You are allowed to carry 14 golf club for a reason. Are you taking advantage of your entire bag or are you unknowingly harming your game by carrying too many clubs that go similar distances?

We’ve already covered how to gap your wedges to improve your short game, but now we’ve put together a guide to filling the gaps in your golf bag. With so many options to choose from, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about gapping your clubs so you can be confident you’ll choose the right club for every shot.

WHAT IS DISTANCE GAPPING?

Do you know how far you hit with each club? This is the most crucial question when it comes to gapping your clubs and improving your golf game.

If you don’t know how far you hit with each club, you are essentially playing a guessing game every time you choose a club. A distance gap exercise is a helpful tool for learning how far you hit each club and improving your scores.

To do this distance gapping exercise, head to the range and measure and record how far you hit the ball with each of your clubs. Be sure to take plenty of shots with each club to get an accurate idea of the distance you can hit – confidently and consistently – with each one.

You can also work with a golf coach to determine your club distances. Once you know the yardage of each of your clubs, you will have the framework needed to fill the gaps in your golf bag.

You may discover you have significant gaps in club distance in the 190 to 240 yard range, making it difficult to reach the green. Or, you may find you need to close distance gaps once you get closer to the green.

It will take some time and work, but the effort of distance gap exercises is almost guaranteed to lower your scores and make you a better golfer.

Looking for More Tips to Improve Your Golf Game?

Knowing how to choose the right club for each shot can help you swing with confidence every time. Distance gapping is one of the best ways to learn which club to choose and improve your golf game.

If you want personalised coaching on how to fill the gaps in your golf bag, please feel free to reach out to me. I offer video analysis and remote coaching, lessons, instructional videos, and a variety of tools to help you analyse your swing, discover how to track how far you hit the ball with each club, and other tips for becoming a better golfer.