Four things I learned reading and emulated watching in golf swings: the backswing, hip movement, wrist pronation, and finish. 1. Daly has probably got the most vertical top of the backswing. Club almost points to the ground. The coil is tremendous. 2. The hip movement initiates the downswing. Ben Hogan has got to be the best in this despite his body size. 3. Wrist pronation upon contact demands the utmost timing. A tad late, you push that ball or fade. A tad early, you pull or hook it. Again Ben Hogan has got that down pat. 4. The finish actually doesn't matter. But Couples' club resting on the back of the body is elegant. Although I don't know how kind that will be to the body. Nor the abrupt stop at 3 quarter after impact. At any rate, Ben Hogan should also be there. His premise is: swing speed is generated from the lower body to recoil the upper. And for his realatively smaller frame, he hit those balls pretty far.
Nicklaus, in his time was known to give up the driver and hit something that would accommodate his approach to the green. However, he was known to be equally as long than the average hitter in his time just with the dreaded 1 iron.
This is more a list of favorites ... there are some they left off... one of the longest understated is Phil Blackmarr and Lon Hinkle ... there are more but their names you'll never hear on this list due to lack of popularity and name recognition
I remember watching the British Open with Nicklaus saying the bunkers were out of play off the tee. He guessed Norman would be 20 yards short. Sure enough Norman hit his drive in the bunker. Later at the Masters Love III was out driving Norman by 15 yards. Can't help wonder what Snead could have done in his prime with the clubs they make today. Hard to compare eras with the changes in equipment.
Young Tiger if he wanted to be. When he first turned pro, it was incredible how you see the club at the top, then a blur. It reminds me of the old Mike Tyson video game with the lightning uppercut. Plus he could hit his irons however far he wanted to. He was 2 clubs better then everyone else on par 3s.
my daughter is 12 yo and she hits it 245 yds carry. She's 5'3" tall and weighs 85lbs so it's about technique not body mass or strength per se. Go get some coaching Thomas and stick at it and you could be good one day.
Does weight have anything to do with hitting the golf ball farther? I'm 13 and average 250 off the tee and only weigh 94 pounds. So I'm just wondering if weighing more increases ur club head speed or anything?
Jack stayed around 250 yards. Anyone claiming someone can hit a balata ball with persimmon woods 300 yards is making stuff up. Even Jack said in his book he couldn't get past 270 without straining. He said 250 is max. He also said that a 300 yard drive was only hit downhill, downwind, or with rock hard fairways, or all of the above. Not to mention Weiskopf consistently outdrove him.
Jeff S I think that if a strong enough woman had a good technique, she could challenge the men in long drive. Unfortunately, such a woman doesn't usually play golf. The longest hitter of the women last year, Brittany Lincicome, averaged 271 yards...that would not have broken the top 100 on the PGA tour (Bubba Watson averaged 310 yards last year. Dustin Johnson's averaging 315 this year.)
Why is that a joke? He is statistically BY FAR the best driver ever when you combine length and accuracy. He had the opportunity to hit more drivers because he was able to put them in play so he effectively probably is the longest driver ever.
Can't see the correlation between length and number of majors won. You could find another 10 who are average length hitters who have won multiple majors. Faldo and Player a couple of cases in point.
I'm just 11 years old and weigh just 85 pounds but hit it 300 - 340 off the tea consistently. My nickname at my golf course is Gorilla Junior because I bomb it out there like King Kong! i'm going to be a freaking MONSTER when I'm 16!
He didn't avg 380 at quail hollow. He did hit it long on the playoff hole but the fairways were baked out by then. Rory still rips it, just not that far.
Well, everyone seems to have forgotten a man from the 1960s named George Bayer. Bayer was a mountain of a man who was the game's longest hitter back then, routinely hitting drivers of 350+ yards with far less technology, wood-headed drivers, and much slower conditions than what is used today. Bayer was not very successful on the PGA Tour, so he's largely forgotten about, but all things considered, I believe George Bayer is the longest hitter of the golf ball the PGA has ever had, even longer than John Daly in his prime.
