How big are you?

blue note

I know this comes up frequently here, but I don't ever remember seeing a poll on it.

I'm simply wondering how long are the posters here / how long do the posters here think they are. I'd expect the average here to be above average to the average golfer, because we're mostly relatively young for golfers (very small proportion of old posters I reckon).

I selected above average for myself. Occasionally I'd play with someone who is consistently longer than me, although more often than not I'm at least occasionally hitting last. As regards distance, I got a GPS recently and all things standard (slope, wind, etc) a good drive would go about 220-230 metres.

Rikand

Above Average

220-230 metres would be my average.... 250 on a really good day!

slave1

Average

Below average, when I'm more consistent then I'll work on distance.
Why is poll result hidden?

blue note

Big Hitter

slave1 wrote: »

Below average, when I'm more consistent then I'll work on distance.
Why is poll result hidden?

Sorry, I thought I clicked for them to be public. Can it be changed now does anyone know?

realgolfgeek

Big Hitter

blue note wrote: »

Sorry, I thought I clicked for them to be public. Can it be changed now does anyone know?

A mod has to change it blue note, as far as I know.

alxmorgan

Above Average

I guess the first question that springs to mind is how you define average ?
Are we talking total or carry only ?

P_1

Average

200 yards on a very good day with the big stick but I've been focusing more on accuracy than length lately

blue note

Big Hitter

alxmorgan wrote: »

I guess the first question that springs to mind is how you define average ?
Are we talking total or carry only ?

I'll leave that up to everyone to decide themselves. You don't even have to know how far you hit it. Thinking of all the people you play with (not just those you regularly do), are you usually hitting first, last or in the middle? Are you way ahead or behind of them?

alxmorgan

Above Average

blue note wrote: »

I'll leave that up to everyone to decide themselves. You don't even have to know how far you hit it. Thinking of all the people you play with (not just those you regularly do), are you usually hitting first, last or in the middle? Are you way ahead or behind of them?

Average would be about right so

spacecoyote

Big Hitter

I'd say that I'm above average based on the golfers I've played with, but that's probably way too small a sample size to be accurate. I'm basing this on the fact that I can keep pace with most of them when im hitting a hybrid & they hit driver

Have played with lads that comfortably outhit me, but they are usually what I'd call big hitters.

Generally speaking I'd say most amateurs are slightly deluded on their distances & probably call their average distance something closer to the distance that they once hit when the planet's aligned & they were playing downhill downwind & hit a ball straight out of the middle

GreeBo

without distances as part of the options I think its impossible to vote.
I could be the shortest of my 3 ball but still be above average for example...

mike12

Delusional

Voted as a big hitter but just because i have only played with a couple of guys who hit it bigger than me.

Redzah

Possibly something like this;

Short < 200 yards
Below average 200 - 225 yards
Average 225 - 250 yards
Above Average 250 - 275 yards
Big hitter 275 - 300 yards
Delusional 300 yards +

I would be around the 270/275 mark so Above average based on my table above.

Gin77

Delusional

Shouldn't this thread be in the personal issues forum. Lol.

Rodrigo

Big Hitter

220 metres on a flat fairway with roll, Ahead of with most people, about level with a fair few and about 20 to 50 metres behind a handful.

Golfgraffix

Rikand wrote: »

220-230 metres would be my average.... 250 on a really good day!

So in yards that would be say about 250ish, that is a long way past average. I think for this type of poll you need a bench mark. The last figures I saw from an OEM survey was for men across the handicap spectrum was 210 yards average off the tee.

J

GreeBo

Rodrigo wrote: »

220 metres on a flat fairway with roll, Ahead of with most people, about level with a fair few and about 20 to 50 metres behind a handful.

again,what does most people mean?
if your club is mainly old fellas then your 220 is long...but against younger guys its below average.

Russman

Its all way too subjective to be honest. Average against the population, average amongst my friends - average can be anything. Don't forget its the internet, where everyone has a 115mph swing speed !!:D

I'd also say a lot of people would be surprised at how long they aren't !

I'm just back from playing golf in the sun, and I was amazed at some of the distances the GPS on the cart was indicating I hit the ball. There were several holes where I really hammered a drive and got up to find I'd hit it about 230ish (to be fair there was no roll at all) - very strange. Funnily enough with the short irons I seemed to be a club longer than at home, which I'd expect with heat etc.

BoardsMember

I'd be at or just above avrrage. If I catch it I can hit it about 250 metres I think. Basicslly working backwards from length of hole and distance to middle on approach.

blue note

Big Hitter

BoardsMember wrote: »

I'd be at or just above avrrage. If I catch it I can hit it about 250 metres I think. Basicslly working backwards from length of hole and distance to middle on approach.

