When do golfers hit there peak??

[Ronnoc1980]

I am 28 and have been playing now for around 6 years and feel so far every year i have got a little better. My question is when do we think a golfer hits his peak? I would think Pro's are around mid 30's and I know there is no set rule for the likes of us who all start at differnt ages.

However lets say for a chap who starts to play late teens to early 20's what age do you think his best years would be.Me I think it could be 38-40 just my thought's whats yours.

An other way to ask the question would be how long do yo need to be playing before you hit your best golf this takes the age side out on this side i would say 10-15 yrs.

 

[viscount17]

too many variables,
- how often do you play
- physique, (co-ordination etc)
- ability to learn
- dedication, ability to practice
- distractions (work, money, family)
- baseline ability

 

[Ronnoc1980]

Well here is to hoping its not until around 35+ that way i may have a chance of getting below 5.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Well I'm 28 aswell but nowhere near my golfing peak.

I started as an 11 year old but took 5-6 years out when I was 17ish.

I'm now getting fitter, stronger and more sensible on the course. As such I haven't yet reached what I think could be my best!

 

[Ken_A]

I think it was the week before I started playing -

I dont think you will find a definative answer - I am soon to be a member of the 28 club, but I only started last year so I dont think I will 'peak' at the same time as someone who has spent 10 years ingraining golf into his body and muscles.

 

[AliB]

An other way to ask the question would be how long do yo need to be playing before you hit your best golf this takes the age side out on this side i would say 10-15 yrs.

Don't like the sound of this, I was hoping to hit form before senility creeps in.

aliB

 

[USER1999]

Hopefully sometime soon. I have been waiting for 25 years and I can't bear to think that this is as good as it gets.

May be next medal?

 

[theeaglehunter]

It wouldn't surprise me that once a golfer has learnt all they need to learn in order to reach their potential his/her peak would come in conjunction with their peak of physical fitness. I think once you get past a certain age as well you will have gone too far to truly achieve your golfing potential. When we say peak though are we talking about one off best game (which could be any time) or most consistent scores / lowest handicap that somebody has consistently played to?

 

[Ronnoc1980]

It wouldn't surprise me that once a golfer has learnt all they need to learn in order to reach their potential his/her peak would come in conjunction with their peak of physical fitness. I think once you get past a certain age as well you will have gone too far to truly achieve your golfing potential. When we say peak though are we talking about one off best game (which could be any time) or most consistent scores / lowest handicap that somebody has consistently played to?

It would have to be your best run which goes hand in hand with your best H/C i would think.I know of a lot of guys who are in there 40's and ay they are now playing there best golf ever however this could be linked to better tools for the job!!

 

[USER1999]

It could also be linked to playing more, and less constraints on time and money by having older kids who are more independant and possibly leaving home.

I have played off the same h/cap for 15 years, which is not so much a peak, as a plateau. I am not sure if this is good or bad......

 

[vig]

27!!


I think as has been stated, it depends on how much time you put in. In my early twenties I played off 8, i was playing up to 5 times EVERY week. H.I.D. gave me an ultimatum. I understood at the time, young son, I was playing golf most of the week and when I wasn't I was playing football. so I eased back but H/cap stayed steady. Then I stopped playing and only took the game up again last summer.
Starting H/C 22 now down to 13 in 10 months, hope to get down to single figures again by next summer but my shape and fitness are definately worse than they were but I compensate in other areas. Working on fitness now.

Incidently she is now encouraging me to go MORE ??????????

She's either keen for me to get my monies worth or some more sinister motive

 

[AliB]

Incidently she is now encouraging me to go MORE ??????????

She's either keen for me to get my monies worth or some more sinister motive

Hmm, a bit worrying, that one - or is she having secret golf lessons?

AliB

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think it depends mainly on how many times a week you play and how much other time you invest in practicing. Even then it is fundamental to be practicing the right things and not honing incorrect techniques.

I don't see any reason why someone playing once a week and maybe practicing twice in the week shouldn't be able to improve certainly over the course of a summer with the longer nights to utilise.

If we are talking about getting down to our absolute lowest ever handicap I guess the optimum age would be 28-35 when the body is fully developed and at its most supple. It then depends on a players skill and determination.

As for me I'm just hoping to defend my handicap once this year in competitive play. I set goals every year and haven't acheived any of my aims for 2008 so you could argue that perhaps I've peaked last year when I won several times - DOH!

 

[rgs]

There are far too many variables involved.

Our low club handicapper who plays off 3 only took up the game 3 yrs ago, others playing for over 20 yrs cannot get below a certain baselevel.

 

[RGuk]

I suspect it's between 30-40, as with other mind control/physical ability hobbies, like most sports that don't rely purely on physical fitness. Think music and dance. If you start late, it's hard to learn the physical skills and practice takes longer and longer to have any meaningful effect. If you have good physical skill early enough, then experience can stand you in good stead well into your 40s.
I was at my golf peak in my late 20's. I stopped playing but still have a lot of the "feel" I had back then, it's not gone anywhere but I suspect I'll need to practice twice as hard as then to have any chance of playing as I did.

 

[Tommo21]

I think you reach your peak around 56ish. That’s a couple of months time for me.