pozbaird Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Scottie Scheffler for me. His game looked great at the Scottish, if his putter heats up, he’s my choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, pozbaird said: Scottie Scheffler for me. His game looked great at the Scottish, if his putter heats up, he’s my choice. Same 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Mentioned previously I'm back playing golf after nearly 20 years. Generally going fairly well. Only now getting a grip of how far I hit each club. Was doing a bit of googling to see how it stacked up against Joe public. This is apparently average driver carry by age group based on data from Trackman etc. That surely can't be anywhere near right, surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: Mentioned previously I'm back playing golf after nearly 20 years. Generally going fairly well. Only now getting a grip of how far I hit each club. Was doing a bit of googling to see how it stacked up against Joe public. This is apparently average driver carry by age group based on data from Trackman etc. That surely can't be anywhere near right, surely? I suppose it maybe stands to reason that its biased towards better, more serious golfers who are maybe more likely to spend time on a trackman? I play with a few low teen/high single figure handicappers and I dont think any of them would average 231 yards carry. That would probably be representative of their better drives with the shite dragging the average down maybe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I’d say 231 yards would be an average carry for me. I bombed one 260 the other day (I’m not a long hitter) and was delighted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, lichtie23 said: I’d say 231 yards would be an average carry for me. I bombed one 260 the other day (I’m not a long hitter) and was delighted Th only thing i'd say in defence of those stats is that I bet most "i'm not a long hitter" types would be surprised by their averages if they wiped out the obvious duffers. Toptracer app allows you to drop shots out from the calculation, last time I was at the range I dropped out 2 mishits and it took my average carry to 219 for like 20 drives maybe. I'd currently snap your hand of for a 231 yard average though. As I always say, "Drive for show, putt for dough" is a phrase used exclusively by c***s who have no problems off the tee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 50 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: I suppose it maybe stands to reason that its biased towards better, more serious golfers who are maybe more likely to spend time on a trackman? I play with a few low teen/high single figure handicappers and I dont think any of them would average 231 yards carry. That would probably be representative of their better drives with the shite dragging the average down maybe. I would agree with this. I’m in my 40s with a handicap that varies between 8 and 12, and I don’t think my average carry is much more than 200. According to ShotScope my average drive (including run) is 220 and my “performance average” (ie, taking out the shite) is 244. Given I play links courses, there is no way that all but 10 yards of that is in the air! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Quite enjoying Michael Kim on Twitter recently with his wee previews in to course set up etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Tee times are out and looking at the weather should favour morning/afternoon https://www.theopen.com/teetimes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Cantlay being out at half 9 should suit the morning players as well. Unless playing partner Brooks smacks him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Bairnardo said: I suppose it maybe stands to reason that its biased towards better, more serious golfers who are maybe more likely to spend time on a trackman? I play with a few low teen/high single figure handicappers and I dont think any of them would average 231 yards carry. That would probably be representative of their better drives with the shite dragging the average down maybe. Without wanting to sound like a dick, I am shocked it's so low. I suppose it probably takes into account the odd absolute shocker of a thin etc which I hadn't really considered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Cantlay being out at half 9 should suit the morning players as well. Unless playing partner Brooks smacks him I should catch his last couple of holes when I get in from work at 6pm then... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Delighted to have read this after I made my picks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: Without wanting to sound like a dick, I am shocked it's so low. I suppose it probably takes into account the odd absolute shocker of a thin etc which I hadn't really considered. I thought you were meaning they seemed long. I'd have said if the list is accurate its biased towards low handicappers, because consistently getting 231 yards carry off the tee is pretty big hitting as far as I can see on the course... ETA im speaking in terms of my own age range obvs Edited July 18, 2023 by Bairnardo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 According to Arccos, my average total distance off the tee is 237, and just based on watching the flight I’d be surprised if that was all carry. I’m 41 and currently playing off 11. I would consider myself a shorter hitter, against both similar handicaps and similar ages 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 14 hours ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: Mentioned previously I'm back playing golf after nearly 20 years. Generally going fairly well. Only now getting a grip of how far I hit each club. Was doing a bit of googling to see how it stacked up against Joe public. This is apparently average driver carry by age group based on data from Trackman etc. That surely can't be anywhere near right, surely? I'd say it's very similar figures that I've seen from a guy on Twitter called Lou Stagner who uses literally millions of shots from Arccos golf to collate the data. I'm 52 and my good drives are certainly in the region of that table. The one thing I would say you would need to look at is a further breakdown within those age groups relating to handicap, as whatever age someone is a low handicapper will likely be averaging a good bit further than a high handicapper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Played this morning, good front 9, struggled through the back 9 before finishing with two pars. Was on the par 5 eighth green in regulation. Walked off with a 7. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Bairnardo said: I thought you were meaning they seemed long. I'd have said if the list is accurate its biased towards low handicappers, because consistently getting 231 yards carry off the tee is pretty big hitting as far as I can see on the course... ETA im speaking in terms of my own age range obvs I only really ever play by myself or occassionally with a friend (the same one) so I don't really get a chance to compare myself directly to many people. The gadgets at the driving range tell me my average carry is approx 265 - 270 yards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: I only really ever play by myself or occassionally with a friend (the same one) so I don't really get a chance to compare myself directly to many people. The gadgets at the driving range tell me my average carry is approx 265 - 270 yards. I could be wrong, or using too small a sample size, but that as an average carry would put you in the very big hitter category for an amateur golfer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: I could be wrong, or using too small a sample size, but that as an average carry would put you in the very big hitter category for an amateur golfer I played off 4 when I was 16 so there is some reasonable technique in my muscle memory. I recently got a driver fitting and the clubhead speed of the driver just tipped into the range for an extra stiff shaft (but opted for stiff) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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