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I imagine this could be useful for wedges, especially less than full shots understanding how you hit it 60 yards, 80 yards, 100 yards etc.
If you play the same course regularly, especially if you use a distance measuring device, you should already understand how far you hit your irons, because you are faced with the same distances regularly and know what club to hit.
And as for your woods, not sure there is much benefit knowing exactly how far you hit them, as consistency will be the major issue. No point knowing that you can fly that bunker at 230 with the driver when you can reliably control the flight and trajectory anyway.
Finally, knowing how far you hit a 7 iron on a simulator is only the first step in understanding how far you hit it on the course, where you need to factor in wind, elevation, uphill / downhill lie, ball above / below feet etc.