Hefdy

I was once a 20-30 handicapper and could hit it just as far as in the video. Granted I've put thousands of hours into where I'm at now but could still crank one out just as far inconsistently.

Proof was asked for

Just to put it into perspective, I've had some pretty great holes concerning below par score with some really sub-par drives in comparison to the 300+ yard discussion here. Distance is great, but golf as a whole involves all aspects to be dialed in. Driver, Woods, Irons, Wedges, and Putter. Look at the WLD, if the guys on the PGA could hit it that far along with the rest of the tools in their arsenal it would be insane.

The use of the word average comes from what the PGA uses to track all of the Tour players. Currently, there are 40 Tour players above the 300-yard average drive mark. The overall PGA Tour driving average is 295.3 overall. No that still doesn't make every drive over 300 yards but gives you an idea of why everyone uses the word average. https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.101.2017.html

I believe the key to this topic is consistency. There are plenty of 20+ handicappers who can hit 300yd plus drives, I'm sure many long drivers have high handicaps simply because their focus is on the driver itself, not to say they're incapable of reducing their handicap with time and effort on other aspects of the game. However, many amateurs who have the capability and swing speed to produce a 300 yard drive do lack consistency in terms of keeping the ball in play whether it be lack of experience, practice, etc. But I have personally witnessed 20+ handicappers hit the ball to or past the 300 yard mark, but again taking a 20 ball average might present a different average versus what they know they are capable of. I agree sometimes reality hurts especially when it comes to distance off the tee. There are so many variables to consider, to include temperature, wind, hole layout(doglegs) that can make it seem like a person hits it further than they do on a consistent basis. The biggest thing is that a 300 yard drive ob is not as effective as a 250 yard fairway finder. Yeah, size has little to do with it. Swing technique, flexibility, width of arc, length of arc, centerdness of contact and ultimately hitting the ball with a square club-face relative to the swing path all effect how well any swing speed produces a quality shot.