Club Distance Guide: Build Your Gapping Chart
A golfer stands over a mid-iron at a launch-monitor bay and sees a problem that a printed chart would never reveal. The 7-iron and 8-iron carry almost the same distance,…
A golfer stands over a mid-iron at a launch-monitor bay and sees a problem that a printed chart would never reveal. The 7-iron and 8-iron carry almost the same distance,…
A launch monitor flashes 102 mph of club head speed and 151 mph of ball speed after a flushed drive. The golfer smiles, then checks the previous session. Last week,…
A golfer checks the loft stamped on a 7-iron, finds a chart promising 160 yards, and then watches the ball land at 152. The club isn't necessarily defective, and the…
A golfer finishes a range session with a familiar problem. The driver appears fast enough, the irons sometimes fly well, and the current ball feels acceptable, yet tee shots, approach…
A scratch golfer hits roughly 52% of greens in regulation, while a 20-handicap golfer is closer to 16% to 19%. The useful question isn't whether either figure sounds good, it's…
The Garmin R10 is behind the ball, the session is already paired, and the carry column looks good enough to keep swinging. Then the driver spin rate moves from 2,400…
Saturday morning starts with a familiar compromise. A 25-handicap golfer pulls the opening drive into the right rough, punches out, and makes bogey. The next green looks reachable, but a…
A golfer can finish a round with a completely filled scorecard and still lack the information needed to make the next decision. The card may record gross strokes, but it…
You're standing over a 3-hybrid on the range, watching one shot finish beside the 5-wood marker and the next fall short of the long-iron target. The club feels useful, but…
A 40-yard pitch can land on the same part of a green and produce two completely different results. One shot lands short, releases across the putting surface, and rolls off…