6-iron — 2026-05-25

Your 6-iron averaged 163 yards of carry, only 1 yard longer than the 7-iron (162). That's not a real gap -- consecutive irons should be 10-15 yards apart. Two things to consider: shot 6 was a clear mishit (137 carry, 105 mph) that dragged the average down, and shots 7-8 finished the session strong at 178/177. The ball-back setup may be flattening the 6-iron more than the 7-iron, costing some carry. The 38 degree landing angle is shallower than your wedges -- about 10 yards of rollout.

Across eight shots, your shortest carry was 137 (shot 6) and your longest was 178 (shot 7). That's a 41-yard distance range from a single club -- four times the spread you had with the 9-iron. Shot 2 (149) and shot 6 (137) are the outliers; the other six shots ran 152-178. The 6-iron is the club where contact quality starts to matter more, and today the variance shows it. When the strike is there, the distance is there.

Your last two 6-irons were the longest of the session and arguably your best swings of the day at this club. Shot 7: 178 carry, 120 mph, R4 curve, L22 offline. Shot 8: 177 carry, 121 mph, R13 curve, L3 offline. The ball speed is real (120+ mph is in 5-hybrid territory), the strike was clean, and the trajectories matched. Shot 8's R13 curve finishing at L3 means the swing path was left of target -- a slight pull-cut. Shot 7's L22 offline on minimal R4 curve was a straight pull. The club is producing distance; alignment is the next thing to lock in.

Shot 6 was your worst 6-iron of the day: 105 mph ball speed (11 mph below average), 137 carry, 15 yards of height (8 yards below average), and 4.3 seconds of hang time (1.1 seconds below average). Every fingerprint of a thin or low-strike contact. The 31 degree landing angle was the flattest of the session, meaning the ball came in nearly running. One bad strike in eight is acceptable; the rest of the session was solid.

Offline finishes: 0, L5, L4, L14, R18, 0, L22, L3. That's a strong left bias -- consistent with the right-to-left wind plus the pull-pattern on the higher-quality strikes. Shot 5 (R18) is the outlier going right; it was also the lowest-quality strike of the right-curve group (109 mph, 152 carry). The wind is helping square contact finish left; the pull is adding to it.

1. The 1-yard gap from 7-iron is a problem -- you can't make club decisions when consecutive clubs go the same distance. Watch this in calm conditions; if it persists, consider whether ball-back is killing 6-iron more than 7-iron carry. 2. 178 carry (shot 7) is your real 6-iron distance ceiling. The average of 163 is dragged down by the bad strikes. 3. The pull pattern on best strikes (shots 7, 8) is the alignment issue showing up again at a longer club. 4. Strong finish to the bag at 120+ mph ball speed -- the body was warm and swinging hard by the end.