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

[RobertB]

Im
Surprised at figures. Unless you are meticulous with GPS etc its can be tricky to get repeatable measurement in round. I figure distances at two ranges, one with the 1 piece jobs that fly 80% and the other with decent two piece that are closer to average golf ball. In addition I've had figures of flightscope. My average carry is 245 and rolls to near 260. When I compare myself to what distribution of balls you see at end of the two ranges there is certainly not 30% of all drives sitting down there. Ok forum may have more proficient hitters but still I'm dubious about the claims. More granularity in options would be better but as Some others have said I doubt most really now how far they hit say 10 consecutive drives on average. Also if people are hitting 250 yd drives you'd expect there irons to be flying out a good way too...don't think I often see average golfer carry 180+ with a 6I

 

[Pin-seeker]

Im
Surprised at figures. Unless you are meticulous with GPS etc its can be tricky to get repeatable measure

Pretty sure no ones going to be shot if the numbers they're quoting aren't spot on,I wouldn't worry about it too much

 

[sawtooth]

Do people measure their drives consistently?

I don't think its difficult to keep track. On your own track you tend to know how long the hole is and how far you have left to the green. For instance on a 400yd hole if your ball reaches the 150 marker you know that your tee shot travelled 250.

For me the best way to calculate the average drive distance is to go onto Google earth and use the ruler feature. Most people will be able to plot where they normally end up on a given hole and the ruler will give a pretty damn accurate yardage.

I was curious (and a wee bit sad) because I just did that now. Surprising how much Summer and Winter conditions vary the distances. e.g on the second at my place I will drive about 210 uphill to the dogleg this time of year. In Summer its taking the corner on and more like 275.

You can be scientific about it if you use Google earth (for anyone who wants a reality check).

 

[NWJocko]

I don't think its difficult to keep track. On your own track you tend to know how long the hole is and how far you have left to the green. For instance on a 400yd hole if your ball reaches the 150 marker you know that your tee shot travelled 250.

For me the best way to calculate the average drive distance is to go onto Google earth and use the ruler feature. Most people will be able to plot where they normally end up on a given hole and the ruler will give a pretty damn accurate yardage.

I was curious (and a wee bit sad) because I just did that now. Surprising how much Summer and Winter conditions vary the distances. e.g on the second at my place I will drive about 210 uphill to the dogleg this time of year. In Summer its taking the corner on and more like 275.

You can be scientific about it if you use Google earth (for anyone who wants a reality check).

True, I guess I just never think about it just look at my gps for next shot rather than thinking how far its gone.

Might try to do it this weekend. I hit it plenty far enough just no real idea if its 250, 270 etc.

Especially with some of my fellow NWers perpetuating the myth that I'm a long hitter!!

 

[Scouser]

True, I guess I just never think about it just look at my gps for next shot rather than thinking how far its gone.

Might try to do it this weekend. I hit it plenty far enough just no real idea if its 250, 270 etc.

Especially with some of my fellow NWers perpetuating the myth that I'm a long hitter!!

Having had to duck on a par 4 green from your tee shot... I can see why people put this myth about

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Consistently 200-225 but May get further depending on conditions.

I'm pretty happy with that distance though I wouldn't mind an extra 100 yards like some on here!

 

[RobertB]

I don't think its difficult to keep track. On your own track you tend to know how long the hole is and how far you have left to the green. For instance on a 400yd hole if your ball reaches the 150 marker you know that your tee shot travelled 250.

Not necessarily.... just how often are tee markers right back at the back of respective tee areas, where for the various hole yardages will be measured from....? not uncommon to see markers set forwards often as much as 10-20 yards of shortening.....

 

[ger147]

Not necessarily.... just how often are tee markers right back at the back of respective tee areas, where for the various hole yardages will be measured from....? not uncommon to see markers set forwards often as much as 10-20 yards of shortening.....

I usually check my yardage on the tee from the tee markers so really easy to work out how far your drive went when checking my yardage for my 2nd shot.

 

[Linnets]

Wimpy hitter here low end of 200-225 I would say.

 

[El Bandito]

250 is 'dancing on the tee time' for me. 220 more typical, so counting in the 'whoops' then optimistically voting for 200.5 yards...

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Honest hitter here low end of 200-225 I would say.

Fixed

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I voted 225 to 250 based on my 8 hole experiment the other week when my average was just over 230, if I hadn't done that, the answer would have been don't know, don't really care, I still don't really care

 

[Robobum]

.........don't really care, I still don't really care

You've been listening to Homers rubbish for too long!!

I'd love an extra 10yds. Absolutely love it, why would anyone not!!!

 

[chellie]

It's a guess as I don't measure my drives but they usually come down about 240 on the range. The longest driver I've seen off here is NWjocko aka Bendyman Theres not many who'll put it past him I tell thee!

Told him we needed binoculars to see where his drives finished when we've played with him

 

[One Planer]

It's a guess as I don't measure my drives but they usually come down about 240 on the range. The longest driver I've seen off here is NWjocko aka Bendyman Theres not many who'll put it past him I tell thee!

You've never seen Swinger or Pieman hit a ball have you?

Their GPS uses post codes not yards

 

[HawkeyeMS]

You've been listening to Homers rubbish for too long!!

I'd love an extra 10yds. Absolutely love it, why would anyone not!!!

I think you misunderstood me, or I wasn't very clear. Of course I'd like to be able to hit it 10 yards further, but I still wouldn't care what my average was

 

[USER1999]

If in doubt mate round it up and add 20%:thup:

I'll put you down for 225:whoo:

Are you implying that my 330 yard drive at cooden beach does not in any way represent my average by any chance?

 

[Region3]

Not necessarily.... just how often are tee markers right back at the back of respective tee areas, where for the various hole yardages will be measured from....? not uncommon to see markers set forwards often as much as 10-20 yards of shortening.....

The other problem with deciding how far your tee shot has gone from the distance you have left to the green is that it only works on straight holes.

I think those 2 things are the biggest perpetrators of a lot of people's misconceptions about how far they hit the ball.
Not on here though, obviously.

 

[Rooter]

The other problem with deciding how far your tee shot has gone from the distance you have left to the green is that it only works on straight holes.

So are you saying when i play the tiger line on a 400 yard dogleg par 4, get lucky and make the green, i haven't driven it 400 yards?!

 

[Robobum]

So are you saying when i play the tiger line on a 400 yard dogleg par 4, get lucky and make the green, i haven't driven it 400 yards?!

Yup