# Driver distance, 30 handicap

A 30 handicap carries a driver about 180 yards on the model, at 78 mph of club head speed, and totals 194 yards on a fairway landing. That is 76 yards behind the scratch figure of 256 yards and 95 yards behind the tour average of 275 yards.

## Key figures

- A 30 handicap carries a driver about 180 yards on the model, at 78 mph, and totals 194 yards.
- That is 76 yards behind scratch, worth about 0.40 of a stroke per approach on the published fairway table.

## Scope

- The carry is the published tour driver anchor scaled to the club head speed the handicap model gives a 30 handicap; the app replaces it with your own launch monitor carries.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/club-distance/driver/30-handicap