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"I am hitting the ball to areas of the range I never even knew were there. This is just after one week!"
Sports Sensors makes a nice little general graphic that illustrates the strong correlation between club head speed and distance. Simply put, the more swing speed you have, the farther you’ll hit the ball.
Regarding amateurs, I don’t have any large data samples, but from what we’ve seen and read, the average male golfer’s club head speed is mostly around 85 mph to 90 mph…and hits about 220-225 yard drives. Average amateur women run in the region of 65 mph.
However, I do have some more specific data sample to show you from the Pro levels. Since 2007, the PGA Tour has been tracking swing speeds of all of it’s players using Trackman. Here are some of the numbers from players whom you may be curious about. The Tour average runs about 110-111mph (Pro Women are about 95 mph).
At the moment, the European Tour doesn’t post average club head speeds for the season. However, I did come across a document from a single event in 2008 containing the swing speeds of each player in the field. I’m not sure which hole or event these were measured with using Flightscope, but the numbers were interesting. Here are several notable players. The event average was 111 mph.
At the Pro Long Driver level, Trackman shows us the following peak club head speed numbers from the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships:
Aside from improving your technique and getting fit for your equipment, despite what many golfers (even Pros like Tiger) believe, yes, you can actually train to increase your swing speed…at any age! Just take a look at Bobby Wilson. He is over the age of 53 and yet he swings over 12 mph faster than… Read more…
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