What's the best way to know for sure how far I hit my golf clubs?

Question

I really want to know the distance I hit certain clubs in my bag. I don't trust range balls, driving range or any course measurements, indoor golf simulators, etc. Short of finding an area large enough to do my own measurements using my own tools with my own balls, what is the best way to determine how far a hit my 5-iron, 9-iron, sand wedge, etc.?

Answer 1

most corses will have 150 yards 100 yards etc to the pins dotted along the fairways you might aswell trust em because if you do your own maths with tape measure etc and you happen to land alongside one of theese markers say 150 for instance and you look at your chart from your measurements and hit a sound 8 iron which you measured yourself hitting 150 only to find it falling  10 yards short  what you gonna believe then if i were you i would just go to one of theese points on a course and hit a few balls with a few diffrent clubs to see which one is best . it depends which club is right on the day also due to the conditions  . if i had a 150 yard shot i could use any club from a wedge down to a 5 iron depending how hard i wanted to hit it or what shape of shot i wanted . sorry for going on so much, whats the point of the question anyway?

Answer 2

I would recommend with enough money that you buy an electronic measuring device. Doesn't matter what course you hit on, just measure where you teed up, to where the ball stopped and that will be the exact distance. Don't know price, but other than that next best alternative is trusting short markers on the course.

DOn't know the price or name of any of the measuring devices, but many electronic stores will have what you are looking for.

Answer 3

Get the OK with your local course - (and probably slip the starter/pro a GOOD TIP)

On their slowest day, at their slowest time hit the first tee with lots and lots of ammo...

Hit your driver ten times - average the distance

Hit your 3, ten time - average your distance

Hit your 5 ten times - average your distance

Do the same with any other clubs you would hit off the tee.

Next go to the fairway and do the same with each of your clubs.

Next go to the rough and do the same

Now you have THREE different distances.

Tee

Fairway

Rought

This is going to take a while, so you might decide to break this over three different sessions.

FINALLY, what you will get is the Carry + roll with these numbers - not your CARRY alone distance.  So, don't trust these when you want to reach that green over the lake... = )

Answer 4

Measure your pace and then pace off your distance. That's what the pro and their caddies do.

Answer 5

Tape measure

Answer 6

Some golf courses have GPS in the cart. They are accurate to the foot.

Answer 7

I agree with you not trusting range markers as they are rarely accurate but the best way to check your distances is by using a range finder on your ball after yo hit your shot

Answer 8

The fairway markers on the course are usually very accurate to the center of the green. Your distance changes depending on what ball, elevation, wind, temperature, lie, and adrenaline anyway. It's really only an exact science for the very best of ball strikers.