Monthly Poll 1: on average, how far do you hit the ball with driver?

[hovis]

Hopefully Hovis can help put your mind at rest and back me up as he's the only one who plays with me regularly on here.

My nan hits it further. However, daves mate mark hit it for miles

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Big muscles = distance is a complete fallacy.

Good technique = distance!

I don't know how many times over the years I've played in scratch opens with young kids who are nowhere near as strong as me but they bomb the ball miles past me because they have better technique.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I've been playing for 2 years and I've been a member of the Belfry for 10 months and got my first HCP there. The first 6 months was more having a laugh with my mates and celebrating when I managed to launch the ball at all. All of my drives are measured with my S3 mate so no imaginary numbers here. I train in the gym 4/5 days a week (strength training) so I would expect decent distance in my game.

And remember one thing I'm saying I expect to hit the ball 250+ yards with my intended shot. I'm not claiming 300 yard drives 99% of the time so I'm not sure where the disbelief is?

Hopefully Hovis can help put your mind at rest and back me up as he's the only one who plays with me regularly on here.

Then if so plus the decent short game would expect you to be at single figures within 3-4 comps. To go from laughing about launching the ball to 250 + yards consistently it's massive steps forward and must have practised hard

And strength training won't always give extra distance - I'm nowhere near the strongest - it's all about timing and hitting the ball in the sweet spot as opposed to having strength.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Big muscles = distance is a complete fallacy.

Good technique = distance!

I don't know how many times over the years I've played in scratch opens with young kids who are nowhere near as strong as me but they bomb the ball miles past me because they have better technique.

100% spot on

 

[hovis]

Big muscles = distance is a complete fallacy.

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Say that to joe miller!

They both work hand in hand. You need both to hit a bomb

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Say that to joe miller!

They both work hand in hand. You need both to hit a bomb

And Joe miller will also tell you it's all about timing and the pace of his swing.

You don't need massive strength to hit a "bomb" at all

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Then if so plus the decent short game would expect you to be at single figures within 3-4 comps. To go from laughing about launching the ball to 250 + yards consistently it's massive steps forward and must have practised hard

And strength training won't always give extra distance - I'm nowhere near the strongest - it's all about timing and hitting the ball in the sweet spot as opposed to having strength.

Mate as a low HCP golfer such as yourself you know there is more to golf than driving distance and I've never once said anything about accuracy so for all you know I'm putting it 250 yards into the crap on every hole which fortunately I'm not.

If you want someone to argue with on a Saturday then go and find someone else as your boring me as you do most on here.

Nite nite Phil 😘

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Mate as a low HCP golfer such as yourself you know there is more to golf than driving distance and I've never once said anything about accuracy so for all you know I'm putting it 250 yards into the crap on every hole which fortunately I'm not.

If you want someone to argue with on a Saturday then go and find someone else as your boring me as you do most on here.

Nite nite Phil 😘

I wasn't arguing with you and not sure why you have gone so defensive.

It seems you have done some good work and I'm expecting you to improve - was actually a compliment

 

[hovis]

And Joe miller will also tell you it's all about timing and the pace of his swing.

You don't need massive strength to hit a "bomb" at all

I would agree there phil. but When you look at big hitters such as stenson, woods, bubba and colcerts they are big guys with big build. Add good timing and technique to this and you've made a good cake. But then you get a small freak like rory and it kind of pisses on my camp fire.

I've met joe miller numerous times and his life is weight training. He gave me some trx exercises that almost deffinatly put 5mph on my swing

 

[Liqdaddymac]

I work on 260 carry. If a hazard is 250 I have no doubts of flying it. Total distance varies obviously due to conditions.
I hit a lovely low draw on the 3rd at Cirencester in the summer - the tee marker stated 531 yards and I had 115 yards left to a back pin for my second. It's all downhill from 250 so got a lovely bounce and loads of roll!

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I wasn't arguing with you and not sure why you have gone so defensive.

It seems you have done some good work and I'm expecting you to improve - was actually a compliment

Well Phil if it was a genuine compliment then thanks :thup:

Anyway as we are on the subject of long drive competitors and there training techniques here's another one of Gabes videos featuring a long drive competitor and his methods of increasing swing speed...

http://youtu.be/trPwiLsi4Rs

 

[Odvan]

This thread is funny. They'll be havin' a chuckle in GM towers over it that's for sure, it was always gonna be a big un.

