Golf drive distance

[vanzandt]

There is a big difference between being able to do something some of the time and not being able to do it at all.

I can hit 200/220 yards (with roll) dead straight some of the time. Not as consistently as I would like but I can do it. I have NEVER hit 200 yards carry and that is a bit frustrating.

Hey, as I said earlier, I am totally not pinging on you and I really wanted to make that as clear as I could without sounding like a jerk. @Buy1Sell2 has a thread all about golf here, and you'll see, I said the same thing to him lol. And he's one stubborn character to say the least. Read it.

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/golf.311871/

It is a great great game. Take care not to injure your back, swing half as fast, and you'll go twice as far. Good luck, and again I wasn't trying to be demeaning. Just talking from a million hours on the links from a very young age.

 

[vanzandt]

Tough when your second shot is a fairway wood. What are you, mid to high teen handicap?

Think I have a magic pencil when it comes to trading.... you should have seen my 4 wood. Wicked and deadly accurate.

Edit:
And my putter. I post a picture of it as I still have it, somewhere in B1's thread.

 

[Buy1Sell2]

Yeah well, I can also predict a player's handicap by how straight they hit it. Just sayin'.

 

[SunTrader]

I can hit driver 240 .... sometimes.

And 200-210 with 5 wood a lot more often.

 

[deaddog]

I can hit driver 240 .... sometimes.

And 200-210 with 5 wood a lot more often.

Fade. draw, slice or hook?

 

[SunTrader]

Fade. draw, slice or hook?

Some days some holes AOTA, but if right, draw.

 

[deaddog]

Some days some holes AOTA, but if right, draw.

Sounds familiar. With me it depends on where the trouble is.

 

[yabz]

Age could be a big factor. I went recently to a driving range with my son who is 20 and he can hit 250 carry easily, though not always straight, using the the same driver as me.

We older folks should probably concentrate on hitting the ball straight and on putting and chip shots.

 

[semperfrosty]

Age could be a big factor. I went recently to a driving range with my son who is 20 and he can hit 250 carry easily, though not always straight, using the the same driver as me.

We older folks should probably concentrate on hitting the ball straight and on putting and chip shots.

I was always told that golf was the one sport that improved with your age.

Staying loose,not relying on muscle to drive the ball,letting the club do the work.

May be just wishful thinking though.haha

 

[vanzandt]

I was always told that golf was the one sport that improved with your age.

Staying loose,not relying on muscle to drive the ball,letting the club do the work.

May be just wishful thinking though.haha

Hmmmm. Naaaa.... Weeeell, maybe there's a window .... like from 18-22 ... to the other side being north of say 32.... to about 48ish...... then yabz is 1000% right... hit it straight and learn how to putt.

But even at that... it is NEVER about the distance as an amateur imo; and of course a lot of bloviating amateur experts will chime in.... but just like anything else... pretty sure I'm right. Especially about golf.