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Ok from what I understand is.

Short irons: 8, 9 irons, sand wedge and pitching wedge for 145 yards or less. Also can any of these be used for teeing off if its not a very long hole.

Long irons: 1, 2 , 3 , 4 for 170 - 200 yards

Driver: I guess this for attempting to hit the ball over 200 yards off the tee

Putter - Well for putting

What about 5, 6, 7 irons what are these used for and what catergory of long or short do they fit in.

Woods: I don't know what these are used for. Can they be used for teeing off.

Also what clubs are not meant to be used when the ball is on a tee and what clubs are not meant to be used when the ball isn't on a tee.

I'm just trying to get the jist of the equipment to see what is necessary for me to carry as I seem to feel that most clubs are unnecessary for me to use.

Thanks

The avg. male golfer distance per club is as follows in yards:

Driver 250
3 Wood 240
5 Wood 220
3 iron 210
4 iron 200
5 iron 180
6 iron 170
7 iron 150
8 iron 140
9 iron 125
PW 115
SW 100
LW 80


Again this is avg. in whole numbers. Real distance is usually somewhere in between.

as stated above, different clubs have different yardages (how far you hit them), that being said...you would use each club based on your distance from the green. for example (using the yardages stated above), if you're about 165 yards away from the green, you would hit a 6 iron (i prefer to err on the side of being long then ending up short). off a tee you can hit just about any club you want except for your putter and or wedges, and this is only because you wouldn't see the kind of results you would normally expect with a tee shot(distance), however, theoretically you can hit any club off the tee...i believe. the only club you normally wouldn't hit off the turf would be a driver, though it has been done (tiger woods), you probably wouldn't be happy with the results (unless you're tiger woods). i hope this helps...good luck.

Thanks for that. I have afeiw examples

Well I have my golf card here and hole 5 was just 74 yards from were you tee off to the green. So are you supposed to use a 9 iron to tee off with for that hole but with little force.

Also whole 8 was 125 yards so I guess a 9 iron would have been ideal for that aswell.

Whole 6 was 225 so would a 5 wood, would have been ideal for teeing off there.

Also the yardages stated above is that avg from the tee or isit from the floor aswell.

If my ball was in thick grass about 100 yards from the green I guess the pw would be the right choice of club for that shot.

So are my examples right on the choice of clubs.

I'm gonna right them yardages down as I think would help for the near future untill I remember them.

honestly the best thing to do is go to the driving range and try to gauge what YOU'RE yardages are. those were just avg distances, for instance i avg about ten yards less on each club. also, i play by feel. what do i mean? well, the course i play at, the carts don't have a gps and i don't carry one, so i guess the distance and go for it. it's hard to explain, unfortunately. that's why i think you should go to the range and hit every club. see more or less how far it goes, then use that knowledge on the course. if it looks like you need a nine iron, then use a nine iron. with some time and experience you'll get a hang of it.

a rule of thumb i always use is: between swinging soft and swinging normal, i'd rather swing normal. eg; on hole 5, in the example you posed, i would have probably used a pw swinging normal, rather than try to half swing a nine iron. again, i can only speak for myself...these are just examples not rules. one thing that i can say is, try not to be so...by the book (i'm not sure if that's the proper phrase), experiment...on a windy day, the ball will fly differently than on a sunny day...and so on.

Hi Brendetta...distance varies for each golfer. Some people can only hit a 9-iron 80 yards while some can hit it 180 or more. Since you're just starting out you should use the numbers Scott1s provided as a guide and go back to the range and determine how far you hit each club in an ideal setting. Then you can apply those distances to your play on the course, generally taking the next longer club from the rough, maybe even 2 clubs more, depending on the depth of the rough, quality of lie, etc. Hitting from the "floor" will usually travel a little less distance than hitting from a tee and the spin on the ball will be different...in fact, spin will vary while hitting from the turf because of various conditions and lies.

