Distances & Clubs

Distance is the question every golfer asks first and answers worst. Most players club themselves on their best shot, not their usual one, and come up short all day. These pages start from measured numbers instead: the distance chart scales TrackMan's tour tables and Shot Scope's handicap averages to your own driver speed or the carry of your 7-iron, in metres or yards, so you get a carry for every club in the bag. The 7-iron page explains why that one club is the benchmark and what a normal number looks like at your level.

Strokes gained closes the loop: it shows where your shots actually cost you, measured against a benchmark rather than a feeling, so you know whether the next hour belongs on the range with the driver or around the green. Every table names its source and the date it was read, and every estimate says that it is an estimate. The numbers are a starting point; the carries you hit on the course are the ones that count.

Where to start

1. 1
   Golf club distance chart

   Every club from your driver speed or your 7-iron carry, in metres or yards.

2. 2
   How far should I hit my 7-iron?

   The benchmark club: what is normal for your level and why it varies so much.

3. 3
   Strokes gained, explained

   Where your strokes really go, measured against a benchmark instead of a feeling.

Quick answers

How far should I hit each club?

It depends on your clubhead speed and how well you strike it. The average club golfer carries a 7-iron a lot shorter than a tour player; the chart scales a full set from your own speed or 7-iron, so the gaps between clubs make sense for you.

Carry or total distance?

Carry, for anything you hit at a flag or over water or a bunker. Total distance adds the roll, which changes with the ground; the chart shows both and says which is which.

What does Morris add on WhatsApp?

Your real distances. Connect a Garmin and Morris reads your shots, builds the table from your carries rather than averages and tells you which club to hit from your own numbers.