Clubhead Speed... What's Yours?

[jasongst]

According to

I don't swing 120 but I'm not surprised that there are guys here who do. The PGA tour figures don't surprise me either. Assuming these guys are measured and averaged while playing in a tournament, it only makes sense that they aren't going to swing 100%. Even if they hit 135 on one particularly herculean shot, they might still average 119 over a season.

[bunkerputt]

I'm all for swinging 85+ percent on most shots. It gives your swing less time to break down, plus it keeps the hands ahead of the club and gets you into a better impact position. And, If your not practicing speed, you won't get faster. I think most people don't know what their 100% is, anyway, which makes figuring out the 85% more difficult.

[MAC]

115-120 average

I can crank it to 125ish but ill probably break a bone in my body, or my shaft haha

[bunkerputt]

115-120 average

Holy crap. X700? I didn't think anyone actually used these, but I guess they made them for a reason. Are you 6'5", 250+ lbs? I might have been able to hit those 10 years ago, if I played golf back then, that is. My one arm 1-rep max on curls was >90lbs back then. Nowadays it's lower 80s.

I actually bought a device that attaches to the club and measures your swing speed. I can put it on and play a round of golf. I found that my driver averages around 114. If I'm doing some speed training or trying to work on my speed, I'll crank that guy up to 125 or so. My record is 134, but there's no way I could crank it up to the 130s every day. 127, 128, maybe... It all depends or the tightness of my back and my energy level, which I assume is true for most everyone else's speed. I'm really impressed by guys like Jamie Sadlowski who can average 140. Anything over 125 feels like the screws are about to come off for me. The pressure felt at 134 was a weird feeling. Almost like I got squeezed into a tube on my downswing.

[wedge player]

115-120 average

117 average i can crank to mid 130's if i put everything into

[ZaPPPa]

~95-100 and I outdrive pretty much everyone I play with... How odd judging from the polls on these forums...

[CG031]

The fastest I got mine up to was 93 with my driver and I hit it about 250 on the course...My carry was only like 215 though...But I feel like I can carry it more than that.

[wrx_junki]

The fastest I got mine up to was 93 with my driver and I hit it about 250 on the course...My carry was only like 215 though...But I feel like I can carry it more than that.

Sounds pretty similar to my drive when I was using my R7 quad ht 9.5*. Very similar swing speed.

[enis750]

112-116 average
i didnt even think it was that
last time i checked i was like 98-106...i was 10 lbs lighter then

swing stayed the same, but picked up some speed i guess
i have a very high launch angle though, like 13-15.5 average

[Guest]

~95-100 and I outdrive pretty much everyone I play with... How odd judging from the polls on these forums...

Yeah, I was about the same-between 99-105 with a six iron and and I've had playing partners comment on my 300 plus yard "bombs" that are actually about 265.

[sp33d]

funny enough I was just being messured yesterday.

Driver- 117-122mph
Irons from 100-110
Full wedge 90-105

Hit 10 balls each. Just screwing around i hit 139 with my driver, sliced it bigger than crap

[beachbreak]

Not a clue what mine is. I hit my driver about 240/250, 3 iron about 190, 5 iron about 170, 7 iron about 150, 9 iron about 125.

Any idea from this what my clubhead speed might be?

[wedge player]

Not a clue what mine is. I hit my driver about 240/250, 3 iron about 190, 5 iron about 170, 7 iron about 150, 9 iron about 125.

around 103 with driver

[beachbreak]

Thanks. I have never been measured with one of those monitoring devices.

[Scottydoint]

around 103 with driver

Really? Seems too high given the distances he said. I would have guessed 85-90, but that is a total guess.

[michaeljames92]

With that speed stick thingo I was getting about 100mph with pretty fast swings. On my normal swing it was about 95. I try to swing within myself though. This was measured about 6 months ago btw, so it could be faster. I still manage to get it out there though. Yesterday I played a 400m par 4 and had only 150m left on a dead straight hole and didn't think I swung that fast, but anyway.

[TheNatural]

tested 117-120 in Feb 2009

Played yesterday and cranked 15-20 balls off the range(range balls were beat too) to a 280 carry or more, I only hit one ball well on the course that went im betting 320(google earth) Also, my trajectory is low, but one on the range was in the air around 260 and then began to climb even higher(spin I imagine), it may have carried 300(went over the first trees of the woods), the range only goes out to 280 and the balls were all hitting the trees 20-30 feet up(i was on a 20-30 ft tee so 280) so im subtracting that as a flat drive. BTW the one I hit on the course was 10-15 feet lower than fairway, it was also low trajectory but began to come back left about (11:30) landed fairway so probably rolled a way. Is this a 117-120 SS? I feel like I am swinging faster than in Feb.

Also im 6-4 229lbs and a baseball player

[TheNatural]

i JUST CHECKED SOME ONLINE calculator and Its telling me I must be swinging 125-135SS

I see no other way a ball could go as far as I hit it on the 11th par 4 without 135 SS.
No wind to speak of and it was uphill by 10 feet.
The range balls were all 120 SS or more. then again they were range balls so 130SS may be the number.

I had not picked up a club in 2 weeks, I am sore today.