Poll: What is your average total driving distance (male) by age?

[Fairways_and_Greens]

There's no way to get this right. When I go on vacation from Washington to Arizona my average drive is up 25 yards or more.

[Soloman1]

Not really complaining about the intent of the survey, but for me, 67 years old is light years different from when I 60 years old.

27 vs 20, 37 vs 30, 47 vs 40 were not much different.

[driveandputtmachine]

My current course and where I have played 90% of my rounds for the last year is very driver unfriendly.  Even from the paltry 6680 tips because of doglegs and penalty areas I can only hit driver 7 times and usually only hit it 4 or 5 times.

 

I had to go to google maps for one hole that on a good strike there is a landmark I could find.  Hole 4 on one of our 9's has a bunker that from the back tee box is roughly 283 to carry.  The second hole on another 9 has a small drainage hole, that is roughly 290 from the tee, I end up by it or even with it when I leave a drive out to the right quite often.

[fwilliam]

Age 66 good health. Avg drive 250-255 with Driver SS 94-97 MPH I play with a number of younger bombers thus lately I tried a number of drills to increase my swing speed now my left hip is hurting-darn!

[Jimi Thing]

Was surprised that I was longer as the average for my age group / hcp range. I realize that I'm not short, short but I don't think I'm a long hitter at all. 47, 4hcp, Arccoss tells me I'm 267 average with the driver. Quite a bit (14 yds) up since I purchased the PXG proto, lofted it down to 7.5. 

 

I always think it is quite funny to see the 300+avg drivers that can't get a single hcp. You have to pretty bad at this game to achieve that.

[FormerDimer]

I'm 36... usually i can bust it around 300 no problem, but it's more of like a carry 280/285 kinda situation. Like others have said, I'm hitting it further now than when I was in my twenties thanks to better tech and more optimal launch conditions for my swing. I voted for tier just below 300 because I've played with many legit long-bombers in my day and if I think about it honestly... they have a gear that I simply don't have. (SS 108-112)

[nitram]

9 hours ago, fwilliam said:

Age 66 good health. Avg drive 250-255 with Driver SS 94-97 MPH I play with a number of younger bombers thus lately I tried a number of drills to increase my swing speed now my left hip is hurting-darn!

 

We all get sore trying to keep up with the young 'uns. Hope you get better and back to bombing it. 🍻

[DaRiz]

I think this poll says a lot about us

 

90% are men between the ages of 30-60, and we all bomb it

We avg 270 in our 30s, 260 in our 40s, 250 in our 50s, and looks like we hang on to 250 well into our 60s. 

If we are in our 20s we happen to be particularly prodigious and hit it 290

If we are in our 70s we've lost some mobility and dropped down to 230

That says as much about ball contact as it does swing speed, and showcases the quality of player attracted to this site

And also says we have quite a few guys that really rip it, just as many, if not more, than guys who dink it around

I know there's jokes about WRXers exaggerating distance numbers but honestly if you are in your 30s and you aren't at least chasing 300 through speed and swing/club optimization, do you even play golf?

This isn't a site for casual golfers who are happy with a 250 yard drive. Even in our 60s that is just (literally) average. 

That also probably means we've been playing since at least our 20s, developed the speed at a younger age, and was able to keep the swing in shape

The only reason to keep the swing in shape is because you are enjoying the game, and that means you are staying in the fairway, and if you've been playing for 40 years with a good swing speed, you are probably scoring as well

Oh, and knowing absolutely everything about the swing, shaft/head combos, loft/lie specs, and cg locations helps too

I am 35, mid-single digit, my true avg is probably 265, due to contact, but I hit a lot 290+, and a probably a few too many 250-. I didn't pick up a club until my 20s, and learned to score with wedges before I cared about the swing. Now I'm trying to really make a push to get to scratch, because I have so much in the tank speed wise, but I need to get these face/path numbers more consistent so I can really go after it AND achieve optimal launch conditions. No reason why my real bops shouldn't be pushing 320 if I am swinging 115+, and with my wedge play I will be set for life. 

