How Far Should You Hit a 7-Iron? This Is Why You Don’t

Most golfers know exactly how far they want to hit their seven iron, but very few of those golfers actually know why they don't. So, if you're convinced you're swinging as fast as all your mates, yet your iron distance is nowhere near theirs, or you're throwing the kitchen sink at the ball every time you're on the course, yet your club head speed never increases. Well, by the end of this video, not only will you know how far a ball should go at certain club head speeds, but more importantly, if you are not reaching those numbers, you will know very simply that it's not technology, but very much these simple techniques. Guys, how you doing? Welcome back to a brand new video. Simon here, SS Golf Academy, where I do all my Inerson teaching, secondhand club fitting, direct to consumer club fitting. Now, however, the reason for making this video is that nothing gives me more pleasure in this world than giving a golfer another 20, 30, potentially 40 yards more with their irions. And I do this by covering the four very simple to understand topics that we're going to cover through this video. And it's because of those four reasons and how effective they are is why when I am giving a secondhand club fit fitting people into 300 400 pound sets of irons that I do cover a bit of technique as well because at the end of the day they're here to hit it further and more consistent. And to be honest I find it very difficult to keep my mouth shut when I know those gains are on the table. equipment does matter just not technology well that is the case depending on how far you go back even I agree over the last let's say 20 years to now big leaps in technology and who's to say technology in another 20 years for example there might be even bigger gap even though I don't know where that gap's going to come from however my whole channel is essentially educating you guys on the right equipment for your game and how to find good value, budget, secondhand equipment in the wild to help your game perform better. And as I was talking doing the intro there, actually, I don't think I could have hit that last shot any better. So, I'm actually going to use that as the benchmark for test one in category one when it comes to equipment. And as you can see here, I've got a Mazuno Pro 221. I'll show you the secondhand prices on the right hand side here. And as you can see here, it's lofted at 34 degrees, very slim head design, very thin top, not much offset. This is a low single finger handicap iron and potentially even myself would only have this in pitching wedge 9, eight, potentially seven, and then probably more forgiving irons at the top end of the bag. However, and what you're going to learn through this video is that even with this blade 34°, I've still been able to carry my 7 iron 175 yards, which for me is about right. That's what I want to hit my 7 iron on the course.