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I went to a local Bridgestone ball fitting. I was using my Ping K15 driver with regular flex shaft. When I got fit for that driver it said I was getting a ball speed of 125 mph with and 88 mph club head speed. After this ball fitting I am thing something is fishy about the numbers Bridgestone gave me. Here are the results:

 

 

Q-Star:

 

HS : 88.7

 

BV : 115.5

 

LA : 11.9

 

BS: 2963

 

SS: 970

 

Distance : 182 (They said this drive had 24 yards of roll. So the total drive would be 206.)

 

 

Ideal:

 

 

HS : 88.7

 

BV : 131.2

 

LA : 14.1

 

BS: 2611

 

SS: 0

 

Distance : 229

 

E6:HS : 87.8

 

BV : 116.8

 

LA : 12.5

 

BS: 2263

 

SS: 313

 

Distance : 193 (they said this drive had 25 yards of roll and went further right than the q-star on the printout they gave me.The total drive here was 218.)

 

 

 

I am trying to figure out how I had a slower club head speed yet a faster ball speed. That just doesn't make any sense to me. If someone could shed some light on this I would appreciate it. And I know for a fact that I usually hit it around 220 when I'm on my local course because the bunker on the right is 225 yards from tee and I am usually within a couple yards of it.

 

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[color="#181818"][size="2"]I am trying to figure out how I had a slower club head speed yet a faster ball speed.
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Did you hit one of the shots more in the center of the club? The ratio of club speed and ball speed is called smash factor and is a measure of how well the ball was struck.

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[quote name='Hoot151' timestamp='1335379714' post='4788352']
[quote name='Golfguy17' timestamp='1335379287' post='4788300']
[color="#181818"][size="2"]I am trying to figure out how I had a slower club head speed yet a faster ball speed.
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Did you hit one of the shots more in the center of the club? The ratio of club speed and ball speed is called smash factor and is a measure of how well the ball was struck.
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yeah every shot was in the center of the club face. I checked to make sure after every swing. That's why I was so confused about why this was happening.

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I went with a friend to a Callaway fitting a while back....they had him hitting 6 irons....on one club they showed his swing speed and ball speed down over 10% from normal for him BUT showed him hitting the ball about 15% further...gotta love launch monitors for BS numbers....BTW he hits his own 6 iron about 170 with a good strike....their LM had him hitting it 190+... Gee could that be salesmanship at work???? :man_in_love:

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