What’s your swing speed, handicap and what ball are you playing?

[rooski]

On 9/3/2021 at 9:14 AM, erock9174 said:

I’ll never understand how a guy who hits the ball 280+ off the tee shoots anything worse than 4 or 5 over. 

 

With great swing speed comes great responsibility. Think of the trigonometry of hitting a ball 12 degrees offline for example. If it carries 210 you're in the first cut, if it carries 310 you're completely off the course.

 

I drew up an art piece of what the same exact swing looks like with the only difference being speed

 

Edited September 8, 2021 by rooski

[QuigleyDU]

I am currently loving the new Srixon XV

 

[Londo]

28 y/o

Unsure SS, assuming around 105, Driver-260

14 HC

Getting back into golf was losing ~4 strokes using ProV1 Practice balls (all previous generation ProV1x), I really like the new Chromesofts but now starting to experiment with Snell MTB-X/Black, Srixon XV, Vice Pro+ because of price

 

[BraxtonFullerton]

35 y/o
SS 105
17 HC (dang newborn)
Switching between W/S DuoSoft, Vice Pro, and Maxfli Tour.

[groach]

42 years young

109

3.5

Pro V1 (after a winter of testing on Trackman and switching from Chrome Soft for last 4 seasons)

Edited September 8, 2021 by groach

[LBB]

10 handicap

Guessing 103-105 club speed with driver?  Solid contact on neutral conditions is about 255 carry and 275 roll out.

Vice Pro.  I really can't tell the difference between premium balls so I just go with what I can afford given I lose 1-2 balls per round on average.

[chipa]

On 9/3/2021 at 12:14 PM, erock9174 said:

Along with 10-15 caps.
 

I’ll never understand how a guy who hits the ball 280+ off the tee shoots anything worse than 4 or 5 over. 

 

 

 

I've generally hit the longer clubs long and my short irons short and not always so straight. Throw in poor chipping and a few 3 putts with a couple of OB tee shots and its easy to shoot in the mid 80's and still hit multiple 280 yard drives.

[NRJyzr]

On 9/3/2021 at 11:14 AM, erock9174 said:

Along with 10-15 caps.
 

I’ll never understand how a guy who hits the ball 280+ off the tee shoots anything worse than 4 or 5 over. 

 

 

 

I'll never understand how someone can't understand that someone who hits the ball 280+ can quite easily have an average score double that.  🙂

 

I mean, it really doesn't take much, especially if you aren't a good putter.

 

[erock9174]

1 hour ago, NRJyzr said:

 

I'll never understand how someone can't understand that someone who hits the ball 280+ can quite easily have an average score double that.  🙂

 

I mean, it really doesn't take much, especially if you aren't a good putter.

 

 

I have a buddy who drove a green 310 yd  green once to make an eagle yet on the next hole duffs his drive 15 yds.  Not Referring to guys like him. 
 

im talking about the guy who hits drives consistently 280+ and IN Play for the most part.  I can putt with the worst of them but only 3 putt once maybe twice a round and according to shot scope that is the worst part of my game. I play to around 7-8 worse than a 0 cap and about as good as a 25 cap in putting.  
 

i only drive the ball 200-240. If I hit it 40 yds further than means less club in. Which means closer to the pin which means easier putting. 
 

 

 

[erock9174]

2 hours ago, rooski said:

 

With great swing speed comes great responsibility. Think of the trigonometry of hitting a ball 12 degrees offline for example. If it carries 210 you're in the first cut, if it carries 310 you're completely off the course.

 

I drew up an art piece of what the same exact swing looks like with the only difference being speed

 

Don’t hit it so far 😀

[NRJyzr]

2 hours ago, erock9174 said:

 

I have a buddy who drove a green 310 yd  green once to make an eagle yet on the next hole duffs his drive 15 yds.  Not Referring to guys like him. 
 

im talking about the guy who hits drives consistently 280+ and IN Play for the most part.  I can putt with the worst of them but only 3 putt once maybe twice a round and according to shot scope that is the worst part of my game. I play to around 7-8 worse than a 0 cap and about as good as a 25 cap in putting.  
 

i only drive the ball 200-240. If I hit it 40 yds further than means less club in. Which means closer to the pin which means easier putting. 
 

 

Posted with apologies for the pseudo-humble-brag...

 

One year during my so-called prime years, I kept stats on driving distance, in response to a friend's idea.  My average distance (with driver) over three months was 285.x yards, verified with laser, GPS, and even Google Earth.  The fact that I played this course a lot didn't hurt when it came to measuring.

 

During this season, my average score was 80.x.  I closed the season with a six week stretch where I averaged 78, dropping my index to 5.6.  Course is par 71, 6500 yds from back tees.

 

How could I score like that, in spite of a load of wedge and short iron approach shots?  Answer:  I have directional issues with shorter clubs in my hands.  It's been an issue as long as I've played the game.  Blocks, pulls, unintended fades and draws, all sorts of fun.  Forced to rely on short game to score because of this.

