driving distances

[killer]

I hear a lot of talk about people hitting 300yrd plus drives.
where i play golf in England at this time of year your ball stops where it lands, now ive measured my average drive which is around 230/240 carry
can any body tell me do they measure there drive by its carry or is by where the ball stops rolling??? NOW LETS BE HONEST !!

[GreeBoman]

Re: driving distances

Right now in Ireland I often get 280 carry and a total distance of 279.
Is a shovel considered an extra club?

[LowPost42]

Re: driving distances

Since I have no real way of measuring carry, I usually include roll.

Now, that said, when it's been wet and my ball has been within 3 yards of its pitch mark, and when it's dry, I'm usually about the same distance (+/- 7-10 yards).

So this would put my carry ~ 260 yards, give or take wind and ground.

[mr3856a]

Re: driving distances

Ditto for me - carry's probably about 260-270. One thing I've noticed is that on the courses "we" play, we don't get the 40 yard, 50 yard - sometimes even more - rollout on the fairways like they do on Tour, a la Tig's 378-yard drive this week that bounded down that hill about 80 yards.

With a "normal" roll I'll hit 280-290. Hard fairways I can crack 3 bills.

[Mr_Change]

Re: driving distances

I include roll. but with my mid irons my ball has a bounce and stop, usally around 1 to 2 metres from the pitch mark. where my short irons the ball in always only a few centre metres from the pitch mark unless it lands on a hill.

[Simon Woo]

Re: driving distances

Oops I always thought people quote their distances based on the average of hundreds of balls they hit with a given club at the driving range

[GreeBoman]

Re: driving distances

Oops I always thought people quote their distances based on the average of hundreds of balls they hit with a given club at the driving range

ok well from the range Im more like
Driver 200
5w 180
3-8i 150
9i 120
pw 100
sw 90
lw 70

gotta love range balls