There are no rules in golf about which club to use when...in competition they must conform to USGA specs and you can only carry 14 or less of them (some people carry less than 14). Usually woods (metals) are hit from a tee and irons are hit from the ground except on tee shots where they are generally struck from a tee. But you can use any club any time, really...whatever suits your needs. I've seen people putt with a wood and tee off with a putter (although the latter was mostly a prank). Generally you don't want to use any longer a club than is necessary although there are many creative ways in golf to execute any given shot so taking the least club is just a general guideline. Go back to the range and practice with all the clubs and they will let you know whether they prefer to be hit from the turf or from a tee and you'll learn how far they send the ball when struck well. Just remember to hit each one with acceleration and conviction...no holding back (no thunderous lashing at it, either, tho).

Welcome to GR and ask for advice any time...and we all love hearing about the (mis)adventures of learning the game so please share that with us as well.

Shade

Answers:

#1...not a 9 iron for 74 yards but your sand wedge.

2 Yes use your 9 iron.

3. Yes use your 5 wood.

4. Yes avg distance are hitting off the deck except your driver.

5. Yes if your in thick grass....called ruff....use a longer iron.

Yeah I will take them onto the range and have a blast. I've only used a driver on the range before. With the irons I'll try them on the tee and on the carpet when I'm on the range.

I think I should keep going on the range rather than having the rounds of golf. I really wanna master my swing as sometimes on the range, with my driver I hit it 270 yards then sometimes it will be 150 then sometimes it curls off to the right. So in away I'd say my average distance in about 170 with the driver. I wanna be able to hit it at a set distance everytime instead ofit sometimes being 270 or 150.

When I played golf I didnt ever really wanna go all out when teeing off just incase it curled off or went to far. So once I can master the whole swing with the clubs and get it right I should get a feel of what I can hit with each club instead of not going all out when hitting the ball. I think if I hit the ball with my driver properly all the time it would go about 220 250 so if I could get that each time I would no not to use it on whole 5 for example.

I understand the stance and what I'm supposed to be doing but its just getting it right on the day. I did notice at the end of golf the other day I bend my knees to much. What are the consiquences of this when hitting the ball.

Is there any video tutorials around I could watch. I've been following this site for now http://www.easy2.com/golf.asp. A friend has promised to take me to the range also to give me afiew pointers. I guess its worth getting a trainer to speed up the process aswell.

Get yourself a small tablet and pencil and take them to the range with you. Take 10 shots with each iron and write down the distance. Dont hit your irons in order. Hit your 3, then 7, then 4 then 8,5,9,6 and then W. The reason for hitting them in this order is that the distances between each club will be greater when you switch to a different club and will be easier to estimate the distance. If you hit all your clubs in order, 3,4,5,6,7,8 and so on, the distances will be close and hard to figure your distance. Most driving ranges arent that accurate and hard to guess your reall distance. Aftre doing this for a while you will get a better idea of what club you need when you are on the course. As was stated above, different people hit the same club different distances. I only hit a 5 iron 150 yards while my playing partner would use a 7 iron for 150 yards.

I'm working on getting my distances figured out as well by hitting the range. I will add (and someone correct me if I am mistaken) that in addition to not being terribly accurate many ranges use reduced flight balls so you are not going to get fully accurate distances just from the range. I find that I hit all of my clubs longer on the course when I'm using regular balls compared to hitting the range balls and also that I see the biggest differential in my longer clubs. For me the range is good for determining distances to a degree but is more useful for figuring out the differences between clubs and for working on my form. When I am playing a round my range distances can usually get me in the ballpark but I am now getting enough experience on the course to gauge my distances based on actual play. That has been my experience but like I said, somone correct me if this is not the norm.

Matt

Just started golfing myself and my advice is go take lessons from a local PGA pro. I got a 3 lesson deal here for $140 and about 45 minutes a lesson and it has done wonders for my game. best $140 ever spent if you ask me.