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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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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.
| 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 LPGA | 100 | 110 PGA | 120 | 130 | 140 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver (total) | 155 | 181 | 206 | 232 | 258 | 284 | 310 | 335 | 361 |
| Driver (carry) | 144 | 168 | 192 | 216 | 240 | 264 | 288 | 312 | 336 |
| 3-Wood | 130 | 152 | 174 | 195 | 217 | 239 | 260 | 282 | 304 |
| 5-Wood | 123 | 144 | 164 | 185 | 205 | 226 | 246 | 267 | 288 |
| Hybrid | 121 | 141 | 161 | 181 | 201 | 221 | 241 | 261 | 281 |
| 3-Iron | 114 | 133 | 151 | 170 | 189 | 208 | 227 | 246 | 265 |
| 4-Iron | 109 | 127 | 145 | 163 | 181 | 199 | 218 | 236 | 254 |
| 5-Iron | 104 | 121 | 139 | 156 | 173 | 191 | 208 | 225 | 243 |
| 6-Iron | 98 | 114 | 131 | 147 | 163 | 180 | 196 | 212 | 229 |
| 7-Iron | 92 | 108 | 123 | 138 | 154 | 169 | 184 | 200 | 215 |
| 8-Iron | 86 | 100 | 114 | 129 | 143 | 157 | 171 | 186 | 200 |
| 9-Iron | 79 | 93 | 106 | 119 | 132 | 145 | 159 | 172 | 185 |
| PW | 73 | 85 | 97 | 109 | 121 | 134 | 146 | 158 | 170 |
If you’d like to print this chart out, click on the image below or download this golf club distance chart pdf.
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.
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:
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:
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.
What is the average golf drive distance?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.
What is the fastest swing speed?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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Kyle is an avid golfer who has played since around the age of 12. Over the last few years, he's lowered his handicap from the mid-20s to a 5 through lessons and practice. When he's off the course, he is a professional web designer.
06/22/2023 at 1:00 pm 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?
08/29/2023 at 7:38 pm 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.
08/29/2023 at 11:30 pm 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.
12/05/2023 at 8:22 am 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.
