Longest Personal Drive?

[shredfit]

My longest drive happened this year in a golf league match. It was 361 yards from an elevated tee with very little to no wind. The fairway was pretty dry because they did have irrigation pipe leaks they were fixing(didn't water fairway for about a week) and I did get a lot of roll. Still, the ball did carry about 315-325 at least.

The funny thing is that it really didn't seem like I was swinging the club all that hard. I certainly don't hit them like this all the time. I do usually get it out 290-315 on this hole normally with a good hit.

[Rocketbuilder]

Ok fellas!

I am not in this forum to bash, slander, or to make one's accomplishments seem bogus or fake.

CRAZY HORST: Congrats on the 315 yrd drive. Even though you thought mine was a pile of S...??

and to everybody else...even 30 handycappers can have a perfect shot and nail a drive 300 yards...even with a swing like Charles Barkley.

Why bash him because he is new to the game or does not have time to practice like you and I??

I personally, dont know how I hit a 371 yard drive, but the GPS says I did. It could have hit a rock in the fairway or a bird may have caught it and ran with it or by some freak of nature I just pounded it all on my own. I will never know? But I do know that one of my close buddies, who is new to the game, and has no clue as to what a handicap is, managed to square his club face and pop a drive 300+ yards...and he has not done it since.

I love golf and I love the game and I will continue to persue that perfect shot once again.

[Jiogolf]

My longest drive happened a couple of weeks ago. Killian Greens Golf Club, 5th hole, par 5 520 yards, downwind. I hit it 320 yards with driver. Bridie only though.

[crazy_horst]

CRAZY HORST: Congrats on the 315 yrd drive. Even though you thought mine was a pile of S...??

I didn't think your drive was a pile of s....; I merely find it to be rather difficult to believe.

and to everybody else...even 30 handycappers can have a perfect shot and nail a drive 300 yards...even with a swing like Charles Barkley.

300 is extremely unlikely. I personally think most golfers have never even seen a 300 yard drive much less hit one. I can't tell you how many times I've played with guys who pop one, get out there and say, "Wow, that went (290, 300, etc.)," meanwhile the tees are up 25 yards, it's a dogleg where you can't go by the white post on the side of the fairway, it was a 2 club wind, downhill, etc.

I know an assistant pro here in Myrtle that carries his driver 310, and I've never seen anything like it. I find 371 nearly impossible to believe. I should have been more eloquent in my explanation, and for that I apologize.

[eirvev]

My longest drive is 250meters or 275 yards. No wind, maybe 2 meter drop from tee to fairway. No downhill. Have just played 1 time with my driver... Hope to "break" 300 yards next year:P

[shredfit]

I didn't think your drive was a pile of s....; I merely find it to be rather difficult to believe.

I don't think it is difficult to believe at all. At my club, I'm considered a long ball hitter and there are 2 or 3 other guys that are longer than me. In fact, I've seen a really good player "pop" one 350yrds on an severely uphill hole... no wind (no roll all carry). If the hole was not up hill, I bet it would have been close to 400yrds total distance including some roll.

BTW: I think 371 means that is where to ball came to rest...(not carry distance)

[OChack]

The longest drive I've ever hit was at a course called Oak Quarry in riverside California. The course always has wind whipping through it, because of its canyon setting and the location of the course. Number 5 is a fairly long par 5 downwind i crushed my shot and the ball came to rest at the 417 mark, which left me a 3/4 sand wedge into the green. No my best ever without wind is probably 354, at my home course Costa Mesa Country Club. 371 uphill? Now that is impressive my friend.

[crazy_horst]

I don't think it is difficult to believe at all. At my club, I'm considered a long ball hitter and there are 2 or 3 other guys that are longer than me. In fact, I've seen a really good player "pop" one 350yrds on an severely uphill hole... no wind (no roll all carry).

Ok, now I'm thoroughly convinced it's not true.

Just forget about it.

[shredfit]

Ok, now I'm thoroughly convinced it's not true.

Why? Because you cannot do it? or have not played with anyone that can do it? Just what makes it so impossible? Stuart Appleby has been known to hit some 400 yard drives on tour in a tourney(that too, must be unbelievable).

BTW: I'm talking about drives that happen once a season(if even that)... not something that happens all the time. Hole in ones are also extremely unlikely, but I'm not gonna say that I'm thoroughly convinced that it is impossible to get one, just because I haven't got one(yet)

[crazy_horst]

Why? Because you cannot do it? or have not played with anyone that can do it? Just what makes it so impossible? Stuart Appleby has been known to hit some 400 yard drives on tour in a tourney(that too, must be unbelievable).

