I average right around 300. I can hit it 350+ but I can’t always control it.
No,... you don’t
With all due respect
Why do you say that’s? Unless we’ve met on the course you have no clue as to how I can play or my background. I hit a 3 wood 275 and a 4 iron 220. I also play with guys who are much longer and much shorter than me and both outplay me on a regular basis.
Because it’s like me saying I throw a slider 93mph, and a fastball 101. If I did, I would be getting paid for it.
It’s an exaggeration, which is fine, but that’s the point of the thread
Undoubtedly you and several other people on this thread think it’s very difficult to hit the ball 300 yards. Fact is it’s pretty easy for anyone with today’s technology and a 110+MPH swing speed. I play with a group of guys and several in that group could play tour golf IF they had the money and desire. There’s way more people in the USGA that can play tour level golf than there is actually on tour. In a money game on my home course it’s nothing for 2-3 guys to each have 6-8 birdies per round. Most played some form of collegiate golf and figured out chasing girls was more fun/important than chasing a little white ball around a golf course (myself included).
You can’t really even compare tournament courses with 90% of country clubs around the US. Tournament courses are designed in such a way that hitting ACCURATE tee shots far outweighs extra length. Country Club courses are rather easy by comparison with much wider fairways and less danger in hitting bombs. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. The RTJ courses are set up similar to a tournament level course. Most par 4s have the best angle into the green at roughly 150 yards. That means hitting a 310 yard drive on some and 250 or less on others. The course I play regularly is wide open where “luck favors the bold” and 300+ off the tee helps create scoring opportunities.