I've hit loads of 300 yard drives using that method (including on straight holes). Funnily when I actually use the GPS I'm considerably shorter.

blue note

Big Hitter

GreeBo wrote: »

without distances as part of the options I think its impossible to vote.
I could be the shortest of my 3 ball but still be above average for example...

I didn't use distances because some people genuinely have no idea of how far they hit it, but everyone has some idea of how far they hit it in relation to other golfers.

I wouldn't just think about the lads you play with regularly. I'm sure we've all played with loads of people and should have an opinion on whether we're most often shorter, longer or somewhere in between.

spacecoyote

Big Hitter

blue note wrote: »

I've hit loads of 300 yard drives using that method (including on straight holes). Funnily when I actually use the GPS I'm considerably shorter.

GPS is not going to be great for judging that. When you're on the tee box it's giving you the crow flies distance to the hole. Hole might measure 400 on GPS but be significantly different to play your 2 shots.

Golfgraffix number of 210 sounds reasonably fair for an average driving distance for amateurs in my experience

Rikand

Above Average

Golfgraffix wrote: »

So in yards that would be say about 250ish, that is a long way past average. I think for this type of poll you need a bench mark. The last figures I saw from an OEM survey was for men across the handicap spectrum was 210 yards average off the tee.

J

i have played with a lot of guys on the boards society and many other people of varying different handicaps and i am not long by any stretch of the imagination... I am very average in my opinion.

Yes a benchmark is needed but 250 yards certainly seems average to me in the current climate.

Being a low handicap doesnt mean being long off the tee

blue note

Big Hitter

spacecoyote wrote: »

GPS is not going to be great for judging that. When you're on the tee box it's giving you the crow flies distance to the hole. Hole might measure 400 on GPS but be significantly different to play your 2 shots.

Golfgraffix number of 210 sounds reasonably fair for an average driving distance for amateurs in my experience

My GPS has a shot measuring button on it. But while most will have a good idea of how far they hit their irons, there's no real need to know how far you hit the driver. So I think an awful lot of people genuinely don't know.

SnowDrifts

Russman wrote: »

I'd also say a lot of people would be surprised at how long they aren't !

That's for sure. Have gps logged mates in practice rounds who proclaim to be big hitters. Funny after showing them the gps distance, a lot of excuses were thrown around.

For people who don't have gps - you will be surprised at 1) how accurate the ruler tool on Google Maps is and 2) how much shorter you are when you average your driving distance on your local course using the ruler tool.

GreeBo

blue note wrote: »

I didn't use distances because some people genuinely have no idea of how far they hit it, but everyone has some idea of how far they hit it in relation to other golfers.

I wouldn't just think about the lads you play with regularly. I'm sure we've all played with loads of people and should have an opinion on whether we're most often shorter, longer or somewhere in between.

But how can you compare unless everyone has the same mates?!
Using real distances is the only way you can compare across people.
Sure some people are going to lie or just be way off...but thats the nature of the beast.
Otherwise I think its kinda pointless.
Its like comparing the blueness of different things...most of which you have never seen.

Rikand

Above Average

@golfgraffix

i think i might have misinterpreted your post and if i did i apologise

blue note

Big Hitter

GreeBo wrote: »

But how can you compare unless everyone has the same mates?!
Using real distances is the only way you can compare across people.
Sure some people are going to lie or just be way off...but thats the nature of the beast.
Otherwise I think its kinda pointless.
Its like comparing the blueness of different things...most of which you have never seen.

Because we don't always play with our mates. Surely we all end up playing with random people quite regularly. Over the course of a year I'm sure I play with 30 different people. It's not a large enough sample size to be perfect, but I think it's more accurate than people selecting by distances they think they hit the ball.

And I know many people know perfectly well how far they hit it, I just think that enough people don't to distort the poll to make it meaningless.

Rodrigo

Big Hitter

Greebo

"again,what does most people mean?
if your club is mainly old fellas then your 220 is long...but against younger guys its below average."

My club is a mix of all ages, lots of older guys and lots of young guns. 220 metres is genuine mileage, how many here are going to add an extra 10 or 20 metres. The fact is I can lay up with most and out drive many of them. That figure is based on flat ground and no wind. The reality is most people would be shocked how far they hit it if they accurately measured it. There's not many who regularly hit it 280 +.

FixdePitchmark

These threads are a bit of a joke in a way.

It is often a question - how big are you once you are not big.

Anyway - I'd be big enough - but a few lads on boards soc would hit it past me. These are not even low handicap lads.

