# Golf at 120 mph swing speed

A driver swung at 120 mph carries about 292 yards and totals 315 yards on the published tour table, with 177 mph of ball speed at a smash factor of 1.48. At the same fraction of tour speed a 7 iron carries 183 yards. The speed maps to faster than the scratch anchor of 106 mph, into plus handicap territory and above the peak the age model gives a golfer in their twenties; 5 mph more is worth about 12 yards of carry.

## Key figures

- A driver at 120 mph carries about 292 yards and totals 315 yards, with 177 mph of ball speed; a 7 iron at the same fraction carries 183 yards.
- Five mph more, at 125 mph, is worth about 12 yards of carry, or 0.05 of a stroke per approach on the published fairway table.

## Scope

- The carries are the published tour anchors scaled to 120 mph with smash factor easing below the tour speed; the handicap and age mappings are the models stated on the page.

Full page: https://pinflag.io/swing-speed/120-mph