Big hitter?

[Doon frae Troon]

Then your borring

Biggest hitting pro of my time was Martin Roesink [heard of him]
One of the shortest hitters was 3 times Vardon Trophy winner and multiple Ryder Cup player Bernard Gallagher.

So...you guys would rather hit it a long way, say 300 yards, and come in with an 87 and play off 14
Or. Drive/Hit 14 fairways at 240 yards and come in with a 67 and play off scratch.
yeahhhhhhhhh.

 

[Tommo21]

As I've said before, I'll put the ball in the hole while you guys talk about long hitting.

 

[hovis]

Biggest hitting pro of my time was Martin Roesink [heard of him]
One of the shortest hitters was 3 times Vardon Trophy winner and multiple Ryder Cup player Bernard Gallagher.

So...you guys would rather hit it a long way, say 300 yards, and come in with an 87 and play off 14
Or. Drive/Hit 14 fairways at 240 yards and come in with a 67 and play off scratch.
yeahhhhhhhhh.

Thats not what we're saying. Certain things in life feel good. As golfers nothing feels quite like watching a ball sail off 300 yards into the distance. All the short hitters I know disagree.

 

[Mungoscorner]

Its probable that a well drilled 4 iron could end up travelling 257 yards on a bone hard fairway,but i play with a couple of big hitting low handicappers and theres no way they could carry a ball that distance with a 4 iron.

 

[Foxholer]

I do find it insane when commentator on the tv says " its 270 to the hole" and the likes of rory and tiger are holding a iron! CRAZY

Day 4 of Masters; 12th hole; 159 yards; Mark Leishman hit PW! About 3-4 yards past the pin!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Thats not what we're saying. Certain things in life feel good. As golfers nothing feels quite like watching a ball sail off 300 yards into the distance. All the short hitters I know disagree.

You failed to say in which direction the 300 yard shot was heading

 

[HawkeyeMS]

As I've said before, I'll put the ball in the hole while you guys talk about long hitting.

Is the right answer

 

[Val]

I hit my 4 iron over 300 yards once, straight over the wall OB and bouncing down the Bellsdyke Road in Larbert, bomber will back me up on this, in fact he's probably still laughing.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

One Junior I know hit a 50 mile drive off the first at Prestwick.
His ball landed on the coal train.

 

[lyden]

He said it was slightly uphill so maybe 7 yards of roll would mean 250 carry, I think somewhere a mistake has been made. I couldnt care less what numbers on the irons, swing speed is all I really want to know.

 

[MadAdey]

He might hit it a long way, but 257 with a 4i it must have had some serious run on it. I am probably not the longest hitter on this site, but I do give it a fair old whack. My distances are 150=9i and my driver is normally out there at around the 280-290 mark. My 4i goes around 210 off the tee. So he hits it 5 clubs further than me with an iron and roughly the same with the driver. I would love to see this 4i and have the loft checked on it, or does he just de-loft it into something like a 1i?

 

[user2009]

He might hit it a long way, but 257 with a 4i it must have had some serious run on it. I am probably not the longest hitter on this site, but I do give it a fair old whack. My distances are 150=9i and my driver is normally out there at around the 280-290 mark. My 4i goes around 210 off the tee. So he hits it 5 clubs further than me with an iron and roughly the same with the driver. I would love to see this 4i and have the loft checked on it, or does he just de-loft it into something like a 1i?

He had a nice set of Taylor Made, I think they were R11s

 

[hovis]

Was he using zero friction tee's?

 

[user2009]

Was he using zero friction tee's?

No, just normal plastic tees IIRC

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Was he using zero friction tee's?

:rofl:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sorry but in the current conditions (temperature, dampness in the ground etc) I don't beleive he could hit a 4 iron that far. Even on tour in the US in warmer conditions, often above sea level most tour pro's would struggle to get that far. I think his Sky Caddy is fibbing. Just my opinion of course

 

[JustOne]

All the short hitters are out in force again I see...

Watched some tour fella hit it pin high from 275yds with an iron the other day.

Here's Tiger hitting 267yds with a 3-iron (with no run).... do you guys seriously think he's the only person on the planet that can swing fast?

[video=youtube;ntICua3JSpM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntICua3JSpM[/video]

 

[HawkeyeMS]

All the short hitters are out in force again I see...

Watched some tour fella hit it pin high from 275yds with an iron the other day.

Here's Tiger hitting 267yds with a 3-iron (with no run).... do you guys seriously think he's the only person on the planet that can swing fast?

[video=youtube;ntICua3JSpM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntICua3JSpM[/video]

If it was just about swinging fast, golf would be easy

 

[G1BB0]

I hit my 7 iron approx 190 on Sunday, dont ask me to repeat it as it ended up 20yds passed the green and o/b on a par 3

(I am normally 150-160 or should that be 20 -30 yds with a fat/top)

 

[JustOne]

If it was just about swinging fast, golf would be easy

Even Gibbo can hit a 7-iron 190yds

Put a 4-iron in the hands of a man-mountain and 240+ is a no brainer