# Golf at 65 mph swing speed

A driver swung at 65 mph carries about 148 yards and totals 160 yards on the published tour table, with 90 mph of ball speed at a smash factor of 1.38. At the same fraction of tour speed a 7 iron carries 93 yards. The speed maps to about a 43 handicap on the handicap model and beyond the oldest band on the age model; 5 mph more is worth about 13 yards of carry.

## Key figures

- A driver at 65 mph carries about 148 yards and totals 160 yards, with 90 mph of ball speed; a 7 iron at the same fraction carries 93 yards.
- Five mph more, at 70 mph, is worth about 13 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 65 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/65-mph