# 5 wood distance

A 5 wood carries about 230 yards at the tour average club head speed of 103 mph, 214 yards for a scratch golfer and 182 yards for a 15 handicap on the published tour table scaled by speed. Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 2.54 yards of carry with this club.

## Key figures

- A 5 wood carries about 230 yards at the tour speed of 103 mph, 214 yards for scratch and 182 yards for a 15 handicap.
- Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 2.54 yards of carry with a 5 wood.

## Scope

- The 5 wood figures are the published tour ball speed and carry anchor scaled by club head speed, with the handicap and age models stated on the page; your own launch monitor session replaces them in the app.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/club-distance/5-wood