In our forums, our members have been discussing the most important aspect when choosing players irons. WRXer ‘indygolfer18’ recently had a fitting and is unsure what should take priority between distance and control and kicks off the thread, saying

“I had an iron fitting today and am having a hard time deciding which should take priority. I was fitted into the ZX7s, and while they were awesome, the lofts are pretty low, and they go a mile. I’m not sure that hitting a 186 yard 7 iron is a good thing? I loved the T100 too. While it didn’t go as far (178) and lacked a tad bit of forgiveness, the look at address + offset + turf interaction is money.

Shot dispersion was pretty good with both, a little bit better with the T100 but the ZX7s were within a 2 yard radius. At what point does distance become a bad thing? And at what point do I just need to close my laptop and trust my fitter?”

And our members have been having their say on the subject in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• gibbiesmalls: “Distance is never a bad thing. Ever. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. I wish I hit my LW 150 yards with the same control I have with it now that I only hit it 80. Strokes gained has clearly established that distance matters and probably the biggest contributor to the differences at all levels of golf. I don’t know about you, but I have a much easier time hitting my 9 iron than a 4 iron…. and if I could hit 9 iron the distance I currently hit my 4 iron, there is ZERO doubt in my mind that I would be shooting far better scores than I do today.”
• straphael: “Distance matters off the tee shot. Irons are for accuracy on approach shots. If you hit 7 iron 150 you need 150ish every time you pull it. Not a 10-20 yard dispersion front to back. So picking something off max distance isn’t what I’d go with. I do agree distance isn’t a bad thing but gapping is more important than anything unless you are massively distance challenged but I don’t picture that being an issue if those models are what you got fitted for.”
• phizzy30: “I would go with distance control over distance with irons. Pointless to hit a 7 iron 190 when your dispersion sucks or when you don’t know if it’s going to fly over the green or stop 10 yards short and roll back.”
• Jc0: “It should be about how the ball is reacting when it lands. If the ball goes 5 yards farther that doesn’t matter if it releases 20ft vs a club that goes 5 yards shorter and stops where it lands. With the irons you want the ball to stop where you are expecting, then play the longest thing that stops where you are expecting.”

Entire Thread: “Players irons: Distance vs Control – GolfWRXers discuss”