Driver yardage averages

This thread has cheered up my Friday morning! Thank you all.

Longest drive I have hit is 280 yards measured. It was during a round right after a lesson with the driver, I caught it flush, the fairway was rock hard and I got 60 yards of roll out after the carry :o.

230 for me normally. Does that make my penis small? :(

I don't even use driver at the moment; I play irons off the tea because I'm not a real man.

What's everyone's yardage average when putting?

About 6 yards (past the hole!!).
 
I dream of these averages. :)

I'm probably about 220-230 (genuine :whistle:) yards with a wee run. Weird thing is I'm pretty much hitting my 4wood nearly the same distance, not quite the same, but near enough.
Maybe time for a newer model in the driver department. :)
 
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I hit one the other day, one of those random ones... No idea where it came from, went off low, looked crappy but when I got to it I was shocked to find it at the 150 marker on our par 5 9th. Lasering tee boxes is never that accurate so I lasered the tree I had carried my ball into the last 10 times I tee`d off the 9th and knew was 180 yards from the box. I was 121 from it.... wo0t 301... its my new average! :D I am guessing 190 carry the rest was uber roll!
 
I hit a 5 iron well over 300 once.

170 odd carry, 5 bounces on the road by the 18th, and then I found it at the back of the car park.
 
This was posted on golf wrx some time ago and the guy was laughed off because he said he was in the middle column as i would be. Not sure how accurate it is but i would think not far off.
[TABLE="width: 400, align: center"]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD="width: 30%"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Club[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Men[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Women[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Driver[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]200-230-260[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-175-200[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]180-215-235[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]125-150-180[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]2-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]160-180-200[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]100-125-160[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]4-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-170-185[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]90-120-150[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]140-160-170[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-110-140[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]6-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]130-150-160[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]70-100-130[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]7-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]120-140-150[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]65-90-120[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]8-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]110-130-140[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-110[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]9-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]95-115-130[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]55-70-95[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]PW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-105-120[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]50-60-80[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]SW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-100[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]40-50-60

[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
This was posted on golf wrx some time ago and the guy was laughed off because he said he was in the middle column as i would be. Not sure how accurate it is but i would think not far off.
[TABLE="width: 400, align: center"]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD="width: 30%"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Club[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Men[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Women[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Driver[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]200-230-260[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-175-200[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]180-215-235[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]125-150-180[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]2-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]160-180-200[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]100-125-160[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]4-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-170-185[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]90-120-150[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]140-160-170[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-110-140[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]6-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]130-150-160[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]70-100-130[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]7-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]120-140-150[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]65-90-120[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]8-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]110-130-140[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-110[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]9-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]95-115-130[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]55-70-95[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]PW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-105-120[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]50-60-80[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]SW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-100[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]40-50-60

[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


and so he should be, pah! paltry distances for real golfers like on here
 
Nipped into my local driving range tonight after work to try out my newly purchased taylormade driver, with my old driver (cheap & nasty) I would average a 250-260 yard drive.... With my new driver (rbz 2 stiff) I was averaging around 300-310. I play using a cack handed grip also so seeing immediate results has certainly pleased me! Has anyone else found this with new drivers? Or any tips to maximise driver distance?


Rbz stage 2 is a cannon , ive been telling people on here that for ages and none seem to believe , is it the 50 or 60 g shaft ..

I know you have revised your yardages down , shouldnt have bothered , alot of the weekend warrior , hackers on here dont even know where to stand when others are teeing off with their non fitted off the shelf clubs , tees & ball ..
Some wouldnt know what agod golf shot was if you hit it over their heads ..


See what i di there ha ?



Welcome to the Forum by the way
 
This was posted on golf wrx some time ago and the guy was laughed off because he said he was in the middle column as i would be. Not sure how accurate it is but i would think not far off.
[TABLE="width: 400, align: center"]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD="width: 30%"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Club[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Men[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Women[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]Driver[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]200-230-260[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-175-200[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]180-215-235[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]125-150-180[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-wood[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]2-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]170-195-210[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]105-135-170[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]3-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]160-180-200[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]100-125-160[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]4-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]150-170-185[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]90-120-150[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]5-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]140-160-170[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-110-140[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]6-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]130-150-160[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]70-100-130[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]7-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]120-140-150[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]65-90-120[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]8-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]110-130-140[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-110[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]9-iron[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]95-115-130[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]55-70-95[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]PW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]80-105-120[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]50-60-80[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]SW[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]60-80-100[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][FONT=verdana, geneva, helvetica]40-50-60

[/FONT][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

I think that's probably more accurate than a lot of people would admit too. :)
 
This was posted on golf wrx some time ago and the guy was laughed off because he said he was in the middle column as i would be. Not sure how accurate it is but i would think not far off.
[TABLE="width: 400, align: center"]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD="width: 30%"]Club[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Men[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Women[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Driver[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]200-230-260[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150-175-200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]3-wood[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]180-215-235[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]125-150-180[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5-wood[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]170-195-210[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]105-135-170[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]2-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]170-195-210[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]105-135-170[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]160-180-200[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100-125-160[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]4-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150-170-185[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]90-120-150[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]140-160-170[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80-110-140[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]6-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]130-150-160[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70-100-130[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]120-140-150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]65-90-120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]8-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]110-130-140[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60-80-110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9-iron[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]95-115-130[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]55-70-95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #EFEFEF"]
[TD]PW[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80-105-120[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]50-60-80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SW[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60-80-100[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40-50-60

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Looks like the figures on the right of the Men's column are pretty close for me.. Would probably add on 5 yards to the 6 iron upwards for my actual distances.. Not a long hitter by any stretch.. I was actually pretty impressed when NWJocko took my 8 iron and started hitting the 160 yard marker at will...:eek:
 
This was posted on golf wrx some time ago and the guy was laughed off because he said he was in the middle column as i would be. Not sure how accurate it is but i would think not far off.
[TABLE="width: 400, align: center"]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD="width: 30%"]Club
[/TD]
[TD]Men
[/TD]
[TD]Women
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Driver
[/TD]
[TD]200-230-260
[/TD]
[TD]150-175-200
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]3-wood
[/TD]
[TD]180-215-235
[/TD]
[TD]125-150-180
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5-wood
[/TD]
[TD]170-195-210
[/TD]
[TD]105-135-170
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]2-iron
[/TD]
[TD]170-195-210
[/TD]
[TD]105-135-170
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3-iron
[/TD]
[TD]160-180-200
[/TD]
[TD]100-125-160
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]4-iron
[/TD]
[TD]150-170-185
[/TD]
[TD]90-120-150
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5-iron
[/TD]
[TD]140-160-170
[/TD]
[TD]80-110-140
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]6-iron
[/TD]
[TD]130-150-160
[/TD]
[TD]70-100-130
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7-iron
[/TD]
[TD]120-140-150
[/TD]
[TD]65-90-120
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]8-iron
[/TD]
[TD]110-130-140
[/TD]
[TD]60-80-110
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9-iron
[/TD]
[TD]95-115-130
[/TD]
[TD]55-70-95
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #efefef"]
[TD]PW
[/TD]
[TD]80-105-120
[/TD]
[TD]50-60-80
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SW
[/TD]
[TD]60-80-100
[/TD]
[TD]40-50-60


[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

The middle column is pretty much my yardages, except for the 5 wood and 3 wood where I jump to the right hand column.

Don't hit a driver.
 
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