Is 160 mph ball speed good?

A 160 mph ball speed is about the Tour average and they are only carrying the ball 271 yards under absolute ideal conditions.
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What is a good driver ball speed?

Trackman reported the following averages for male golfers with their driver: Scratch or Better – 161 mph. 5 HCP – 147 mph. 10 HCP – 138 mph.
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How far should 165 ball speed carry?

The average clubhead speed with the Driver is 112 mph; ball speed is 165 mph and carry distance is 269 yards.
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What swing speed is 150 mph ball speed?

Basically the calculation is your ball speed is 1.5 times faster than your swing speed. So, if you swing a club at 100mph, the maximum you can expect would 150 mph ball speed.
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What is Tiger Woods ball speed?

A graphic during the coverage on Wednesday supplied by Toptracer technology read Woods' ball speed on one particular drive had measured 185mph. But that was not the case, just as many coaches and golf fans considered at the time on Twitter. Woods was actually achieving around 10mph less than that initial figure.
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How much CLUBHEAD SPEED do you need for 300 YARD DRIVES?



What is Bryson DeChambeau ball speed?

Most recently, we saw DeChambeau put his heightened speeds on full display at the 2021 World Long Drive Championships where he finished 7th place and recorded a high ball speed mark of 219 mph. “Getting the 219 mph ball speed out here was a dream come true,” DeChambeau said after the long drive event.
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What is considered high ball speed in golf?

Gaining 1 mph of ball speed can increase your driver distance by up to 2 yards. The highest recorded ball speed is 225 mph by former long drive champion Ryan Louw. Smash Factor is ball speed divided by club speed. Smash Factor relates to the amount of energy transferred from the club head to the golf ball.
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What ball speed do you need to hit 300 yards?

But if you're up for a challenge and want a goal to aim for, talk to GOLF Top 100 Teacher Andrew Rice. Rice conducts lots of studies using launch data, which you can read on his website, and tells golfers that if they want to hit the ball over 300 yards, they need to swing their driver about 108 mph.
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How far should 155 ball speed carry?

When doing the test above at Golfsmith with my ball speed numbers of around 155 mph and spin rates of 4,000+ rpm with the OEM clubs, the monitor reported my carry distance to be 280+ yards with total distances of around 310+ yards.
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Is 154 mph ball speed good?

Ball speed tells you how crisply you are hitting it. If you are looking for some benchmarks for where you should be, here is a general idea of what you should be looking for. A PGA Tour player averages about 168 mph with their driver and a high-level male amateur is around 160 mph. A 5 handicap would be around 147 mph.
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Is ball speed same as swing speed?

Swing speed can be defined as how fast the golf club is traveling when it strikes the ball. Ball speed is how fast the ball is traveling just after it leaves the face of the club after being struck.
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How far do pros hit a 7 iron?

A PGA Tour player hits a 7-iron between 172-215 yards. Meanwhile, a short-hitting amateur male golfer averages 120 yards with the same club. Men, women, seniors, juniors, professionals, amateurs and beginners all hit their clubs different distances.
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What is Dustin Johnson's ball speed?

When you're averaging 311 yards off the tee with 177 mph ball speed — as Johnson did during the 2019-20 season — it's easy to assume the Masters champion is bombing drives with a TaylorMade setup featuring ultra-stiff shafts.
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Is 100mph ball speed good?

Club Speed for Average Male Golfers

As you can see, 45% have a club speed between 91 and 100 mph. The AMA is far from efficient with his driver. He has an average attack angle of -1.6 degrees.
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How far does a 100 mph golf swing go?

If your swing speed is 100 mph, your distance potential could be as high as 270 yards.
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Is 230 yards a good drive?

Here's an interesting fact: While PGA Tour pros hit their drives anywhere from 280 yards to 320 yards on average, and LPGA Tour pros hit their drives from 230 to 270 yards on average, most recreational golfers, according to Golf Digest, average somewhere around 195-205 yards with their drivers.
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At what ball speed do you need a stiff shaft?

What swing speed requires a stiff shaft? Golfers at driving speeds over 90 mph should generally use a stiff shaft. Under 90 mph should probably use a regular shaft.
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What is a good ball speed for a pitching wedge?

If you can hit this mark—or even get close to it—you will be nicely translating your swing speed into ball speed. Moving down to a pitching wedge, you should be happy with something between 1.20 and 1.30.
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What's the average swing speed for a pro golfer?

PGA Tour pros average upwards of 110 mph of swing speed. Scratch golfers average around 106 mph of swing speed. High single-digit handicaps hover around 97 mph. Average golfers swing the club about 93 mph.
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What is Rory Mcilroy's swing speed?

He got his ball speed well over 200 mph – the PGA Tour average is about 170 – and says he hit a drive that carried 400 yards in a training session.
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What is Collin Morikawa ball speed?

Morikawa's Clubhead Speed Is About 114 mph

Again, this makes Morikawa the very definition of average by PGA Tour standards.
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How Far Can Tiger hit a 7 iron?

His long irons (2- to 4-iron) range from 250 to 200 yards. His middle irons (5, 6, 7) range from 208 to 172 yards. His 8-iron travels 158 yards, and 9-iron flies 142.
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