Club Distance Chart Builder
Enter your real distances, or import a launch monitor CSV, and get a clean gapping chart that shows which clubs are doing their job and which two are doing the same one. Print it, or keep it in your bag.
DR → 7I: 75 yards is a hole in the bag. Real approach shots will land between these clubs; a gap wedge or an easier-to-hit club in this window earns its spot.
7I → PW: 40 yards is a hole in the bag. Real approach shots will land between these clubs; a gap wedge or an easier-to-hit club in this window earns its spot.
The method
The chart sorts your clubs by distance and measures the gap between each consecutive pair. Gaps above about 25 yards get flagged as holes; gaps under about 8 yards get flagged as overlap. The thresholds are working rules from club fitting practice, not laws: a deliberate overlap between a punch club and a full swing club is fine if you chose it.
The CSV import expects the common launch monitor export shape: Club, Type, Target, Total, Side. The Matrix app imports the same file and takes it further: your averages become club recommendations on real holes, and your spread becomes a dispersion pattern on the fairway.
Questions
Should I use carry or total distance?
Carry, if you have it. Total distance depends on ground conditions you cannot control; carry is what decides whether you cleared the bunker. Launch monitor averages beat memory either way: most golfers remember their best strike, not their mean.
What is a good gap between clubs?
Roughly 10 to 15 yards between consecutive clubs. A gap above 25 yards leaves you between clubs on real approach shots; a gap under 8 yards means two clubs are doing one job and a wedge or hybrid might earn the bag spot instead.
How many shots do I need for a reliable average?
Ten or more decent strikes per club, ideally across more than one session. Throw out obvious mishits only if you also throw out the flushed one you want to brag about; the average needs both.
This math, on the actual hole.
Matrix runs the same engine on satellite views of real courses: your shot pattern on the fairway you play Saturday, strokes gained on a draggable aim line, and one specific practice priority. The first shot-map preview is free.