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  1. 1. what is your driver swing speed?

    • below 75mph
      0
    • 75-80mph
      1
    • 80-85mph
      1
    • 85-90mph
      1
    • 90-95mph
      10
    • 95-100mph
      12
    • 100-105mph
      8
    • 105-110mph
      9
    • 110-115mph
      2
    • above 115mph
      10

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Dub Great Member

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Have you ever had your driver swing speed checked?

Just wondering where everyone falls.
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Big_M Great Member

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there must be 20-30 threads like this (one every 2-3 months it would seem)... but anyway, I'm about 105 w/ normal swing.
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well I am 15 years old and my swing speed I believe is around 95-105. My average driving distance is around 270-280.

I guess all the power comes from my body not necessarily my speed (5'11'' tall 165 lbs)

is the distance what you are looking for or just speeds?

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any info you care to provide.....speed and distance would be neat to see.

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I know my ball speed is and average of 135mph. My distance is an average of 270yrds (with a 9.5 degree driver). I just don't know my club head speed. I do know I need and use stiff shaft.

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I voted "100-105".

I was in Dick's Sporting Goods a week ago with my son and we always try to finagle them into letting us hit some balls on their launch monitor. Since I've bought most of my gear from them over the past year most of the golf guys there know me by sight and know I've spent some cash there so they don't mind letting us have some fun. If I swing as hard as I can generating as much lag as possible I can easily top 115mph (I think maybe the fastest I've seen there is something like 121mph), but the thing is swinging like that I'll be lucky to hit one or two straight drives out of a hundred attempts. Not really something that translates too well on the course (even at the range). Using my controlled swing where the goal is to maintian proper tempo, timing, and good contact my swing speed was staying right at 100mph. Using that swing and assuming good contact a good drive will go 260yds on a level flat fairway. That means normal drives are in the 240-260yd range, and that's a distance I'm happy with staying in the fairway.

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95 normal, slightly over 100 when I swing too hard.

Avg drive 235-250 when I hit it right. I once hit one 310 wind aided (GPS verified) with my old regular shaft driver - lost 5 yds or so with the new stiff shaft, but its a lot straighter.

And those of you who claim to hit the ball 300+, I don't know who you are because I am almost never outdriven by the people I play with (have one guy that can hit it about 280 but only about 1/3 of the time, the other 2/3 are in trouble). I'm sure there are a few out there but most people really exaggerate their driver distances. My dad who is a 6 or 7 hits it the same distance as me with the same swing speed but he is more consistent and has a much better iron and wedge game (we are about equal putters) hence his lower handicap.

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I'm in the 97-98 range. I usually hit it 250 yards or so.

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i voted 115+ I WAS TIMED at golfsmith in a swing room and was actually holding back just to make contact (it was dark) those times were 114-117. I know on the range and course its going to be higher since I like to hammer the ball. distance is 250-310 if I land in fairway i get more roll.
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When I was fitted for a driver 2 years ago my swing speed was anywhere from 119-125. I hit my 2 hybrid around 250 yds. Not sure who you are playing with but I play with many guys who hit it way past 250.

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Mine was 100-105. I usually hit it around 250-260 as an average

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DavidFehertysBike Great Member

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Im around 110. Ill hit my drives between 270-280 most of the time. I should be around 300 with that swing speed but i do something wrong mechanically that saps my power.
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117-121 mph. Average 306-315. High ball mostly carry. Need to find a good 7.5d driver. Anyone know of one, it seems like most Proline's are 8.5 lowest.

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DJYoshi Great Member

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beginning of the day during warm up i'm at 98.
i like to be around 100 when i start the round..
105 comfortably giving me my drives of about 275 - 280 (with roll)
i've cranked up to 110 giving me my drives that give me just about 300 yards (with roll)
and i've hit a drive as far as 315 down the pipe on a straight away. (light tail wind)
something like 330 in hawaii...HEAVY wind coming from the coast...slightly downhill par 5. it was ridiculous!

but normal for me is 100 - 105
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117-121 mph. Average 306-315. High ball mostly carry. Need to find a good 7.5d driver. Anyone know of one, it seems like most Proline's are 8.5 lowest.

Have you tried a shaft with a stiffer tip? You might be able to still use a 8.5 head and get the ball down.

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The thing I love on these threads is how everyone has to not only relay their normal driver SS, but also... "I can crank it up to..." OR "If needed I can get it up to..."
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Have you tried a shaft with a stiffer tip? You might be able to still use a 8.5 head and get the ball down.

Yeah I have the Diamana White Board. I love my ball flight and carry distance. (who wouldn't) but living in Nevada the wind whips up out of nowhere. I can flight EVERY other club in my bag, and most of the time driver but there are always a few random BALLOON balls that just get eaten up. I just got this driver and this shaft was recommended for this point so we'll see what happens. My clubfitter said that I could stay with the 8.5 with the Tour Burner TP and the shaft as its a good combination for a boring trajectory. Thanks for the tip though if this doesn't work out I'll shop for a shaft.

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I know my ball speed is and average of 135mph. My distance is an average of 270yrds (with a 9.5 degree driver). I just don't know my club head speed. I do know I need and use stiff shaft.

I think your figures are off. The best clubhead speed you could get would be 90 MPH with pure contact if your ball speed is right, and there's no way you're hitting the ball 270 with 90 MPH clubhead speed. The realistic number there is about 230 yards, tops, and that's with a little more roll than typical.

And you should probably be hitting a regular flex shaft, not a stiff. Now obviously you may have made a typo. Maybe you meant 153 MPH or 165 or something... if so, that's fine. But I think for your own sake you should really re-consider if the number you gave above is right.
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