What is the average professional golfers swing speed

This is just the beginning of the database we are collecting and numbers will only grow and become more helpful. Be on the lookout for the upcoming article on the top tests that we found related to identifying your low hanging fruit when it comes to producing club head speed based on your age. These tests have a very high correlation to club head speed and can shed light for you as to which quadrant you should be focusing on to improve your club head speed. At Par4Success, our speciality is helping golfers play better golf, swing faster and hurt less.

Let us know if we can help you reach your goals! Rather disappointed to see where I fall on the chart relative to club head speed. I guess I have some.

I assume all these speeds are using a driver??? What speed difference is there with a wedge or 5 iron?? I find this article very interesting, but your numbers are inflated and misleading. Low sample size and unrepresentative sample are obvious culprits, but it's very possible your measuring technology was flawed. TrackMan Combine data collected from over 10, golfers found the average clubhead speed for all men was In other words, your average of mph for the cohort is actually above TrackMan's 99th percentile!

Also, you can't say 1 golfer out of 26 or 1 golfer out of 96 achieved a Maybe that one person in each group was extremely special. If you look at PGA tour averages since , the 99th percentile is closer to mph. In that case, it seems there's really no practical benefit to swinging that fast. Anecdotally, I also find that targeting higher clubhead speed can be counterproductive if you're already high.

I averaged around mph with a 2 handicap, then I went on this stupid crusade for distance IMO, if you are already above , you should be really careful about increasing your speed, or do what you can to maximize distance through fitting.

Even with , you can average over yards. Good points Jason. I'm sure Tiger in was able to swing well over mph if not mph, but as he matured, he realized that he needed to focus more on his accuracy. Even Bubba seems to tone it down and rarely goes all out because accuracy is just as important as distance. If you look at the guys on the long drive tour, they are lucky to hit 1 50 yard grid out of 10 balls.

The average golfer will struggle mightily to square a clubface even with a swing in the mph range. So I say just try to get to the PGA tour average or a speed where youc an hit a high percentage of fairways.

Also realize that genetics play a huge role. Case in point is Kyle Berkshire who is a bigger than average guy but not particularly strong and when he turned 20, he randomly started hitting it yards. Great insight Jason. We did note in the article that the sample size in each age group as broken down needs to continue to grow. We are using flightscope so no concern if technology we are using is flawed, great question though. Average clubspeed for all men is not a very helpful number as it combines men in their 70s to 20 year olds, hence the start of building this database.

Sorry to hear about your injuries, that is what the other parts of our database actually look at is how much speed can your body handle. It sounds like the s were above what your body was able do handle.

Happy to chat offline with you about all this if your interested in more detail. This will provide the proper amount of grip pressure and control while allowing you to release the club, producing maximum golf swing speed without your hands inhibiting the proper motion.

Having the club sit properly in your top hand gives you a lot more control over the head of the club. A good grip will allow you to release the club freely and squarely at impact to really squeeze as much clubhead speed out of your swing as possible. A good set-up position and address is vital to learning how to increase club head speed. When setting up to hit your driver there are a few things you can do to ensure the right attack angle, which will prime you for maximizing your club head speed.

The first is to get your chest behind the ball. The ball position for a driver will be forward in your stance. This creates space to give you more time to build up golf swing speed throughout your swing. The first step will help the second, which is to tilt your spine to angle your shoulders slightly upward at address. The spine tilt will help you to hit up on the ball at impact, deliver the club with the proper loft at impact and keep the club's attack angle from getting too steep which causes excess spin.

This body position also provides a more secure foundation for your backswing, which will allow you to turn your shoulders under your chin to coil deep against the brace of your trail leg without swaying. Remember to turn both your shoulders and hips to create maximum rotation at the top of your swing for the highest possible club head speed at impact.

Do your best not to let your head move with your hips during the backswing, this will shift your weight too far back and outside of your trail foot. The best way to increase golf swing speed is to maintain good form throughout, starting with a good set-up and progressing through to proper body rotation at the top, and a well connected transition and downswing.

But how can you work on all aspects of your swing in one easy way? The first step to any good golf swing, setting up properly at address, is one of particular importance when working on how to increase golf swing speed.

Setting-up square to your intended target line with the proper amount of tilt in your shoulders is the bread and butter of the Swing Align device. When using Swing Align you can easily stop at the top of your swing and check the position of the alignment rod. If the rod is perpendicular to your target line you have rotated properly. If the alignment rod is level or angled slightly down towards the ground at the top you have stayed on the proper swing plane.

When making a full swing with Swing Align your arms and body will stay connected teaching you to use your big muscles to create club head speed at impact! For more instruction on alignment, rotation and connection see the Swing Align Instruction Blog.

