AI Gap Club Fitting
Enter your current bag and carry distances. We analyze every gap and overlap, then recommend exactly what to add, drop, or replace.
Distance-first methodology. Every major brand. Free.
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CURRENT CLUBS & CARRY DISTANCES
0 enteredEnter the carry distance (not total) for each club you carry. Remove clubs you don't have.
Check the bottom of your pitching wedge or your iron set's spec sheet
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How the AI gap fitting tool works
Gap fitting is the simplest equipment audit most golfers never do. Instead of asking which club is newest, this free AI gap fitting tool asks what each club actually carries, sorts your bag by distance, and finds the places where you have too much space or too much overlap. Any gap over 15 yards is flagged as a missing yardage. Any overlap under 8 yards is flagged as a possible redundant club.
The math is deterministic: the tool computes the gaps before the AI explains them. That matters because gapping should not be guessed by a model. The job of the AI is to turn the computed table into plain-English recommendations, such as adding a gap wedge, replacing a long iron with a hybrid, dropping a redundant fairway wood, or changing the top of the bag.
Carry distance is the input that matters
For gapping, carry distance is more useful than total distance. Total distance changes with wind, firmness, slope, and rollout. Carry tells you what yardage you can cover over a bunker, water hazard, front edge, or forced carry. If you enter total distance by mistake, the tool may think a gap is healthy when you actually cannot fly the ball that far.
The best numbers come from a launch monitor, GPS shot history, or several well-struck on-course shots. If you only know estimates, enter them anyway, but treat the result as directional. A golfer who fills in every club with measured stock carries will get a much stronger gapping analysis than a golfer who only enters driver speed and handicap.
Where gaps usually hide
The two common problem zones are the scoring end and the long-club transition. At the bottom of the bag, modern strong-lofted pitching wedges can leave a 20-plus yard hole before the sand wedge. That gap shows up constantly from 90 to 130 yards, where amateurs need predictable full swings. At the top of the bag, many players carry a 3-wood, 5-wood, hybrid, and long iron that all travel within a few yards of each other.
The tool also asks for PW loft, course conditions, altitude, budget, preferred look, and shaft material. Those inputs do not replace carry distance, but they help choose the right fix. A slow-speed player may fill a long gap better with a 7-wood or hybrid than a utility iron. A player with steel irons may need a hybrid shaft weight that bridges smoothly into the iron set.
How to act on the output
Start with the flagged gaps and overlaps, not the model names. If the tool finds a 22-yard gap between PW and sand wedge, the fix is probably a lofted gap wedge, even if the exact brand changes later. If it finds three long clubs within seven yards, the fix may be removing one and adding a club where the bag is actually missing coverage.
After you make a change, re-measure. Gapping is not a one-time setup because lofts, shafts, strike, and speed change over time. The strongest bag is the one where every club has a clear yardage job and no slot is wasted.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I have a gap in my bag?
- You likely do if any two clubs carry within about 8 yards of each other, or if there is more than a 15-yard jump between adjacent clubs. The two spots to check first are between your strong pitching wedge and your highest-lofted wedge, and across your longest clubs where a driver, fairway woods, and hybrids can overlap. Enter your carry distances and this tool flags every gap and overlap for you.
- What is a good distance gap between golf clubs?
- A useful target is about 10 to 15 yards for scoring clubs and roughly 12 to 18 yards through the longer clubs. The exact number depends on speed and club type, but gaps over 15 yards and overlaps under 8 yards are worth reviewing.
- Should I enter carry distance or total distance?
- Enter carry distance. Carry is the number that tells you whether a club can fly a bunker, water hazard, or front edge. Total distance includes rollout and can make your gaps look better than they really are.
- Why do modern irons create wedge gaps?
- Many modern iron sets have stronger pitching wedge lofts, sometimes around 41 to 44 degrees. If the next wedge is 54 or 56 degrees, the yardage gap can be too large, so a true gap wedge may be needed.