chrisd
Major Champion
According to my Shotscope the performance average is 244 yards and the longest is 272 yards. If 244 yards is the average there must be some better hits going further, and some rubbish ones dragging the number down.
How far do you hit driver?
- Thread starter Albo
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Sats
Challenge Tour Pro
When I've been measured it's between 248 - 268 carry
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Ball speed is very low for 107 club head speed
Lump
Tour Winner
Was just about to post that. I’d expect high 150 from that SS.
Best one from the recent fitting
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Deleted member 1147
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That was the average for the final club set up, so not all perfect strikes, indeed some hit out of the heel & toe on purpose, to se how far poor strikes go. Which was significantly further than with my 917.
I'm not displeased with a smash factor of 1.41 on average.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
That launch angle seems quite high for a 0.4 aoa.
What was the loft / spin rates.
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clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
That’s still a high launch angle.
I have a minus aoa and my driver launches very low.
Might give a stealth a go.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I have often thought that they should scrap longest driving prizes and swop them for straightest driving.
Spray a line in the middle of the widest most level fairway from 180 to 280 yards and nearest ball to the line wins.
Spray a line in the middle of the widest most level fairway from 180 to 280 yards and nearest ball to the line wins.
Shooter McPowick
Head Pro
I record everything through my S62 average winter carry (zero roll out in general) is 230 yards.
Summer average is 280 yards total including roll out
Summer average is 280 yards total including roll out
Shooter McPowick
Head Pro
Agree. All a bit of a farce. I once lost a long drive prize even though I was 10 yards further. I’d rolled into the first cut where the fairway stopped short of a ditch.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I've played in a comp with this (length of rope laid down the middle of the fairway starting at a suitable distance etc) it was good fun but the boomer boys still want something to test themselves against so it doesn't really replace longest drive
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I've played plenty of comps' with straightest, rather than longest, drive.
sunshine
Well-known member
Well over 300 yards for me. I only count the downhill downwind drives in summer. I quickly forget everything else.
One club I was at did exactly this. At least it kept it interesting for everyone, not just a small handful of players. The bombers could still win but they had to be straight as well as long.
Crow
Crow Person
For the 9 drives featured in this 12 hole video my average was 212 yards total.
