Stop guessing your yardages in golf!
If you don’t know how far you hit each club, you’re costing yourself shots every single round. In this video, I’ll show you exactly why knowing your yardages is the secret to lowering your golf scores — and how to map your bag so you can play with confidence.
✅ Learn how to figure out your golf club distances
✅ Understand the basics of club gapping
✅ Stop guessing and start hitting more greens in regulation
✅ Build confidence over the ball by knowing your stock yardages
Whether you’re a beginner trying to figure out how far you should hit your irons, or an experienced player who wants more consistency, these simple golf tips will help you dial in your distances and improve your scoring.
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⛳ In This Video You’ll Learn:
0:00 Why yardages matter in golf
0:45 The #1 mistake amateurs make with distances
2:00 How the pros dial in their yardages
3:30 Step-by-step process to map your bag
5:00 Carry vs. total distance explained
7:30 On-course examples for better club selection
8:30 Wrap-up and how to start lowering your score
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[Music] Seven iron or eight iron? I’ll go eight iron. Short. How many times has this happened to you? You hit what feels like a solid shot and it comes up short. You’re frustrated. You’re thinking it’s your swing, but nine times out of 10, it’s not your mechanics. It’s that you guessed the club. And golf punishes guesses. Every pro knows their yardages. Amateurs, we think we know, but we don’t. And it’s costing us shots. Golf is a game of precision. If you’re 150 yards out and your seven iron only goes 140, then you’re 10 yard short every single time. That’s not bad luck. That’s bad data. Pros hit greens in regulation cuz they know exactly how far each stick flies. Now, amateurs, we leave it short, long, or in the bunker because we’re playing with averages that don’t exist. And here’s the thing, confidence comes from knowledge. If you’re standing there thinking, is this a hard eight or a soft seven? You’ve already lost the shot. Confidence comes from knowing, not guessing. Many golfers can think they hit their seven on 160 cuz once 5 years ago, they caught one downhill with a tailwind. But your stock number, the one you hit eight times out of 10, is the one that actually matters. And the result, overestimating, coming up short, leaving chips from the fringe rather than putts for birdie. We’ve all heard the guy over the ball. Yeah, mate. My seven eye goes 170 easy. Watch this. Don’t be that guy. Get your real numbers. Every tour pro, every tour caddy, scratch handicappers and golf coaches will tell you that if you know the carry numbers for each of your clubs, you will be a better golfer. Whether you are going for specific layout points, looking to target green quadrants, or tight flags, it is the key aspect of your game that you must know to play better golf. Here’s how you do it. You need a way to measure your shots. Here’s some options. Some driving ranges have launch monitors built into each bay. You can go to a golf shop simulator. You can use a home launch monitor. You can use a golf GPS device in measure distance mode in a pinch. You can work on knowing the length of each stride and pace out each shot. Then next, warm up. Then hit eight to 10 shots with each club. Don’t cherry pick your best strike. Take the average. That’s your stock number. Now record the numbers. Write them down. Put them in your phone, in a notebook, in an app. It doesn’t matter as long as you have your numbers. More importantly, focus on carry distance, not total distance. Carry distance is what clears bunkers and hazards. Make note of your max number and your mit number. If your 7 iron carries 135 on average, but your thing goes 130 and your absolute best goes 145, that’s valuable info. Now you know your range. That’s called gapping your bag. Once you do it, you’ll never guess again. All right, here I’ve got 97 to the pin. My pitching wedge is a stock 95. No debate, no second guessing. I can swing with confidence knowing I’ve got the right stick in my hands. [Music] This isn’t about hitting it longer. It’s about hitting it smarter. and smarter golf saves some strokes. So, if you want lower scores without changing a single thing, start here. Know your yardages, dial in your distances, take the guesswork out, and stop throwing shots away. Do you know your numbers, or are you still guessing? Drop a comment below. I’d love to hear from you. And if this helped, hit like and subscribe for more golf practice tips. Map your bag and save strokes on the course. And if you want to see more of studying golf content, I highly recommend you click on this video