This honestly makes me more motivated to continue my path, fine tuning my swing, so I can bomb it for the next 30 years like all of y'all

 

Sorry I am an analytics director and couldn't pass up the opportunity to extrapolate data from charts...

 

[Moonlightgrm]

I think that many posters do not understand the meaning of the word, AVERAGE.

 

Or

 

Perhaps most posters play 1-mile above sea level. 

[tolmij]

Driver distance is only important to the companies continually trying to make us purchase the latest gear. Whilst we would all like to improve too much emphasis is placed on the initial stroke distance, improving the rest of the game would have a much greater impact on the final result.

[UCBananaboy]

35 YO

 

5'10" 155lbs

 

Carry is about 270

[Jackal66]

I'll be 55 in February.

My average is about 265.

Carry is 245-250, and then rollout depends on the fairways.

  Usually that 265 is the magic stopping point.

[erock9174]

I’d like to see the guys in the 40-70 yr old bracket to get a shot tracking device. I’m 44 and playing as a single mostly get grouped up with guys in this age bracket regularly. According to my Shot Scope I average 227 with a performance average of 243. Even being a short knocker, I’m longer than probably 90% of the guys I get grouped with.  260-300 like many of you are reporting. Hogwash. 

[llewol007]

sometimes you feel like you can compete on the Golf Long Drive and other days, you do not want to tell people you hit a driver off the tee because it came up so short. What a strange game we play. 

Edited October 27, 2020 by llewol007

[chipa]

I think most people are saying what their driver distance is when they more or less hit it as they should and probably are omitting the pure duffs.

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

What's with the 70+ bracket? Just because we get past 70 doesn't mean we aren't competitive or are to be lumped into the 'past it' category. Patronising so and so's!

165.75 metres fwiw. lol.

[Slona]

On 10/26/2020 at 12:04 PM, llewol007 said:

sometime you feel like you can compete on the Golf Long Drive and other days, you dont want to tell people you hit a driver of the tee because it came up so short. What a strange game we play. 

and yet here we are day after day. gotta love it. 

[RSinSG]

On 10/26/2020 at 5:37 AM, erock9174 said:

I’d like to see the guys in the 40-70 yr old bracket to get a shot tracking device. I’m 44 and playing as a single mostly get grouped up with guys in this age bracket regularly. According to my Shot Scope I average 227 with a performance average of 243. Even being a short knocker, I’m longer than probably 90% of the guys I get grouped with.  260-300 like many of you are reporting. Hogwash. 

I’m 69 and posted a copy of a screenshot from my tracking program. Did you see it?

 

FWIW - most of the older guys I play with are not as long, however there are several guys my age who hit it past me. 

[Ferguson]

 

What average are you looking for - mean, median or mode?

 

 

 

As Rex would say..................

 

 

[Dr. Block]

9 hours ago, Ferguson said:

 

What average are you looking for - mean, median or mode?

 

 

 

As Rex would say..................

 

 

Rex has many disciples on here. 

[Lincoln_Arcadia]

On 10/21/2020 at 10:46 AM, MtlJeff said:

 

Yeah carry + Rollout is a tough one on us folks haha

 

I play in the northeast and play at 7AM on soaked courses. I haven't had more than 10yds of rollout since aught'6

 

I picked 260-280 and i can carry it 260 fairly easy

 

Play half your rounds in the afternoon. That would make for a completely different game between mornings and afternoons.

[RainShadow]

Before injury 225-230 Carry, 245-350 total.

Since right rotator cuff tear in June- 215-220 carry. 230 total.

Iron game has suffered more......

[Lincoln_Arcadia]

On 10/24/2020 at 9:42 AM, DaRiz said:

I think this poll says a lot about us

 

90% are men between the ages of 30-60, and we all bomb it

We avg 270 in our 30s, 260 in our 40s, 250 in our 50s, and looks like we hang on to 250 well into our 60s. 

