Since the first players started to golf they have been concerned with how far they hit the ball. And to this day no matter how badly you are playing over a round a large degree of pleasure can...
Category: High Handicappers
If you have played golf for any length of time and especially in certain locations or times of the year you will have been faced with playing in cold temperatures. Now most golfers already know...
If you simply look at the marketing of golf balls you would think it was an easy task to pick a golf ball that goes the furthest. There are a whole host of golf balls that are branded 'distance'...
Do Certain Golf Balls Go Further? Brand and Cost Considerations
In a recent interview Gary Player, the nine-time major championship winner and one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, gave his view on modern golf balls and how far they go. "No one...
Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Golf seems pretty clear when it comes to the distance golf balls go. It states that "the combined carry and roll of the ball, when tested on apparatus approved by the USGA...
What Affects Golf Ball Distance? Beware ALL the Uncontrollables!
Over the last few months I have hit a 4-iron to a 123-yard par-3 hole in Scotland and launched a driver just over 330 yards at a golf course in South America. Both shots took me by surprise as...