 

One former golf forumite described me as someone who was more accurate with a long iron than a short iron.  I have to say he was probably right.  (I practiced more with long irons than short, when learning the game)

 

You wondered how it could happen.  The above is one recipe.  <shrug>

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by NRJyzr

[scottc25]

48 y/o

115mph

1.9 cap

Vice Pro Plus (with occasional Left Dash and TP5x)

[T-MAC]

58 yrs old and my swing speed is going down as I age.  Recently just got below 105MPH so I switched from the Bridgestone Tour XS and now trying out the RX and RXS balls.  I really like them both.  I was a ProV guy for a long time and I will still buy a dozen once in awhile, but I really like what Bridgestone is offering.  Played Chrome Soft for awhile (when they came out) but they got to the point that I thought they were actually too soft.  I'll hit a TP5 once in awhile too.  Good golf ball.
HCP is around a 6
102-105 SS

[pb_n_joe]

0-1 handicap, ~115 swing speed. Played ProV1x growing up before Titleist pulled the switcheroo and made ProV1 the lower spinning, lower launching ball. New ProV1 ticks all the boxes for me - lower spin and launch which I need, with softer feel vs old ProV1x. Experimented with AVX, but wasn't the right fit for me. Too hot off the irons, airmailing greens and couldn't control yardages.

 

Trying to get my hands on some ProV1 left dot if anyone is selling 😄

[hammergolf]

52yrs old

92-95mph ss

1.6 hdcp

Play Bridgestone Tour BX (for me, best ball I’ve ever played)

Vice Pro in the winter months.

I’ve tried almost every ball, and for me the swing speed recommendations don’t work. I’m shorter with all clubs, and lose spin I want when i play with a lower compression golf ball.

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by hammergolf

[munichop]

Drvr speed around 95 mph

+2 hcp , e12 contact or top flite hammer control

played par 72, 6500 yd course today in a tourney. Rating 70.0

used the e12 and shot a bogey free 67. Great ball.

[Breezy-3-]

Driver swing speed ~115

Handicap 1

‘21 TP5X

 

This ball ticks all the boxes for me. Trajectory, distance control, spin on all clubs, and it’s sooo much better off the putter face than the previous model. 

[Dvabe1541]

31 years old

15 index

100-105 ss

Bridgestone e12 contact

[makana]

26yrs old

3 index

119ss

Chrome Soft X 

 

love it around the green, great off the tee, irons sound great. frim on the putter 

 

[lefthack]

About to turn 50

Driver swing speed was 104 at my lesson last week.

 

Not sure what my handicap is, but if I had to guess, 8?

 

Nitro Pulsar in matte orange.

 

 

[flip_rome]

Turning 45 in a coupe days

SS - 95

12.1 hdcp

AVX and trying out Left Dot

[Roejye]

Swing speed 95~ with the driver

Handicap 17.2

Preferred ball is the Cut Blue, but also will use Hammer Control and Noodle easy straight, or nearly any found ball. I've been trying the hammer control more lately and it's growing on me a little bit.

[craz-e]

Last time I was measured 105-110 driver swing speed.

Prefer a softer ball so fluctuate between the Bridgestone Tour B RXS, Titleist AVX or Callaway Chrome soft 

 

Hcap is currently 4.6 

Edited September 17, 2021 by craz-e

[rjdivis]

35 y/o

+.2 hcp

107 swing speed

My preferred ball is the 2021 TP5x, but alternate with the Left Dash ProV1x.  Always have preferred a higher compression ball to control spin on driver and not zip back short iron/wedge shots.

[scott406]

50yrs old

10 hcp

95mph (Driver Speed)

I switch between 3 balls 

1. Snell Black ( just recently went to them this year and love this ball)

2. Srixon Z-Star (play them when the buy 2 get 1 free deal is around)

3. Bridgestone RX ( this is the ball I was playing before switching to the Snell Black)

 

All 3 balls are great

I tested several models out over the course of last year and ended up in the Snell Black

OnCore, Chrome Soft, ProV1, Vice, TP5, Z-Star, XV, RX, and I am sure some other ones I cant remember right now.

I did not hit the Maxfli Tour, so I might give them a go when I run out of Z-Stars.

Heard good things about the Maxfli

 

 

 

 

 

[RFMedic]

Unsure of exact swing speed, never measured it, but I'm consistently around 300 off the tee with a baby fade.  Current handicap index is 4.3  I play Maxfli Softfli matte white. 

[adamnbomb]

110 mph 2 hdcp playing Bridgestone BXS

[gripandrip]

60 yr old

Swing Speed: 105 ish

HC: 2

Ball: TP5X

 

[TKS]

100

8

Bridgestone BX, BXS

Wilson STAFF Model, Professional

Changes based on course and weather conditions.

[nitram]

108 with driver

 

+1 4 last revision

 

2019 TP5X and currently testing Tour B XS with good results.