20+ handicappers hitting 300 yards (mild rant)

[Abu3baid]

I guess you have to go Army SF. :) I started playing a few years ago after I got home from a deployment. He was fresh from Q school and got his Special Forces tab. We both played baseball together in college. he picked golf up quick, posting a 17 hcap his first year of playing. (struggles with the short game)He is a big guy, and strong as hell. Abnormally flexible for his size, and his swing speed is amazing! I wouldn't believe it either if I didn't play with him. Yeah, he can hit a 8 iron about 200....again, I wouldn't believe it either if I didn't see it. Actually made me consider going SF! Ha And I think he is going to be in town on leave this weekend, so I'll see if I can get some video for you.

Ok.. I can't wait to see this.. Thankd

[Micah]

There is no way your Army buddy is hitting 8 iron 200 yds. Lmao......Im 6-3, 240 pounds with wide shoulders. I was an all state QB and pitched in college. I can smoke my 3 wood about 275 but an 8 iron 200 is physically and geometrically impossible unless you blade a skully and hit a line drive on a hard fairway with another hundred yds of worm burner roll. Lol.....no way

[Strandly]

Yeah this thread is so fulla it's ridiculous.  Someone should start posting pics of bigfoot and the loch ness monster to bring it full circle.

[AntiTankNinja]

There is no way your Army buddy is hitting 8 iron 200 yds. Lmao......Im 6-3, 240 pounds with wide shoulders. I was an all state QB and pitched in college. I can smoke my 3 wood about 275 but an 8 iron 200 is physically and geometrically impossible unless you blade a skully and hit a line drive on a hard fairway with another hundred yds of worm burner roll. Lol.....no way

So now it's impossible cause you can't do it? You seem to have a complex. Telling me about your physical attributes and high school accomplishments to argue your point of why someone else can't do something....you are that guy. I have no reason to lie about this. But I'll see if I can get some video this weekend.

[Jeremie Boop]

I'm sure it's possible, considering I watched a late teen/early 20's kid  hit his 9 iron around 180. And he was built pretty similar to me, maybe with about 10 lbs on me at most.

[Fourputt]

There is no way your Army buddy is hitting 8 iron 200 yds. Lmao......Im 6-3, 240 pounds with wide shoulders. I was an all state QB and pitched in college. I can smoke my 3 wood about 275 but an 8 iron 200 is physically and geometrically impossible unless you blade a skully and hit a line drive on a hard fairway with another hundred yds of worm burner roll. Lol.....no way

In his prime, Tiger could hit a pitching wedge more than 180 from pretty heavy rough.  Going 200 with an 8I isn't that unlikely for a very small set of the golfing population. However, the typical long hitter won't even come close to that.

Being able to do that requires the ability to make a perfectly timed swing at absolutely maximum effort.  For most players, they actually start to lose distance when they try to grossly overpower the swing.

[RayG]

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[bplewis24]

So now it's impossible cause you can't do it? You seem to have a complex. Telling me about your physical attributes and high school accomplishments to argue your point of why someone else can't do something....you are that guy.

It's not impossible (although it is unlikely).

However, in his defense, you backed up your claims with your buddies physical attributes and accomplishments, so that's kinda tit-for-tat there.

[Jeremie Boop]

It's not impossible (although it is unlikely).

However, in his defense, you backed up your claims with your buddies physical attributes and accomplishments, so that's kinda tit-for-tat there.

If he hadn't put his friends physical attributes in the post I'm sure one of the comments would have been something about "he must be a beast" or something so it was preemptive thing I would think. However, I don't think size has much to do with distance a ball is hit, he did make a point to describe the extreme flexibility his friend has which is more of a factor when it comes to extreme distances.

[bplewis24]

If he hadn't put his friends physical attributes in the post I'm sure one of the comments would have been something about "he must be a beast" or something so it was preemptive thing I would think. However, I don't think size has much to do with distance a ball is hit, he did make a point to describe the extreme flexibility his friend has which is more of a factor when it comes to extreme distances.

