# 6 iron distance

A 6 iron carries about 183 yards at the tour average club head speed of 92 mph, 170 yards for a scratch golfer and 145 yards for a 15 handicap on the published tour table scaled by speed. Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 2.25 yards of carry with this club.

## Key figures

- A 6 iron carries about 183 yards at the tour speed of 92 mph, 170 yards for scratch and 145 yards for a 15 handicap.
- Each 1 mph of club head speed is worth about 2.25 yards of carry with a 6 iron.

## Scope

- The 6 iron 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/6-iron