On boards if somebody puts up they hit the odd drive 275 + yards, they are delusional - of course people do overestimate - but there are lads out there that hit it 300 yards.

I've come across lads longer than me and my club head speed is 112 mph. I'm actually working on slowing it down for control.

I was at Irish amateur last year and 80 % + were longer than me. (IMO).

So for a lad playing golf around say 12 down - most of them will be at 250 yards.

Rikand

Above Average

We probably have a good sample size here...

How many boards users do we know can hit it 280+ ?

i'll get it started

ben1977
ajcurry
reganovski

Add below...

PARlance

Rikand wrote: »

We probably have a good sample size here...

How many boards users do we know can hit it 280+ ?

i'll get it started

ben1977
PARlance
reganovski

Add below...

Who's the middle guy Ri***************** ?

blue note

Big Hitter

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Anyway - I'd be big enough - but a few lads on boards soc would hit it past me. These are not even low handicap lads.

On boards if somebody puts up they hit the odd drive 275 + yards, they are delusional - of course people do overestimate - but there are lads out there that hit it 300 yards.

So for a lad playing golf around say 12 down - most of them will be at 250 yards.

I remember reading (I think it was golf digest or something) that the handicap range who hit it furthest was the 10-13 category. I didn't actually find it that surprising to be honest, I find playing with the lower handicap guys that they aren't usually impressively long. But they're consistent and good from the shorter distances.

FixdePitchmark

blue note wrote: »

I remember reading (I think it was golf digest or something) that the handicap range who hit it furthest was the 10-13 category. I didn't actually find it that surprising to be honest, I find playing with the lower handicap guys that they aren't usually impressively long. But they're consistent and good from the shorter distances.

Yes that is another issue here - lads think the only guys who hit it long are low lads. Not true - lower lads tend to have a far more sensible controlled tempo to their swing.

ForeRight

Anything from 240-280 usually for me.

I've had the odd 300 yarder but always with the help of wind or down slope.

John Divney

Above Average

It's actually very hard to know how far you hit a Driver, at a range you can barely see it land in relation to 200 and 250 marks.

Anyway, I'm a short arsed, short armed, and definitely not above average. 220-230 carry is probably the average.

I don't know my swing speed, but i'm sure trackman would get spin down and a better launch angle after some work, but I don't really have the cash for that this time of year.

I can't imagine hitting my 9 150 like some, have a decent core but am just to stumpy lol. 7 iron is my 150 club on a windless day.

alxmorgan

Above Average

Ah GPS is great for taking the wind out of your sails.
The amount of times I've gone "Fcuk me I've creamed that" only to arrive and see 230 yards on the shot marker is depressing :rolleyes:

I've only played with one guy who was truly, consistently long. He was hitting 4 irons as long as my (admittedly not great) drives and was up near 300 a good few times on drives (GPS measured)
As others have alluded to he was mid handicapper and wildness of swing was probably holding him back.

ForeRight

The one thing my dad told me when I started playing and I still see it all the time.


Big hitters spend a lot of time in the trees

Keano

We've had these threads loads and I'm surprised it's still somewhat ok :pac:

I'd think I was around the 200 yards mark. Anything else is just luck!

Ben1977

Big Hitter

Think there was a thread like this before and the out come was that are a lot of 300yds ++ hitters out there.

I'd say I'm an above average driver of the ball. Ok I can hit a couple long but I'd say my average is around the 230 - 240yd mark. The question should really be do long hitters score better?

It really doesn't matter how long you hit it.

PARlance

Ben1977 wrote: »

Think there was a thread like this before and the out come was that are a lot of 300yds ++ hitters out there.

I'd say I'm an above average driver of the ball. Ok I can hit a couple long but I'd say my average is around the 230 - 240yd mark. The question should really be do long hitters score better?

It really doesn't matter how long you hit it.

Well said, I'd say you could outdrive me any day.
I'd have a few big ones in me from time to time.

Unfortunately my average might be slightly higher than yours, still under 250 though I'd guess, maybe 240 ish.... but that's not from strength or ability, moreso a lack of course management and going for it more than I should.

FixdePitchmark

PARlance wrote: »

Well said, I'd say you could outdrive me any day.
I'd have a few big ones in me from time to time.

Unfortunately my average might be slightly higher than yours, still under 250 though I'd guess, maybe 240 ish.... but that's not from strength or ability, moreso a lack of course management and going for it more than I should.

i'd hit a 6 iron further than your drives,

joking,

have played with Ben, he is an animal of a striker.

in fact he should stick with, i think it is a 3 wood. He hits it way further than most peoples drives.

it is the strike, so pure,

Ragonvski is some man too, power fade, sort of 260 to 280 in fade, great stuff.

so as Rikand said , good sample. About 10 % of any bunch of golfers can hit it 275 yrd +.