I cannot, and neither can 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of golfers on this planet. Stuart Appleby is Stuart Appleby. Let's not get Tour players mixed up with your buddies at the club (aside from the fact that even Stuart or Bubba Watson can't hit a ball 350 all carry).

Asking me to believe that you know a COUPLE (i.e. more than one) buddies down at the local muny who can hit THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS UPHILL is almost akin to asking me to believe you've been on the moon. I may have been born on a Wednesday, but it wasn't yesterday.

Hole in ones are also extremely unlikely, but I'm not gonna say that I'm thoroughly convinced that it is impossible to get one, just because I haven't got one(yet)

Entirely unrelated and irrelevant.

[shredfit]

The longest drive I've ever hit was at a course called Oak Quarry in riverside California. The course always has wind whipping through it, because of its canyon setting and the location of the course. Number 5 is a fairly long par 5 downwind i crushed my shot and the ball came to rest at the 417 mark, which left me a 3/4 sand wedge into the green. No my best ever without wind is probably 354, at my home course Costa Mesa Country Club. 371 uphill? Now that is impressive my friend.

It wasn't me and he hit it 350yds up the hill(it was close to scratch player).... but I was there. Like I said, if the hole wasn't uphill.. I bet his drive would have been close to 400yds total.

I was refering to someone else here, that said thier longest drive was 371, which I think is certainly possible.

[shredfit]

Asking me to believe that you know a COUPLE (i.e. more than one) buddies down at the local muny who can hit

I did not say a Couple. I said, I'm considered a long hitter and I know there are a 2 or 3 that are longer than me.(scroll back)

I said I've seen it done(the 350yrd drive uphill) once, by one person(a very good player at that). If Stuart Appleby cannot carry a ball 350, how can he hit one 400+ yards? Are you suggesting he gets 60 or 70 or more yards of roll? Lastly, Stuart's physical stats Height: 6-1. Weight: 195 lbs. Age: 36. Mine are....Height: 6-2 Weight: 205. Age: 37 The guy that hit the drive in question is slightly larger than me... and about 9 or 10 years younger than me...(I don't know his exact stats). Certainly he has the potantial to hit it at least as far as Stuart by physical size... of course, there IS a degree of luck involved too, (ie the perfect hit) but again, certainly possible.

[crazy_horst]

If Stuart Appleby cannot carry a ball 350, how can he hit one 400+ yards?

It's called downhill, downwind.

Are you suggesting he gets 60 or 70 or more yards of roll?

On a 400 yard drive? Absolutely.

Lastly, Stuart's physical stats Height: 6-1. Weight: 195 lbs. Age: 36.

I didn't say it was impossible; it's not impossible that you've been on the moon, either, but you would be one of the 0.000000000000000000000000000000001% of people on earth who have.

Has your buddy won the RE/Max World Long Drive Championship? Because then I could believe your story.

[shredfit]

Has your buddy won the RE/Max World Long Drive Championship? Because then I could believe your story.

He's not really my buddy... Just happened to be playing with him that day. Not a long drive champ but did qualify for USGA state finals. If I didn't see it a probably would not believe it either... but I did see it(do you want me to lie and say I didn't?) FWIW: I also think it is EXTREMELY more probable that someone could drive the ball this far as opposed to being on the moon... sheesh!

[shredfit]

crazy_horst,

I have noticed that you live at Myrtle Beach (about 30ft above sea level). I Live in MN about 1,300ft above sea level. I bet there is some difference in how far the ball goes by that elevation difference. Hmmm? I don't know???

[crazy_horst]

crazy_horst,

That would make a difference, but a marginal one (maybe 2-3 yards). 5,000 feet is about 10% of club distance.

Whatever, I certainly don't mean to call you a liar, I'm just sayin', that's hard to believe.

[dbornack]

Probably has to be one I hit this past summer.. 377.. was a little downwind.. maybe 10mph.. conditions were dry and I landed in some firm rough that was laying flat towards the green, it took one bounce out of there, and then hit the fairway.. I never saw it bounce and roll due to the mound that I hit, but I was suprised at where the ball was..

However.. I hit one about 6 years ago with older equipment.. Mizuno TZoid Titanium, can't remember the ball.. it wasn't a Pinnacle or anything though.. downwind about 15 mph.. UPHILL, then downhill. Meaning, the landing area was above the tee, but it was sloping back down at the point that it landed, so the roll was nice.. Hit that one about 375.. I will always remember that drive..

[dbornack]

crazy_horst,

Absolutely.. I played in Vegas a few years ago out in the mountains (Bear's Best) , and hit a PW from 155.. took a huge bounce after landing right around the front of the green, and made it to the back 1/3rd of the green..