooning and moving, the loft on a six-iron might be helpful. If you can learn to swing the club with control, you may be able to use the six-iron from a range of distances.

The six iron may be an excellent club for driving the ball out of challenging positions. Those who regularly lose the ball in the woods might use the six iron to get back into play.

Frequently, golfers use a club such as a pitching wedge to help the punchout, only to have the ball land in the fairway.

When Would I Use A 6 Iron?

You may use a 6-iron from the tee in some circumstances. Additionally, this golf club also proves its merit on the fairway. The 6-iron can be helpful to control your approach shots to the green.

If you are an intermediate golfer or a professional rather than an amateur, utilizing a 6 iron as a mid-iron will often improve your game and be an obvious choice in many situations. Consider carrying a 6-iron as one of your 14 golf clubs if you have mastered the game’s fundamentals.

If you are a recreational golfer looking for a club to hit the ball from 150 to 170 yards or more out from the hole, a 6-iron will certainly come in handy. Professionals, on the other hand, may easily cover 200 yards with the same club.

If you want to hit the ball over a tree or land it softly on the green, you should choose a 6-iron so that the ball doesn’t roll too far.

When you want your shots to be more exact than with woods, you may also use a 6 iron, but you may have to sacrifice distance.

How Far Can You Hit A 6 Iron?

Depending on your club speed, the distance of your six-carry iron will change accordingly. With a club speed of 65 mph, a six-iron will carry around 125 to 130 yards.

The carry distances for clubs traveling at 75 mph, 85 mph, and 95 mph will be around 150 yards, 172 to 175 yards, and 195 to 200 yards, respectively.

With a 6-iron, the average distance for a professional golfer is 183 yards.

The average distance of a six-iron golf club is 150 yards (137 meters). PGA Tour players hit the ball between 180 and 190 yards on average.

Several golfers frequently achieve 170 to 180 yards with their 6 irons. There is a 10-yard spacing between irons for the average playyer.

Check out our golf club distance guide for more information on how much distance your can expect from each of your clubs.

What Is A 6 Irons Loft Angle?

The usual loft angle for a 6-iron is 31 degrees.

However, the loft angle of different manufacturers’ 6 iron golf clubs tends to vary significantly. Moreover, there are instances in which the same manufacturer provides six irons with differing loft angles.

Blade type 6 irons typically have loft angles between 30 and 31 degrees. In comparison, the game enhancement category for 6 irons consists of loft angles between 23° and 28° that are lower and more powerful.

The majority of golfers choose a 6-iron with a 27° or 29° loft.

What Is The Best Way To Hit A 6 Iron?

There are five keys to hitting a 6-iron successfully. They comprise:

Have A Specific And Concise Aim

Aim small miss small is a common saying among golf coaches. Often, we are excessively focused on ball contact as opposed to making a natural, athletic motion by throwing our clubs and hands toward the goal.

A swing that is manipulated because you are seeking to control every part of your swing and the trajectory of the ball will result in poor performance and a miserable four-hour ordeal on the golf course.

Focus on the target and release control in order to gain accuracy. It all begins with establishing a specific objective and focusing on it during the swing. Stop contemplating every detail of your hand, shoulder, and head positions.

Adopt a more athletic and natural motion, allow gravity to assist you, to recover the enjoyment of your game.

Always Strike The Ground In The Same Location

Did you know that the fundamental difference between golfers with a high handicap and those with a lower handicap is the ability to control where the club hits the ground?

The golfer with the higher handicap will have a wide variety of club impact positions. Occasionally, this can be as far as 4 or 5 inches behind or even over the ball without ever touching the ground.

All of these challenges come from an inability to transfer adequate weight continually to the front foot. When the weight remains too far back, it is necessary to either strike the ball into the ground or swing over it.

Both misses result from a lack of weight transfer control or inadequate forward weight distribution. This becomes especially crucial as irons go longer, notably with the 6-iron.

It is recommended to place slight more of your weight on your front foot and practice half-to-three-quarter swings until you can consistently strike the ground in the same position 90% of the time.

Try purchasing some basic yard paint and painting a line to determine whether you can consistently hit the front or target side of the line. If this is tough for you, your weight may be too far back, and you should consider making an adjustment.

Manage The Curvature Of The Ball

You may be wondering, “You want me to control the ball, yet my handicap is 20?” I feel that all handicap levels of golfers should have a fundamental understanding of ball flight regulations and how to handle the ball in both directions.

It is quite difficult to line the clubface with the swing path on every stroke. What if you could consistently play a draw, fade, or even both, depending on the course and shot? Never is it too soon to understand

The golfing world was unsure about the rules guiding ball flight for many years. Conventional wisdom held that the ball started in the direction of the path and then curved relative to the clubface.

In reality, however, the ball will begin where the clubface is pointing at impact and then bend in accordance with the course of the swing. Here are the two essentials you must keep in mind:

At impact, the ball will begin in the direction of the clubface.
The ball will curve relative to the swing path’s direction.

Due to the rules of ball flight, a slice could occur regardless of whether the club face is open/closed. An open or closed club face may be used to accomplish a draw. The club face will make contact with the point where the ball begins its flight and then bend relative to the trajectory of the ball.

