Posted on 01/04/2009 5:31:33 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
Golfers face going deaf from the "sonic boom" created when their clubs strike the ball, doctors have warned.
A report in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal claims that some players are at risk if they use a new generation of thin-faced titanium drivers that help propel the ball further.
The booming noise the metal club head makes when it strikes the ball was found by ear specialists to have reduced the hearing of a 55-year-old golfer.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Yeah, you have me beat, my average is 118mph and top out at 123mph.
The one thing I have notice is that Vector launch monitors I’ve seen seem to be inaccurate, I was at a demo day and trying out a Cobra 3 wood, the launch monitor kept saying I was hitting it a total 230 roughly, yet I was flying over the 250 yard marker (my average 3 wood 270). Since then I fail to trust Vectors, they always short change you, Trackman and Zelocity are two that I do like though.
My normal driver head speed for normal swinging is about 125. Adding near 7 inches to the shaft though gets you a lot of additional MPH.
I still remember one of my long drive compeitions where I just smashed one and knew I got all of it. Turn to the monitor to watch it and it carried 398. Unfortunatly it hit a real mushy spot from the previous days rain. Trickled out to 401. I was pissed.
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