***** I remember Bayer, and I believe you're right. Further proof that distance isn't the most important factor. Nicklaus was not only long; he was in the fairway most of the time. I used to live near Muirfield, and would go and watch the practice rounds; it cost about $10 and it was more fun than the tournament with the pros fooling around and trying different things. Watched Nicklaus in a practice round one day; he was 60 at the time but was still hitting an iron into the uphill, 505 yard 15th hole. Still the best, imho.
Remember that Nicklaus reached the par-5 18th hole at Pebble Beach in 2 on his final U.S. Open hole in the second round of the 2000 U.S. Open. And Nicklaus never tried to go for that green in two, though he always had the firepower to do so. (Failing to try to go for that green may have cost him the a chance to win the 1977 PGA Championship at Pebble Beach, which Lanny Wadkins won in a playoff over Gene Littler, with Nicklaus finishing one shot out of the playoff.) And to add to your point about how straight Nicklaus often hit it. In the 1965 Masters film, which I have but can't upload due to copyright, Chris Schenkel, who narrated that film, referred to Nicklaus as the "longest, straight driver" in the history of the game. And yes, there is one, and only one that can be considered the best ever, and that is Jack Nicklaus. And what sets him apart is not just the 18 majors (and 19 runner-ups in majors, which many overlook), but the caliber of the players he had to go against, and the sheer number of legendary players he had to go up against, which are simply too many to mention.
No, but's he's up there, especially the heavier version of Nicklaus from the 1960s. As I said, I believe George Bayer was the longest hitter in the history of the game, especially when you consider the equipment he played with in the 1950s and 60s, because he was hitting it as far as the guys now do with far better technology and equipment. However, I do think that Nicklaus was the longest straight driver in the history of the game.
I played in a Jr golf tournament championship through the Titleist tour in the 90s. I was fortunate enough to play at TPC Sawgrass for our end of the year championship during a practice round, my fav golfer ever, Couples, played hole 16 with my group. He was so amazing taking time with us, and it made me love golf even more.
@QenaitheCustodianGuard I was thrilled to birdie in front of Couples playing hole 16. However, I was so glad that he didn't see me hit the little bunker on 17, causing me to bogey.
Jack won the 1963 PGA Long Drive contest at 341 yards with the old persimmon woods and balls of the day. At the 1966 Open Championship in admittedly favourable wind and course conditions, Jack hit the 530 yd par 5 17th in 2 shots...with a 3 and 5 iron.
It's crazy how far Nicklaus used to hit with the old equipment. He once drove through the back of the green on the par 4 18th at St. Andrews when he won the Open. The balls they were using at the time were rubbish too, I remember as a kid using those old Dunlop 65 balls that were popular in the 1960's and 1970's. They went nowhere compared to modern golf balls.
I was at a Driving Range the first time in my life last week with a friend of mine who is a semi-pro. Lol...from hitting my own roof to one lucky straight 230y punch everything happend. xD ...now I'm adiccted! :(
cool story bro, I'm 17 5'5 weigh 138 and average 260 off the tee. But the thing is that I won three tournaments shooting 70, 69, and 68-74 this year. distance is not everything, accuracy IS.
Mike Austin's 515 yard drive at the U.S. Nationals Senior tournament in 1974. The drive was done on level ground, using a persimmon wood driver with 10 degrees of loft and a 43.5" extra-stiff steel shaft, the ball was a soft balata and Mike Austin was 64 years old. Suck on that Davis Love...lol Since they deleted another comment I made I'm editing this comment to include the deleted comment in a more gentle manner..lol The record for longest drive average in a FULL SEASON , in any PGA Tour category, is currently set at 321.4 yards. Todays date is 10-29-2020. That record looks like it will be broken this season by a very beefed up Bryson Dechambeau, by maybe a yard or 2. Until such time however, the record stands and it was set by Hank Kuehne back in 2003!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEFORE water melon sized titanium drivers with sweet spots the size of Texas.
john daly is quite possibly the most underated and most loved player of all time the man's wood and iron play was in a different league he has said he doesnt have the feel on the greens that tiger has but he doesnt practice anywhere near like most pros do. he just has fun and who can blame him with the life he has had true gent i love the bloke
I went to the big PGA tour event at Torrey Pines San Diego in 2011. watched many 'name' players tee off the 1st and 10th tee on North course; Dustin Johnson,Bubba,Mickleson,BooWeekly,etc. when they each hit there was just polite clapping. then Daly (who had slimmed down to his best ever shape) walked up and slammed one 360 yards right down the middle. Crowd goes Crazy!
