What's your longest drive?

[Octuple Bogey]

How far is your longest hit and under what circumstances/conditions?

For me, I've hit a 3-wood 285 off the tee a few times, usually 275 or so about once a round when I used to be able to hit it well. Now I suck at woods so I almost exclusively hit irons. I've hit a 3-iron 270 off the tee a couple times on the flat without much of a tailwind, but that's a rarity that hasn't happened for a few years. This summer I hit it a couple of times about 260 or so from a very elevated tee. As for the driver, I sucked when I used to actually hit with them so I don't know how far I can hit with that club.

The longest I've seen another person hit a driver is about 350. The guy regularly hit it about 325. That was by far the longest driver of the ball I have encountered in over a thousand rounds of golf with strangers. I very rarely encounter golfers who hit it 300 or more...

So, any good stories?

[Surefire]

I once drove from Baltimore to Orlando, I guess thats about 1200 miles.

Took me about 16 hours, but I stopped a couple of times.

[csalcedo_tw]

321 yards and carried a bunker that was 280 away in a 547 par 5. I ended uo with a birdie after a 4iron to about 15ft.

[JohnTwing]

I've got several in the high 290's according to SkyCaddie, never broke 300, though.

[v3rs3]

The longest drive I've ever had was when I drove to green on a Par 4 320 yard. I had some wind helping me though.

[Fastcarfreak]

Im fairly new to the game. I usually carry the ball about 210-220. My furthest drive to day was about 270 included bounce and roll.

[LooseLefty]

Yesterday, I hit one about 310. It was down hill, but I didn't get much of a roll/bounce.

[Fraser]

Longest I can recall (have taken a 3yr break!) is from a couple of weeks ago. Drove off the back of the green of a 310yrd par 4. Straight hole, no wind, no cart path help. Not sure how I did it myself as I'm usually between 250-270yrds.

[Open-Faced Club Sandwedge]

I hit the green in 1 twice out of my last 4 rounds on a 270-yard hole at the course I play most often.

At the range (assuming the sign identifying yardages is accurate), I've carried 280+ with a range ball many times.

If the rest of the game was proportionally as good as my distance off the tee, I'd be very very happy.

-Andrew

[joshtpa]

Maybe the longest drive ever hit...Miles....

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthr...=longest+drive

[pirettigolf]

370 yards at 5,000 feet of elevation. It was on a par 5, I had a gap wedge in, bladed it and ended up with a par.

[imtomtomim]

Drove past a green on a 340 yard hole from the very back of the tee area. Pretty straight downhill. Got some huge roll due to the lack of irrigation.

[Dent]

377 Yards.

Lots of wind. Good roll.

[firstcut]

I think we should hear lots of long drives from Texas. During some times of the year, the fairways get so hard there it's almost like hitting onto cement. I've driven 320-340+, but don't really count it since it was 75-100 yards of roll....

Last week I knocked one 330 or so around a dogleg left, but the ball had what looked like a cart path mark on it. Can't really count that one either.

[Jamboboy]

Is it normal to be able to hit your 6I as long as your driver???

I know it isn't but I can't seem to get any distance on my driver. I've only been playing seriously for a month.

I can drive about 150-175 with range balls, but can hit just as far with my three wood and 6I. I can also hit 100yards with my PW. Is this abnormal?

[Craig Mac]

Is it normal to be able to hit your 6I as long as your driver???

Actually it is fairly common to be able to hit certain clubs further than your driver as a begineer. I don't know exactly how to explain it but it happened to me and several of my buddies as they picked up the game. Don't worry in time as your swing improves you'll be cranking the "big dog".

[Craig Mac]

To answer the OP's question, I have no idea and don't really care as long as it finds the fairway

[Jamboboy]

Actually it is fairly common to be able to hit certain clubs further than your driver as a begineer. I don't know exactly how to explain it but it happened to me and several of my buddies as they picked up the game. Don't worry in time as your swing improves you'll be cranking the "big dog".

Thanks man, I did wonder if this was the case. I don't wanna just end up using my 3 wood all the time, but I guess it is more forgiving so i'll probably use it for now and keep practising with the 'big dog' at the range.