Printable carry distance card.
Know exactly how far you carry every club, on a card that fits your scorecard holder. Free to print, mostly white to save ink, with blank fields so the numbers are yours.
Why carry distance is the number that matters
Most amateurs club themselves off total distance — the longest a ball has ever gone — and come up short again and again. Carry distance, where the ball actually lands, is what clears the bunker and holds the green. Roll-out changes with turf, slope and weather; carry stays far more reliable. Pin down your true carry for each club and you remove one of the biggest sources of wasted strokes in the amateur game.
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Distance Card (PDF)
Your stock carry and total for every club, with blank fields to fill in. The single most useful card in the bag.
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How cold, heat and altitude change your carry — simple rules of thumb to adjust your numbers on the day.
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How do I find my carry distance?+
Hit eight to ten shots per club on a launch monitor or a measured field, drop the longest and shortest, and average the rest. That middle average is the number to trust — not your one career-best strike.
Why carry instead of total distance?+
Carry clears hazards and holds greens. Roll-out swings with turf, slope and weather, so planning around carry gives far more dependable club selection.
Is it really free?+
Yes — free to download and print, no login or paywall. Scorecard-sized and mostly white, so it barely touches your ink.
The numbers don't lie.
Roughly two-thirds of the gap between a 90 and an 80 golfer comes from shots outside 100 yards — approach play and driving, not putting. The strokes-gained research of Mark Broadie and on-course data from Shot Scope both point to distance control as the cheapest improvement in golf. Reliable carry numbers are the foundation of every good club choice.
Sources: Mark Broadie, Every Shot Counts; Shot Scope performance data.