USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
If the R and A go to golf clubs during the year to measure average drives (I believe they do this twice a year), and the club average is 200 yards, which hasn't changed in 5 years, then how come we as a forum seem to have amassed all the big hitters.
There are a surprising amount of people who are hitting around 300 yards on this forum.
Now either the R and A do this during the week, when all the strong boys are at work, and the old fogeys are topping their topflites less than 200, or what we are looking at is the one off drive on a down wind, down hill, hard fairway, at altitude being used as the bench mark.
Most driving ranges, especially near me, have a back fence at around 260, and with range balls, I don't see many (any)people knocking it through the back fence. This would clearly be dangerous, and the range would have to stop it, as someone could get hurt. I know real balls go further, but another 40 yards is a long way.
There are quite a few pros who don't hit 280, so something is wrong. Also, if the national average is 200, if we (not me) all hit 300+, then a lot of golfers must be hitting less than 100.
Any ideas what is happening?
There are a surprising amount of people who are hitting around 300 yards on this forum.
Now either the R and A do this during the week, when all the strong boys are at work, and the old fogeys are topping their topflites less than 200, or what we are looking at is the one off drive on a down wind, down hill, hard fairway, at altitude being used as the bench mark.
Most driving ranges, especially near me, have a back fence at around 260, and with range balls, I don't see many (any)people knocking it through the back fence. This would clearly be dangerous, and the range would have to stop it, as someone could get hurt. I know real balls go further, but another 40 yards is a long way.
There are quite a few pros who don't hit 280, so something is wrong. Also, if the national average is 200, if we (not me) all hit 300+, then a lot of golfers must be hitting less than 100.
Any ideas what is happening?