Swing With The Right Speed

The reality of the golf swing is that swing speed must be sufficient to reach the desired distance. Distance has taken control of the sport, and it is now critical to the success of professional tour players.

You should be able to hit your 6 iron over 150 yards, and ideally between 160 and 180 yards.

Swing more rapidly. This will not only improve your 6 irons but the rest of your bag as well.

Strategize Your Game Management

To be successful, the majority of clubs must play to the greater sections of the greens. You will have a competitive advantage over your opponents if you can aim for the larger areas and then maneuver the ball towards the flag.

This pertains to the third key, which is the ability to manage the curvature of your golf ball. This broadens fairways and enhances your ability to reach greens in regulation. This will boost your confidence with the 6-iron as you stand there in horror.

Replace this anxiety with the confidence that you will strike the ball firmly, with adequate swing speed, and under control of the ball’s curve.

Final Thoughts

Investing a short bit of time in your six iron will result in exceptional performance overall. Significant advantages of the six iron include the capacity to produce spin and ball flight, as well as the ability to hit the ball far.

It is sufficient for players who care about having a complete set of clubs to guarantee that they have the adequate swing speed to consistently stroke their six iron.

If you do not, consider fitting a shorter or lighter shaft and seeing how this impacts the performance of your golf club.

Serious golfers who can execute a variety of shots continue to find the six iron to be an indispensable tool. If you cannot keep the ball low, it might cost you precious strokes.

Those who have difficulty achieving the appropriate ball flight may benefit from learning how to execute hybrid punch out and knockdown shots.

Those who are unwilling to forgo stroke accuracy should use a 6 iron. A 6 hybrid, on the other hand, is ideal for players who desire greater distance and a higher ball launch.

Exercise to increase your swing speed and swing faster. Exercise to increase your swing speed and swing faster. Try to comprehend the course plan and overcome the next challenge.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 6 hybrid.

In general, a hybrid replaces a golf iron with the same number. Consequently, golfers typically choose a 6 hybrid over a 6 iron.

Hybrid clubs will be more versatile and comfortable to use from the fairway, tee, and rough than their iron counterparts.

The 6 hybrid is 10 yards longer on average than the 6 iron.

When Would I Use A 6 Hybrid?

The 6 hybrid is the optimal club to use when aiming to launch a shot high into the air and battle the tendency of irons to fade. This is because of the low center of gravity of the 6 hybrid clubs.

A hybrid will help you improve your game. Here are a few instances in which you may want to use a 6 hybrid to improve your game.

When you want to ensure consistent hits, you should choose a six-hybrid club. This is mostly owing to the fact that this club is usually simpler to hit, particularly when looking for an alternative to your 6 iron.

A 6 hybrid with a ladies flex is suitable for players with swing speeds of 60 mph or less, whilst a senior flex club is suitable for golfers with swing speeds between 60 and 70 mph.

Six hybrids can be utilized by golfers with swing speeds between 70 and 80 miles per hour and 80 to 90 miles per hour. Those with a faster swing speed may opt for a club with a stiffer flex.

Consider using a six-hybrid instead of a six-iron for approach shots, since the hybrid’s higher trajectory will help you better hold the green.

How Far Can You Hit A 6 Hybrid?

Intermediate golfers typically cover 140 to 190 yards with their six hybrids, while beginner golfers average 110 to 150 yards with the same club.

Using their 6 hybrids as opposed to their 6 irons enables some players to gain 10 yards.

Some golfers can drive the ball between 165 and 170 yards, resulting in two-foot birdie putts. On a par-3 tee or from the fairway, a six-hybrid club may provide the same distance.

Typically, golfers employing a 6 hybrid with a stiff flex attain distances ranging from 155 to 175 yards. Golfers who utilize clubs with an extra-stiff flex, on the other hand, generally cover more than 175 yards.

Can A Golf Simulator Improve My Game?

Unquestionably, using a golf simulator may help you improve your game. Finding time to practice every day is one of the most challenging things about golf. With a golf simulator, you can improve your game while saving time and money by practicing at home or in your garage.

The majority of golfers play for leisure, but they aspire to improve their game and beat their peers. No one wants to be the player with more than 100 strokes. Through the use of a golf simulator, not only is it possible to develop but also to play golf 365 days a year.

Some people may purchase a golf simulator for pure entertainment, while others will do so to improve their game and get a competitive edge. When doing research, I was interested in both gameplay enhancement and player enjoyment.

For the majority of golfers wanting to improve their game, time is one of the toughest barriers. It may be challenging to achieve a balance between job, family, and leisure. A typical round of golf takes best case scenario, four hours.

With a golf simulator at home, travel time is reduced and a round of virtual golf may be played in one hour or less. After understanding the application, the time necessary to complete the work is frequently less than an hour.

What Length Club Should I Use?

When playing golf, it is crucial to feeling as comfortable as possible. Given that you will be on the course for more than four hours, you must avoid anything that might hinder your performance.

One of the greatest ways to feel at rest on the course is to know that your clubs are the optimal length for your physique, swing, and golfing skill.

When deciding the length of golf clubs to use, your height and posture are crucial factors to consider. If you master the technique, your striking will certainly improve.

What Length Iron Should I Use?