When you say anywhere near like other pros, what does that mean? Do you mean time,weights or certain practice program?. Before Daly broke onto the scene and won a major out of nowhere, im sure he dedicated as much time and effort into his game just for the sake he was hungry and broke. For years now after making tons of money,he loves to gamble drink and chase women. He may do things different in the last 20 years but he got where he got by being dedicated and putting tons of effort into that game.
With the exception of J.B. Holmes, this is really a list of great golfers who were very long hitters. All of them are major winners and among the best to ever play the game. If there was a long driving competition with all of them in their prime using the same equipment I think the 21 year old Tiger would win it. I've stood behind Norman, Love, Couples, Daly, Woods at a driving range and tee boxes at tour events. From behind the tee it was hard to follow the flight of Tiger's ball; it exploded off his club face so fast and got so high that it was just awesome to see (or barely see).
I agree.I've seen most these players on the list drive the ball and Tiger is a gun off the tee especially young Tiger.The more older he got the less he relied on his long range instead opted to work more on keeping the drive on the fairway.
+amanda lambert Tiger's fastest swing vs JD's fastest swing, Tiger is faster IMO. Thing about Tiger is that he never maxed out on any of his swings. I bet in his prime he could swing upwards of 135 mph if he really went at it, not like he'd ever need to though.
+Clay Miller You don't think Tiger was going all out in a skins game on a par five with JD? Tiger has never hit 135 in his life -- he is not a long drive guy. Daly was longer back then and there is video out there to prove it.
I would have Greg Norman at Number 1, his distance combined with how many times he stayed on the fairway, are the best there's been. The others were as long, or longer, but missed the fairway more times too.
Isn't it interesting that they did a top ten list on the biggest hitters all-time, yet they left off the man that might have been the biggest hitter in the history of the game. Back in the 1960s, there was a man named George Bayer, who hit the ball father with far less technology, not to mention wood-headed drivers and slower golf courses, than almost everyone does today. Bayer didn't have much success on the PGA Tour, so he's largely forgotten, but I'm not sure anyone, even John Daly, was as big a hitter as Bayer was, all things considered.
2:43 "when you have an athlete who's that strong and that flexible, he can make the club move at a velocity and speed that's just a bit different" that's kinda vague...
I don't get how this video says Daly was the first guy to ever average 300 Yards, yet Nicklaus gets number 1... This is all-time long hitters, not all-time best golfer.
This is in horrible need of an update. DJ is probably the best driver of all time, with Rory close behind. Love III and JB Holmes should not be mentioned in the same sentence as some of these guys
When Augusta National has to change the course to keep it competitive, you know you're long. It's similar to the NCAA banning the dunk when Kareem was a freshman.
finally, someone who makes my distance sound realistic. I'm 14 and hit for the same distance. the one thing I don't like about it is that there aren't many holes I can use my driver on so I can't use it much.
People on here claiming they can hit it 300+ yards are lying. I play at a competitive club and the longest members are around 275. Don't be gullible and believe these people on the internet. 300 yards is a massive drive.
gilceezy I'm in my mid 60's now. Was never better than about a 14 handicap. Still about a 14 handicap now, but don't hit the ball nearly as far as I did 30 years ago. Driving distance is overrated, but I can tell you that a 400 yd Par 4 today is a lot more difficult when you can only hit it about 220-230 on your best drive. I've also found that the older a golfer is, the further they used to hit it. I'd guess in another 10 years I'll be claiming to hit 300 yard drives in my youth with a persimmon driver, but it would be a lie. At my best I was still only 260-270. The short game is where the strokes are, particularly if you learn to keep your drive in play.
What many people don't understand about Jack is that he could dial it up to 320 with persimmon clubheads and steel shafts, but only if his course management plan called for it. He didn't try to go out there and overpower the hole like most of the long hitters today. That's why you don't see any modern players racking up Jack's win numbers - you can't be nearly as consistent when you're trying to bomb every single drive.
