Distance Ranges for various golf clubs

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Below is a graph of the height and carry of a driver and irons 3 thru 9. Below the graph are the initial launch conditions of the ball.

Humidity = 80%, Temperature = 25 degrees Celsius, Air Pressure = 101 kPa at sea level with no wind

Club	Speed (m/s)	Launch Angle	Spin (rpm)	Max Height (m)	Carry (yd)	Time (s)
Driver	70.9	8.5	3504	29.7	249.2	6.6
3-iron	56.3	11.8	5453	26.1	195.7	6.0
4-iron	54.2	12.4	6281	25.7	186.8	5.9
5-iron	52.6	13.4	7250	26.3	179.4	5.9
6-iron	50.0	15.0	8036	25.9	167.9	5.8
7-iron	47.2	17.6	8795	26.3	153.3	5.7
8-iron	45.2	21.3	9850	29.0	147.3	5.8
9-iron	42.3	26.6	10729	31.5	133.9	5.8

One interesting point to note is that the maximum height of the driver isn't much less than that of a 9-iron. From the perspective of the player, the driver appears to travel lower, the reason being that the ball is so much farther away when it reaches maximum height, it appears lower.

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