not the norm. when choosing a club assume you’re going to hit it fairly solid but not perfect. you should be able to reach the pin with a pretty good shot. it should not have to be perfect.
consider the case of my friend joe. one day joe hit a 7 iron downwind that landed 10 yards short of the green and then rolled on to the green that was 150 yards away. joe now thinks he hits a 7 iron 150 yards.
the next day joe is slightly behind the 150 marker, so he has actually 155 yards to the green. the pin is in the back of the green so 