# Golf at 90 mph swing speed

A driver swung at 90 mph carries about 212 yards and totals 229 yards on the published tour table, with 129 mph of ball speed at a smash factor of 1.43. At the same fraction of tour speed a 7 iron carries 133 yards. The speed maps to about a 17 handicap on the handicap model and about age 35 on the age model; 5 mph more is worth about 13 yards of carry.

## Key figures

- A driver at 90 mph carries about 212 yards and totals 229 yards, with 129 mph of ball speed; a 7 iron at the same fraction carries 133 yards.
- Five mph more, at 95 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 90 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/90-mph