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Swing speed to carry distance chart
Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:42 pm
Does anyone have access to a chart or spreadsheet that correlates swing speed + club to carry distance.
Trying to gauge where a junior golfer should be and I can’t find much outside of driver distance.
Trying to gauge where a junior golfer should be and I can’t find much outside of driver distance.
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Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:17 pm to SippyCup
Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:27 pm to RummelTiger
Posted on 6/23/23 at 5:34 pm to RummelTiger
Thanks. I did Google it but for some reason couldn’t get that chart.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:11 pm to RummelTiger
Looking at this chart I have really ok iron speed but my driver is awful.
I hit a 7 iron 165 or more. But Jesus my driver speed is slowwwwww
I hit a 7 iron 165 or more. But Jesus my driver speed is slowwwwww
Posted on 6/23/23 at 11:55 pm to BRsundog
Mine is pretty spot on. In the simulator I was 100-105 pretty consistently. Irons are real close to the yardage I try and hit each to.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 5:29 am to BRsundog
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hit a 7 iron 165 or more. But Jesus my driver speed is slowwwwww
165 with a 7 iron is really good.
A standard driver shaft is 46 inches long now.
Maybe a 44 inch shaft would be something for you to consider?
I’ve often wondered if I would square the driver face more consistently with a shorter shaft? Sometimes I grip down, but I think that changes some of the flex.
Some guys on here can explain this better and may even have a “gap” driver with more loft and a shorter shaft.
The other consideration: maybe you have a great iron swing, where your angle of attack is down. However with a driver, you need the angle of attack going up- like +4. Get a monitor and check launch. Get a pro to check your setup to driver. Could be as simple as moving ball position forward so you are getting the club where it is moving up into the ball rather than down with the driver.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 11:39 am to SippyCup
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Thanks. I did Google it but for some reason couldn’t get that chart
What about all the other charts on the top of the page that show the exact same information? Didn’t see those either huh
Posted on 6/24/23 at 12:30 pm to makersmark1
I hit my 7 iron 170 but am so bad off the tee with my driver. I have started hitting 4 iron off the tee most holes under 380.
If I could figure out how to be somewhat consistent with a 3 wood or driver I could be a lot better golfer.
If I could figure out how to be somewhat consistent with a 3 wood or driver I could be a lot better golfer.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 3:14 pm to kfont28
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If I could figure out how to be somewhat consistent with a 3 wood or driver I could be a lot better golfer.
Sounds like you are a lesson away from really scoring better. Find a good pro near you and good luck! It may just be some setup tweaks, etc.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 3:34 pm to kfont28
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I hit my 7 iron 170
Same here. According to that chart, we’re above tour speed!
I know my iron swing is 95-97. Driver speed is 110. I can get it faster, but control suffers. quote:
but am so bad off the tee with my driver. I have started hitting 4 iron off the tee most holes under 380.
We’ve got to fix that.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 7:49 pm to CoachChappy
Also my 7 iron is a sub70 699 so my 7 iron loft is the same as a tour players muscle back 6 iron lol
I really think it is a tempo problem with the driver. I just bought a 699U 2 iron which I’m guessing will be around 230. Waiting to get it. Hopefully by the end of this week
Thinking about cutting my driver shaft shorter to help with control. Will gladly take less distance for control
I really think it is a tempo problem with the driver. I just bought a 699U 2 iron which I’m guessing will be around 230. Waiting to get it. Hopefully by the end of this week
Thinking about cutting my driver shaft shorter to help with control. Will gladly take less distance for control
This post was edited on 6/24/23 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 6/24/23 at 9:53 pm to BRsundog
quote:I would bet it's your angle of attack, not your swing speed.
Looking at this chart I have really ok iron speed but my driver is awful
Posted on 6/25/23 at 4:25 am to GeauxTigersLee
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angle of attack
getting a positive angle of attack
LINK
It is amazing to me how much difference this makes.
On LPGA, many golfers are swinging at <100mph with driver, but their attack angles are very positive, like +5 degrees so they really get everything optimized. Very low spin. Many even use lower lofted 8 degree drivers because they are su up at impact they can launch it fine.
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 5:09 am
Posted on 6/25/23 at 2:42 pm to kfont28
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Thinking about cutting my driver shaft shorter to help with control. Will gladly take less distance for control
Took an inch off mine and lost no distance
Posted on 6/25/23 at 4:51 pm to kc8876
Did you gain more control?
Posted on 6/25/23 at 6:55 pm to kfont28
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Did you gain more control?
Yeah
This post was edited on 6/25/23 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:39 am to kfont28
quote:Whats your miss?
If I could figure out how to be somewhat consistent with a 3 wood or driver I could be a lot better golfer.
When you consistently shape the ball the same way it’s easier. Used to play with a guy if there were trees to the left of the tee he was screwed, 30 yard slice on his driver, but it ended up in the fairway just about every time
Posted on 7/6/23 at 9:59 am to kfont28
I had several years with the driver yips myself.
I had to learn the ‘bunt driver’ to get out of the yips. Which for me was choke down a couple inches and feel like I’m trying to punch my driver out of the trees even though I was on a tee box.
I probably played a bunt driver for almost a year. But it really got me feeling what square impact with a driver needed to feel like.
I was then able to work back to a full swing while keeping a much more square club face.
I had to learn the ‘bunt driver’ to get out of the yips. Which for me was choke down a couple inches and feel like I’m trying to punch my driver out of the trees even though I was on a tee box.
I probably played a bunt driver for almost a year. But it really got me feeling what square impact with a driver needed to feel like.
I was then able to work back to a full swing while keeping a much more square club face.
Posted on 7/6/23 at 11:36 am to BRsundog
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I hit a 7 iron 165 or more. But Jesus my driver speed is slowwwwww
Confidence in your swing has a lot to do with it. When I stopped worrying about OB and trying to “steer” the driver I gained quite a bit of distance.
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