# Driver vs 3 wood distance

At tour speed a driver carries about 275 yards and a 3 wood about 243 yards, a gap of 32 yards on the published table. For a 15 handicap the gap is 25 yards: 217 yards against 192 yards. They sit next to each other in the bag, so the gap is the band of yardages between two full swings.

## Key figures

- A driver carries about 275 yards and a 3 wood about 243 yards at tour speed, a gap of 32 yards.
- For a 15 handicap the gap is 25 yards on the model; for a 25 handicap 22 yards.

## Scope

- Both clubs are the published tour anchors scaled by the handicap and speed models stated on the page; the pattern around each carry, which decides the choice, comes from your own shots.

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