7-iron — 2026-05-25

Your 7-iron averaged 162 yards of carry and 170 total with 113 mph ball speed and 18 degree launch. The gap up from 8-iron (142 to 162) is 20 yards -- wider than ideal (typically 12-15 yards between consecutive irons). That may be because the 8-iron sample of 5 came in conservative, but worth watching across more sessions. The 43 degree landing angle is lower than the wedges, so 8 yards of rollout from carry to total is expected.

Your first 7-iron flew 162 carry on 113 mph -- a perfectly normal strike for ball speed -- but finished 27 yards left despite only 2 yards of curve. That's a pull, not a curve miss. With L2 of curvature, the face and path were both pointing roughly 5-7 degrees left of target at impact. A 5-8 mph right-to-left wind would add a few more yards left to a square strike, but most of the 27 yards came from the swing. This is a warmup pattern: first ball of a new club, alignment drifts.

Shot 2 was your slowest 7-iron of the day at 109 mph (4 mph below average) with the lowest launch (15 degrees) and shortest carry (149). The 39 degree landing angle is also the shallowest, meaning the ball was coming in flatter. This is the classic thin-strike fingerprint: lower launch, lower speed, more rollout (8 yards from carry to total even though it was the shortest carry). One thin shot per 6 is a reasonable rate.

Shot 4 produced your longest carry of the 7-iron set (170) on 114 mph ball speed and 20 degree launch -- the highest of the day for this club. The 42 degree landing angle is typical, R12 curve was contained, and the R11 offline matches the curve (the ball flew the curve, no pull added). Compare this to shot 1: same ball speed (113 vs 114), same launch family, but shot 1 had a swing-path issue and shot 4 didn't. The strike was there in both cases.

Excluding the L2 pull on shot 1, every 7-iron curved right between R5 and R16 with offline finishes ranging from L14 to R11. The offline numbers were a mix of left and right, suggesting the curve was driven by a slightly open face at impact while the swing path was variable. The right curve combined with the right-to-left wind kept most balls close to center on offline, even when the curve number was large. The wind is masking some of the curve dispersion you'd see in calm air.

1. 162 carry is a solid 7-iron baseline. Confirm in calm conditions to remove the wind variable. 2. The 20-yard gap up from 8-iron is wider than expected -- check gapping over the next 2-3 sessions to see if it normalizes. 3. Shot 1's pull (L27) is a first-ball pattern. A practice swing or two before the first ball of each club might neutralize it. 4. Shot 2's thin strike (109 mph, low launch, flat landing) is the one outlier in the set. Expect one of these per 6-8 swings until contact tightens up.