How far do you drive?

Question

I just want to know how I match up. I'm 13 and I drive the ball about 220/230. So how about you?

Answer 1

with the taylor made r7 i can drive it straight down bout 250

Answer 2

Im 28 and hit consistantly 280-310...i can go longer but i lose control.  I play with a guy that can hit 330-340 or more regularly...its nuts

Answer 3

I'm 17 and I drive about 275.  But I've only been playing for about 3 months.

Answer 4

What is the point?  At 220 you are a short hitter, probably in the 80% range, meaning most people hit it farther than you.  At 13 you can see you don't understand the game.  Hitting it far means nothing for your score.  75% of all shots are from 100 yards in.  

Now if you want to ask how many putts do you have in a round, thats what is really important.   Tell me you have less than 27 putts per round and I'm impressed.

Answer 5

I'm 30- played for 20 years and have gone from 300 when I was in college to a now happy 260-270 (but straight) drive.  I feel that it is the control and not the distance that is most relative.  The question should be "How many fairways do you hit in a round hitting driver."  Also it sounds like you are doing great!  At your age learn the control...distance will come with age.

Answer 6

I'm 45 and on average 250m (275 yds) but not always splitting the fairway down the middle.

Answer 7

I'm 12 and i hit the fathest at 200 yards

on average about 150-175

Answer 8

250/260 average . . . occasionally longer and occasionally shorter.  

While I bet a lot of people in this range have hit a ball a few times 300 yards, if you look at the PGA tour average (which is in the 280s), you can certainly tell that the people here stating they average 300 yards are almost certainly full of ****.

Answer 9

5 percent of all golfers will ever hit a ball 300 yards. It amazes me how many of those golfers are on yahoo answers. I'm 14 average about 235. I've hit a ball 300 yards..once

Answer 10

it doesn't matter how far you hit the ball.

i know a 15 year old who i play with often

who hits it 230 who is still scratch. all

that matters is how many shots it takes to

get into the hole.

drive for show, putt for dough.

match up yourself to other golfers through

your score, not distance.

Answer 11

Im 12 and i drive 250-260 so what do you think. And i have been playing since i was 1 and 1/4 years old. Dad took me out every time he went to the range.

Answer 12

Im 17 and Im not a very big guy (Im better with my short game) and i drive about 260-270.

Answer 13

I'm 12 and I drive about 230 on average but my best on course was 2 weeks ago when I was playing a downhill par 5, I hit a cart path and I'm pretty sure it kept rolling on the parth for a while. I ended up with about a 370 yard drive and a nine iron to the green. I made eagle!

Answer 14

I am 22, my average drive is 220 yards.

Answer 15

I carry 255-265. As for play, it depends. The roll is always different because of terrain and direction of spin. If you want to add distance to your driver practice hitting your 2 or 3 iron. This will improve your ball striking and what kinds of spin you put on the ball.

Answer 16

I'm 56 and i have been playing for 48 years.  I run a golf pro shop and my drives are consistently in excess of 260 yards with a slight draw.  My percentage of fairways hit is 76.

Answer 17

670000 yards i am amazing

Answer 18

im 18, and IF i get hold of it i can hit about 280-290 meters which i think is something like 315-325 yards. Helps been 6'6 and built tho. ALTHOUGH i dont always ger hold of it....

Answer 19

I'm a little older than you, and have been playing since I was younger than you, and I drive about 290-310.  It is the one part of my game that is consistent.

Answer 20

20 here.  w/o the help of any wind or elevation change i carry my drive around 265.  w/ wind help, hard fairways, good bounces, and downhill drives i get it up over 300 yds quite often.  on an average day, on an average hole, i would say i'm a 280 - 285 yd kind of guy.