how many of you can hit a golf ball over 300+ yards!?
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I have driven 300+ once I drove it right onto the fringe of a 330 yard hole. Then managed to chip it in from there for an eagle it was amazing. But my best highlight ever was on a 177 yard par three of a pennisula green (water on 3 sides of green), it is a beautiful course and this hole is usually my nemisis, but this time I hit a perfect shot with four witnesses it was straight at the flag and I knew it was a good shot, it hit about three feet in front of the pin, rolled and then disappeared. Everyone there was like "Dude I think it went in!" I was like, "No way it probably rolled off the back of the green or something." Then I walked up to the green and pulled it out the hole for a hole in one. Wow, amazing. I managed to have a decent round shooting 84 for 18 on a par 72 course which for me is a really good round since I usually only shoot in the mid 90's, but I will never forget the shot, I got into the paper and had my name put onto a plaque there it was sweet.
1082264
It depends on the brand and model of the golf ball. Most balls range anywhere between 300 and 450 dimples.
907579
Golf has become the game of choice for business interested people today.  What other event could you do where you can talk openly with another person while waiting for the group ahead of you to clear the green?  Just because it is so widely played by so many people it has become common, not cliche', so enjoy your game and I hope you pick up the tab for anyone playing with you, how about a game next week?  Will you spot me 5 strokes?
613249
longer driver or harder ball\nGo to www.pga.com improve your game section.  They have some good articles about wrist hinge and other things to help you hit the ball farther
677006
Try to use stiff shaft, I used to use Regular shaft but after I have changed the shaft to stiff, I can hit it \nmuch further than before and also straighter, so go can change your shaft immediately.\nHAPPY GOLFING!
905856
Hey there.\n\nBefore you buy anything off of eBay, you might want to demo some clubs at the range.\n\nWhat I like, you might not. Trust me....my friend likes the Nike Ignite and I think it is garbage. Everyone is unique, so spend some time at the range. Most pro shops will let you play with a specific driver if they have a demo in house.\n\nIMHO the easiest club to hit is the Cleveland Comp 460, 9.5\nIt just goes!!! Nice and high and long. The secret with most clubs is the shaft. You can get that club on eBay for $150 2nd hand.
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You need to be able to hit all the clubs.  There are plenty of golf holes that require a longer drive.  If you only drive the ball 210 yards, you will never have a chance to reach a par five in two for example.  For me, I'm most happy with a slight draw because I know that when the ball hits the ground it is going to run.  \nMaybe what you need is a new driver with a little more loft to get the ball flying through the air a little longer?  Or perhaps try teeing the Calloway up a little higher and playing it more toward your left foot?  Not sure what you are doing now but just a couple things to think about.  With a 200 yard 5-wood, you should expect more out of your driver.
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18,570\nhttp://www.golf2020.com/conferences2005.asp
558129
Find a frozen lake or Start with a free golf lesson at www.playgolfamerica.com.  You may not hit it 300 yards but it will improve your game
192166
Read this article:\n\nhttp://www.golfweb.com/story/6741277
1052669
I'm not sure - but did you know that most golf ball have between 300 and 450 dimples?
1061941
The long straight drive. \n\nWhy?  I'm not a pro.  I play for fun and in the occasional scramble.  \nHow do you feel walking 20 yards to whack your second shot after worm-burning your drive up to (but not past) the ladies tee?  Or how about yelling "Nooooo!" as you watch a high slice fly off into the distance O.B. and another lost ball.   Compare that to missing a 2 foot putt?  Sure, "drive for show and putt for dough" but I sure feel a lot better driving for show.  Which shot do you remember the most as you drive home... the 280 yard tee shot smoked right down the middle on the par 5 or the 20 foot luck-@ss putt?\n\nLastly, If people know you smack a consistent long-ball, you'll see plenty of best ball scramble invitations.
91288
This is really easy, let's take a shot from 150 yards as an example. Normally I would hit a 9 iron from this distance. Now if I wanted to hit it lower I would take out a 7-iron and take my normal stance, but I would grip down on the handle of the club about 1.5 inches, then I would make my normal swing, the shot should come out lower and with less spin, so it will cut through the wind and run a bit when it hits the ground. \n\nHope this helps!
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Austin, whose 515-yard drive in 1974 stands as the longest ever in a professional golf tournament, died Tuesday, his wife Tanya said. He was 95.\nAustin was 64 years old when he hit the soaring drive in the U.S. National Seniors Open Championship in Las Vegas. With help from a 27-mph tail wind, the ball ran well clear of the green 450 yards away.\nThe record has held up for more than two decades despite advances in ball and driver technology. Austin used a standard persimmon wood club with a steel shaft.\nSecond on the list is a 476-yard drive hit in 2004 by Davis Love III.\nAustin was born in 1910 on Guernsey, one of Britain's Channel Islands, and moved to Los Angeles in 1939. He had a brief career as a professional golfer, but never had the short game to match his distance off the tee.\nHe became one of the area's best-known golf teachers, voted Southern California Golf Professional of the Year in 1984 and named among the top 50 golf instructors in the United States in 1991.\nAustin was left partially paralyzed by a stroke in 1989, but continued to give lessons until about two weeks before his death, his wife said.\nConstance Cummings
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Yes, I drove the ball a big slice to the forest at the right hand side of the fairway , but it hit the tree and bounce back to the middle of the fairway , next I hit the second shot , and it was about 160 yards left, I took my 7 iron and made a cut shot , the ball went straight up to the sky and went down straight to the middle of the green, the ball landed at the back of the green and have some backspin , and right into the hole. So I made an eagle two on a Par 4(425 yards).
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In order to get the most distance out of a particular golf ball it is important that individuals select a ball which matches their swing speed. \n\nAs a ball is struck, the majority of the power is created by the compression of the ball (i.e. the ball is indented) and the resulting action of the ball springing back into its original shape. Therefore, if a golfer selects a ball which is very difficult to compress (higher compression balls - 100, 110) he/she will not get as much spring action, and therefore distance, out of the ball as they do not hit it with enough force to compress it adequately. \n\nFor this reason balls designed for ladies tend to be easier to compress as their swing speed tends to be lower than that of the average male. Lower compression balls (i.e. 60, 70, 80) will compress more easily allowing for maximum spring back into shape and thus maximizing the speed at which the ball leaves the club. \n\nAlthough a high compression ball is more difficult to compress, if a golfer has significant swing speed such that they are able to compress the ball adequately the spring (i.e. the bouncing back into it original shape) of a high compression ball is more forceful that that of a lower compression ball. Therefore, similar compression on lower and higher compression balls will result in different distance, with the higher compression ball traveling farther.\n\nFollow the link below for everything you ever wanted to know about a golf ball!
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Yes they can, like the answer above you can't see the true shot, plus you try to hit shots that work well with the game.  Those shots will hurt your regular game.  Example I played several that all you had to do is hit the ball low and hard with a 7 iron and it would give me credi for a 280 yard drive.