Short / Medium / Long hitters

[virtuocity]

Interested to find out whether there is a consensus as to forumer's perspectives on what a short/medium/long AMATEUR golfer is in terms of driver distance off the tee.

In yards, I would say:

170 / 220 / 220+

 

[patricks148]

I think you need four cats!

Short/ medium/Long and Forum

so;

170/220/250/300+

 

[ForeRighty]

Id categorise at:-

Short 200 or less
Medium 200 - 250
Long 250 or more

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Id categorise at:-

Short 200 or less
Medium 200 - 250
Long 250 or more

I'd say that's pretty accurate - at least with those I've played with. Older folk might be a a way bit shorter than 200 but I've played with low single figure and scratch golfers that are regularly up around the 270/280 mark.

 

[Alex1975]

Short 210
Mid 250
Long 275+

In mid summer (an actual summer).

 

[bladeplayer]

gona be a difference between ELITE amatuers & ordinary club amatuers like ourselves .. il stick to the NON elite

Up to 180 = short

180 to 230 = medium

230 to 270 long

270 up get a short game & join the elite boys


Regarding us forumers same distances but thats a 6 iron off the tee

 

[spawn_ukuk]

Short - Anything below 200 yards
Medium - between 200 and 230
Long - 240 plus

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Short - Anything below 200 yards
Medium - between 200 and 230
Long - 240 plus

What if someone hits 235?

 

[bladeplayer]

What if someone hits 235?

medium to long hitter

 

[Andy808]

What if someone hits 235?

They have no catagory for them. They are the inbetweeners!

 

[drutz]

Yes very much a short hitter here around 200-210 but to me I would rather have a 200 yd drive on the fairway or light rough than a 240 power hit in the wilds which is what normally happens to me.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

gona be a difference between ELITE amatuers & ordinary club amatuers like ourselves .. il stick to the NON elite

Up to 180 = short

180 to 230 = medium

230 to 270 long

270 up get a short game & join the elite boys


Regarding us forumers same distances but thats a 6 iron off the tee

Distance such a variable thing but new bunker on our 2nd is 275yds off back tee to catch long hitters. And talking about 6 iron - I carried one 160yds off fairway to green on Sunday. In addition it seemed like I had hit it higher as well - maybe I just struck it properly for a change. Anyway that bit is off-topic.

200 short, 235 medium, 270 long

 

[Deleted member 1147]

When looking at standard scratch they work on the principle of the average scratch player hitting around the 260-270 mark iirc.
As such I'd say:

upto 230 = short
230-260 = med
260 + = long

 

[virtuocity]

And talking about 6 iron - I carried one 160yds off fairway to green on Sunday.

It sounds like you didn't expect it to reach the green (correct me if I'm wrong), so just out of interest, why did you use a 6 iron?

 

[Canary_Yellow]

It sounds like you didn't expect it to reach the green (correct me if I'm wrong), so just out of interest, why did you use a 6 iron?

I read it as him expecting not to carry it to the green, but to land short and roll on, but the extra height gave extra carry and also presumably stopped the ball on the green too?

Or maybe I'm completely wrong..!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Short 210
Mid 250
Long 275+

In mid summer (an actual summer).

I'd say this is about right. I'm around the 250 mark in summer and I certainly don't consider myself to be long.

 

[Essex_Stu]

Short upto 210 yards
Medium 210-240
Long 240+

I am talking about genuine distances not peoples guestimations. The amount of people who think they hit it 260 but in reality 'only' hit it 220 yards.

 

[Rooter]

-200 short
201-250 medium
+250 long

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Quite a few years ago I once drove a wound Dunlop 65 ball over 400 yards with a persimmon headed driver....no bull.
[It was downhill on a fast running links with half a gale behind]

But if you asked me them how far my average drive was I would have said 240 yards.

 

[patricks148]

I am talking about genuine distances not peoples guestimations. The amount of people who think they hit it 260 but in reality 'only' hit it 220 yards.

Thats whats meant by forum distance! which is a drive you hit once, downhill down wind and bounced off a sprinkler head.