Much relies on your actions. If, for example, you often dive during impact, your dynamic fitting measurements will suggest a shorter club than your static fitting data.

It is analogous to purchasing a pair of jeans, where the correct waist and leg length do not necessarily ensure a pleasant fit if, for example, the cut is undesirable.

One-length irons enable you to keep the same distance from the ball regardless of whatever iron you’re using, which theoretically increases hitting consistency and club speed. Regardless of the club in your hands, you can swing much the same.

If you buy custom irons, the shafts will be designed to match the flex and length for which you were fitted. However, if you alter the current setting, the flex and feel will change.

As a shaft’s length increases, so do its mass. Increasing the length of the shaft softens the flex, but a shorter shaft will play stiffer, so bear this in mind.

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How to Hit a 6-Iron Guide – The Science Behind This Mid Iron

The problem is that maybe you’re struggling with the 6-iron . By the way, if you’re a mid-handicap golfer , it’s only common, so don’t feel so bad about it. The 6-iron is a longer golf club, after all, with a lower loft than mid-length to short irons . Hence, it can be tricky to use it for hitting yardages.

With the 6-iron , what’s also rocky is achieving a reliable shot shape. You could be producing hooks, slices, fades, or even hitting the golf ball straight without knowing which shot shape is going to come out.

So if you wish to get to a point where you want to feel so confident with your 6-iron that you can hit the club from just about any lie and still be able to get your shot to land near or on the green, then just follow along. This article is all about how you can make it with the 6-iron and turn it into your go-to or one of your favorite golf clubs.

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What Is a 6-Iron in Golf and What Is It Used for?

Top 3 advantages of the 6-iron, 6-iron distance, 6-iron loft, 6-iron length, 6-iron swing speed chart, tip #1 – aim at a small target, tip #2 – control ball position, tip #3 – trust the 6-iron loft, tip #4 – know the trajectory or ball flight of your shot, tip #5 – know your carry distance, an extra, very effective tip, why you get the same distance with your 5, 6, and 7 irons, is the 6-iron good for beginners, why is the 6-iron hard to hit, how far does tiger woods hit the 6-iron, get to know the 6-iron better.

Based on their loft angles and shaft lengths, golf irons are divided into long, mid, and short. The 6-iron falls under the mid-length iron category whereas the 2-iron, 3-iron, and 4-iron are long irons and the 8-iron and 9-iron are short irons. That leaves the 5-iron, 6-iron, and 7-iron as mid-range irons.

To sum it up, the 6-iron is a mid-iron that is used to hit all types of shots (short and long distances) as it delivers the perfect combination of power and accuracy. It’s one of the most suitable golf clubs for chip shots (around the green) and also for tee shots in certain scenarios.

Agreed that it’s one of the difficult-to-hit golf clubs, but the 6-iron is a very handy club when you know how to hit it. Here’s what you can get out of it…

High Launch – The loft of 6-iron makes it so much easier for you to produce high-launch shots.
Improved Accuracy – In comparison to other irons in your golf bag, the 6-iron is better for increasing the accuracy of shots into the pin.
More Playability – Thanks to the loft configuration of the 6-iron, it’s very useful to get out of tough lies or the rough . Because of the same loft setting, you can get your 6-iron to cut through harsh winds and unfavorable weather conditions – it minimizes wind drag.

There are many factors that decide distance – your swing speed, age, strength, skill level, and things like that. Along with playing conditions.But just to give you an idea, here are the average distances generated by golfers across all skill levels, and the table below shows the average distances produced with the 6-iron.

With golf clubs, a higher trajectory is accomplished with a higher loft angle . Ball spin and direction also depend on the loft. So every iron is constructed to create a certain kind of launch trajectory.

In the case of 6-irons, they are usually designed with a loft angle of anywhere between 24 and 31 degrees. The loft is what makes these clubs perfect for approach shots. They’re also very helpful each time you want to escape tough lies.

What is the average shaft length of a 6-iron? For women, the steel shaft length is 36.5 inches. And for men, it’s 37.5 inches. As for graphite shafts, for women, the length is 37 inches and 38 inches for men. Women golf club shafts are an inch shorter than those of men – one of the main differences between men and women golf clubs .

Also take into account your height even though there are standard lengths. This is why getting fitted is so important. Bear in mind that the shaft length has a direct impact on trajectory and distance.

The taller the player, the longer the 6-iron shaft should be, and vice versa.

Your swing speed will and does affect your performance on the golf course. Further on, swing speed is influenced by age, handicap, skill, and other factors. More often than not, better players have a faster swing speed and beginners have a slower swing speed.

Here’s the swing speed chart for average distances achieved by the 6-iron.

How to Hit a 6-Iron – 5 Very Useful Instructions for Better Play

Select your target like a window of a house far away, a leaf on a tree, or just the tiny tip of the flag – it shouldn’t be within reach of course, that’s just an imaginary target you create inside your head to narrow your focus so you can concentrate on your target and block out the background noise. The background noise being worrying about your golf swing movements and other technical aspects of the game.

The goal is to pick that small target in the distance and swing away with your 6-iron, which has the potential to be one of the most versatile and accurate golf clubs in your set.

