How far should i hit my 7 iron

When it comes to discussions of distance in golf the focus is typically on the longest clubs in the bag but it is clearly just as important that amateurs have a clear idea of how far they hit their irons?

And as with everything in golf what most golfers want to know is how the distance they hit their irons compares with the ‘average’ golfer and their peers.

In total the average golfer with a handicap of 14.4 and swingspeed of 93.4 mph hits a 3-iron 172 yards, a 5-iron 159 yards, a 7-iron 145 yards, a 9-iron 121 yards and a pitching wedge 110 yards.

Past the age of 30 the average golfer loses iron distance consistently until 60 after which much larger drops start to occur.

Simply looking at how far you hit your irons from one perspective is however not as helpful as it could be as different golfers clearly can be of many different standards and also hit their irons in different ways for different approach shots.

And both of these things have an impact on distance.

So in this article we take a

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