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PGA Tour Average Smash Factor Chart for Each Club Club Club Speed (mph) Attack Angle Ball Speed (mph) Smash Factor Launch Ang. Spin Rate (rpm) Land Angle Carry (yds) Driver 113 -1.3° 167 1.48 10.9° 2686 38° 275 3W 107 -2.9° 158 1.48 9.2° 3655 43° 243 5W 103 -3.3° 152 1.47 9.4° 4350 47° 230 Hybrid 15°-18° 100 -3.5° 146 1.46 10.2° 4437 47° 225 3 Iron 98 -3.1° 142 1.45 10.4° 4630 46° 212 4 Iron 96 -3.4° 137 1.43 11.0° 4836 48° 203 5 Iron 94 -3.7° 132 1.41 12.1° 5361 49° 194 6 Iron 92 -4.1° 127 1.38 14.1° 6231 50° 183 7 Iron 90 -4.3° 120 1.33 16.3° 7097 50° 172 8 Iron 87 -4.5° 115 1.32 18.1° 7998 50° 160 9 Iron 85 -4.7° 109 1.28 20.4° 8647 51° 148 PW 83 -5.0° 102 1.23 24.2° 9304 52° 136
LPGA Tour Average Smash Factor Chart for Each Club
Club Club Speed (mph) Attack Angle Ball Speed (mph) Smash Factor Launch Ang. Spin Rate (rpm) Land Angle Carry (yds) Driver 94 3.0° 140 1.48 13.2° 2611 37° 218 3W 90 -0.9° 132 11.2° 11.2° 2704 39° 195 5W 88 -1.8° 128 12.1° 12.1° 4501 43° 185 7W 85 -3.0° 123 12.7° 12.7° 4693 46° 174 4 Iron 80 -1.7° 116 14.3° 14.3° 4801 43° 169 5 Iron 79 -1.9° 112 14.8° 14.8° 5081 45° 161 6 Iron 78 -2.3° 109 17.1° 17.1° 5943 46° 152 7 Iron 76 -2.3° 104 19.0° 19.0° 6699 47° 141 8 Iron 74 -3.1° 100 20.8° 20.8° 7494 47° 130 9 Iron 72 -3.1° 93 23.9° 23.9° 7589 47° 119 PW 70 -2.8° 86 1.23 25.6° 8403 48° 107
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