Russman

For the 300yd hitters out there.....
http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02401.html#2013


Remember, never let real measurements get in the way of a big drive !:D

PARlance

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

i'd hit a 6 iron further than your drives,

joking,

have played with Ben, he is an animal of a striker.

in fact he should stick with, i think it is a 3 wood. He hits it way further than most peoples drives.

it is the strike, so pure,

Ragonvski is some man too, power fade, sort of 260 to 280 in fade, great stuff.

so as Rikand said , good sample. About 10 % of any bunch of golfers can hit it 275 yrd +.

Is that the 6 iron Greebo has been telling you to use?

GMACs average drive last year was 277 yards, that's over there in Merica where the balls go further thanks to mashed spuds and the nicer weather.

There's a lot of spuds in the difference between hitting it 275+ a few times a round and having an average of 275

BoardsMember

blue note wrote: »

I've hit loads of 300 yard drives using that method (including on straight holes). Funnily when I actually use the GPS I'm considerably shorter.

I'm happy to be short/middle/long, whatever. I mentioned my method of measurement to allow people second guess the method as much as anything.

GreeBo

blue note wrote: »

Because we don't always play with our mates. Surely we all end up playing with random people quite regularly. Over the course of a year I'm sure I play with 30 different people. It's not a large enough sample size to be perfect, but I think it's more accurate than people selecting by distances they think they hit the ball.

And I know many people know perfectly well how far they hit it, I just think that enough people don't to distort the poll to make it meaningless.

still have to disagree so..I think adding people are they above our beloe average without defining how far average is, is a much more meaningless poll.
let's compared measured distances and actually get a result?

Rodrigo wrote: »

Greebo

"again,what does most people mean?
if your club is mainly old fellas then your 220 is long...but against younger guys its below average."

My club is a mix of all ages, lots of older guys and lots of young guns. 220 metres is genuine mileage, how many here are going to add an extra 10 or 20 metres. The fact is I can lay up with most and out drive many of them. That figure is based on flat ground and no wind. The reality is most people would be shocked how far they hit it if they accurately measured it. There's not many who regularly hit it 280 +.

I think you missed my point...I don't care how far you actually hit it...unless we are all comparing numbers rather than adjectives I think the poll tells us nothing.

some people are going to lie or be wrong about numbers...they are going to do the exact same if you all then are they average or not.

PhlegmyMoses

Hard to say how far I hit my driver as I've been hitting it so poorly recently. Hooking like a mad thing. I suppose I'm the longest of the people I play with but many of them don't hit their driver that often (we're all high handicap).

I'll go with my irons from a consistency pov to try to work out distance. The first hole on one of the 9s in my club is a 153m par 3. I take the 7i and distance is never the problem. I take my 9i at the 130m par 3. Usually lay up on the 193m Par 3 and use my 4i and I'm usually just off the front of the green.

So yeah, that's about where I'm at. As a high handicapper, distance isn't a problem; it's everything else. It's why I never really understand the young, fit and healthy argument when it comes to why people aren't playing to a teen handicap. Anyone my age can bunce a ball. It's the hooked drives, scuffed wedges and **** putting that cause most of my problems.

dan_ep82

Not sure but it I can check friday when im out. Was on a flight scope today and hit 160 or so with a jpx 825 7i and 175 with a rocketballz 7i (basically a 6i).

Brother is going up for clubs tomorrow and I'll see if I can get a swing of a driver on it

C.O.Y.B.I.B

I had a look using Google Earth and it was coming up as an average of about 210m with occasional up to about 230/240m which would be exceptional wind assisted drives on a dry day :P
I play with different people constantly and I would say my 210m is above average , probably around top 30% for people I play with who would mostly be mid teen to high h/c.

Ben1977

Big Hitter

Last round was at the heritage off green tees, in a gale. Here is a breakdown of driver on the holes it was used

Hole 2: 512yd hole - 220yd left to middle = 292 drive
3: 384-148=236
5: 407-173=234
6: 409-67=342
8: 475-220=255
10:470-196=274
12:446-190=256
13:426-135=291
14:499-270=229
18:401-158=243

That's an average of 265yds. The wind did even its self out with holes for and against. Still think this is above my normal average.

kieran.

Big Hitter

Ben1977 wrote: »

6: 409-67=342

342 yards :eek: even with a gale thats outrageous striking !!!