Where Are Those 300 Yard Videos?

[Deryck Griffith]

The only video I have uploaded of my swing right now is hitting a hybrid indoors this past winter. I average 290-295yards with a couple over 300 (maxing out at 310 or so) during a round...

[golfro]

i really like your swing. from the looks of it, I'd guess you typically hit a nice fade with your drives and FW woods?

[Deryck Griffith]

i really like your swing. from the looks of it, I'd guess you typically hit a nice fade with your drives and FW woods?

Thanks man! My swing has actually changed quite a bit since that video which was taken in December. Good guess on the ball flight. At that time in the winter, I certainly hit fades and pull fades because as I had a little bit of a over the top hitch in the down swing. I've fixed that a lot this season and now come more in-to-out with more of a push draw flight on my driver, hybrids, and long irons.. Luckily, my mid-to short irons fly pretty straight (mostly due to the shorter shafts in those irons and less of an in-to-out swing).

[Kieran123]

The only video I have uploaded of my swing right now is hitting a hybrid indoors this past winter. I average 290-295yards with a couple over 300 (maxing out at 310 or so) during a round...

Tiger dip!

Nice swing man, looks like you're getting plenty of power into it

[kafka01]

Tiger dip!

You watched Rory´s swing lately? A dipping head is nothing bad...

[Deryck Griffith]

Tiger dip!

Ths dip is certainly there...crazy enough, the angle of this video doesn't give my dip justice lol...

[ohiolefty]

I can probably hit a drive over those mountains.

Seriously, if you're putting it out there 300 consistently and you're not a scratch or better...WTF??!?!? You've developed the swing to pound it like that but can't be bothered with practicing a wedge? Either this board is full of liars, or it's full of folks who play golf like it's a video game.

[Jay-Bird]

Awesome. Every time I try to justify myself recording myself, you know, in the interest of gathering data to use to fix my golf swing; every time I think of this scene and say to myself "we'd have taken state."

[delav]

I understand your point, but scratch or better isn't easily accomplished. Hitting 300 yards has little to do with feel, finesse shots and short game mastery. Such statements do a huge disservice to the hard work of scratch players.

[ohiolefty]

Scratch or better isn't easily accomplished at all. I'd be willing to bet that it has very little to do with driving distance as much as a consistent and reliable game from 100 yards and in. Hitting 300 yards has little to do with feel or finesse shots, and such statements do a huge disservice to the hard work of true scratch players.

Go back and read what I said again....

"Seriously, if you're putting it out there 300 consistently and you're not a scratch or better...WTF??!?!? You've developed the swing to pound it like that but can't be bothered with practicing a wedge? Either this board is full of liars, or it's full of folks who play golf like it's a video game." -Thank you, drive through. I agree with you, Scratchy.

[sean_miller]

Go back and read what I said again....

Not sure what your POV was on that - not every scratch golfer can hit even a single 300 yarder and not every 300+ (typical) driver is scratch or even has the potential to be scratch.

[ohiolefty]

sean,

I've never seen anybody who hits a consistent long ball off the tee (meaning generally near right fairway, as well) who didn't have a good golf swing. If you have a good golf swing and can play decently from 150 yards and in...you're potential to be a low capper, even scratch, is very good.


I'm off to make a video of me hitting a ball across Lake Erie. Later, guys.

[golfro]

Awesome. Every time I try to justify myself recording myself, you know, in the interest of gathering data to use to fix my golf swing; every time I think of this scene and say to myself

my gf always make fun of me this way... back in HS I was a good golfer (2hc) but after i didn't get onto the UW team, I kinda lost any dream of becomnig a great golfer...but once in awhile, I always wonder "if i had played a little better..."

and then she'll pull out the jokes "Yeah... if Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind."

[Kieran123]

Ths dip is certainly there...crazy enough, the angle of this video doesn't give my dip justice lol...

Nothing wrong with a dip at all...Tiger's been doing it forever

I like the way it looks....I try it and just chunk the ball

[delav]

I don't mean to perpetuate anything obnoxious on the forum, but I would be happy to post a video of my swing, despite being in a slight state of change right now.

Here is a DTL video from the range today. Still much to tighten up and improve on.

[delav]

Go back and read what I said again....

No I do understand the point of your previous post... should have included that. You bring up a great point, and one that rings pretty true to my 31 putts today :(

[sean_miller]

sean,

If and if and if . . . there are lot of things scratch golfers are good at.

[Fatphil]

Here is a DTL video from the range today. Still much to tighten up and improve on.

good swing I can see that carrying 270 (at sea level with no wind) and if you are in the mid west with a 20 MPH breeze and burned out fairways a bit down hill...for sure thats goin' 300...

OK bro you're my daddy!