I just don't think it's fair to say "you're that guy", when doing basically the same thing.

On the internet, the only backup we have is our swing video and any other little unverifiable anecdotes, accomplishments and physical attributes that we believe can corroborate our abilities.  It may be cheesy sometimes, but I get why folks do it.

[Jeremie Boop]

I just don't think it's fair to say "you're that guy", when doing basically the same thing.

On the internet, the only backup we have is our swing video and any other little unverifiable anecdotes, accomplishments and physical attributes that we believe can corroborate our abilities.  It may be cheesy sometimes, but I get why folks do it.

I can see what you mean, but he's saying "you're that guy" because of the "I can't do it so there's no way your friend can". Only backup I have is that I've played with a couple guys from the forum, otherwise all my words are just words. Even with that some people don't believe me. It's understandable, it's hard to accept some things without being able to actually see them. That is why I wish there were more people local to me, for 2 reasons, one so that we can see each other play and stop second guessing everything others say about their game and because I'd love to have a group of people I could play with consistently.

[AntiTankNinja]

I just said big, strong, and flexible...he came back with exact #s and all freakin state QB (like that means anything). Ego check....I'm just under 6 foot and average 273 yards off the tee, so I have no means to flex my pecks and argue with someone about club distances. I saw this guy hit that distance regularly. It's something you see and say "no one is going to believe this". But being able to hit it that far has caused him problems on the short end. That was the only point I was making.

[Micah]

How far does your Army buddy hit a 4 iron? My guess is he cant even hit 4 iron. I hit my 4 iron around 220 when perfectly struck which is considered longer than the average golfer. In high school I played with a kid that hit 6 iron on every shot from par 3 to a par 5 aside from putting as that was the only club he could hit with so my guess is your buddy probably isnt highly skilled. I have a lot of shots I can pull off due to years and years of practice. Post a vid of this incredible feat and shut us all up.

[Fourputt]

How far does your Army buddy hit a 4 iron? My guess is he cant even hit 4 iron. I hit my 4 iron around 220 when perfectly struck which is considered longer than the average golfer. In high school I played with a kid that hit 6 iron on every shot from par 3 to a par 5 aside from putting as that was the only club he could hit with so my guess is your buddy probably isnt highly skilled. I have a lot of shots I can pull off due to years and years of practice. Post a vid of this incredible feat and shut us all up.

Boy, this sure convinced me....... not!  So you played with a kid who was a one club wonder, and that means that everyone else must be the same? Boy, do you have a lot of the world left to experience.

[Lihu]

No Not really.

and in that case I have a 150 yard 60

Even if you de-loft this club, it seems like there would be at least a 55 degree trajectory which means to hit 150 yards the ball would need to approach 251 yards in elevation? There would probably be enough spin on the ball to make it back up another 20 yards?

125 yards for a lob wedge is kind of ridiculous.

[Lihu]

Yeah this thread is so fulla   it's ridiculous.  Someone should start posting pics of bigfoot and the loch ness monster to bring it full circle.

Drove the green with his drive.

BTW, the Loch Ness does not have opposable thumbs. Can't golf.

[AntiTankNinja]

How far does your Army buddy hit a 4 iron? My guess is he cant even hit 4 iron. I hit my 4 iron around 220 when perfectly struck which is considered longer than the average golfer. In high school I played with a kid that hit 6 iron on every shot from par 3 to a par 5 aside from putting as that was the only club he could hit with so my guess is your buddy probably isnt highly skilled. I have a lot of shots I can pull off due to years and years of practice. Post a vid of this incredible feat and shut us all up.

I'm not real sure what all his precise club distances are. But you couldn't hold his FJs with that little 4 iron. For someone of your stature, you sure are a weak one. Now go crazy with that knowing I could care less what you think. And my guess is...you're an idiot, and insecure.

[Dave2512]

I know a guy who knows a guy. He's pretty rad.