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Originally Posted by GoNavy It's not how FAR you hit it...It's how CLOSE you hit it...lol...and that measurement is from the hole, not yourself. |
i hate when people answer like that. specially when (no offense) you distances are only 200. that means your 5i is probly 140ish. 365 ydr hole, drive 200 leaves you 150 left, you hit your 3i (which is not very accurate) so now you need to hit a chip on the green. or the pro's who drive 280 who now has 80 left and 80yrd PW can get very close to the hole. that is assuming both or your drives are dead strait. would you rather have a 3i to the green or a pw?
or a par 3 210, a 5i and on green can be close to the hole with possible birdie. or a drive which would be very hard to even hit the green, then a chip/pitch and then you make the putt. what would you rather tee of with?
driving distances is not just to "impress" but driving distance can be a way to gauge all you club distances.
but my personal thoughts are any adult male should be able to hit at least 250 (with your specs my guess would be you probly couldn't hit further than 340, if you want further than that you will need more strength), higher than 250 depends on strength and hieght, but if you are hitting less than 250, something is wrong with your technique.
it is not all about strength and hieght, but that definatly helps. that is why women can even hit is 300ish, they may not be very tall or have a ton of strength, but they can still hit the ball far because of their proper tehnique.