# Golf at 80 mph swing speed

A driver swung at 80 mph carries about 186 yards and totals 201 yards on the published tour table, with 113 mph of ball speed at a smash factor of 1.41. At the same fraction of tour speed a 7 iron carries 117 yards. The speed maps to about a 27 handicap on the handicap model and about age 64 on the age model; 5 mph more is worth about 13 yards of carry.

## Key figures

- A driver at 80 mph carries about 186 yards and totals 201 yards, with 113 mph of ball speed; a 7 iron at the same fraction carries 117 yards.
- Five mph more, at 85 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 80 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/80-mph