Average driving distance is the most useless stat on tour. They only use 1 hole one each nine to compute the average. It never takes into account downwind, in to the wind or any other variables.
What many people fail to realize is that when Tiger was REALLY LONG in his younger days, he was using a 43" steel shaft driver. He could have easily hit it another 20-30 yards using a 45-46" graphite shaft driver, but then he really would have been hitting it all over the course. As you both know, the ball has changed radically the past 10-15 years and I think that has as much to do with that technology more than anything. Tiger could hit the ball on average A LOT further than he does if he wanted to. That NIKE ONE golf ball is horrible IMO. I think it's easily a good 8-12 yards shorter than the Callaway ix, Pro V1 or Srixon V-Star.
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12-16-2009, 08:19 PM
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