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• mathia14 1,271 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:27 AM

  When I have a shot that is like 160 yards to the green & I use an iron that is for 175 yards & hit it just a little shy of the 100%, why does it only go like 145 yards or so?  I'm talking just shy of 100% power, not 75%.  It has me baffled.  I'd like some help from anybody, please.  Thank you.

• bluzgolf 1,077 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:31 AM

  There's a lot of unstated variables here.  What was the elevation, wind, spin used?

• mathia14 1,271 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:44 AM

  just flat & little wind.  Just a touch of spin on the RZN plat balls.

   

• Priesum 2,009 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:45 AM

  bluzgolf:

  There's a lot of unstated variables here.  What was the elevation, wind, spin used?

  From fairway,light rough, medium rough, heavy rough?

  Kelly

   

• mathia14 1,271 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:50 AM

  From fairway with a tailwind.  That what has me stumped.

• bluzgolf 1,077 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 8:59 AM

  mathia14:

  From fairway with a tailwind.  That what has me stumped.

  Sounds like a WTF moment to me.

  P.S.  Twice in the last two days I've had drives go like they were only hit with a 3w.

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 9:09 AM

  Why would you use a 175 yd iron to go 160 in a tailwind? Plus, with the spin you have, anything less than full power brings out the BS/WTF shots. Why not hit your 160 iron with 1 dot or more spin (factoring in the tailwind) ?

• bluzgolf 1,077 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 9:13 AM

  jayw4862:

  Why would you use a 175 yd iron to go 160 in a tailwind? Plus, with the spin you have, anything less than full power brings out the BS/WTF shots. Why not hit your 160 iron with 1 dot or more spin (factoring in the tailwind) ?

  Yep, what he said.

   

• mathia14 1,271 Posts

  Sun, Jan 18 2015 9:22 AM

  Just a litle tailwind & it comes up short is whata I'm trying to say.