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#8,734
GAVol said:
I was 86 mph with a 6 iron and 108 with a Driver.
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That's above average, slightly less than a tour pro. 150 mph swing speed would just about rip you apart. you have a slimmer chance of a 150 (or even 140) mph swing speed than bama does of hitting the ball 315 yards for his "keep it in play" drive.
 
#8,736
#8,736
volfanbill said:
That's above average, slightly less than a tour pro. 150 mph swing speed would just about rip you apart. you have a slimmer chance of a 150 (or even 140) mph swing speed than bama does of hitting the ball 315 yards for his "keep it in play" drive.
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Wut? Well, I thought mine was 140 mph.:crazy:
 
#8,737
#8,737
In my heyday of golfing religiously, I was around 110-112, but had slowed down to around 102-105 post college. I'm certain I've bumped it back up since joining the "army physical fitness program" though. When I got fitted for my irons, I was at 88 on my six iron. Haven't checked the driver though. Was fitted for stiff steel irons and that has really helped control my trajectory.
 
#8,739
#8,739
volfanbill said:
saying it would rip you apart is sarcasm, but 140-150 mph swing speeds would rip the golf ball apart every couple of holes.
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I did have mine checked Wednesday for the first time. Was a sobering moment. Iron was 84-85. Driver was 87. But, I'm an old guy.
 
#8,740
#8,740
Slydell said:
I did have mine checked Wednesday for the first time. Was a sobering moment. Iron was 84-85. Driver was 87. But, I'm an old guy.
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how can you only swing your driver 2-3 mph faster? That seems really odd. Iron speed isn't slow at all.
 
#8,741
#8,741
volfanbill said:
how can you only swing your driver 2-3 mph faster? That seems really odd. Iron speed isn't slow at all.
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I agree. Iron speed should be roughly 80% of driver speed. If it's not, it's probably indicative of an equipment issue because the mere length of the shaft creating a bigger arc ought to get you most of the way there.
 
#8,742
#8,742
GAVol said:
I agree. Iron speed should be roughly 80% of driver speed. If it's not, it's probably indicative of an equipment issue because the mere length of the shaft creating a bigger arc ought to get you most of the way there.
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Yup. Even an old school steel shafted driver should create around 6-8 extra mph from mere length alone.
 
#8,746
#8,746
Slydell said:
Old. Can't torque up to generate the speed, I guess. Yeah, I was surprised. I thought I was faster.
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Still though. The Laws of Physics say that if you swing with the same effort using a longer club, the clubhead has farther to travel and thus should be going faster at the bottom. If you don't mind me asking, how far do you typically carry it with the driver vs. the 6 iron?

The reason this so curious is, like was posted earlier, swinging a mid iron in the mid 80s is not exactly slow and indicative of someone playing "old man" golf.
 
#8,747
#8,747
GAVol said:
Still though. The Laws of Physics say that if you swing with the same effort using a longer club, the clubhead has farther to travel and thus should be going faster at the bottom. If you don't mind me asking, how far do you typically carry it with the driver vs. the 6 iron?

The reason this so curious is, like was posted earlier, swinging a mid iron in the mid 80s is not exactly slow and indicative of someone playing "old man" golf.
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I don't mind. I'm not a long hitter. Driver-220-240 range. 6 iron is around 155-160.
 
#8,748
#8,748
Slydell said:
I don't mind. I'm not a long hitter. Driver-220-240 range. 6 iron is around 155-160.
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If you can get it out there 220-240, I'm thinking you got a bad reading from the launch monitor or weren't swinging all that well that day. 1 mph with a driver is worth roughly 2.3 yards of carry for an amateur depending on launch angle. That means you'd be swinging somewhere in the low to mid 90s to carry it 210 or so.
 
#8,750
#8,750
GAVol said:
If you can get it out there 220-240, I'm thinking you got a bad reading from the launch monitor. 1 mph with a driver is worth roughly 2.3 yards of carry for an amateur depending on launch angle. That means you'd be swinging somewhere in the low to mid 90s to carry it 210 or so.
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I'm going to have it checked again tomorrow or the next day when I have more time. I was in a hurry last week and already wondered if the driver speed was accurate. I just wanted a quick check. I felt like I was a lot faster with the driver.
 
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