Do you know your swing speed ?

[StrangelyBrown]

78mph on the day I was fitted at Mizuno last year with their 6 iron thingy. I've no idea what that equates to with a driver and I've no idea if it's the same now.

 

[carling]

Got fitted for my ping i15"s last oct at the belfry and with a 6 iron was
measured at 86mph

 

[PPE]

7 Iron,but im very very lucky ,in that i go to the gym 5 days a week and do a bit of boxing,and i dont have to work any more.

119mph with a 7 iron!!!! My God!!! I hit a 7 iron 160 yrds at 86mph so on that basis your 7-iron will go 223yrds!! Are you Joe Miller?

 

[Shiny]

85 with a driver for me. Not sure about irons though.

 

[GuitarRich]

I had 75 measured for me on one of those Optishot Golf simulators, but I don't know how accurate it was. It was consistent tho - of the 20ish shots I hit on it most were around the same kind of speed. That was for a 7 iron.

 

[pingu]

119mph with a 7 iron!!!! My God!!! I hit a 7 iron 160 yrds at 86mph so on that basis your 7-iron will go 223yrds!! Are you Joe Miller?

Ok Yes,it must be ball speed,apologies. But its something to work towards ! lol

 

[GreiginFife]

103 with driver, 82 with 7 iron.
But like many, I got variance on difference machines at different times so 103 and 82 were averages that I took.

 

[Snelly]

No I don't know my swing speed. I haven't got a clue. What difference would it make if I did?

 

[Mungoscorner]

I had mine measured several years ago when my driver was misbehaving.
Lowest figure was 104 mph and highest 111 mph,so i'm guessing thats about 107 mph average.
Having said all that,swinging with no consequence is completely different to a tight fairway with water down the left and cavernous bunkers and trees on the right.
So i'd imagine my swing speed is a little less than these figures,and exactly the reason why custom fitting is questionable.

 

[kid2]

Never had the driver measured but i have went on one of them launch monitor jobbies.....
After a dozen swings of a Ping S56 7 iron my average SS was coming out at 86 mph....

Iv no clue what i swing a driver at....If my shots are anything to go by its probably too fast....

 

[munro007]

Swing speed is ere-levant to most players, it is ball speed and ball spin that is relevant.

 

[GreiginFife]

Swing speed is ere-levant to most players, it is ball speed and ball spin that is relevant.

Surely ball speed and spin are generated by the swing speed? Knowing your swing speed allows you to match a shaft type suited to the swing and therefore giving a greater ability to control said ball speed/spin... Or am I missing something?

 

[munro007]

To most people.......

Most people are using the wrong shafts.

Yes they all tie in, but more emphasis should be make on consistently striking the ball from the middle of the club, and not just whacking the ball to get the highest club head speed. After all, its about letting the club do the work. :thup:

 

[JustOne]

181,000 mph


.... that's METERS per hour :thup:

 

[G1BB0]

118000 metres per hour is 73 miles per hr

 

[JustOne]

118000 metres per hour is 73 miles per hr

You're too busy thinking of those 118118 adverts Gibbo... it says 181

 

[G1BB0]

haha, I did do it as 181, just a typo

 

[Kellfire]

105mph when I was fitted for my driver. No idea what it is with any irons.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

105mph when I was fitted for my driver. No idea what it is with any irons.

Who on earth fitted you? Regular shaft with 105 swing speed????

 

[Ian_S]

Based on the fact that my drives go about 250yards, I reckon I swing about 100mph with the driver. Lot of assumptions in that number though, so could be anything.