Pitching wedge distance at 75 mph
A pitching wedge swung at 75 mph carries about 121 yards and totals 124 yards on the published tour table, with a smash factor of 1.21 and 91 mph of ball speed. The tour average for the club is 83 mph and 136 yards of carry, so 75 mph sits -8 mph and -15 yards from it.
The number
Ball speed is club head speed multiplied by smash factor: 75 multiplied by 1.21 is 91 mph. Carry is ball speed multiplied by the club’s 1.33 yards per mile per hour from the published tour row: 121 yards. Roll adds 2 percent on a fairway landing, for 124 yards total. The smash factor sits 0.02 below the tour value of 1.23 because the model eases strike quality by 0.01 for every 5 mph below the tour speed.
Speeds either side
The same club 5 and 10 mph either side, which is the range a golfer moves through across a season.
Pitching wedge carry around 75 mph
| Club head speed | Smash factor | Ball speed | Carry | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 mph | 1.19 | 78 mph | 103 yards | 105 yards |
| 70 mph | 1.20 | 84 mph | 112 yards | 115 yards |
| 75 mph (this page) | 1.21 | 91 mph | 121 yards | 124 yards |
| 80 mph | 1.22 | 98 mph | 130 yards | 133 yards |
| 85 mph | 1.23 | 104 mph | 139 yards | 142 yards |
What strike is worth
At 75 mph a strike that moves smash factor by 0.02 moves ball speed by 2 mph and carry by about 2 yards with a pitching wedge. Speed is the expensive way to add distance; strike is the cheap one, and a launch monitor session shows which of the two is limiting yours.
The rest of the bag
A golfer who swings a pitching wedge at 75 mph swings a driver at about 102 mph on the model, since every club runs at the same fraction of its tour speed. That driver speed maps to about a 4 handicap on the handicap model and above the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties. The bag below is every club at that fraction.
Every club at a 102 mph driver
Each club at 90 percent of its tour speed.
| Club | Club head speed | Carry | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 102 mph | 245 yards | 264 yards |
| 3 wood | 97 mph | 217 yards | 230 yards |
| 5 wood | 93 mph | 205 yards | 217 yards |
| Hybrid | 90 mph | 201 yards | 213 yards |
| 3 iron | 89 mph | 189 yards | 197 yards |
| 4 iron | 87 mph | 181 yards | 188 yards |
| 5 iron | 85 mph | 173 yards | 180 yards |
| 6 iron | 83 mph | 163 yards | 170 yards |
| 7 iron | 81 mph | 153 yards | 160 yards |
| 8 iron | 79 mph | 143 yards | 148 yards |
| 9 iron | 77 mph | 132 yards | 137 yards |
| Pitching wedge | 75 mph | 121 yards | 124 yards |
| Gap wedge (modeled) | 73 mph | 111 yards | 113 yards |
The gap wedge row continues the pitching wedge trend and is labeled modeled; every other row is the published tour anchor scaled to the speed.
In PinFlag
Import a launch monitor session and PinFlag turns your pitching wedge into a pattern of your own carries, labeled Measured, that stands behind every target you price on the course. Shot Cloud draws the real shots around the spot you are considering, on the hole in front of you, so a tucked pin is compared with the middle of the green on your real spread, not a single yardage.
Every shot you log with the pitching wedge on the course records the target and the result, so the pattern keeps growing from real rounds, and Insights shows the club’s proximity, the shots it cost and the shots it won across a season.
Frequently asked questions
How far does a pitching wedge go at 75 mph?
What ball speed does 75 mph produce with a pitching wedge?
What driver speed goes with a 75 mph pitching wedge?
How much more does a pitching wedge go at 80 mph?
Which golf app does this on the course?
Related
Sources
- PGA TOUR statistics
- Golf simulator and launch monitor, Wikipedia
- How PinFlag calculates strokes gained
Every figure on this page is computed from the published baselines, the same ones PinFlag prices your shots with. The scope of the figures: The carry is the published tour pitching wedge anchor scaled to 75 mph with smash factor easing below the tour speed; the driver, handicap and age mappings follow the models stated on the page.
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