Be it hitting a driver or putting or chipping , golf ball position is crucial to each shot you hit. Don’t let the ball slowly crawl back into your stance closer to your back foot. If you really want to establish solid control on the low point of your swing so you make contact with the golf ball first instead of the ground, then control the ball position with the 6-iron.

Having a more consistent golf ball position gives you more consistent contact and connection point. This results in the clubhead of mid-irons, such as the 6-iron, hitting the ball at the base of the arc produced (inside your left heel by 1 to 2 inches).

On the other hand, if the golf ball is positioned far back, a steep angle is formed at impact, thus producing a hooked shot. And a too forward ball position results in a slice .

So how to find a great golf ball position for your irons? Here’s a video that walks you through the correct ball positions for both short and long irons…

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For your 6-iron ensure that the golf ball is a little ahead in the stance so your weight is directed forward. You can easily use alignment sticks for creating either a T or cross shape with them to confirm the proper position.

Scooping the golf ball to get it airborne is not an effective method. In fact, it’s going to generate a huge slice. Plus, the movement doesn’t feel very natural either. Given the loft angle of a 6-iron (between 24 and 31 degrees), you don’t really have to perform awkward movements to help the ball up into the air.

Likewise, do not also slow down during the impact moment, unlike what many high handicappers do with their 6-irons. You have to put your faith in the loft of your 6-iron when it comes to getting the golf ball to fly. Although not trusting the loft angle is justified because of the lack of confidence in your swing speed when you’re a high handicapper and/or beginner.

Nonetheless, focus more on swinging the 6-iron with moderate speed (hard not fast) and let its loft degree do the rest for you. Because of modern technology, golf clubs now are equipped with new features that get the ball airborne. In the case of a 6-iron, it’s the loft and clubface grooves that add backspin while also elevating the golf ball.

Inconsistent results in the form of an inconsistent ball flight are because you don’t yet know your natural shot-shaping tendencies. Even as a high-handicap golfer, you will create a certain height and curve with a specific club. The idea, however, is to know which golf club generates which shape more consistently.

Beginning the game with slightly slicing or fading your shots is only common and completely fine too. But you can’t complain about slices and, at the same time, produce tighter shot dispersion. Instead, know how to hit a fade – there’s nothing wrong with that.

To find greens and fairways more consistently, be mindful of your carry distance. If you know that really well, you can actually make the most of the 6-iron, especially if you’re a high handicapper. So what is your carry distance or total distance achieved with your 6-iron? 150 or 175 yards? Don’t be under the false impression that your shot is traveling farther than it really is.

Once you know your distances from a variety of positions and lies, you get to take a wide range of shots with a 6-iron – tee shots, approach shots, punch shots, and fairway shots.

Always purchase your irons depending on your skill level. For example, if you’re an amateur golfer, get the most forgiving irons perfect for beginners and high handicappers alike.

Much the same way, there are mid-handicap irons and also the best golf irons for senior players . Each features its unique advantages in the form of the most suitable construction for a particular set of skills, including technologies and components that compensate for potential weaknesses.

Losing distance and hitting the golf ball inconsistently are common errors among recreational and amateur golfers. Particularly with mid to long irons!

Now here’s why that happens all the time…

Your Swing Speed Is Not Fast Enough

With a slow swing speed, getting the golf ball to launch is tough, especially when hitting long irons. But you can solve the problem simply by switching to a hybrid golf club.

You’re Scooping the Golf Ball

Lack of trust in the loft angle of 5, 6, and 7 irons results in scooping the ball, meaning hitting up. The outcome of this is too much spin and distance lost. Rather you ought to be hitting down on the golf ball. Either that or move the ball slightly back in the stance.

You’re Using the Wrong Type of Golf Clubs

There are two different types of golf irons – blades and cavity backs. Choosing between the two depends on your swing speed and handicap. Generally, high handicappers and beginners perform better with the more forgiving cavity-back design and professional players with blades.

You could also try game improvement irons for figuring out if they boost your distance potential with long irons.

Frequently Asked Questions About the 6-Iron

Due to its mid-range loft (between 24 and 31 degrees), a 6-iron can be easier to hit than 4 or 5 irons, particularly if you’re a beginner.

The 6-iron is a very versatile golf club that is used for a wide range of shots, this includes approach and fairway shots.

It’s because the 6-iron is one of the longest golf clubs, which is the hardest to hit by default. When you transition from short and mid irons to their longer counterparts, the latter is not the easiest to play.

Moreover, it can be even more challenging when important factors like ball position, clubhead speed, swing mechanics, etc. also don’t align well.

The best player of all time, Tiger Woods has produced some of the most exceptional iron shots. Once he finds an iron set that feels good, he sticks with it for the longest time.

As for the carry distance generated by Tiger Woods with his 6-iron, it’s 195 yards.

When hitting a 6-iron, you have to be able to launch the golf ball high enough so it lands deep enough and rolls out. Making sure you achieve this means knowing your 6-iron distance potential.

If you want to master the 6-iron, you must be patient and practice hitting with it as much as possible.

