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[Littleman]

Thanks mouldy,

Last time I measure I was averaging 225 (winter) - 235 (summer) ball flight with not a lot of run in winter. Have been known to pump out to 260+ down wind.

Hoping to get my distance back up above those meters know the knee is fixed and I can start to write checks with the golf club that my body can cash! One thing for certain my days of average around 250 (my early 20's) are Gawn!

Should also say that even my miss hits still out drive cb80 which is always enjoyable!

Edited by Littleman, 18 May 2015 - 04:25 PM.

[INKY]

So is your display name aspirational or sarcastic? 

some say delusional...

[Lukos87]

The funniest thing I have seen was at growling frog. One bloke behind us was the longest hitter I have ever seen!
7th hole we were on the 8th tee box and it landed on the fly next to us, there were ladies on the 7th green..
Par 5 8th I was hitting my 3rd with a 9 from 115 out ladies were 120 back from us and his ball flew them and trickled up to about 5 meters behind me. He's hit it a solid 330 at least. On the 10th he's hit the green we were on on the fly and bounced through out of bounds.
We waited on the 11th to blast him and he was nearly in tears cause he had done it to us 3 times and has never hit it strait before. 27 handicap bodybuilder. We let him play with us from there on for our safety and he only hit one good ball for the rest of the day.

[Rusty_Chopper_1984]

some say delusional...

Troll.

[koiom K. Asterisk*]

If I absolutely stripe a drive on a flat fairway with no wind in the middle of summer, I'll get 240 odd

I have played many games with a guy at Keysie who is a beast.

We've measured some of his biggest drives at around 280 odd

Off the tee you'd swear they went 300+

Real vs perceived generally has quite a large delta.

Edited by koiom K Frenzy, 18 May 2015 - 04:50 PM.

[The good Egg]

The biggest hitter I've seen at an ISG day I reckon is good for about 250ish on a regular basis...and gets the odd one out there about 270. Most of the others that I would consider to be big hitters max out at about the 250 range...and consistently would be overstating it a touch.

 

Everyone else...probably 230 at most.

 

 

 was that me goldy?

[Bogey Golfer]

Fact or fiction ?

 

do these guys who claim to hit it 250 m really hit it as far as these players ???

 

USPGA tour players???

 

250 m = 274 yards

 

Jim Furyk = 273 Y

 

Justin Leonard 268 Y

 

KJ Choi  274 Y

 

Graham Mcdowell 277 Y

 

Zach Johnson 279 Y

 

Tim Clarke 276 Y

 

 

and to compare to best  ladies

 

Jessica Korda 261 y = 238 M

 

Min jee Lee 240 Y = 220m 

 

lydia Ko 252 Y = 229m

 

karrie Webb 248 Y =226m

 

Champions tour

peter senior 259  Y  = 236m (and he nails it)

tom Watson 266 Y = 242m (5 british opens)

Bernhard Langer 278  =  253m

Edited by Can Break 80, 18 May 2015 - 05:17 PM.

[Tonk]

250 m = 274 yards
Fact or fiction ?

do these guys really hit it as far as these USPGA tour players???

Jim Furyk = 273 Y

Justin Leonard 268 Y

KJ Choi 274 Y

Graham Mcdowell 277 Y

Zach Johnson 279 Y

Tim Clarke 276 Y


and to compare to best ladies

Jessica Korda 261 y = 238 M

Min jee Lee 240 Y = 220m

lydia Ko 252 Y = 229m

karrie Webb 248 Y =226m

The figures above are averages.

There is nothing super technical about hitting the ball far. Most fit young guys with coordination and timing could hit these averages.

They just can not do it consistently at the handicaps we are talking about.

PGA pros are not super human. Most aren't even fit.

I agree with Goldy's opening post. There's a few punters on here living in dream land.

[INKY]

Ghetto is the best lady hitter on the ISG tour.

[OldBogey]

Played golf with a kid (aged 12 or 13, not tall) on Sunday.  He smashed every drive (except one that he hooked) straight up the middle and well over 200m.

 

FMD it's frustrating for an old fart who has a good drive and finds that it's not much over 200 !!!

 

He'll be smashing them 300m when he grows up.  The kid, that is.

 

edit:  he plays off 9

Edited by OldBogey, 18 May 2015 - 05:14 PM.

[2Putts]

Lots of dreamers .... particularly when they crap on about a particular ball going further

 

Game Golf stats give me an average of 223m with a longest of 275m. There are quite a few over the 250 mark but not sure if you would call it consistently

 

I'd say on most drives where I'm giving it a good crack I'd be 240ish with maybe 15% being longer. The average of 223 is probably a bit low because I hit 5/6 driver tee shots at my home track purely for position (75-80%) so that drags it back a bit.

 

Big Dot on the right hand side of image is a 250M drive.....

 

Edited by 2Putts, 18 May 2015 - 05:20 PM.

[Bogey Golfer]

here are swing speeds needed to give these distances.

 

93 mph = 246 Y =224m

100 mph = 258 y =  235m

106 mph = 274 Y =250m

110 mph = 284 Y =259m

 

[Turfers Paradise]

Interesting thread this one. I don't really know what distance I hit my driver. I never hit it consistently enough to gauge a distance.

On Saturday I used an R15 3 hybrid 13*, reg flex. I used it on the par 4 7th hole of 313 metres. Off the back tees, I projected my ball 213 metres up the fairway, very straight, and I was left with 100 metres shot out from the green., I commented to Skort wearer, I can't even hit my driver this far. It was amazing to see the distance I achieved with this club.
Just to test the theory more, I will be leaving the driver out for Wednesdays game, and using this hybrid instead.

Thanks for reading.

[Bogey Golfer]

Thanks mouldy,

Last time I measure I was averaging 225 (winter) - 235 (summer) ball flight with not a lot of run in winter. Have been known to pump out to 260+ down wind.

Hoping to get my distance back up above those meters know the knee is fixed and I can start to write checks with the golf club that my body can cash! One thing for certain my days of average around 250 (my early 20's) are Gawn!

Should also say that even my miss hits still out drive cb80 which is always enjoyable!

 

 if I use a vision BOB in combination with my new House of Forged shaft i can almost get level with you

Edited by Can Break 80, 18 May 2015 - 05:38 PM.

[Weetbix]

I'd say your driver would get close to averaging 240-250 2P

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