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 Tiger Woods swing speed?

Tiger Woods' average golf swing speed clocks in just over 120 mph, and tops out around 130 mph. This is near the upper end of club head speeds you see on the tour, but the range isn't a wide one.
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What is Bryson DeChambeau's swing speed?

DeChambeau himself has upped his average driver swing speed to 132.25 mph — an increase of more than 12% since 2018 — which is measured during each round he plays over the course of the PGA Tour season.
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How Fast Is Phil Mickelson swing?

While most 40 year old's see their speeds decline as they age, Phil averaged 119.5 mph with his driver at 39 and 120 mph at 48.
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How fast do pros swing a 7 iron?

According to TrackMan statistics, the average 7-iron clubhead speed on the PGA Tour is 90 mph. The average male recreational golfer, on the other hand, swings the same club at closer to 75 mph, which is why he hits his 7-iron about 140 yards, compared with 170 to 180 yards for the Tour guys.
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Is 95 mph swing speed good?

Depending on the driving speed, golfers usually look for the best driver for 95 mph swing speed, or the best driver for 90 - 100 mph swing speed, if they're not yet as consistent as they would like to be.
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What is Fred Couples swing speed?

Couples cruises in around 108 MPH swing speed and 160-165 MPH ball speed—depending on how his back is feeling.
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Who has the slowest swing speed on the PGA Tour?

Slowest: Ben Crane

One of the shortest hitters on tour, Ben Crane is a solid striker of the ball with his limited clubhead speed.
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Is 120 mph club head speed good?

The best golfers in the world have clubhead speeds between 110-120 mph. They often swing faster than amateurs by 10-20 mph which creates a huge difference in distance! A 1 or 2 mph increase in your clubhead speed can add several yards to your golf game.
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Is 110 club head speed good?

How much faster? You can see the full results below, but generally speaking: PGA Tour pros average upwards of 110 mph of swing speed. Scratch golfers average around 106 mph of swing speed.
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What was John Daly's swing speed?

“I looked at the monitor at the Masters last year, and he was at 200/205mph ball speed or something, and I remember Nick Faldo was watching him, and I was like 'Nick, I was at 220mph, man' and that's with the balata ball. I was carrying the ball 330/340mph with the balata ball.”
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How fast do you have to swing to hit a golf ball 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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What was Jack Nicklaus club head speed?

Pretty good, indeed. A 118-mph clubhead speed would have ranked around 38th on the PGA Tour in 2019, and Nicklaus was nearing Social Security retirement age when he swung it that fast. You have to think he would have had a few extra MPHs when he was a younger man.
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Who has the most beautiful golf swing?

Prettiest swings in golf
  • Fred Couples. Fred Couples' swing is long-flowing, rhythmic and effortless, and lands Mr. ...
  • Mickey Wright. ...
  • Tiger Woods, 2000. ...
  • Adam Scott. ...
  • Sam Snead. ...
  • Gene Littler. ...
  • Seve Ballesteros. ...
  • Payne Stewart.
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Who has the fastest swing speed on the PGA Tour?

On the PGA Tour, the highest recorded club head speed is current 138 mph (Bryson Dechambeau, 2021 season) and the best 10 years ago was 127 mph (Bubba Watson, 2010 season—note Bubba's 2021 best is 123 mph).
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What is the average swing speed for a professional golfer?

The vast majority of PGA Tour golfers sit between 110-125mph. On the LPGA Tour the average driver swing speed is approximately 94 mph. For the average female golfer there is less research available, but from experience it is typically around 65-70 mph.
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What is Cameron Champ swing speed?

If you have not heard of Cameron Champ, he is a 25-year old phenom that has a 129 MPH Club Head Speed with a 192 MPH Ball Speed — to put that in simpler terms, he hits it a long way.
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What is Ernie Els club speed?

Even at age 44, Ernie Els currently ranks 100th in the PGA Tour stats for average swing speed, coming in at 112.95 miles per hour. His fastest recorded swing on the season has been 116.90 MPH, and the lowest measurement has been 110.05 MPH.
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How far does a 90 mph swing speed go?

These factors come together in data collected by TrackMan where a golfer with a driver swing speed of 90 mph hitting with an downward attack angle of minus 2.5 degrees can produce a golf shot that generates about 3,017 rpm of spin and 203 yards of carry distance.
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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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How far should a driver go with 100 mph swing speed?

If your swing speed is 100 mph, your distance potential could be as high as 270 yards.
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What percentage of golfers can drive 300 yards?

Distribution Of Driving Distances

Only 4% of golfers drive the ball over 300 yards. The second highest percentage of golfers drive the ball between 225 and 249 on average.
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