Scouting the Routing: 2024 Valero Texas Open

O rdinarily considered a tame opening act for the year's first Major Championship, the Valero Texas Open now features a field with 11 of the OWGR's Top 25 -- an exciting prospect not just for the city of San Antonio, but for golf bettors looking for one last data point ahead of Augusta. The course they'll face this week is far from a mid-major cupcake either, as TPC San Antonio has routinely ranked inside of the top 15 in Scoring Difficulty on the PGA Tour.

Before we get into the illustrious odds board on tap for golf bettors later in the week, this piece will serve to break down every key trend and statistic I'm weighing to project a player's viability in the outright market, and set you up to make the crucial decisions necessary before the market shifts later in the week. Without further ado, here is my comprehensive scouting report on TPC San Antonio and the 2024 Valero Texas Open!

The Golf Course

TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course) - Par 72; 7,438 yards

Past Champions

2023 - Corey Conners (-15) over Sam Stevens
2022 - J.J. Spaun (-13) over Matt Jones and Matt Kuchar
2021 - Jordan Spieth (-18) over Charley Hoffman
2019 - Corey Conners (-20) over Charley Hoffman
2018 - Andrew Landry (-17) over Trey Mullinax and Sean O'Hair

TPC San Antonio by the Numbers (Off-The-Tee):

Average Fairway Width -- 31.3 yards; 12th narrowest on the PGA Tour
Average Driving Distance -- 297.2 yards; 14th highest on Tour
Driving Accuracy -- 56.2%; 10th lowest on Tour
Rough Penalty -- 0.11; Lowest on Tour
Non-Rough Penalty -- 0.48; 4th highest on Tour
Missed FW Penalty Fraction -- 2.3%; 12th lowest on Tour
Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee Difficulty: (-0.020); 11th toughest on Tour

After four days in Houston which afforded bombers ample room to operate off of the tee, TPC San Antonio provides a much more nuanced driving test for the game's best. Similar to what we saw last week, the rough around this Greg Norman venue is as benign as you'll ever see on the PGA Tour: ranking inside the bottom five in rough penalty in all but one season since 2015.

However, for players with dispersion patterns wide enough to miss both the fairway and intermediate cuts of rough, TPC San Antonio begins to bear its true teeth. From dense treelines, to rocky outcrops, and lowland Texas brush, peril is lurking everywhere you look outside of these manicured confines, and over the last eight seasons, only Sedgefield, Innisbrook, and The Renaissance Club have issued harsher penalties to missed fairways outside of the rough lines.

This punitive approach to exceptionally wayward tee shots provides a lot of context for the recent successes of Corey Conners, Matt Kuchar, Lucas Glover, and Kevin Streelman (all of whom rank inside the top five in SG: Total here over the last five seasons). With only four of the 10 par 4's here measuring over 450 yards, distance won't be nearly the same asset as we saw around last week's demanding set of two-shotters in Houston.

Instead, I'll be leaning far more into accuracy-intensive metrics like Fairways Gained and Good Drive Percentage, as priority one around this Greg Norman design will be to avoid the hazardous waste areas lurking around every corner.

TPC San Antonio by the Numbers (Approach):

Green in Regulation Rate -- 59.7%; 6th lowest on the PGA Tour
Strokes Gained: Approach Difficulty: (-0.028); 7th toughest on Tour
<125 yards (accounts for 27.6% of historical approach shots)
150-175 yards (20.2)
175-200 yards (18.4%)

With a past champions list that includes Corey Conners (x2), Jordan Spieth, Kevin Chappell, and Charley Hoffman, you can bet that approach play ranks as one of the top through-lines among TPC San Antonio's most prolific performers. In fact, over the last six Valero Texas Open iterations, only J.J. Spaun (+2.8), managed to attain this title whilst gaining less than 7.5 strokes with his iron play.

That sort of ball-striking upside hasn't manifested without a few warning shots of incoming form, either, as each of the last eight Valero Champions entered the week having gained at least 3.5 strokes on approach in one of his last three prior starts.

In terms of specific proximity ranges to account for, TPC San Antonio isn't what I'd call a "specialists" course. Only one 25-yard range has historically crested the 20% mark in approach distribution (150-175), and only the 75-100 yard range comes in substantially above its year-long baseline.

Wedge play is the one specific stat I'll be paying the most attention to at a micro-level, as over 27% of historic approach shots have come from inside 125 yards (5.5% above Tour Average), but generally, this is a week where I'll be leaning on more all-encompassing iron stats (SG: Approach, Opportunities Gained, Green in Regulation Rate, etc.). Players will have to hit a multitude of different clubs into these greens over the course of the week, so long-term prowess throughout the bag is much more meaningful than an elite ability in one particular subset of approach play.

TPC San Antonio by the Numbers (Around the Greens):

Scrambling Percentage -- 58.7%; 1.2% above Tour Average
Sand Save Difficulty -- (-0.050); 3rd toughest on Tour
Up-and-Down Difficulty (Fairway) -- (-0.009); 11th toughest on Tour
Up-and-Down Difficulty (Rough) -- (+0.052); 7th easiest on Tour
SG: Around the Green Difficulty: (-0.003); 12th toughest on Tour

Although the Valero isn't the first tournament that comes to mind when ranking the PGA Tour's most demanding tee-to-green tests, a sub-60% green in regulation rate does point to a venue where even the game's most reliable ball-strikers will have to lean on their short games. In my modeling, I'm treating TPC San Antonio much how I treated Memorial Park last week -- as the difficulty around the green complexes here is largely dependent on where you leave yourself.