All I have to say is that I selected the choice that applies to me (225-250). I play off 16 (apparently that matters). I have no reason to doubt any other post on this thread. Why on earth someone would a) choose and then tell the forum they drive X yards only to be lying to themselves is beyond me, not to mention pointless and b) actually question what someone has contributed. What a sad, pre-judgemental golfing world we live in. Who says golf snobbery is dying out eh. There's some right arrogant, self-righteous pricks (yes, i know, infraction coming) on ere sometimes.

Lick my face.

xxx

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Haven't been on for a few days but good to see the ban on creating inflammatory new posts/polls has been lifted ...

For what it's worth, I've gone for 250-275. I hit the ball a fairly long way due to being still relatively young and bit chunky. I won the longest drive at the HFH day (incase there's anyone I haven't bragged to about this) with a normal-ish drive which was lasered at about 287 apparently. Wasn't trying to swing out of my boots, just hit the fairway.

I'll probably hit 20+ drives over the course of a season over 290 yards, but there's no chance I'm 'averaging' anywhere close to that. If I had to guess, I'd say my average would be about 260 at the very most.

By that I mean, if there's a 250 yard carry off the tee, I'd take it on every time. If there was a 270 yard carry, I might do it 1/10 for a laugh but wouldn't take it on in a comp.

 

[pokerjoke]

This thread is funny. They'll be havin' a chuckle in GM towers over it that's for sure, it was always gonna be a big un.

All I have to say is that I selected the choice that applies to me (225-250). I play off 16 (apparently that matters). I have no reason to doubt any other post on this thread. Why on earth someone would a) choose and then tell the forum they drive X yards only to be lying to themselves is beyond me, not to mention pointless and b) actually question what someone has contributed. What a sad, pre-judgemental golfing world we live in. Who says golf snobbery is dying out eh. There's some right arrogant, self-righteous pricks (yes, i know, infraction coming) on ere sometimes.

Lick my face.

xxx

See you in a couple of weeks:ears::rofl:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

This thread is funny. They'll be havin' a chuckle in GM towers over it that's for sure, it was always gonna be a big un.

All I have to say is that I selected the choice that applies to me (225-250). I play off 16 (apparently that matters). I have no reason to doubt any other post on this thread. Why on earth someone would a) choose and then tell the forum they drive X yards only to be lying to themselves is beyond me, not to mention pointless and b) actually question what someone has contributed. What a sad, pre-judgemental golfing world we live in. Who says golf snobbery is dying out eh. There's some right arrogant, self-righteous pricks (yes, i know, infraction coming) on ere sometimes.

Lick my face.

xxx

A few too many sherbets tonight ? :mmm:

 

[Odvan]

Not at all.

 

[bluewolf]

Don't you dare get this thread shut down Odvan.. Its absolutely priceless...

 

[SocketRocket]

This thread is funny. They'll be havin' a chuckle in GM towers over it that's for sure, it was always gonna be a big un.

All I have to say is that I selected the choice that applies to me (225-250). I play off 16 (apparently that matters). I have no reason to doubt any other post on this thread. Why on earth someone would a) choose and then tell the forum they drive X yards only to be lying to themselves is beyond me, not to mention pointless and b) actually question what someone has contributed. What a sad, pre-judgemental golfing world we live in. Who says golf snobbery is dying out eh. There's some right arrogant, self-righteous pricks (yes, i know, infraction coming) on ere sometimes.

Lick my face.

xxx

Probably give that one a miss.

 

[Odvan]

Don't you dare get this thread shut down Odvan.. Its absolutely priceless...

Lol .

'They' started it and 'they' knew it would create a monster......muahahahahaha.

I can see mi sel now, front page of GM in the next edition.....'Some wannabe pro-golfers are arrogant *insert plural expletive*' exclusive. Will sell thrice the number of copies. For that month only, perhaps....

 

[Airlie_Andy]

Well after all the controversy of this thread I decided to measure some of my shots this morning using the measure feature on my S3 gps watch. My first drive wasn't hit all that well and went 270 yards. My second drive was pushed right and a little high into the rough so got no roll and was 250 yards. I stopped measuring after that as both drives weren't particularly well hit but fell within my stated 250-275 yard average range in the poll. As a side note I hit a 3 wood 2nd shot into our par 5 12th hole. According to the gps it was 303 yards to the back of the green but it was also downwind, I caught it flush and went through the back of the green. A crap chip and 2 putts later I still only had a par which sums up my game perfectly.

I'm sure ill be the subject of ridicule shortly and told I'm either lying or living in a fantasy land but I'm not really bothered so flame away.