DeChambeau goes "*BRRRRRRRRR*"
This video needs to be updated
Love watching Sam Sneads swing. Just amazing
If my driver made this sound 4:00 every time I would never stop playing.
...my sentiments exactly my brother. Made me giggle when I heard it.
And that was with a Wood Wood.
2:23 was on par with that imo
I like that point from Davis Love III. "The golf ball doesn't know how old you are." That gives me hope.
04:00, the best swing on youtube. Great sound, and an example of how important relaxing your transition from back- to downsswing really is...
Sounded like a damn whip
Can you imagine if the guys back then had today's clubs? Jack drove 300 yards all the time with steel shaft woods! Amazing!
I drive it 300 yards. 200 yards straight then another 100 to the right ;)
#slicegame
Haha so relatable 😂
same here but 200 yards to the right
i have the same problem but with my putter :)
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I hit it 250, 100 straight, 50 to the right, and then a 100 back
Four things I learned reading and emulated watching in golf swings: the backswing, hip movement, wrist pronation, and finish.
1. Daly has probably got the most vertical top of the backswing. Club almost points to the ground. The coil is tremendous.
2. The hip movement initiates the downswing. Ben Hogan has got to be the best in this despite his body size.
3. Wrist pronation upon contact demands the utmost timing. A tad late, you push that ball or fade. A tad early, you pull or hook it. Again Ben Hogan has got that down pat.
4. The finish actually doesn't matter. But Couples' club resting on the back of the body is elegant. Although I don't know how kind that will be to the body. Nor the abrupt stop at 3 quarter after impact.
At any rate, Ben Hogan should also be there. His premise is: swing speed is generated from the lower body to recoil the upper. And for his realatively smaller frame, he hit those balls pretty far.
What does body size have to do with the hips initiating the downswing? Just being smaller has no effect on hip movement.
Nicklaus, in his time was known to give up the driver and hit something that would accommodate his approach to the green. However, he was known to be equally as long than the average hitter in his time just with the dreaded 1 iron.
agreed! Dustin Johnson is a long hitter, top 5 every year in driving distance..
We need the updated one !!
This is more a list of favorites ... there are some they left off... one of the longest understated is Phil Blackmarr and Lon Hinkle ... there are more but their names you'll never hear on this list due to lack of popularity and name recognition
Norman's little foot shuffle is unique and spectacular
I remember watching the British Open with Nicklaus saying the bunkers were out of play off the tee. He guessed Norman would be 20 yards short. Sure enough Norman hit his drive in the bunker. Later at the Masters Love III was out driving Norman by 15 yards. Can't help wonder what Snead could have done in his prime with the clubs they make today. Hard to compare eras with the changes in equipment.
Young Tiger if he wanted to be. When he first turned pro, it was incredible how you see the club at the top, then a blur. It reminds me of the old Mike Tyson video game with the lightning uppercut. Plus he could hit his irons however far he wanted to. He was 2 clubs better then everyone else on par 3s.
my daughter is 12 yo and she hits it 245 yds carry. She's 5'3" tall and weighs 85lbs so it's about technique not body mass or strength per se. Go get some coaching Thomas and stick at it and you could be good one day.
Love this list!
Completely agree. Angel Cabrerra should probably be in there also.
That's layered and designed for that clip. Check out 4:00.
Does weight have anything to do with hitting the golf ball farther? I'm 13 and average 250 off the tee and only weigh 94 pounds. So I'm just wondering if weighing more increases ur club head speed or anything?
what’s crazy is how good snead was when he was old. most long hitter’s bodies quit on them by 40.
Another case of history changing over time. When he was playing no one disputed that Tom Weiskopf was the longest driver of the golf ball.
They didnt keep stats until 1980. Nobody disputed it?
Where is Happy Gilmore?
I vote for 4:01 as well.. Sweeeeeeet!!!
You're kidding ,,,, McIlroy is not included ??? ,,, you missed the boat there pal !
If Jack swung as hard as he could with the equiment today he would average 325 off the tee for sure. Maybe longer.
Jack could hit hit 320 on command with persimmon and steel shafts. He just chose not to do it on every drive.
Jack stayed around 250 yards. Anyone claiming someone can hit a balata ball with persimmon woods 300 yards is making stuff up.
