The thing about the long drive, and most of the people I see who hit the big bombs, is that it seems to have less to do with the actual game of golf. You use your driver only a small percentage compared to wedges and putters, and a long drive guarantees you nothing.
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of the long drivers, especially in the long drive comps, seem to just get a jolly out of striping a ball. That's fine and all, and I'd love to have the ability to put one down the pike 300+, but that's not at all what golf is about. I've had some real great drives that resulted in bogeys and double bogeys. I don't know about you, but I rarely sit in the car on the way home re-living my one drive I smashed when I had to write down 100 or whatever on my scorecard.