Driving distances and handicap- be honest now!

[Val]

28/320.... with a 5 iron.

Did you duff it

 

[Bomber69]

I also did the google earth thing, very interesting at my place.

Average 255 off 15,

5 and a few yards behind Big Val.

 

[GreiginFife]

11 and 240yds

 

[bluewolf]

11 and 240yds

Pretty much the same here really. I have hit the ball further, but I've also hit it less.

 

[Val]

5 and a few yards behind Big Val.

Ma ruby chooks big yin

I'll stick bombers down 275 off 5 on average roughly, out the button sunday best, he'll touch 290+

 

[sawtooth]

That par4 you are driving is only 190yds?

285yds! To be perfectly honest its an elevated tee.

On another hole, the long 235 yd par 3 14th is slightly uphill and 180 degrees orientation to the 12th , and I just about make that home with a driver.

This demonstrates that most/all of the yardages on this thread are meaningless out of context.

 

[JT77]

270 off 8

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

According to Google Earth I average 235 24 HC.

Quite different to how far I thought I drove the ball lol

For better or for worse

 

[Khamelion]

No official handicap, but otherwise

20 / 270 avg (longest 310, it was a nice summers day, no wind, hot and I creamed it does happen occasionally)

 

[treach515]

380 Yards (Tiger Woods 2013 - EA Sports! It's in the Game)

Now seriously 230-245 Yards, Hcp 22.6 :fore:

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

245 to carry the ditch and it's game on so I'm probably happy that I can carry 255.

255 to carry the ditch and I'm laying up with a 4-wood, but that may be on the basis that I know I can keep it short of the ditch.

Funny old game.

Just checked carry over a fairway bunker I would expect to carry - about 230yds to just clear it - so I'm guessing maybe 235yds my expected carry with a driver.

 

[adiemel]

have an unoffical handicap of 28 and drive about 200 yards, not always straight

 

[Lawrence22]

I would say average winter 215 and summer 235 playing off 26.

 

[CMAC]

Bubba - pro
340yds (314 carry)

http://ow.ly/i/1lmL0

 

[Piece]

No official handicap / don't use a driver or wood.

<phew! got out of that one!>

 

[JPH]

27 / 190

 

[Region3]

No, I'm not bored! :ears:

 

[Fader]

Handicap 8

Summer 255
Winter 230

I know my summer yardage as I had a track man session last summer so winter I'm working on the assumption I'll lose about 25 yards on average.

 

[Crow]

11 / 230

 

[pokerjoke]

Ive been on many forum meets and i cant remember anyone ive played with averaging 270.
Even Swinger who hit one 300+ had a lot lower average due to a few mis-timed drives.
Also if i came across a 20 handicapper that was spanking 270 average drives,i could guarantee i would beat him because the rest of his would be below average.
I dont think a lot of people understand an average,just longest.
No doubt there are some big hitters out there,not disputing that at all,but surely if they are above
a 20 handicap theres other areas of their games that need working on.