How Far Do You Drive The Ball?

[Lord Tyrion]

One or two threads have touched on driving distances recently. Rather than hijack a thread I thought I would start a new one. Now I know some will try to throw in variables but lets work on a regular summers day on a flat parkland course. 50 yards of roll does not count, be sensible. State your average drive, including carry, and your length if you truly nail it. Remember this is for fun so please don't be miserable by wanting to add 30 possible scenarios. Last year I hit one drive on a dry day, downhill that kept running and according to course markers it was 280 yards. That does not count as the conditions turned that into a freak shot.

To start, my average is between 210-220 yards. If I nail it I can reach 230 yards. That is my limit as things stand.

 

[Spuddy]

Carry about 230 so maybe 245 with roll. Longest I've had was 302 but that was downhill and a favourable bounce.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

270-280 average

 

[MadAdey]

Can of worms now officially opened...........

you do not realise how bad any thread regarding driving distances gets yet do you

 

[gdc]

Average between 255-265 yards.

 

[garyinderry]

Honestly I'm not so sure.

 

[ManinBlack]

I went on a GC2 yesterday, mainly to measure the gaps on my irons but I couldn't resist having a go with the driver. Average swing speed was 88 mph giving a carry of around 208 yards with total distance of 230 yards. Best I could do was 92 mph with distance of 223/247 yards, my absolute limit until I can develop some more muscle or learn to control a driver 2" longer.

 

[guest100718]

European or African summer?

 

[FairwayDodger]

quite variable, probably 210-220 on average.... a bit further on a good day.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Can of worms now officially opened...........

you do not realise how bad any thread regarding driving distances gets yet do you

Ha ha. Fair enough. Best in one thread though so as not to hijack another. So far nothing ridiculous.

 

[masterosouffle]

I can go 250-300+ However! you never asked which direction did you!
Unfortunately I' probably only hitting 25% on my own fairway and my driving is costing me a huge amount of shots each round! to the point on Sunday it will be staying at home and I will be playing a hybrid off the tee to try a pond put a half decent round together...

 

[patricks148]

Over 300








Down wind down hill on concrete hard fairways

 

[Lord Tyrion]

European or African summer?

UK, 20°C, no rain, no wind either way

 

[guest100718]

Ha ha. Fair enough. Best in one thread though so as not to hijack another. So far nothing ridiculous.

310 yards, all carry

 

[Lawrence22]

As a 27 handicapper my average is probably about 180 yds as I have to include the ones I duff 20 yds off the tee. Thankfully doing that less recently. Decent connection in conditions described usually hit about 240-260.

 

[patricks148]

310 yards, all carry

With a 7 iron

 

[guest100718]

With a 7 iron

Rocketbladz 8 iron

 

[patricks148]

Rocketbladz 8 iron

Oh, all right 5 iron then

 

[dufferman]

When fitted for my SLDR, the results on the screen were averaging at about 255 carry 270 total. I did hit one total 295, but that was not taken into account for measuring average.

I won a longest drive comp at a corporate golf day 2 Fridays ago, with a 275 yard drive.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Average between 255-265 yards.

^^^think I'm in this range usually.