Tiger Woods the Most Inefficient Driver on the PGA Tour

One of the common things that you may have noticed from the “Bomb Your Driver” series is just how important it is to get your launch numbers as optimum as possible for maximum distance off the tee.

This has equated to many of my students picking up 30+ yards off the tee by just making a couple setup changes and of course, getting fit for the right driver. Doing these few things has allowed my students to hit the ball dramatically further with the same or even LESS clubhead speed.

It has helped many of my students break the 300 yard mark for the first time and even more fun, has put them on equal footing with none other than Tiger Woods when it comes to driving the ball. Here’s how…

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In the May 16th, 2008 issue of GolfWorld, Tiger Woods’ driving vitals were published and they revealed that he ranked 205th out of 207 in Total Driving Efficiency, a ratio of ball speed to distance. Tiger has the highest average clubhead speed measured by TrackMan on tour at 124.6 miles per hour and the highest ball speed as well at 182.69 mph. This equates to an average of about 1.47 Smash Factor, or the ratio between clubhead speed and ball speed.

This is very efficient, showing that Tiger hits the sweet spot more often than not with the driver with a pretty square face. Those numbers are very solid, however, the problem shows up when you look at his average launch angle and spin rate. His launch angle is very low at 7.96° while his spin is very high at 3,118 rpms.

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