Hello Carl. I play a yardage round about once a week, normally with NXT Tours and occasionally with Pro V1x's. I'll go out early morning and play several balls from various distances and jot down yardages. But to get better numbers, I rely on TrackMan. I drive two hours once in the spring then again in the fall for an hour session on TrackMan. It calculates distances to a "Premium Ball" and is pretty close to what I actually see with my NXT Tours. TrackMan seems to calculate a little short for a well struck Pro V1x. The place I go to has a pretty good pro who runs the session and we look at all the numbers together, he's also watching my swing for any problems, dispersions, gaps, and so on. We also compare to my previous session to see if there are any bad changes that have crept into my numbers and what could be causing them. So, I use a combination of both on-course and radar for distances and accuracy.

Did your fitter have a trackman? If so, check to see if you can book some range time using it to see what you distance averages are. It wouldn't be perfect since you would be using range balls (I guess), but it would at least give you a pretty good starting point to work from on the course.

Try going to the practice range, preferably one that has two tiers. Bring a laser range finder (if you have one) and then measure off the various distance markers on the range. Then after your warmed up and ready, start hitting about 5 shots per club to get your distances.

Jot them down in a notepad -- pay particular attention to how far your ball carries and then rolls out. This way you will know what your carry and total distance is.

I would not be worried too much by the range balls -- unless they are so old and beaten that you instantly know that they are "dead balls". I would also take note of the time of the year (season - winter vs. summer, etc.) and take note of existing weather conditions (ie: wind direction and speed so that you can take that into account).

This will give you a good starting point for your club distances. Keep in mind that you may wish to delete any poor shots/mis-hits, as they would not be indicative of your usual shot.

Another method may be to book an hour training session with a coach that uses a launch monitor like Trackman or Flightscope and repeat the same process of going through your bag. It will cost more than the range session, but you will get usable data such as carry and total distance, plus it may lead to a fruitful relationship with the instructor and helping you to work on some areas for improvement.

Regardless, all the best and hope this helps a bit.

I am going through the same issue now also. To cut down my "testing" times I am focusing on the 7 iron and am adjusting the rest of my clubs with the same distance, approx. 20 yards. I will correct my "book" in a week or so with the new numbers for the new clubs. Not sure if this is good but it's what I am using.

Hi, until I got comfortable with hitting the new irons I was getting all sorts of distances...

I used the local driving ranges simulator, hitting 10 balls with each club to work out an average...

Club - Carry - Run
PW 108 116
9 Iron 120 129
8 Iron 134 145
7 Iron 147 159
6 Iron 164 178
5 Iron 173 191
4 Iron 191 209

This is mine, done in winter using the CG2 Launch monitor, yours will differ but gives you an idea.

I use a game golf device that does my stats for me now. Before this I would take my 9-iron hit ten shots get my average then add or subtract 15 yards for each club up or down

15 yards between clubs is not an accurate guess Dwayne, and its great that you have the new devices to track stats, but I also understand that "it's the way we used to do it." Technology is great and nothing is a substitute for practicing on the course with a few extra balls to gauge distance.

I've had an Ernest sports launch monitor for a few years now and its been terrific at learning distances for each club. It's surprisingly accurate and helped me dial in my averages.

Just had another thought. There are different distances for the seasons and what I got for my 7 iron on a launch meter was ideal conditions. Right now my home course is playing wet from lots of rain and snow melt and it seems that every time I play a new front is moving in so we play in anywhere from a 1 to 3 club wind. I like the idea if finding out what my 7 iron does regardless of the seasonal differences. My experience is that there is 10 yard difference in my irons. Right now there is very little roll out as compared to what the course will be playing in June through September. Also I just remembered that my Bushnell watch/GPS has an option to measure shot distance. I need to play a few rounds by myself and on flat fairways hit several 7 irons to get an idea. These are great suggestions and have got my reptilian brain to start thinking.