Through the first week of december 2011, the average driving distance on the pga tour was 290. The women generally have slower swing speeds than the men. Pga pga champions tour champ european tour euro lpga lpga korn. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Standard length for modern drivers with graphite shafts has settled at 45 inches. So the average male tour pro hits down on the ball slightly with the driver. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44.
A driver swing speed of just over 110mph was average on the pga tour for 20. Get the pga tour schedule, results, rumors and more on. As of 6th august 2009 what is interesting about the average drive distance stats for pga tour players is they only. The purpose of golf myths unplugged is to challenge the accepted wisdom of. The pga tracks the driving distance of every player on every drive and compiles all this data to release yeartodate statistics following each tournament.
Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. It may seem surprising but the average driver length on the pga tour is slightly less, at 44. Average driver shaft length on the pga tour golfwrx. What is the average distance with each golf club if you know the distances you can achieve with each of your golf clubs, you can pick the correct club and plan where you want the. Lets take a closer look at the top 10 power hitters on the pga tour as things stand heading into this weeks 3m open 020719, starting from 10 down to 1.
I also read that some players including philly mick were playing shorter length drivers at the us open hoping to improve accuracy. Ive read that the current average driver shaft length on the tour is 44. We look at how far the longest hitters hit it and how far short knockers hit. On the 2009 pga tour tiger woods average driving distance is 295.
There is no doubt that most golf equipment manufacturers are trying to get more distance by putting light weight shafts 45 to 55 grams and lighter weight heads in their drivers. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Just wanted to find out what the average length and swing weight for each of these club category. Here you have a collection of some of the best golfers on the planet, golfers with incredibly good swings, yet on average, they play with drivers which are 2 inches shorter in length than what is being sold to regular golfers. The drivers and shafts used by the top10 drivers on the pga tour. Fedexcup standings scoring average driving distance. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to 45.
Pga tour players with longest average driving distance. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. Pga tour swing data chart with information on smash factor, details of club speed, ball speed and carry distances for each club in the bag, 9 ball flight possibilities. The average length of a driver shaft on the pga tour is 44. View the 2018 champions tour advanced golf stats by avg drive distance including purses and more on fox sports. Only 33% of our respondents play a driver that is shorter than 45 inches.
The average length of drivers on the pga tour appears to be slightly shorter than 45. Average driving distance lpga ladies professional golf. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Most seniors dont swing the club over 100mph which means most seniors would be better off using an 11 degree driver which would fly further and straighter. Each of our testers recorded their slowest average swing speed with the 44. Drives are measured to the point at which they come to rest regardless of whether they are in the fairway or not. Perhaps that is why the average driver length on the pga tour is 44. Pure silk championship presented by visit williamsburg canceled williamsburg, va. Perhaps more than anything else, added shaft length has increased driver distances. Care is taken to select two holes which face in opposite directions to counteract the effect of wind.
Care is taken to select two holes which face in opposite. I think the average student that i ask tells me that a tour player hits a 6 iron 220 yards. Regardless of the year, an average driving distance of around 290 yards is typical. Average swing weight and length on tour page 2 clubs. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length.
Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. The average driving distance among golfers in the pga varies from event to event and from year to year, but typically stays within a few yards of the same number. Driver shaft 315 feet average 31 off line on my andrew rice golf facebook page i asked readers if they had any experience with shortening the shaft of their driver and here are a few of their responses. With that said, most male golfers are playing with drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches although incredibly long, 48 inches is the maximum length allowed under the usgas rules of golf. The data with more than 35,000 custom hittable clubhead and shaft options, club champion will find the perfect fit to match your unique swing. Take a closer look at the detailed driver specs for the pga tour s driving distance leaders from 2015 to 2019. Swingweight on the pro tour would be hard to gauge for average, due to counterweighting and new varieties of lightweight shafts. For men, the majority of drivers that are available in golf stores are lengths of 4512 to 46 inches long. I think pga tour players would be in the d2 to d4 range for irons. What length driver should you use with mark crossfield filmed at titleist tpi in the usa with their top fitting team. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in the. What are the average yards per club for a pro golfer. Top 10 longest drivers on the pga tour in 2019 and the. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would.
As of the end of the 20182019 pga tour season, the tour average runs about 114 mph and they hit about 294 yardsdrive, which means their driving efficiency is about 2. Average distance of a pga tour players drive answers. In 2000, augusta national, the home of the legendary masters tournament, was measured at 6,985 yards. Get the latest happenings on pga tour with wiretowire. While researching i found that the average pga pros driver is often quoted as 44. Trackman pga tour average stats including club speed, attack angle, ball. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Pga tour golfers are, not surprisingly, capable of hitting the ball farther than average players. Find a driver that maximizes length without sacrificing control. Find out all the 2020 champions tour stats youre looking for right here at. Average driving distance by age and handicap golfmagic. According to our poll, 30% of you play a 45 inch driver, 19% play a 45.
Adding 35 yards for increased speed, hotter driver and better ball, nicklaus wouldve. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Whilst the average driving distance for all golfers using game. The increase is even bigger for fred couples, if we use his drivingdistance average a whopping 300. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches how to find the proper length of your driver shaft and gives a drill to maximize distance. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. Whether youre searching for distance, accuracy, or a little of both, make an appointment with a trusted club fitter to find the optimal length for your driver. Average driver shaft length pga tour setupcharts20s blog. On the pga tour, rory mcilroy was the longest driver in 2017 averaging 317. What is the correct driver loft for the average senior golfer. Average swing weight and length on tour sign in to follow this. See what results we got when we tried different length.
Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Average course length on the useuropean pga tours 20032015 course lengths 200315 click to enlarge using the average lengths for the courses used on us and european pga tour are available on golf predictor, the chart above shows the average length of course used on each tour and on both tours combined for the 20032015 seasons. Now doing more research i find that the average lpga driver length is 45. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44.
Fowler isnt the first pga tour player to try a shorter driver this year. However, 10 years later, augusta had increased in length to 7,435 yards. Holmes, bubba watson and dustin johnson are perennially among the longest hitters on tour. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. How fast is a tour players average golf swing speed. Average swing weight and length on tour clubs, grips. Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has stood at 44.
Most golfers think that the guys on the pga tour hit the ball incredibly long. So how did the longer driver with an average club head speed increase. And i suppose they hit it relatively far, but nearly the distances that the public thinks. For many players, optimum driver length will most likely be 43 to 4412 inches. However, the average driver length for pga tour players is 4412 inches long. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. Reigning pga champion jimmy walker used a 42inch titleist driver in hawaii at the sbs tournament of champions in january. In fact, it wasnt until the turn of the millennium that one pga tour player registered an average drive of 300 or more yards. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking.
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