Can you explain this mentality?

[newtogolf]

I think he at first inclined to roll his eyes, but then I think he was a bit impressed with my instructors control on short distance and that got him interested in the end point. He ended up signing up for a lesson, so overall he must have liked the answer, even though it didn't specifically answer his original question.

Originally Posted by bplewis24

That's pretty funny (and good).  How did the guy respond?  I imagine he got the point, but if he was simply asking for the max distance out of curiosity, an "eye-roll" response wouldn't surprise me :)

Brandon

[newtogolf]

Thanks, I've enjoyed learning from him and he's helped my swing a lot.  He actually commented on the pro's driving, and the obsession with distance after his little demonstration.  He said as an instructor it saddens him that so many of the top pro's can't hit the fairway more than 50% of the time with their drivers because they are so concerned about hitting it for distance and then mentioned Luke Donald.  He said he could probably hit his driver further, but he doesn't have to because his short game is so good, and given how he hits his driver he always has a great second shot into the green on a Par 4.  He said he might not get as many eagles on Par 5's like some of the longer hitters do, but he usually ends up with more birdies and less bogeys because he leaves himself in good position after his drives.

Originally Posted by Harmonious

Sounds like you have a very good instructor.  I am constantly amused by the addiction to length (how far do you hit a ( ) iron?, what is your max driver distance?, etc.).  All of this has absolutely no relevance to how good a golfer you are, or will be.  Sure, extra distance is an advantage as it allows you to hit shorter irons into the greens.  But ask Mark Wilson (#149 in driver distance, #3 in money) and Luke Donald (#157 in driver distance, #1 in money) how things are going this year.

[Open-Faced Club Sandwedge]

I bought one of these sets with overly-strong lofts, but it came with GW included, and I stopped using the 4i (I have a hybrid for that instead).  So basically you could just subtract one from the number on each club, and it's a set with more traditional lofts.  I have a fast swing, so I hit the ball high with all my irons, so it works well for me.

-Andrew