My driver stats on a trackman.

[Klutten3]

Club Speed: 98 mph

Attack angle: 5.1

Club path: 0.7

Ball speed: 145 mph

Smash factor: 1.45

Spin rate: 2942

Carry: 235 yards

Lenght: 255 yards

Are these good stats with the driver? I use a Ping i15 with a loft of 9.5 and a "stiffer regular" shaft.

I'm 17 years old and this is my fifth summer season of golf.

[inthecup]

Originally Posted by Klutten3

Club Speed: 98 mph

Attack angle: 5.1

Club path: 0.7

Ball speed: 145 mph

Smash factor: 1.45

Spin rate: 2942

Carry: 235 yards

Lenght: 255 yards

Are these good stats with the driver? I use a Ping i15 with a loft of 9.5 and a "stiffer regular" shaft.

I'm 17 years old and this is my fifth summer season of golf.

I am no expert but I think the spin is too high.  It will rob you of distance.  With a 98mph swing speed you should get more distance.

[Precis1on]

Agree with the above poster. When I was getting fitted for a driver, we were looking to get my spin to 2000 or less. Once you get to that point, your "Smash Factor" should go past 1.50 mark (just an estimation). Then you have a good fit for your shaft.

[Klutten3]

Well, the tour players should have no less than 1.48 smash factor so i believe that a smash factor of 1.50 is a lot to ask for from an amateur. And isn't the spin determined by how you hit the ball? If you hit more down on the ball with the driver or on the way up the spin rate differentiates?

EDIT: I should also add that this is an average of like, 6 swings, so the smash factor was up to 1.49 on one swing but I'm assuming you are talking about the averages as well and not on the best hit?

[Rip24]

Yes, these are very good stats.  Spin rate is fine... you probably need the extra spin to help with the carry because your swing speed is 98.  Having too little spin is as bad as having too much.... Perfect smash factor is 1.5 and yours is 1.45...those 5 hundreths of a point arent costing you much at all....and the guy who thinks you should be hitting the ball further for 98 mph probably thinks he hits it 340.  Id be interested to know what your launch angle is though

[Klutten3]

Originally Posted by Rip24

Yes, these are very good stats.  Spin rate is fine... you probably need the extra spin to help with the carry because your swing speed is 98.  Having too little spin is as bad as having too much.... Perfect smash factor is 1.5 and yours is 1.45...those 5 hundreths of a point arent costing you much at all....and the guy who thinks you should be hitting the ball further for 98 mph probably thinks he hits it 340.  Id be interested to know what your launch angle is though

The paper I got with all the stats doesn't say what the launch angle is I'm afraid.

[inthecup]

Originally Posted by Rip24

Yes, these are very good stats.  Spin rate is fine... you probably need the extra spin to help with the carry because your swing speed is 98.  Having too little spin is as bad as having too much.... Perfect smash factor is 1.5 and yours is 1.45...those 5 hundreths of a point arent costing you much at all....and the guy who thinks you should be hitting the ball further for 98 mph probably thinks he hits it 340.  Id be interested to know what your launch angle is though

No the guy who thinks he should have more distance hits it the same distance as the OP with a slower swing speed verified by GPS over several months.  My understanding is that 2900 spin is a little high.  I guess me starting my statement with I am no expert was lost on you.

[MSchumacher]

98mph * 2.5 = 245  My feeling is its pretty much maximum.

[inthecup]

Originally Posted by MSchumacher

98mph * 2.5 = 245  My feeling is its pretty much maximum.

That is 10 yards more then he is getting.

[x129]

If all of his drives were with the listed numbers, he would be doing well. That distance math  is just an approximation.  I am guessing slight tweaks and tuning (maybe different ball, driver, slight  loft tweaks, reducing spin a bit) will get him another 10-15 yards of carry.  Try to find a manufactor's demo day where they will let you hit a bunch of driver variations to see if any of the clubs help you out.  To get much more distance (lets say 25 yards) will require more swing speed. How to get that is going to depend on what he has been doing. Things like lifting, power drills, overspeed training, dynamic stretching and the like become very important once you start hitting the ball consistently well. Or you could focus on the other parts of the game where you are leaking shots.

Originally Posted by inthecup

That is 10 yards more then he is getting.