Saturday

PGA's Longest Average Driver - 2013

The longest average driver on the PGA Tour for 2013, according to the official PGA stats at pgatour.com, was Luke List with an average of 306.3 yards.  List's average came through 65 rounds of play in 2013.

While playing on the web.com tour in 2012, List played with the Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver .  

Longest Drive on PGA Tour of 2013

Who had the longest drive on the PGA Tour in 2013?  It was none other than "Lefty", Phil Mickelson.  According to usatoday.com, Mickelson had the longest drive in 2013 on the PGA, with a shot of 450 yards.  On the 17th hole of the WGC Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral, Mickelson's drive went far right.  And hit the cart path, where it rolled.  It was a 450 yard drive on the 419 yard par-4 hole, for which Lefty would wind up with a birdie.  

Longest Drivers on PGA Tour for 2012

So, who were the longest drivers on the PGA tour for 2012?  The leader is who you think it would be.  Mr. Bubba Watson.  But who was close on Mr. Watson's heels?

First off, Bubba banged the ball an average of 315.55 yards in 68 rounds to lead the PGA in 2012.  The slim lefty hit his longest ball off the tee a whopping 442 yards.  He did it at this years World Golf Championships.  Believe or not that was not the longest drive on tour.  That honor went to Gary Woodland who knocked one 450.

 

In second place for average driving distance on tour this year was Charlie Beljan, who averaged 311.51 yards through 47 rounds.  In 2012, Beljan used the Cleveland Classic Driver




 Coming in third in the average drive distance rankings on the 2012 PGA Tour was Robert Garrigus with a 310.32 mark in 81 rounds of golf. Here you'll see a nice slow mo video of Garrigus' drive swing. Notice his lower body motion.

 

And in 4th is Dustin Johnson who averaged 310.21 yards off the tee in 70 rounds.  Johnson's driver, according to his official website is a TaylorMade R11S. 
 

Friday

How To Drive 551 Yards

This guy drove a golf ball 551 yards!  What does he do, how does he train, to help him hit the ball that long?  Find out here:




Best Golf Drivers Created In 2011


So what are the best golf drivers for 2011? With so much competition in the golf driver manufacturing industry these days, and so much money being spent by the big companies such as Callaway, Nike, Titleist and TaylorMade, etc on research and developing the latest cutting edge technology, it can be a tough task trying to work out what the best golf drivers created for 2011 are.
There are certainly three tour proven drivers that instantly spring to mind and would definitely be considered as candidates for the best golf drivers for 2011, by the majority of golfers who have played with them. These include the Callaway RAZR Hawk, the Nike SQ Machspeed Black and the TaylorMade R11 Drivers.
The RAZR Hawk Driver is Callaway's very latest creation and has revolutionized the way the best golf drivers are manufactured. By using a brand new form of material called Forged Composite which is much lighter and stronger than Titanium, Callaway engineers have been able to reduce and optimize the thickness of the walls.
With this technology, along with their Hyperbolic Face Technology, which optimizes the thickness of the entire length of the clubface, to produce a more efficient effective hitting area (sweetpot), Callaway are able to produce a driver that has much lighter and stronger clubhead, yet still maintains an extremely high moment of inertia.
The result is a driver that provides faster clubhead speeds and faster ball speeds, along with more forgiveness, which ultimately produces greater distance and accuracy off of the tee, especially on those miss-hit shots.
Nike latest creation and their best golf driver to date is the SQ Machspeed Black Driver. This is full of their very latest ground-breaking technology, including their award winning STR8-FIT Technology that allows golfers to independently adjust the loft and lie angles so that they can perfectly match their own individual swing styles. This is a great enhancement for any players looking to combat any hooking or golf slicing issues they may have.
Nike have also improved the aerodynamics with their PowerBow design and sole diffuser to dramatically reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag, as well as lowering and deepening the center of gravity, with their Tour Proven Square Technology, to increase the moment of inertia and clubhead stability.
The TaylorMade R11 Driver not only offers golfers something completely different in terms of looks, with a pure white crown and contrasting black face for easy alignment, but also utilizes the most up to date technology that TaylorMade have ever created.
Including their Flight Control Technology that allows you to easily adjust loft and launch angles, their Adjustable Sole Plate, that allows you to independently change face angles without it effecting the loft and launch angles, and their Moveable Weight Technology, which gives you the option to fine tune your ball flight to promote either a draw or neutral shape, making it one of TaylorMade's best golf drivers to date.
If you are like me and would appreciate a few extra yards, more accuracy and greater control off of the Tee, then take a moment to read my Golf Driver Reviews and learn more about the Best Golf Drivers created in 2011!


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Saturday

PGA's Longest Average Driver - 2011

Who hits the ball the longest, on average, on the PGA tour?  Well, for 2011 it is J.B. Holmes so far.  Holmes has taken over the mantle of the hardest ball masher from perennial champ Bubba Watson.  The 29 year-old from Kentucky is averaging 317.2 yards per drive in 2011 (toward the end of June) and his longest smash has been 339 yards so far.

What club does J.B. use off the tee?  It's a Callaway FT Tour Driver.