A friend of mine and I tried an experiment on the course the other day. Late in the evening no other players around. We tried to gain as much distance as possible from the tee. ( Read kill the ball... over swing... quick hands etc etc.) No distance gained, horrible accuracy. Decided that a conservative swing would net the same amount of yards and better lie than increased distance, also discovered that 3rd shot on a par 5 is going to be a short iron, no matter if its a 7 iron to PW its still accurate. so why bother with an additional 50 yards off the tee. With my game doesn't matter anyway, cause I'm topping that fairway wood or hybrid anyway. This is my perspective as a high (read 100+) and playing for 3 months.