Even Jack said in his book he couldn't get past 270 without straining. He said 250 is max. He also said that a 300 yard drive was only hit downhill, downwind, or with rock hard fairways, or all of the above.
Not to mention Weiskopf consistently outdrove him.
Nice to see my fellow Scotsman, much better golfer and namesake Martin Laird featured in this vid
very surprising how davis love be on this list. his swing doesn't look very aggressive or powerful. 476 yds with that swing? really??
Not about power it's about technique look at ernie els he regularly hit 300 with little effort
True but 300 is a long hit no matter how big you are and ernie does it worth ease
Line watching him play
mike hunt wow you respond quick! check out my last post (edited).
the 476 yard drive also came from the most downhill hole on the PGA tour at Kapalua Golf course.
Jeff S I think that if a strong enough woman had a good technique, she could challenge the men in long drive. Unfortunately, such a woman doesn't usually play golf. The longest hitter of the women last year, Brittany Lincicome, averaged 271 yards...that would not have broken the top 100 on the PGA tour (Bubba Watson averaged 310 yards last year. Dustin Johnson's averaging 315 this year.)
Just imagine if them old timers had the drivers and balls of today. It would of been unreal!
nicklaus no1? what a joke
Why is that a joke? He is statistically BY FAR the best driver ever when you combine length and accuracy. He had the opportunity to hit more drivers because he was able to put them in play so he effectively probably is the longest driver ever.
have you ever seen him hit a 1-iron?
@@gsapp59 because the title says all time 'long' hitters, thats why. if they had of said all time best driver of the ball, they would have a point.
What about Quiros ?
fred couples lag in his swing is crazyy!
What about hank kuehne?
First time I've seen Freddie Couples with a glove.
No kidding lol I had to back it up and pause it to make sure
Can't see the correlation between length and number of majors won. You could find another 10 who are average length hitters who have won multiple majors. Faldo and Player a couple of cases in point.
1. Nicklaus
2. Woods
3. Daly
4. McIlroy
5. Watson
No point adding non-Major winners. Too streaky and inconsistent to count.
that sweet sound 4:00
4:20 is on 15th Hole at Harding Park
Hit a 2 iron 455 yards at Augusta once. Cinderella Story.
Surprised that DJ isnt on it
I play at Augusta National and Pebble Beach
This list has been extremely updated. It’s not the same sport anymore.
McIlroy will be on this list someday if he keeps it up, and I'm guessing he will.
They titled the video "long" but rewarded Jack for being both long and straight.
I'm just 11 years old and weigh just 85 pounds but hit it 300 - 340 off the tea consistently. My nickname at my golf course is Gorilla Junior because I bomb it out there like King Kong!
i'm going to be a freaking MONSTER when I'm 16!
check out ANDY NORTH!!
In the final analysis I think DJ will beat out Norman as the greatest driver of the ball who has ever lived.
I'm 16, 5'7" and 11 stone. I average 270 off the tee.
BEST SOUND 4:01
I remember when Fuzzy Zoeller was considered long off the tee at 275 to 300
With those Persimmon Powerbilt woods
I watched Fuzzy hit drivers on the range. Very impressive. The only one more impressive was Tom Weiskoff: amazing.
The way bubba gets onto the ball.
Cool
If Nicklaus had the equipment they have today his average off the tee would have been around 360 yards
And now you've got Cameron Champ...
alvaro quiros would be there if he played on the pga tour
had a friend we called 44 ... 44 yards high and 44 yards to the right
What year do you think it is for Jack's last swing at 5:57 ?
77?
He didn't avg 380 at quail hollow. He did hit it long on the playoff hole but the fairways were baked out by then. Rory still rips it, just not that far.
i hit the ball as far as i did when young and straighter clubs are better technology
ummmm good job!
JB Holmes should have been further up on the list
My sister says my swing is Tiger plus Rory mix! I don't know.. But she's only 9 and can already hit 230 (sometimes) I call her Princess Kong! lol
The sound @ 2:23
Daly shoulda been #1
Era for era Jim Dent should be ranked #1 yet he isn't even in the top ten in this video.
Dude I didn't know you were golf fan. That's awesome!
