Well remember BP #1 has that slope you hit into, which kills the ball with any club. 7iron gets a lot of spin from the loft, plus that hole seems to always play a bit further than it says in my experiences. Try no BS, or club up with full BS. 9 and 18 on Kiawah I always play 1 club higher too.. not trying to argue or saying you're wrong, but I've never had a problem with the 7iron...Maybe I just haven't noticed...? meh, who knows.
i know what you are saying, but i am not looking to be in the 'area' i am looking to get the best out of the clubs...
none of us knows the mechanics of how these clubs work, but lets assume the following:
assuming the club is 145, means you should get aprox 130 carry anf 15 run. maybe 125 carry and 20 run when you hit it with NS. when you use ts u should get 4-7 yards less carry and more run and same for backspin.
ssuming that 8mph tail wind gives u extra 5 yards with NS and assuming that #1 has upslope, so those 5 yards before, say 2 yards...
which means the 137 with 8 down (maybe it was 6 but lets use 8 for now) becomes a 135 yard hole:
withthatsaid, then full 145 with BS should fly 135 and run 10. i hit mine 140 speed and it flew 126 and ran 2.
if you would hit 130 bs it would bewithin 2 yards of my 145 club. and it should not.
same applies on #9 kiwaah. u have about 2-3 yards where you can land and it hops on the green while others run through 15 yards and others stay 9-12 behind. so when i get my 145 bs, i need it to fly that distance. not 5 yards short, becasue no way u can choken on a 160 club that has slower tragectory and stop it close!