05-19-2006, 03:48 AM
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| Member | | Join Date: May 2006
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| Re: Can't get past 200 yrds!
Yeah, I was hitting a Cleveland Launcher 460cc driver at 9 degrees.
The swing speed was taken at the event (outdoors of course). I really am not at all an expert on the science involved with swing speed equipment or whether an indoor vs. outdoor setup makes that big of a difference.
Again, the only thing I can verify for sure is the distances announced at the event (304, 301, 305). however:
I went to Fairy Plaza (khon kaen thailand) last night out of curiosity and stepped into their launch monitor setup. I am now using the new Cleveland Hi-Bore (9 degree and 520cc). Very interesting results.
40 drives
Average swing speed: 119.5 mph
High swing speed: 120.5
Average distance: 309 yards
Max distance: 341 yards
I felt a huge difference between the lows and highs with my launch angle. The first 20 drives or so I felt myself "pressing" which appeared to shorten my swings and give my drives an arching trajectory. After relaxing and releasing my forearms through the target, the shape became far more tear drop shaped resulting in the big drives.
Also of interest is that all of my straight drives, were 20 yards shorter than the drives that were draw biased. I hit no drives that had a slice bias.
I cannot help but thnk that you are correct in saying that the swing speeds from the event were off slightly. I just dont see how 301-305 would have been possible with the announced speeds.
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