Hey Kyle
Damn Straight!!!
good list but Daly at nr 1 and Jack at nr 2 would have been perfect
Sam Snead said, "The problem with most amateurs is they're standing too close to the ball after they hit it".
Daly should have been #1. He finished #1 in driving distance almost as many times as Jack finished in the top-10 in that category.
Well, everyone seems to have forgotten a man from the 1960s named George Bayer. Bayer was a mountain of a man who was the game's longest hitter back then, routinely hitting drivers of 350+ yards with far less technology, wood-headed drivers, and much slower conditions than what is used today. Bayer was not very successful on the PGA Tour, so he's largely forgotten about, but all things considered, I believe George Bayer is the longest hitter of the golf ball the PGA has ever had, even longer than John Daly in his prime.
***** I remember Bayer, and I believe you're right. Further proof that distance isn't the most important factor. Nicklaus was not only long; he was in the fairway most of the time. I used to live near Muirfield, and would go and watch the practice rounds; it cost about $10 and it was more fun than the tournament with the pros fooling around and trying different things. Watched Nicklaus in a practice round one day; he was 60 at the time but was still hitting an iron into the uphill, 505 yard 15th hole. Still the best, imho.
Remember that Nicklaus reached the par-5 18th hole at Pebble Beach in 2 on his final U.S. Open hole in the second round of the 2000 U.S. Open. And Nicklaus never tried to go for that green in two, though he always had the firepower to do so. (Failing to try to go for that green may have cost him the a chance to win the 1977 PGA Championship at Pebble Beach, which Lanny Wadkins won in a playoff over Gene Littler, with Nicklaus finishing one shot out of the playoff.)
And to add to your point about how straight Nicklaus often hit it. In the 1965 Masters film, which I have but can't upload due to copyright, Chris Schenkel, who narrated that film, referred to Nicklaus as the "longest, straight driver" in the history of the game.
And yes, there is one, and only one that can be considered the best ever, and that is Jack Nicklaus. And what sets him apart is not just the 18 majors (and 19 runner-ups in majors, which many overlook), but the caliber of the players he had to go against, and the sheer number of legendary players he had to go up against, which are simply too many to mention.
***** Yes, Nicklaus is the GOAT, but he is not the longest hitter of all time. That is what this video is about. Long? Yes. LongEST? Definitely not.
No, but's he's up there, especially the heavier version of Nicklaus from the 1960s. As I said, I believe George Bayer was the longest hitter in the history of the game, especially when you consider the equipment he played with in the 1950s and 60s, because he was hitting it as far as the guys now do with far better technology and equipment.
However, I do think that Nicklaus was the longest straight driver in the history of the game.
Fred Couples has such a beautiful swing
I played in a Jr golf tournament championship through the Titleist tour in the 90s. I was fortunate enough to play at TPC Sawgrass for our end of the year championship during a practice round, my fav golfer ever, Couples, played hole 16 with my group. He was so amazing taking time with us, and it made me love golf even more.
@@littlebucks912 fantastic to hear, what an experience and it's no surprise he is a great guy tbh!
@QenaitheCustodianGuard I was thrilled to birdie in front of Couples playing hole 16. However, I was so glad that he didn't see me hit the little bunker on 17, causing me to bogey.
I would like to see some of the older guys with the new equipment we have today.
Jack Nicklaus would be ridiculous
Greg Norman said in a recent interview that he'd be hitting it 340 today no worries. I don't doubt it.
Jack won the 1963 PGA Long Drive contest at 341 yards with the old persimmon woods and balls of the day. At the 1966 Open Championship in admittedly favourable wind and course conditions, Jack hit the 530 yd par 5 17th in 2 shots...with a 3 and 5 iron.
agree
It's crazy how far Nicklaus used to hit with the old equipment. He once drove through the back of the green on the par 4 18th at St. Andrews when he won the Open. The balls they were using at the time were rubbish too, I remember as a kid using those old Dunlop 65 balls that were popular in the 1960's and 1970's. They went nowhere compared to modern golf balls.
I was at a Driving Range the first time in my life last week with a friend of mine who is a semi-pro.
Lol...from hitting my own roof to one lucky straight 230y punch everything happend. xD
...now I'm adiccted! :(
how is it now?
