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Nike 190 yard 5 iron

• coolpar 152 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 8:07 AM

  I am quite consistently seeing this iron fly well below the rated 190 yards. Anywhere from 173 to 185. Wondering if anyone is having this problem?  

• cpjs 121 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 9:04 AM

  yep same here

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 10:49 AM

  What is the carry without spin or wind help and with which ball?

  FWIW, the level 97 Nike 5i rated at 195 carries 185 with the 33 Callaway. That would be consistent with your numbers, assuming you're just remembering from experience. Missing the ding and elevation affect this number. My numbers came from flat ground, no spin and little wind.

• coolpar 152 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 11:57 AM

  I was using the level 33 Callaway for my testing. I was testing on BP no. 10 with about a 2 mph crosswind. Recording dings or near misses it ranged from a low of 173 to a rare  high of 185 but usually in the mid to higher 170's. I did not move the dot from the middle so I guess normal spin. It would not be quite so bad even if the yardage was lower but the distance is so inconsistent you never know what you are going to get. I know there are variances and I see them in my other irons but nothing as drastic as with the 5 iron for some reason. It has really ruined some nice rounds lately............. 

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 1:06 PM

  You have the right idea but you can't count the near misses. That exaggerates the normal deviation, however slight, and when incorporated in your session you get the range you're getting. Just count the dings for a number you can trust.

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 1:24 PM

  coolpar:

  I am quite consistently seeing this iron fly well below the rated 190 yards. Anywhere from 173 to 185. Wondering if anyone is having this problem?  

  I was playing the BO par 3s and I used it to hit the power at approx. 185 w/ a Callaway 33. It landed at 147. ok I must have bumped the club select, I restarted that 1st hole, triple checked everything, I hit it and it went just over 150. 

  In another game I hit the 9i with 1/2 BS at approx. 125y power and it went 79.

  I'm taking someone's advice in the forum who said when stuff like this happens don't play WGT for a while, I can't/won't explain it/why but it's the advice I will use. 

• coolpar 152 Posts

  Wed, Nov 26 2014 7:48 PM

  JFidanza......  let me know if it helps.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Thu, Nov 27 2014 3:13 AM

  YankeeJim:

  the level 97 Nike 5i rated at 195 carries 185 with the 33 Callaway. That would be consistent with your numbers, assuming you're just remembering from experience. Missing the ding and elevation affect this number. My numbers came from flat ground, no spin and little wind.

   

  This sounds like the 6i (180yrd), which travels about 186 with no spin, Have you got the right club Jim.

  The 5i (195yrd) should travel further than 185 with no spin.

  -Roger

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Nov 27 2014 8:09 AM

  mantis0014:

  This sounds like the 6i (180yrd), which travels about 186 with no spin, Have you got the right club Jim.

  The 5i (195yrd) should travel further than 185 with no spin.

  -Roger

  Carry, Roger, not total yards. Carry is the yardage at the  thump you hear when it hits the ground. The OP also has the lower level Nikes which are 5 yards shorter so think accordingly.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Thu, Nov 27 2014 11:42 PM

  YankeeJim:

  mantis0014:

  This sounds like the 6i (180yrd), which travels about 186 with no spin, Have you got the right club Jim.

  The 5i (195yrd) should travel further than 185 with no spin.

  -Roger

  Carry, Roger, not total yards. Carry is the yardage at the  thump you hear when it hits the ground. The OP also has the lower level Nikes which are 5 yards shorter so think accordingly.

  Ahhh,   ok.