For example, based on the average club speed of the AMA Finally, course strategy is an improvement that can be made without having to change anything relating to the swing, technique, or other physical items. By understanding simple averages and probabilities, a golfer can choose the best club and target for each shot. This instant gratification can be achieved through the minute TrackMan Combine process!

Acting upon real data, not opinion, takes a giant step in that direction. Great read with invaluable data and information. The facts are in front of us at instructors, now we must help convey your points to the masses. Only 0. The average for those golfers was mph. How can that be true. Almost every post I read on the internet the guys say they are swinging mph. Dear Claeys, We highly recommend you to visit a TrackMan coach or fitter close to you, as there are many individual aspects to your question.

I am writing a dissertation at university and was wondering how you got all your data. Especially the average driving distance data. If it was published in a journal as well, please could you direct me to where I could find it.

The title would be just as useful as well. The data has been collected through the TrackMan Combine from over 10, golfers of all levels from around the world.

Now that you guys have more and more data from the combine tests are you going to adjust the hcap chart. In my opinion if your long game level is around hcap 0 you should score Hcap 5 will be around The data results given in this article are completely skewed. The professionals are going to hit the ball on the screws significantly more often than the AMA. Also, the dispersion for misses will be much wider for the AMA than the professional.

I do agree the AMA should be playing much shorter courses than most presently do. While the length of the course is an important factor in scoring, more so is the challenging greens and required approach shots. The false fronts, forced carries, and deep protecting bunkers are too difficult for the AMA to deal with. The respective games the AMA and professional golfers play today are two entirely separate entities and should be treated as such.

Try a par 3 course 18 holes of any length and compare your results to your handicap. Oddly, I bet you find that you do NOT score significantly better than your handicap even though the distances are short. Granted, their handicaps are high, but it gives a lot of support to what Mr. Pelz has been telling us all these years. I play off 8 at a championship course yards in the UK. I also play at a local par 3 course which holds the junior par 3 championship and I have shot 7 under around the par 3 course.

I have shot level round the chammpionship course on occasion also though,. They were consistently breaking 80 if not the mid 70s and almost every time hit their drives relatively straight and to over yards without a problem and doing it from the blue or blacks.

On top of that it drew me feeling like unless I can hit it every time and at least shoot in the low 90s from the Blue I might as well just give golf up.

I spent a year playing by myself getting lessons finding a swing and just focused on having fun. IF a smaller easier course with less hazards I will play from blue but I am having a ton of fun and scoring between 90 and 97 consistently every time with an average drive of around yards. Sometimes I will hit a once or twice a round maybe and then two or three more at , but I will mix in a few bad ones at with a hook or a slice and the rest will be at least to Everyone has one.

Too many people walking around either who hit one drive at a round and the rest slice yards that only go straight trying to tell people how great they are at golf when in reality they take like 6 mulligans a round or guys that are actually really good think that they are the norm when in reality they are a small minority and golf would not even exist if it were not for guys like me.

FYI I hit my drive he often hits is way past me from the whites. To find a TrackMan Certified coach, please see our locator: trackmangolf. I have a terrible slice that knocks A LOT of yards off of my drive. My average distance was My longest drive was On the longest drive, the projected distance without the slice was yards.

On average, all of the projected distances were yards further without the slice. Average club speed was , average ball speed was , and average rpm was between Launch angle was between Did your coach share the TrackMan report with you on mytrackman.

It will make it a lot easier to give a qualified answer if we have all the numbers Your ball speed is a little low which could indicate an off-center strike. Spin Rate is on the high side, which also could indicate an off-center strike, and probably a negative attack angle — both will shorten your distance. If you are a right handed player the slice and above numbers could be due to a heel strike. Please have a look at this video about Smash Factor.

I shared the dispersion plot with our local club committee who are thinking of installing trackman after redeveloping several holes, and was asked questions along these lines: 1. Is the dispersion linear, eg at yards is it the same proportion at 88 feet or more? Can trackman info like the dispersion plot data be projected over a course layout? Hi Gerry. Thanks for the post. The questions you ask are great questions, but unfortunately that data is not readily available.

Our TrackMan Combine database would contain the answer to those questions, but it would require significant work to pull that information out. The plan is to include this type of information within TrackMan University in the future, but that is likely many months away at this point.

Sorry that I can not be of better help right now. My problem is the amount of power i have and need to work on half wings. My taylermade aero burner average distance is yards on a good day yards. My 8 iron yards 5iron yards Pw is yrds And loft 56 at yrds Loft yrds How do i control the power to less distance? Or should i take control on the distance i have?

Bilan, I think you should rub one out before you get to first tee box. It should make you a little. Very interesting but sort of depressing article. And also wondering how LPGA fits into this chart.