Where's Rory Mcilroy and Dustin Johnson
Kimberly Challancin you’re right where are they
Kimberly Challancin the video is from 2012
Yup ur right
Yes nobody smashes it like rory McIlroy!
Kimberly Challancin thing is there is no such thing as all time... until the end of time
cool story bro, I'm 17 5'5 weigh 138 and average 260 off the tee. But the thing is that I won three tournaments shooting 70, 69, and 68-74 this year. distance is not everything, accuracy IS.
I would love to see sadlowski make the tour then be on here using a 2 iron.
Sam Snead needs to be higher on this list. He’s the first player to average over 260 yards off the tee.
An they never even mentioned Mike Austin either.
Nicklaus was the longest of his day trust me.and not with no tennis sized headed club like today but with a sweet spot the size of a pea.
Put Sam Snead in this golf generation, it's a 330+ drive every tee shot
Era for era Jim Dent should be ranked #1 yet he isn't even in the top ten in this video.
better title would have been "best drivers of the ball"
In no particular order
You guys forgot Dustin Johnson
+Benjamin Navarro DJ, Brooks koepka, gary woodland are all longer than j.b. holmes.....smh
dustin johnson can CRUSH the ball!!! that vdeo needs updated lol
that was 2012 duh
Correct but Kuekne was the longest ever.
Hank was pretty a long hitter he said he wasn't afraid of tigers length back then but daly was another story
Mike Austin's 515 yard drive at the U.S. Nationals Senior tournament in 1974. The drive was done on level ground, using a persimmon wood driver with 10 degrees of loft and a 43.5" extra-stiff steel shaft, the ball was a soft balata and Mike Austin was 64 years old. Suck on that Davis Love...lol
Since they deleted another comment I made I'm editing this comment to include the deleted comment in a more gentle manner..lol
The record for longest drive average in a FULL SEASON , in any PGA Tour category, is currently set at 321.4 yards. Todays date is 10-29-2020. That record looks like it will be broken this season by a very beefed up Bryson Dechambeau, by maybe a yard or 2. Until such time however, the record stands and it was set by Hank Kuehne back in 2003!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEFORE water melon sized titanium drivers with sweet spots the size of Texas.
how is that possible??
that was a senior tournament these are pga tour events
hoss011 He used science, google his name, he is like the mad scientist of the golf swing.
ya I just read about him... to bad GBWW no longer uses his drive in the book... still impressive..
Why you picking on Love? A respectable guy. If you must rip on somebody from this list, try Woods. He's a douche.
john daly is quite possibly the most underated and most loved player of all time the man's wood and iron play was in a different league he has said he doesnt have the feel on the greens that tiger has but he doesnt practice anywhere near like most pros do. he just has fun and who can blame him with the life he has had true gent i love the bloke
I went to the big PGA tour event at Torrey Pines San Diego in 2011. watched many 'name' players tee off the 1st and 10th tee on North course; Dustin Johnson,Bubba,Mickleson,BooWeekly,etc. when they each hit there was just polite clapping. then Daly (who had slimmed down to his best ever shape) walked up and slammed one 360 yards right down the middle. Crowd goes Crazy!
When you say anywhere near like other pros, what does that mean? Do you mean time,weights or certain practice program?. Before Daly broke onto the scene and won a major out of nowhere, im sure he dedicated as much time and effort into his game just for the sake he was hungry and broke. For years now after making tons of money,he loves to gamble drink and chase women. He may do things different in the last 20 years but he got where he got by being dedicated and putting tons of effort into that game.
Fred Couples was awesome in the masters last year. He absolutely bombed it. Great swing.
Effortless power by far .
With the exception of J.B. Holmes, this is really a list of great golfers who were very long hitters. All of them are major winners and among the best to ever play the game. If there was a long driving competition with all of them in their prime using the same equipment I think the 21 year old Tiger would win it. I've stood behind Norman, Love, Couples, Daly, Woods at a driving range and tee boxes at tour events. From behind the tee it was hard to follow the flight of Tiger's ball; it exploded off his club face so fast and got so high that it was just awesome to see (or barely see).
