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Swing speed, priced

A driver at 80 mph carries about 186 yards on the published tour table, at 100 mph 239 yards and at the tour average of 113 mph 275 yards; each 1 mph is worth about 2.7 yards of carry. Every speed from 60 to 130 mph has its own page below with the whole bag at that speed.

The chart

Driver ball speed, carry and total at each speed, with the handicap and age the models on this site map it to.

Driver swing speed from 60 to 130 mph

Driver swing speed from 60 to 130 mph
Club head speedBall speedCarryTotalHandicap modelAge model
60 mph82 mph136 yards146 yardsabout a 48 handicapbeyond the oldest band
65 mph90 mph148 yards160 yardsabout a 43 handicapbeyond the oldest band
70 mph97 mph160 yards173 yardsabout a 38 handicapbeyond the oldest band
75 mph105 mph173 yards187 yardsabout a 33 handicapbeyond the oldest band
80 mph113 mph186 yards201 yardsabout a 27 handicapabout age 64
85 mph121 mph199 yards215 yardsabout a 22 handicapabout age 49
90 mph129 mph212 yards229 yardsabout a 17 handicapabout age 35
95 mph137 mph226 yards244 yardsabout a 12 handicapabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
100 mph145 mph239 yards258 yardsabout a 6 handicapabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
105 mph153 mph253 yards273 yardsabout a 1 handicapabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
110 mph162 mph267 yards288 yardsfaster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territoryabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
115 mph170 mph280 yards302 yardsfaster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territoryabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
120 mph177 mph292 yards315 yardsfaster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territoryabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
125 mph185 mph304 yards329 yardsfaster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territoryabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties
130 mph192 mph316 yards342 yardsfaster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territoryabove the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties

One page per speed

Each page runs the whole bag at the speed, maps it to a handicap and an age, and prices five mph more in strokes.

By age, handicap and club

The three charts golfers ask for most, each from the same models.

In PinFlag

A launch monitor session gives PinFlag your speed, ball speed and carry for every club, and from then on every target on the course is priced with your own pattern rather than a chart, drawn on the hole by Shot Cloud.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average golf swing speed?
About 92 mph with a driver for a 15 handicap on the handicap model, carrying 217 yards; the tour average is 113 mph.
How many yards is 1 mph of swing speed worth?
About 2.7 yards of carry with a driver, so 10 mph is roughly 28 yards.
What swing speed carries 250 yards?
105 mph of club head speed on the model with a clean strike; total distance passes 250 sooner because roll adds to carry.
Is swing speed or accuracy worth more?
Ten mph is worth about 28 yards of carry and roughly 0.12 of a stroke per approach; a penalty costs two strokes, so the tee shot that stays in play is worth more than the one that goes furthest.
Which golf app does this on the course?
PinFlag, on iPhone. It prices any target on the hole you are playing before you swing, with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course map, draws your real shots on the hole with Shot Cloud, logs a shot in two taps with nothing to buy, and breaks every round down shot by shot. Golfer is $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year with a 14-day trial on the annual plan through the App Store.

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Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the published baselines, the same ones PinFlag prices your shots with. The scope of the figures: Every carry is the published tour anchor scaled by club head speed with smash factor easing below the tour speed; the handicap and age columns are the models stated on each page.

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