In the recent British Open at Portrush we saw the like of\nBrooks Koepka driving the green on a hole 425 yards long and we regularly see\ntour professionals hit the ball in excess of 320 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a recent golf article in the Golf Monthly and based on\nstatistics issued by the R&A and USGA it is considered my many that a GOOD\nDRIVE for an amateur male player is 280-300 yards BUT the reality is that the\naverage is only 215 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hear many amateur golfers complaining about the\ndistance they hit the ball or how much distance they have lost but perhaps the\nfollowing statistics will put it all into respective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handicap 5 and below average 240 yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handicaps 6-12 average 220 yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handicaps 13-20 average 204 yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handicaps 21 and above average 187 yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The above statistics are based on 87% of shots being\nplayed with a driver<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interestingly this average is up 15 yards since the year 2000\nBUT 2 yards down on 2005 so the impact of using the large 460cc driver is\nquestionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For our lady golfers the average drive is 148 yards or\n196 yards for 5 handicap and below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So in the cold light of day based on the facts you may\njust be a better golfer than you think you are or not getting as old and weak\nas you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"