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How Far Should You REALLY Hit Your Driver in 2025?

Published 11 months ago • 1 min read

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ENJOY GOLF MORE & PLAY SMARTER

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Hi Reader,

Average Driving Distances - THE TRUTH!

Nothing seems to get golfers quite as exercised as driving distance.
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How far a ‘good’ drive in golf is deemed to be and how you measure up against your peers is a frequent and often heated topic of discussion in the golfing world.

And especially on social media where it appears almost everyone is driving the ball well in excess of 300 yards with Tour level swing speeds!
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But what's the reality?

Check out our in depth look at the truth based on the most comprehensive study of driver distances ever conducted by Arccos, golf’s first Artificial Intelligence system!

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What Determines Driving Distance?

The stats are clear.

Based on how far you hit the ball there is going to be a ceiling as to how much you can improve.

So to find out more about what affects driver distance together with some top tips as to how you can get more of it check out these!

Next time ...

Sticking with the distance theme we've recently been lucky enough to spend time with the #1 recommended coach on Skillest and Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach Andy Little!

So stay tuned for Andy's top 3 power tips that include how can you use an office chair to help you practice!

And finally and most importantly we hope you are enjoying your golf!

Helping you to enjoy your golf as much as possible is all we're really bothered about at Golfing Focus.

Thanks again for being part of our growing community. We don't take it for granted and we will keep working to deliver you as much useful stuff as we can to help your golf game!

Play well 👍

The Golfing Focus Team

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