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Golf Club Distances
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When your standing 160 yards from the tee it is very useful to know what the average golf club distances are and what your own distances with each club are. I have had a hunt around for the tour averages and spent time with a number of golfers with handicaps from 3 through to 28 in the past few weeks to build up their average distances as well.
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Club
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Pro Yards
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Pro Meters
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Low Cap Yards
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Low Cap Meters
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High Cap Yards
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Low Cap Meters
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Driver
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295-320
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270-292
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260-285
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238-261
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250
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228
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3 Wood
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250-265
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228-242
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230-240
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210-219
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220
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201
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5 Wood
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230-240
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210-219
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210-220
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192-201
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200
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182
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2-Iron
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225-235
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205-215
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210-225
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192-205
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200-210
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182-192
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3-Iron
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220-225
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201-205
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200-210
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182-192
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190-200
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174-182
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4-Iron
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210-220
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192-201
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180-190
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165-174
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170-180
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155-165
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5-Iron
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195-205
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178-187
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170-180
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155-165
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160-170
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146-155
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6-Iron
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180-190
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165-174
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160-170
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146-155
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150-160
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137-146
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7-Iron
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165-180
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150-165
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140-150
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128-137
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140-150
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128-137
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8-Iron
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150-170
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137-155
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130-140
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115-128
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130-140
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115-128
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9-Iron
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140-155
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128-142
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120-130
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110-118
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120-130
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110-118
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Pitch Wedge
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130-135
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118-124
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115-130
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105-118
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105-115
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96-105
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Sand Wedge
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115-120
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105-110
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95-110
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87-101
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75-100
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68-91
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Now the above are based on a number of things, firstly the Pro yards are an average from the PGA and European Tour professionals, when you put the 2008 average into this the top 3 averages on the PGA Tour are currently between 325 and 335 yards meaning that technology and the overall game are increasing distances (and to add to this Tiger Woods hasn’t played in 2008 yet!) The Low Cap and High Cap players are based on time on the driving range watching closely how different players approach the game.
These are Golf Club Distances as an average and I know that people will be looking to get an exact science out of it but unfortunately it depends on a million different factors and is impossible to tell someone off the cuff how far they will hit their 3 wood. We hope it gives you a rough idea of what to expect from your clubs.
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