I agree.I've seen most these players on the list drive the ball and Tiger is a gun off the tee especially young Tiger.The more older he got the less he relied on his long range instead opted to work more on keeping the drive on the fairway.
+amanda lambert Tiger's fastest swing vs JD's fastest swing, Tiger is faster IMO. Thing about Tiger is that he never maxed out on any of his swings. I bet in his prime he could swing upwards of 135 mph if he really went at it, not like he'd ever need to though.
+Clay Miller
You don't think Tiger was going all out in a skins game on a par five with JD? Tiger has never hit 135 in his life -- he is not a long drive guy. Daly was longer back then and there is video out there to prove it.
I only have the putter in the bag - when you hit 600 yd draws off the tee who needs any more clubs?
Yeahh bro!! Nice!
Young Jack Nicklaus is the man. Slammin' Sam is power.
on a non-windy day, i hit 450 yards with a 9-iron. i really don't use a Driver.
I would have Greg Norman at Number 1, his distance combined with how many times he stayed on the fairway, are the best there's been. The others were as long, or longer, but missed the fairway more times too.
No George Bayer. You must be kidding.
Isn't it interesting that they did a top ten list on the biggest hitters all-time, yet they left off the man that might have been the biggest hitter in the history of the game. Back in the 1960s, there was a man named George Bayer, who hit the ball father with far less technology, not to mention wood-headed drivers and slower golf courses, than almost everyone does today. Bayer didn't have much success on the PGA Tour, so he's largely forgotten, but I'm not sure anyone, even John Daly, was as big a hitter as Bayer was, all things considered.
agreed!
Or Mike Austin
Freddy and Davis to me have the most “ Effortless” power out of all of them.
add the slammer too
Fred, Els, David and Snead.
Make no mistake they were not leaving nothing in the bag.
Era for era Jim Dent should be ranked #1 yet he isn't even in the top ten in this video. A big thumbs down!
Greg norman was phenomenal!
2:43 "when you have an athlete who's that strong and that flexible, he can make the club move at a velocity and speed that's just a bit different" that's kinda vague...
Vague,,,it's a secret, otherwise you'd be doing it.
I don't get how this video says Daly was the first guy to ever average 300 Yards, yet Nicklaus gets number 1... This is all-time long hitters, not all-time best golfer.
This is in horrible need of an update. DJ is probably the best driver of all time, with Rory close behind. Love III and JB Holmes should not be mentioned in the same sentence as some of these guys
I read the title as "PGA TOUR Top 10: All-Time Long Hitlers" LOL
151bar151 well have you ever tried invading Poland with a short Hitler? It just doesn't work.
Ok you get LOL
When Augusta National has to change the course to keep it competitive, you know you're long. It's similar to the NCAA banning the dunk when Kareem was a freshman.
How is Dustin Johnson not on this list?
finally, someone who makes my distance sound realistic. I'm 14 and hit for the same distance. the one thing I don't like about it is that there aren't many holes I can use my driver on so I can't use it much.
People on here claiming they can hit it 300+ yards are lying. I play at a competitive club and the longest members are around 275. Don't be gullible and believe these people on the internet. 300 yards is a massive drive.
275 is pretty average
I hit it over 300 yards almost every time. And yes, it is massive.
As my father told me many years ago, the woods are full of big hitters.....;)
buckfan1969 Your father was quoting Harvey Penick.
gilceezy I'm in my mid 60's now. Was never better than about a 14 handicap. Still about a 14 handicap now, but don't hit the ball nearly as far as I did 30 years ago. Driving distance is overrated, but I can tell you that a 400 yd Par 4 today is a lot more difficult when you can only hit it about 220-230 on your best drive. I've also found that the older a golfer is, the further they used to hit it. I'd guess in another 10 years I'll be claiming to hit 300 yard drives in my youth with a persimmon driver, but it would be a lie. At my best I was still only 260-270. The short game is where the strokes are, particularly if you learn to keep your drive in play.
What many people don't understand about Jack is that he could dial it up to 320 with persimmon clubheads and steel shafts, but only if his course management plan called for it. He didn't try to go out there and overpower the hole like most of the long hitters today. That's why you don't see any modern players racking up Jack's win numbers - you can't be nearly as consistent when you're trying to bomb every single drive.
Angel Cabrera?
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