With the surrounding overseeded rough measuring just 2.25" in length, TPC San Antonio's rough difficulty rates out very similarly to a venue like Houston last week or PGA West earlier this year -- simply not enough variables to test the best players in the world. From the more tightly mown fairways, it gets a bit tougher to create consistent outcomes, but the bunkers have historically stolen the show when it comes to the greenside hazards that players fear most in the Alamo City.

Since 2015, only Riviera and PGA West have featured a lower sand save percentage -- so unlike most weeks on the PGA Tour, an approach shot that ends up in one of these greenside bunkers will be a true sweat for those of us refreshing shot tracker. This is one of the few weeks all year where Sand Saves will be a true tie-breaker in my modeling (superseding general short game metrics like SG: Around the Greens or Bogey Avoidance), as not only are the bunkers difficult here around TPC San Antonio, but only one green on the entire property (9), goes unguarded by these treacherous traps.

TPC San Antonio by the Numbers (Putting):

Average Green Size: 6,400 sq. feet
Agronomy -- Poa Trivialis overseed
Stimpmeter: 11
3-Putt Percentage: 2.9% (0.2% below Tour Average)
Strokes Gained: Putting Difficulty: (-0.002); 14th toughest on Tour

Although it's never a good idea to completely undersell the value of a hot putter, TPC San Antonio has done a good job historically of deemphasizing putting putting performance within its layout. Ball-striking has outweighed putting in predictiveness by a factor of over 3:2, and these slower, relatively benign green surfaces do rank as some of the easiest to putt on from inside of 15 feet.

Unlike next week, I don't believe the greens here in San Antonio are nearly nuanced enough to require a prolific historic track record to navigate, and we've routinely seen some pretty substandard putters perform well above baseline here in recent years (Corey Conners, Sam Stevens, and Aaron Rai immediately come to mind). I will be weighing recent proficiency on similarly overseeded green complexes (there have been a lot over the last two months), but don't let the Valero's relative lack of stature fool you: this is far from a putting contest. I'd much prefer to lean on more predictive metrics (listed below), and play the odds that at least a few of my guys can find the requisite touch required on these in-exacting surfaces.

Key Stats Roundup (in order of importance):

Recent Approach Form (using general stats like SG: Approach, Birdie Opportunities Created, Greens in Regulation, etc.)
Driving Accuracy/Good Drive %
Par 5 Scoring/Birdie or Better Percentage
Recent Putting Splits on Overseeded Poa Greens (most notably: Memorial Park, Innisbrook, TPC Sawgrass, TPC Scottsdale, PGA West)

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The Sunday Shortlist

Before the odds come out on Monday morning, here are two to three names I've identified as significant targets upon my initial research.

Ludvig Aberg

Many in the industry (myself included), were quick to pencil in Ludvig Aberg as a main threat on some of the PGA Tour's most demanding venues (Torrey Pines, Bay Hill, Riviera, etc.). However, in his first lap around the top level, it seems as if the Swedish sensation has found it easier at venues that require a more strategic approach with the driver. Three of his best off-the-tee performances to date have come at the likes of Sedgefield (narrow fairways, high miss penalty), Oakdale (similar story), and in his last start at TPC Sawgrass, where he ranked third for the week in Total Driving around one of the most treacherous driving venues on Tour.

The accuracy-intensive confines of TPC San Antonio would seem to set up very similarly to the venues of many of his past triumphs, and when you take into account his recent developments in the other areas of his game, it becomes clear that Aberg is primed to capture his second Tour victory only three months after his first.

Over his last 36 rounds, Ludvig ranks leads this field in four of my key categories: (Birdie Opportunities Created, Birdie or Better Rate, Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, Total Ball-Striking), and three weeks ago, he recorded his best-ever approach week as a professional (+5.8) in a 8th-place finish at the PLAYERS Championship.

Unfortunately for bettors, Aberg's recent run of form has caused his world ranking to surge past all but two players in this field (Rory McIlroy/Brian Harman). However, this week's field isn't nearly as top heavy as what we've seen over the last two weeks and there are enough marquee names/course horses in attendance for me to carry some level of faith in a bettable number. I'd be comfortable backing him at prices as high as 16-1, as this feels like a prime spot for one of the Tour's most in-form commodities.

Billy Horschel

A Sunday 64 spoiled any chances Billy had of staying under the radar this week, but even at an inflated price, it will be difficult to argue against the merits of our 2014 FedEx Champ. His 7th-place finish in Houston marked the third top-twelve result Horschel has recorded this month, and maybe more impressively, Billy managed to gain strokes in each of the four strokes gained categories for the third time in four starts.

This recent surge in form comes at a perfect time for Horschel, as although he's unlikely to earn a spot in next week's Masters without a victory, upcoming stops in San Antonio, Hilton Head and New Orleans have all been happy hunting grounds for the Florida Gator. Here at Valero, Billy has recorded three top-five finishes in seven starts since 2013, and has never lost strokes off of the tee around this layout. These lofty baselines should come as no surprise for such a reliable driver of the ball, and if Horschel can maintain his momentum in other the game's other facets (rates out 6th over his last 36 rounds in GIR Percentage, 4th in SG: Putting, and 9th from Tee-to-Green), it's hard to envision anyone with a higher floor.

