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Full Swing · Mental Model

Judge driver efficiency by yards per mph of clubhead speed

The fitter uses roughly 2.7 yards per one mile an hour of clubhead speed as the mark of an optimal driver strike. A player producing about that ratio is where they call optimal.

Channel: Club Champion

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Why this context matters

Said during a driver fitting while assessing the player's baseline numbers.