Build a Carry-Distance Card for Your Irons | GOLFTEC Singapore

When the flag is 145 yards away and the front edge is 132, the useful question is how far your usual shot flies. Rollout can make two shots with the same total distance look identical, even when only one clears the trouble.

Measure the shots you actually hit

Choose three irons you use often. After warming up, hit six balls with each using the same ball model and the same monitor settings. Record carry only. Remove an obvious misread from the monitor, but keep ordinary thin shots and off-centre strikes. They are part of the pattern you play with.

Write a middle number and a short number

Sort the carries for each club. Use the middle of the group for your typical number and record the shortest representative carry separately. If your 7-iron usually flies 145 but several shots fly 132, both numbers matter. Bring the card to the course and note when wind or an uphill target changes your decision.

Choose the landing area first

Before picking an iron, mark the first safe landing point and the far edge of the useful landing area. If an extra club covers the front hazard while leaving enough room long, it may give you a better margin. Review the card when your contact pattern changes.

In Singapore, measure all three irons in one bay visit, then check the card against your next outdoor round. Explore GOLFTEC Singapore.

For more on how the club moves at impact, read Matt Chalmers’s angle of attack guide.

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