Again, I don't expect us to receive much of a discount on an in-form player with this sort of resume around TPC San Antonio, but if the multitude of bigger names up top allow Horschel to drift down into the 40-1 range, I'd have no problem taking a shot on a guy who undoubtedly would love nothing more than to win his way into next week's illustrious field.

From J.J. Spaun two years ago, to Andrew Landry in 2018 and Monday-qualifier Corey Conners in 2019, the Valero Texas Open has been known to produce its fair share of long-shot winners. And there is perhaps nobody in this field that complements this set of off-the-wall champions quite like 41-year-old Ryan Moore. Already a five-time winner on the PGA Tour (most recently in 2016), Moore has found his footing in the month of March -- recording three straight made cuts, and more importantly, some of the most prolific ball-striking splits of anyone in the field.

In three appearances from Sawgrass, to Innisbrook, and in Houston last week, Ryan has gained an incredible 19.7 strokes with his irons. This incredible figure would lap the next best player in that span (Corey Conners), by 2.6 shots, and ranks as far-and-away the best ball-striking stretch of Moore's illustrious career.

Of course, before a string of injuries put him on the verge of retirement, Moore was known as one of the PGA Tour's most reliable tee-to-green entities: ranking inside the top 30 in Driving Accuracy every season from 2012-2020, and gaining nearly a full stroke per tournament with his irons. Four years later, it seems the 41-year-old vet is returning to peak form, and with three top-ten finishes already to his name here in San Antonio (2012, 2018, 2019), I wouldn't be at all surprised to see his name pop up on a fourth successive leaderboard.

