# Golf at 60 mph swing speed

A driver swung at 60 mph carries about 136 yards and totals 146 yards on the published tour table, with 82 mph of ball speed at a smash factor of 1.37. At the same fraction of tour speed a 7 iron carries 86 yards. The speed maps to about a 48 handicap on the handicap model and beyond the oldest band on the age model; 5 mph more is worth about 12 yards of carry.

## Key figures

- A driver at 60 mph carries about 136 yards and totals 146 yards, with 82 mph of ball speed; a 7 iron at the same fraction carries 86 yards.
- Five mph more, at 65 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 60 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/60-mph