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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Interesting thoughts on the tees. I looked a bit online and found this to be a rule of thumb I never heard of:
Distance of your 5 iron x 36 = Ideal yardage
I'd say I hit my 5 iron around 180 or so, which would mean 6,480 is the right distance for me. Seems a bit long, but maybe I'm just playing too short? I do feel like if I have a good drive I rarely hit an approach shot with more than an 8 iron, so maybe I am playing a bit short. This is probably why my "cross over" point seems to be from my 7 to 6 iron, where I have much more confidence with the 7 iron down vs 6 iron up. I just never really hit my 3 to 6 irons much at all each round.
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If I use that, I get 6,840. If I play 6,840 vs 6,340, my score will jump by 5 to 10 strokes (usually more like 10).
As someone else mentioned, it will also mean that I will probably lose a ball or two.