Swing Speeds.

[AnthonyGraziano]

Been playing for about 3-4 months now and im wondering where I should be, my accuracy has been fairly good. My swing speed atm is 115-120. Is this good?

[sean_miller]

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Been playing for about 3-4 months now and im wondering where I should be, my accuracy has been fairly good. My swing speed atm is 115-120. Is this good?

That's in metric I assume!?!?

[AnthonyGraziano]

No thats on the swing analyzer I was hitting on.

[sean_miller]

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

No thats on the swing analyzer I was hitting on.

Then it's downright stellar - hence the 14 index after 4 mo. I suppose.

[AnthonyGraziano]

Its not actually 14, I havent been able to actually get my real handicap, Long island still has like a foot of snow.

[Radford Wooly]

Wish my swing speed was 115-120!!

[beamjb7917]

I wonder how often someone puts up a guess on handicap?

[AnthonyGraziano]

Only been playing 3-4 months guy, that includes the time snow has been on the ground.

[Radford Wooly]

  beamjb7917 said:

Originally Posted by beamjb7917

I wonder how often someone puts up a guess on handicap?

I would say pretty often. I did, so I put the highest that was offered. I have no idea what my index is.

[Harmonious]

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Been playing for about 3-4 months now and im wondering where I should be, my accuracy has been fairly good. My swing speed atm is 115-120. Is this good?

You are in heady company:

According to Dave Lancer, the Director of Information for the PGA Tour, Bubba Watson had this year’s highest average swing speed according to Trackman with a speed of 123.24 mph (311.4 yards per measured drive). This is 0.01 faster than last year’s highest average from J.B. Holmes.

[enis750]

  Harmonious said:

Originally Posted by Harmonious

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Been playing for about 3-4 months now and im wondering where I should be, my accuracy has been fairly good. My swing speed atm is 115-120. Is this good?

You are in heady company:

According to Dave Lancer, the Director of Information for the PGA Tour, Bubba Watson had this year’s highest average swing speed according to Trackman with a speed of 123.24 mph (311.4 yards per measured drive). This is 0.01 faster than last year’s highest average from J.B. Holmes.

i love facts.......... ;) (better post a link tho too)

no offence to the OP, but dude, your not averaging that

u went into a store, swung outta ur shoes for a few driver pulls and the jacked up "analyzer" gave u those numbers

congrats on taking up this silly ass game tho!

[max power]

Have to agree-I can put up 115 in the store trying to crank it, and the sim doesn't produce the slice or duck hook I would hit in real life swinging that hard.  Also, it's easy to figure out your handicap-there are plenty of golf handicap calculators online.  I don't have an official handicap, but if you enter your scores and the rating/slope of the tees you played it'll calculate it for you.

[2bGood]

BTY your handicap is not what you scored on the first hole

I know 3-4 months after starting I was scoring 114 not the mid 80's you need for a 14 cap - good for you.

[leo3]

Where I come from, whether or not you're "good" is judged by the scores you post, not by swing speed on a simulator.

[The Road Dog]

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Been playing for about 3-4 months now and im wondering where I should be, my accuracy has been fairly good. My swing speed atm is 115-120. Is this good?

AG, welcome to the game, you might want to look at playing a few (20-30) rounds on a full size course to get the feel of where you are before you start worrying about swing speed. It isn't

all that important to enjoying the game, since swing faster means just sending the ball farther offline for 99% of us.

[AnthonyGraziano]

  leo3 said:

Originally Posted by leo3

Where I come from, whether or not you're "good" is judged by the scores you post, not by swing speed on a simulator.

Thank you for sharing.

[max power]

It's a completely valid response.  One of the last things you should worry about is if your swing speed is "good."  Work on hitting it straight, keeping it in play, hitting the distance you plan on hitting, chipping, bunker play, putting, and course management first.

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Quote:

Originally Posted by leo3

Where I come from, whether or not you're "good" is judged by the scores you post, not by swing speed on a simulator.

Thank you for sharing.

[sean_miller]

  AnthonyGraziano said:

Originally Posted by AnthonyGraziano

Quote:

Originally Posted by leo3

Where I come from, whether or not you're "good" is judged by the scores you post, not by swing speed on a simulator.

Thank you for sharing.

It's possible that he meant, "you have enough power to now focus on consistent contact and making the shots you need to score well". I said "possible".