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How Far Do You Drive The Ball?

I have sprayed my driver anywhere from 10 inches to 328 yards.
A good drive hitting a fairway is usually somewhere between 190 and 250 yards in total. Depending on conditions and which course I'm playing - I play parkland and links. No idea what my carry is because I can't measure it. My 328 was gps measured in very windy conditions on a bone dry links (Eden course, St Andrews). My 10 inch masterpiece happened because I thought I would give a bit extra and hit the ball a long way, I couldn't gps measure that one. I'm too inconsistent to know a certain length so I just lay up if there's any hazard in the 200 - 250 yard range and that's been a good strategy to keep me out of too much trouble. I have a better knowledge of my iron ranges and that's been a bigger help this year than worrying about hitting long distances.
 
mcbroon said:
Me too.

With a decent strike, I carry it 238yds 10in. I measured this by hitting it into the far side of the ditch off the 1st at Blackmoor on the fly. GPS said 239 to carry and my ball was plugged 2in from the top.
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2" from the top would be 238yds 34in. But that drive is also downhill :D
 
Couple of miles I suppose, but only if I catch it just right otherwise it's only about a mile and a half.
Uphill and into the wind obviously!
 
patricks148 said:
in that case you must have added 50 yards since i was in the next bay from you at Woodhall;)
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NWJocko said:
I've played with Adey he can hit it plenty far enough.
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I agree, we have a ditch at Kenilworth across the 1st fairway which is a 475yd par 4 off the whites and the ditch is at 285yds and Adey carried it and landed just by the 150yd marker when we had the HDID vs GM day. Seen a few bounce over it but nobody carry like that so comfortably.

Dufferman also hits a mean ball, what he's doing on his handicap is beyond me, goes to show that high handicappers can nail some big drives but need to concentrate on the short game more as that's where the game is played and won, not off the tee ;)
 
I reckon mine should be in London now after hitch-hiking on 12.58 from North Hants off the 17th tee :eek:
 
MadAdey said:
I know what he's saying....;)

i know now how far I hit it and if I'm lying then I will obviously end up in a lot of trouble from the tee when it doesn't carry far enough. But a driver SS of 108mph with a smash factor of 1.48 does hit it a long way..........
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You tell him MadGuy, back in the days when you were advertising your sore knee you were probably hitting it like a big girls blouse. Times a great healer though and dropping from a 12 handicap to 4.6 is some going, good for you :thup:
 
Normally about 6 miles. And if im hitting it well 6 miles back!

Ive never been one for getting hung up on distance as im sure im pretty average 230-270 total. I take the attitude that when the card has room to note down how far im hitting my shots I'll start worrying about it.
 
http://www.mygolfspy.com/mygolfspy-labs-your-distance-reality-check/

Article from a few years ago about how often golfers over-estimate their distances. My local driving range just posted it on their Facebook page.

Driving is worst part of my game. Just about managed to banish my slice by placing my right foot further back and gripping further down the shaft. Best is probably about 265 but I think 230 would be about my usual. Would like to get it measured properly.
 
Fish said:
I agree, we have a ditch at Kenilworth across the 1st fairway which is a 475yd par 4 off the whites and the ditch is at 285yds and Adey carried it and landed just by the 150yd marker when we had the HDID vs GM day. Seen a few bounce over it but nobody carry like that so comfortably.
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yeah but I was pumped for the match against HDID and got called a girl because I was going to lay up, but decided to give it a big rip with the driver instead. My group worked it out at roughly 340 yards..............:swing:
 
Hickory_Hacker said:
You tell him MadGuy, back in the days when you were advertising your sore knee you were probably hitting it like a big girls blouse. Times a great healer though and dropping from a 12 handicap to 4.6 is some going, good for you :thup:
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The knee is nicely heeled thanks, or as good as it will ever be. It is the ret of the body that's the problem. When I saw him at Woodhall I was playing with a knackered hand, the same one I played at Bearwood and King of Kings final with in the weeks following.
 
MadAdey said:
The knee is nicely heeled thanks, or as good as it will ever be. It is the ret of the body that's the problem. When I saw him at Woodhall I was playing with a knackered hand, the same one I played at Bearwood and King of Kings final with in the weeks following.
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Yeah, well it's all good but I don't need to hear about the rest of your body. You had mentally lost it with that signature lol, blabbing on about a sore knee 11 years ago, really who cares.

So what's going on with your handicap? Overnight it looks like you've went from a high handicapper to being not so bad, how did you do that?
 
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