If we are in our 20s we happen to be particularly prodigious and hit it 290

If we are in our 70s we've lost some mobility and dropped down to 230

That says as much about ball contact as it does swing speed, and showcases the quality of player attracted to this site

And also says we have quite a few guys that really rip it, just as many, if not more, than guys who dink it around

I know there's jokes about WRXers exaggerating distance numbers but honestly if you are in your 30s and you aren't at least chasing 300 through speed and swing/club optimization, do you even play golf?

This isn't a site for casual golfers who are happy with a 250 yard drive. Even in our 60s that is just (literally) average. 

That also probably means we've been playing since at least our 20s, developed the speed at a younger age, and was able to keep the swing in shape

The only reason to keep the swing in shape is because you are enjoying the game, and that means you are staying in the fairway, and if you've been playing for 40 years with a good swing speed, you are probably scoring as well

Oh, and knowing absolutely everything about the swing, shaft/head combos, loft/lie specs, and cg locations helps too

I am 35, mid-single digit, my true avg is probably 265, due to contact, but I hit a lot 290+, and a probably a few too many 250-. I didn't pick up a club until my 20s, and learned to score with wedges before I cared about the swing. Now I'm trying to really make a push to get to scratch, because I have so much in the tank speed wise, but I need to get these face/path numbers more consistent so I can really go after it AND achieve optimal launch conditions. No reason why my real bops shouldn't be pushing 320 if I am swinging 115+, and with my wedge play I will be set for life. 

This honestly makes me more motivated to continue my path, fine tuning my swing, so I can bomb it for the next 30 years like all of y'all

 

Sorry I am an analytics director and couldn't pass up the opportunity to extrapolate data from charts...

The desire to exaggerate a tad or to put down your highest average prevails in most or all of us. It’s part of our nature.

 

If you subtract 10 yards from everything, that might be more accurate for the average player here. Not as bad as many seem to think WRXers would embellish. There’s really no need to lie to internet folks, and I don’t see that.

Distance is quite important, but scoring is yet another and different skill one needs to possess to play really well. Some of us might never have both?

 

If you get to 330 yards and have really great wedge play, your chances are good, but far from guaranteed.

 

Best of luck getting to your goals, but don’t set unrealistic expectations that could adversely affect your enjoyment of this game. Cheers!

[SurfDuffer]

On 10/21/2020 at 1:20 PM, RoyalMustang said:

Average drive distance is about 310. If I want it to be in the fairway, 285-290 with a fairway swing!  43 y/o (age hasn't caught up with me yet)

 

It caught up to me at 49.  At 49 I noticed a distance drop for the first time.  I'm 51 now and still would be considered long but not compared to where I was 2 year ago.

[bobfoster]

Given that

 

1. I am 63; and 

2. This is GolfWRX,

 

I'd say 420 - 425. Of course I usually tee off with my 5 wood or 3 iron for accuracy. Need a driver to get over the magic 500 mark.

[5baytjd]

On 10/21/2020 at 3:59 AM, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

My "average good drive" is much farther than my "average drive" selected in this poll because it's dragged lower by too many crappy hits. 

 

Also playing with a 16 year old driver I've got to be leaving yards on the table... I really need to upgrade to a new "used" driver next year... maybe a G30, but I'm not spending $400 plus on the newest driver like my buddies because I still hit it past them 🙂

Hey BDP5, yea 16 year old driver is past due for replacement.  G30 are still pretty good performers, and those in really nice shape are right around $200 on the bay.  G400 Max which are super forgiving (only the PXG has higher MOI numbers even after 3 years), and the Maxs are in the $250 to $275 range depending on condition.

[5baytjd]

On 11/5/2020 at 7:04 PM, bobfoster said:

Given that

 

1. I am 63; and 

2. This is GolfWRX,

 

I'd say 420 - 425. Of course I usually tee off with my 5 wood or 3 iron for accuracy. Need a driver to get over the magic 500 mark.

Is your middle name Bryson? 

[RIRider]

265 yards

[MtlJeff]

Who is the 70yr old that hits it 300+?

[phizzy30]

My carry distance is up to(not average) 295 on trackman, which is what I care about the most.  Total distance is important but not as much as carry.  Any roll out after carry, I consider a bonus. 

Edited November 21, 2020 by phizzy30