300 yards - fact or fiction: Post your experience

[Tugglife2]

My AVERAGE drive is probably around 150 yards thanks to the tops and worm burners I hit so often. If I absolutely crush a drive it's close to 240 maybe.

[alexio3108]

I can confidently say I average 300+ yards. I hit one drive an a very dry downhill fairway and it ran all the way to about 310 yards. This is the only fairway I ever recall hitting in all my golfing life

[Quinn07]

I am 0-10 Handicap but I would say I average 265-275. I have certainly popped a couple past the 300 yard mark, but I certainly do not average over 300 yds.

[MikeLowry5]

  saevel25 said:

I think theoretically 115 is the minimum value you can get 300 yards at, with a smash factor of 1.5... I think thats close enough. Thats straight up no wind, flat, standard golf ball, sea level, ect...

Where is that info at? I am sure there is some type of math element to get some kind of correlation with swing speed and the travel of the ball, just don't know what it is.

I do not think my swing is over 110mph (Only been tested once and was at 105, ball speeds 158-160) but have had a number of drives that I measured over 300 with a GPS. I have even got a 3-wood (Superfast folks, check it out) to roll out to 300 on a hot day and a great tee shot. With all of that said I promise that I do not average 300 on my all out drives because I simply do not make good enough contact with a good enough swing path to get a straight ball up and out.

[golfro]

  MikeLowry5 said:

Where is that info at? I am sure there is some type of math element to get some kind of correlation with swing speed and the travel of the ball, just don't know what it is.

105 ss and 158 ball speed? so you have a better smash factor than optimal apparently lol. thats a 1.51-1.52 smash factor... you apparently have a better than perfect driver swing going by those numbers :)

[steelernation]

I dont avg 300, more like 220 with tops. wormburners and hooks.

Take me to a range and ill hit 19 of 20 balls 300 yards plus. its very frustrating.

[kurisu]

I am a 20+ (I also fit in the 30+ category ) and average about 205 with my 4 wood. Driver? yeah it's in the bag. And it stays in the bag because I can't predict its outcome. And my best driver goes 210, if it goes straight. And if I swing inside out. And if I …
Did I mention I also fit in the 30+ category ? What was the question again ?

[Rexmaster]

+20 handicap, I hit about 250-280

[Slogger]

I don't average 300yards, but I regularly hit it. The driving range where I am is 300m (330 yards) and I will put 30-40% out the end. On the course, I have been measuring and recording the drives that land on the fairway with a gps this year. I am at 52% of fairways hit off the tee.
My current average for the year is 252m (275 yards) and longest is 308m (335 yards). This is at sea level.
It is chipping and putting that let me down, not my driving. I come from a cricket background, which has given me the coordination to make good contact with the ball at high swing speeds with a good transfer of energy as well. My swing has problems, but my confidence in my ability to pound out a good drive is the key to obtaining good distance if you ask me

[JGus]

Would say my average drive is 230-250, but have poked many to and past the 300 point. Of course other factors were involved (i.e., wind, downhill fairway, very dry, OTT pulls, etc).

[oneoverwrx]

I would say average over 5 rounds would be in the 275-285 range. Rarely do i hit my driver less that 275 but on occaison it happens. I also hit over 300 yards probably 2-3 times on an average round. On a round where my driver is on, probably average right at 300.

Doing a bridgestone ball fitting today so ill have some data and ill edit it into this post.

[granitegolf]

I keep pretty detailed stats and I measure all my driver drives and this year I have so far have averaged 292 and change. Last year was a bit higher at 294 and change.

[Harmonious]

Comparing 300 yards drives across the country (or across the world) is comparing apples to oranges. People who play at sea level, like us in Florida, have an immediate 5-10% disadvantage to those from higher elevations. For example, I could routinely hit 290-300 yard drives in Las Vegas (including roll), but in Florida a 270 yard drive (including roll) is just about my maximum. 103-105 swing speed.

So much depends on fairway hardness, wind and elevation that it is impossible to make blanket statements regarding distance. And besides, why the big emphasis on how far anyone hits it? I play with a long hitter, and he can overpower the par 5's on his good days. But he can also hook the ball out of play, too. I'd just as soon keep it in play.

[Bullitt5339]

I started keeping track of driving distance for the past 4 rounds, and average 242 yards.

[cody west]

300 yards is very reachable. if you ever play with a single didget hcp you will most likelysee atleast 3 drives over 300. last week i played with a kid who hit a 450 yard green with no down hill and slightly down wind. i know for me i usually hit 2 drives well over 300 like 340 or so then i hit a few shorter 250 yarders when i dont need to kill it or if the hole is tight. i personally think it is almost impossible to play well on a tournament course without a huge driver because you just cant score if your hitting 5 iron into greens, you need to be hitting wedges and short irons because you need to the accurate scoring clubs coming into the greens so you can pin hunt and create birdies. plus a huge driver is a birdie set up every time you take it out.
i played half this season hitting the ball 240 because i had mono and i didnt have the body strength to swing hard and i recently got my distance back and my scoring avg on par 4s came down from 4.1 to 3.9. last year i kept driver and iron distance stats (i dont this year becasue its not how far its how many) and my avg drive was 308 and about 1/4

[design]

  cody west said:

last week i played with a kid who hit a 450 yard green with no down hill and slightly down wind.

Did it happen to be a 6* loft with a 48" shaft? Afterwards did he pick up his tee and ask you if it had landed yet? Details.

[sean_miller]

  design said:

Did it happen to be a 6* loft with a 48" shaft? Afterwards did he pick up his tee and ask you if it had landed yet? Details.

When you're golfing in Amsterdam, you gotta expect some crazy results!!

[Shanks A Million]

  sean_miller said:

When you're golfing in Amsterdam, you gotta expect some crazy results!!

Yeah, the Nijmegen Regional Long Drive contest gets more exciting every year.