garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
the wind was up today. i hit 16 degree hybrid, wedge to a 430 yard hole. guess which way it was blowing ! lol
Big hitter?
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richart
Major Champion
From the West ?
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
fresh westerly indeed 
scratch
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rosecott
Money List Winner
I'll probably get slated for this, but here goes. Did no-one twig that both the forummers present at this blastfest were 28+ handicappers and may have been so over-impressed by the difference between their ball striking and that of the guy in question, that they were willing to believe anything the guy claimed the SkyCaddy might or might not have shown.
Big D 88
Q-School Graduate
Ah yes Silly me..
being a 28+ h'capper means i lose the ability to read a display unit?
MORON
being a 28+ h'capper means i lose the ability to read a display unit?
MORON
user2009
Head Pro
At least you can read Dave , I'm that rubbish at golf I can't. We're both also lacking in the abilty to judge distance with our eyes being 28+ 
In_The_Rough
Tour Winner
Been following this thread since it started and some interesting comments. I have to say I am in the sceptical camp on this. Not saying it is not true but would have to see it to believe it. A lad at college who plays off 2 and is tall and well built can hit his 6 iron 200 yards if he really goes after it so he will not hit a 4 iron that far. Anyway going to stock up on popcorn now as this thread has potential
Big D 88
Q-School Graduate
Been following this thread since it started and some interesting comments. I have to say I am in the sceptical camp on this. Not saying it is not true but would have to see it to believe it. A lad at college who plays off 2 and is tall and well built can hit his 6 iron 200 yards if he really goes after it so he will not hit a 4 iron that far. Anyway going to stock up on popcorn now as this thread has potential
Im off to bed...i dont want to get into a slagging match over something that can never be proved as there was only me, Andy and the lad in question present
rosecott
Money List Winner
At least you can read Dave , I'm that rubbish at golf I can't. We're both also lacking in the abilty to judge distance with our eyes being 28+
Don't be so touchy, both of you. All I was suggesting was that you are both relatively inexperienced golfers who may have little experience playing with low handicap golfers - and it doesn't sound as if you were measuring his distances personally but relying on what he said (and by the way, it's quite difficult to judge 290 or 257 yards with your eyes).
Lighten up - and, by the way, I think the mods know I'm not a MORON, so I'm sure that they would not consider that as personal abuse but as a slight misjudgement.
In_The_Rough
Tour Winner
Not a slagging match as per the part where I say not saying it is not true. But when you or anybody else posts on here quoting these vast distances that somebody is hitting then there are bound to be a few raised eyebrows it is human nature.
user2009
Head Pro
Dave was trying to get this lad to join the forum, maybe he will now and can speak for himself about his distances.
user2009
Head Pro
I think I responded in a more polite manner than your post deserved to be honest
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
The short hitters will never believe that someone can hit the ball more than 40 foot.... let it slide, you know what you saw.
Put it down as a lesson learned against the mob of 'wannabees'.
Andy808
Tour Winner
Wasn't that an 80's band?
Played against a guy who hit his 3 wood 20 yards past my drive and I'm not thought of as a short hitter at my club. There are some really powerful players out there some of who play of pretty high handicaps as they can't chip or putt!
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Heh... Fundy on the forum can practically put his 4-iron past my drives
Playing at blackmoor and Syr was putting his 3-wood past my drives... some people just have natural distance.... good job they can't chip (eh Fundy?) 
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
downwind had nothing to do with it. even mr woods was using the wind in that video. it makes such a difference. you hear of rory and co using irons from 270 when they are downwind and landing short and letting it run down lighening quick greens.
its pretty straightforward all this.
its pretty straightforward all this.
Airlie_Andy
Challenge Tour Pro
Well just to throw some fuel onto the fire, in my lesson last week I was hitting my 4 iron down wind and it was taking 2 bounces and hitting a large mud mound at the back of the range. My pro tells me it's 240 yards to the mound so downwind with hard fairways 257 yards doesn't sound massively outlandish to me. Oh and I'm off 16, my problem is hitting the bloody thing where I'm aiming!
MadAdey
Money List Winner
NO one is calling you a liar. It is just very hard to believe that someone without any wind assistance, on the flat and not getting a huge bounce, could hit it that far with a 4i. It is even harder to believe when you say what his handicap. If he is consistently hitting that sort of distance with accuracy he should be ripping courses up. Unless he is a really poor golfer that only has the ability to knock it long.
