I've got a tee time at Kiva Dunes this coming Tuesday at 8:00am, one on Thursday at Cotton Creek at 7:04am, and one at Lost Keys at 7:36am Friday morning.  These courses are in Gulf Shores, AL.  See you there!

UTG

hahaha... I hear ya.  Obviously there are some "bogus posters" here in the site.  You just have to read them and determine by gut feel if they are saying the truth or not.  Sometimes it is easy to tell if they are just seeking attention.  Just be careful with what you type.  That's why it is a good thing that an administrator has to approve our entries before it is posted.

Good luck searching for that "110-275 golfer" (that's what I would call them).  Happy golfing.

Carlo

If I ever managed to swing my driver at 110 MPH, I'd surely not hit the ball in the middle of the club face, and someone would have to help me get up off the ground!

As a lifetime single-digit handicapper (35 years of single-digit golf), I do hit the odd drive 275, but I give up some distance for finding the fairway consistently.

Good luck in your quest!

Pete

HA  Good post. I work at Valderra in St George UT stop by and I will play a quick 9 with you also.

Who only carries their driver 275?  That's my 5 iron.   :-)

PDADoc

I've been playing for about 4.5 years now, but I've noticed something rather interesting:  every message board I've ever visited seems to have all these players with club head speeds of over 110mph and driver carry of 275+ yards.  I have to wonder where these people are, because I never seem to see them on any golf courses I've played, it would be nice to play a round with them.

I just have to find this magical universe one day!

Just saying. . .

I see where you're coming from.  Especially here on TT it's simply unhelpful to bogus post like that.  I make it known that I'm 95-97 and upwards of 255-260.  My longest drive ever is 280 and I'm a 10 handicap.  I want to help people like me so I can certainly understand your position.

I just finished playing...  Come watch...

I agree completely. At the course you'll never see these guys. However, come check out a Junior Am sometime. Some kids absolutely tattoo the ball. =)

But why do these people with 110+ mph swing speeds and 290+ distance barely play bogey golf and yet someone like me (whose swing speed is 82-85 and may reach 90; drives around 230-240 with an occasional 270) shoot 85 for 18 holes (and that is toying around with the golf game, like bringing persimmon woods occasionally or playing with 10 clubs and shooting 3 over par for 13 holes on an exec course).   I carry 13* draw driver with senior flex (shortened from 45 3/4" to 44 1/2" maybe effectively r flex), 5W, 4-5-7H, 7-PW 4 vokeys and putter (the so-called "old geezer" setup).  

What good is a 300 yard drive if your short game is the pits (personal experience 20+ years ago).  If you slow your swing speed down, you might find more fairways and get more pars and birdies and fewer double/triple bogeys. 

LOL Love it.  I always give it a chuckle when I ready about the guy who's pumping his 9 iron 185 asking about what ball to use.  I'll be the first to admit I'm not a long hitter.  Never have been, but would love to.  I've hit some great drives in my life, but they're not the norm.  Most of my drives end up around the 240-250 mark.  I have been paired up with some guys who hit it tour long, but usually by the end of the round I end up giving them putting advise.

It takes all kinds.

I have a high speed swing and hit the ball above average long.  I'm currently a 3 handicap and have no problems with short game and putting.  But I also do not brag about length or scores.  I had all of my clubs fitted and work on my game alot.  I occasionally get a lesson when needed. This game is my passion and I keep myself fit enough to play like I do. 

There are plenty of us players all around that bomb the ball and have "tour" length.  Why the call out as to where these "longhitters" are?  Just enjoy the site.

Tim

Josh G

LOL Love it.  I always give it a chuckle when I ready about the guy who's pumping his 9 iron 185 asking about what ball to use.  I'll be the first to admit I'm not a long hitter.  Never have been, but would love to.  I've hit some great drives in my life, but they're not the norm.  Most of my drives end up around the 240-250 mark.  I have been paired up with some guys who hit it tour long, but usually by the end of the round I end up giving them putting advise.

Yeah, I was one of those who could pump a golf ball close to 300 yards 25+ years ago and hit '67 vintage 5 irons 180-190 yards (by today's lofts that would be a 7 iron).   But why did I shoot 94 for 18 holes?  (besides not playing often).   My short game was mediocre at best (putting was horrible) , couldn't hit out of a bunker and the highest club I could hit off the grass was a 4 iron (could crush everything else off the tee).

Nowadays, I shoot 85 and drive much shorter (and make it known I use a senior flex driver).  I hit an AP1 7 iron about 145-150.   Difference is my short game is much better (and putting is reasonable) - still working on  my middle game.  I still manage to get on the dance floor before some of these king kongs.

LOL!

My remarks were more along the rhetorical line of thought, but my sentiment still remains.  I'm a 3.1 index who's fairly long but not tour long.  All I'm saying is in all the places I've been playing I've not seen anything like what I often see posted in the message boards, save for some of the USGA Junior events.

If someone wants to be insulted by remarks or take them personally, that's out of my control (Somerset Maugham once said that the statements people react most strongly to contain the greatest amount of truth), but I meant no offense.

And, at the end of the day, it IS a valid question.

No it is not a valid question. All you have to do is play with a few top high school or college golfers and most of them will be hitting the ball that long.

You play with a handful of golfers and probably the same ones all the time. Do you ever play in tournaments? because I guarantee a lot of the low handicaps and scratch golfers are hitting it well beyond 275.