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The PGA Tour 8-iron goes 160 in the air for a couple of reasons. One, they usually hit weaker lofts than high school players (like I) do. Secondly, they spin their 8-iron at 7998 RPM to stop the ball on fast greens. ... I'm about a half club off of PGA Tour average distance wise. Technically I'm a 1 handicap, but more like 4 or 5 when the ...
PGA Tour player average distances: Driver, irons, wedges through the bag
We'll take you through the bag to show you PGA Tour players' average distances with their driver, irons and wedges. ... 6-iron: 180-220 yards; 7-iron: 170-200 yards; 8-iron: 155-185 yards;
How Far Do Pro Golfers Hit Each Club? A 2022 Guide
PGA Tour players hit their driver a 'total' of 296.6 yards on average with a 'carry' distance of 284.3 yards according to official 2022 Shotlink data. The longest player hits it 320 yards on average and the longest recorded drive in 2022 is 460 yards. On the LPGA Tour the top pros hit their driver an average of 257.7 yards.
Golf Club Distances w/ Chart
6-Iron: 127 yards: 150 yards: 170+ yards: 152 yards: 183 yards: 7-Iron: 120 yards: 140 yards: 160+ yards: 141 yards: ... look at the correlation of club head speed vs carry distance for PGA Tour players in the scatter plot below: 2020 PGA Tour Players Average Club Head Speed vs Average Carry Distance, Data Source: pgatour.com.
How Far You Should Be Hitting a 6 Iron (Based on Skill)
The PGA Tour average for a 6 iron is 180 yards. Some golfers can get it to go 190 and others closer to 178, but this is the general range for a 6 iron. For LPGA Professionals, the averages are slightly lower in the 160 to 170 range. ... If they switched to something like a game improvement iron, the distances they could hit the ball would be ...
REVEALED: PGA Tour average CARRY DISTANCES
PGA TOUR AVERAGE CARRY DISTANCES 2021. DRIVER - 275 YARDS. 3 WOOD - 243 YARDS. 5 WOOD - 230 YARDS. HYBRID - 225 YARDS. 3 IRON - 212 YARDS. 4 IRON - 203 YARDS. 5 IRON - 194 YARDS. 6 IRON - 183 YARDS.
6 Iron Distance
Average male golfers swing a 6 iron at 75 mph. Professional golfers on the PGA Tour are much faster at almost 100 mph. As with all golf clubs, swing speed is very individual and differs significantly between golfers. Standard 6 Iron Length. The standard length of 6 iron is approximately 37.5 inches. Tips on Hitting a 6 Iron for Distance
What Is the Average Distance With Each Golf Club?
A PGA Tour player hits a 7-iron between 172-215 yards. Meanwhile, a short-hitting amateur male golfer averages 120 yards with the same club. In this article . ... That same year, the PGA Tour average driving distance was 293.9 yards. Men, women, seniors, juniors, professionals, amateurs and beginners all hit their clubs different distances. ...
Factors Affecting Average 6 Iron Distance
While the average 6 iron distance on the European Tour may be similar to the PGA Tour, there may be slight variations due to differences in course conditions, weather, and player demographics. On the European Tour, the average 6 iron distance for male professionals aligns closely with the PGA Tour, ranging from 185-200 yards.
GOLF CLUB DISTANCES: PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros vs Men and Women
average distances for pga tour players. driver: 289 ... average distances for lpga tour players. driver: 246 ... 3-iron: 180-192 4-iron: 170-181 5-iron: 161-173 6-iron: 152-163 7-iron: 141-154 8 ...
How Far Should a 6 Iron Go? Expert Insights for Ideal Golf Yardage
Generally speaking, a correctly hit 6 iron can shoot between 150 to 170 yards. Wind speed, temperature, altitude, and elevation changes can also impact ball flight, and thus, the distance achieved with a 6 iron. Think of these when gauging shot distance. Make slight adjustments for optimal performance with each swing.
Golf Club Distance Chart (Complete Guide to Yardages & Speed)
You should expect to hit a 7-iron between 130 and 160 yards. Each iron should vary by about 8 to 10 yards (e.g., if your 7 goes 150, your 8 should go around 140). This will change depending on your swing speed, which is related to your technique, flexibility, fitness, and height.
6 Iron Distance (Complete Overview)
6 Iron Distance (Complete Overview) Written by Todd in Online Golf Instruction. The average male golfer will hit their 6 iron around 163 yards. A senior golfer will hit their 6 iron around 150 yards The low handicap golfer will hit their 6 iron around 173 yards with the tour pro average is 183 yards. There is a 20 yard difference between the ...
6 Iron Distance [One Of My Favorite Clubs!]
The average golfer may hit a 6 iron anywhere from 18 to 44 yards, depending on their swing speed, club head speed, and other factors. PGA Tour pros, on the other hand, can hit a 6 iron upwards of 200 yards, showcasing the vast difference in skill level and technique.
Golf Club Distances: How Far Should You Hit Your Irons?
And knowing your distances (also known as "knowing your yardages") is much more important than knowing how far each club is "supposed" to go. Here's an interesting fact: While PGA Tour pros hit their drives anywhere from 280 yards to 320 yards on average, and LPGA Tour pros hit their drives from 230 to 270 yards on average, most recreational ...
Golf Club Distance Charts By Age, Gender And Skill Level
A 7 iron optimal smash factor is 1.33. That is the PGA Tour average. Remember for the driver it is 1.50. The ball speed off the 7 iron is determined by the swing speed and smash factor. As the clubs get shorter, the ideal smash factor actually changes. What distance will you get from a 7 iron at every speed of swing?
Average Golf Club Distances in 2024: Amateurs vs PGA Players
It's a common club to use if you need to punch out of the trees or keep your ball flight low and it has a loft of 24 degrees. The average golf distances for a 4 iron are: Average Male: 175 yards. Average Female: 125 yards. Average PGA Golfer: 225 yards. Average LPGA Golfer: 185 yards.
6 Iron Distance Tips: More Power to Hit Further!
One of the main factors that determine a 6 iron club distance is the swing speed. If you have a particularly fast swing speed (90+mph), you might be able to hit your 6 iron further than most golfers. But given that the average clubhead speed for most recreational golfers is between 80-90mph (male) and 65-75mph (female), 150 yards is a good ...
This is how far PGA and LPGA Tour players hit it with every club
Cameron Champ currently leads the club-head speed charts this season with a 129.72 average. You'll also notice that the average PGA Tour player hits down on their driver (attack angle -1.3 ...
The Definitive Guide To Using A 6 Iron
The carry distances for clubs traveling at 75 mph, 85 mph, and 95 mph will be around 150 yards, 172 to 175 yards, and 195 to 200 yards, respectively. With a 6-iron, the average distance for a professional golfer is 183 yards. The average distance of a six-iron golf club is 150 yards (137 meters). PGA Tour players hit the ball between 180 and ...
Average Golf Club Distance (Driver, Woods, Irons, & Wedges)
Average Distance for PGA Tour Players: 294 yards: Average Distance for LPGA Tour Players: 244 yards: Average Distance Range for Men: 200-260 yards: ... Average Iron Distance How Far Should 4 Iron Go? 4 irons come with a long shaft, so it's got some great distance potential. Hence, it is a very handy club that also produces a low ball flight.
How to Hit a 6-Iron Guide
Here's the swing speed chart for average distances achieved by the 6-iron. Swing Speed Potential Distance; 95 mph (PGA Tour Golfers) Between 195 and 200 yards: 85 mph (Low Handicappers) Between 172 and 175 yards: 75 mph (Mid Handicappers) Around 150 yards: 65 mph (High Handicappers)
Average Golf Club Distances (Woods, Irons & Wedges)
A 5 iron is considered a mid-range club that provides solid distance and enough height to make the ball stick on the green. Average Male Golfer: 160 yards. Average Female Golfer: 110 yards. Average PGA Golfer: 210 yards. Average LPGA Golfer: 170 yards. Range for Men: 140-170 yards*.
Scouting the Routing: 2024 Valero Texas Open
Average Fairway Width -- 31.3 yards; 12th narrowest on the PGA Tour Average Driving Distance -- 297.2 yards; 14th highest on Tour Driving Accuracy -- 56.2%; 10th lowest on Tour
LPGA Tour player average distances: Driver, irons, wedges through the bag
The average LPGA Tour player doesn't hit their driver 300-plus yards. In fact, very few players on the LPGA hit any 300-yard drives. On average, an LPGA Tour player hits their ball longer than ...

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