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Re: Nike Lvl 85 iron distances?

• Greengiant2012 55 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 6:52 AM

  what are the distances for the nike level 85 irons? the distances for each club.. 

  Thanks if you guys could help out

  - David

• SwingingRoofer 456 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 7:22 AM

  lol go practice easy to get a idea all depends on alot of stuff wind ball lie wgt vem lol

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 7:33 AM

  I think the OP is wanting the stated distances not actual mapped distances as he hasn't got the Nikes ;-)

• ScottHope 10,467 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 8:30 AM

  I would hazard a guess that they're all equally spaced.

  PW   115
  9 i     130
  8 i     145
  7 i     160
  6 i     175
  5 i     190
  4 i     205
  3 i     220

• dedBuNNy 1,919 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 12:30 PM

  The only distance that matters with those clubs is the distance to the garbage bin you're throwing them into.

   

• fanforce 11 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 2:27 PM

  ScottHope:

  I would hazard a guess that they're all equally spaced.

  PW   115
  9 i     130
  8 i     145
  7 i     160
  6 i     175
  5 i     190
  4 i     205
  3 i     220

  Scott is correct. 

  Trajectory is significantly higher than the L59 G20 irons I used before my recent purchase of the L85 Nike irons. Wind has a magnified affect as a result. Miss the 'ding' on the wrong side and the ball rides the wind a long way off course.

  Assuming WGT's recent issues have been identified and fixed - I haven't even been able to consistently 'ding' the SLDR driver the past several days or so - it is imperative to use a ball with enough 'feel' that allows the player to be very accurate with the meter.

  Stopping power is really, really good right up to and including the 3-iron. Quite an upgrade from the G20/25 irons, IMO.

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 3:20 PM

  This was my 1st iron upgrade and I'm using them now. 

  I was big on starter ball usage for a long time so I chose these for those reasons. There is a starter ball game on my blog at the bottom which I recorded. But these 85s are not bad w/ the right ball IMO in regards to meter and spin.

  Like many, I haven't got the hang of the distances, mostly w/ the PW out of the rough/sand.

  My biggest hangup w/ these is the forgiveness w/ says '3' but missing the ding on these can be a problem for me. Using a slower meter ball may help but I can see the level 97s will be my next choice very soon.

   

• spdemon 1,588 Posts

  Sun, Jun 8 2014 5:25 PM

  Greengiant2012:

  what are the distances for the nike level 85 irons? the distances for each club.. 

  Thanks if you guys could help out

  - David

  lsufootball put this out if your interested in those irons here

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Mon, Jun 9 2014 1:54 AM

  bhoese has done an incredible test w/ the 85s and even stating that in one test they beat out the 97s.

  But you have to read all the details about exactly what was tested in the link for yourself.

   

  http://www.wgt.com/forums/t/195080.aspx?PageIndex=6

  or just 

  CLICK HERE for INFO

• tigerfan1506 3,193 Posts

  Mon, Jun 9 2014 10:02 PM

  I rented them on free Masters weekend. I thought they were far more consistent than my R11's. Wish i could trade for them :-)