Hamfist
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They are, technically, "plates"!2 5's on each side counts....
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They are, technically, "plates"!2 5's on each side counts....
"Your generation doesn't know suffering! When I was a kid...."Don’t want to hear it. I am almost exactly 10 years ahead of you.
"Your generation doesn't know suffering! When I was a kid...."
Hey, I am not claiming I walked 10 miles round trip, through 3 feet of snow, uphill both directions to attend school.
Hey, I am not claiming I walked 10 miles ONE WAY, through 3 feet of snow, uphill both directions to attend school.
"Back in my day, I had to walk 18, carry my own bags with no cart, fix my own divots and pull the flag stick from hole before putting. And that doesn't even cover having to put a ball in play from a penalty over my shoulder and make sure it didn't hit me on the way down."
Not wanting to call anyone out, but it seems like most posts I read are talking about their drives being 260-290+ yards. Is everyone here a pro or are yardages being exaggerated? I don't have yardage envy, just know mine will never reach that distance and neither will anyone I play with regularly. What's your secret
You need to play with older guys like me!When I got fitted last year my average carry was 219 which was low 230s with roll. This translated pretty well to what I was seeing on the golf course. I worked out this winter and seem to have recovered a bit of my speed. I think I am closer to 240-245 total distance right now although I have had some drives in the 260 range. I got greenside on a 505 yard par 5 on Sunday although it was downwind.
Regarding length I will say everyone I was paired with over the weekend (5 different people) was longer than I was on their best shots. Nobody averaged what I did off the tee. I did play with younger guys who were all athletes and at least 2 of them were capable of approaching 300 yards.
My son who is 21 and hasn't played a ton of golf in his life but is just starting to love it has hit a number of drives in the 270-280 range and comfortably hits his 8 iron 155. However he has frequent crappy shots. When his Mom asked who is longer out of the two of us his response is on average or best shot. He understands the importance of the average distance.
On our shoulders, uphill, to a blind carry, into the wind, and we're reaching for the tee before out T1100s have even stopped quivering. Right!?I thought everyone CARRIED 250yds here...no?
You need to play with older guys like me!
I thought everyone CARRIED 250yds here...no?
It's a myth!! hahaI'll have to come to Colorado. The ball might go farther there.
There was a thread on here awhile back asking people what their longest ever drive was. There was some comedic gold in there.I agree.
A little off-topic, but it's a pet peeve of mine when folks automatically call BS on claims of a certain distance as an average. While there are certainly a high percentage of golfers on the internet who either knowingly or unknowingly exaggerate, there are also a lot of folks who really do average well over 250 yards. These same folks will bring HC into the equation as though outliers don't exist. I know of one individual who averages well over 250 and doesn't have that great of a game. He's just very athletic and doesn't play often enough to get better.
Been playing since 1975 with top equipment. Ex Div I scholarship football player,have run 3-5 miles per day 5-7 days a week for 35 years then started a gym routine since I had to stop running. Point being for my age and a good degree younger I can hold my own. Play with mainly scratch players to under 12 HC. Personally think the yardages you see are total fantasy. Interesting study by one of the top golf mags a few years ago where they asked various HCs what they thought their drivers were. The vast majority were 15-50 yds at least shorter than what they percieved their drives to be.Not wanting to call anyone out, but it seems like most posts I read are talking about their drives being 260-290+ yards. Is everyone here a pro or are yardages being exaggerated? I don't have yardage envy, just know mine will never reach that distance and neither will anyone I play with regularly. What's your secret