Golf Swing Speed Chart & Calculator

This golf swing speed chart shows how fast golfers swing, from the average amateur to tour pros, and what each speed is worth in distance. The calculator works three ways: enter your swing speed, your ball speed or your carry distance with any club, and it gives your speed and carry potential for every club in the bag.

Average driver swing speed

TrackMan's Combine averages for amateurs, by handicap, and the tour averages:

The spread is narrower than most golfers expect: the average 10-handicap man swings only a mile an hour faster than the average golfer. Strike and launch separate them more than speed does. Your speed is also where equipment choices start: it decides whether you need a stiff or regular shaft and which golf ball suits your game.

Swing speed chart by club

Club head speed through the bag, from TrackMan's tour averages:

On both tours a 7-iron moves at about 80% of driver speed and a pitching wedge at about 75%, a handy way to estimate your iron speeds from your driver.

Swing speed to distance chart

Carry with a solid strike and good launch, by driver swing speed:

Each extra mph of driver speed is worth about 2.3 to 3 yards of carry, more at higher speeds. Most amateurs carry it a little less than the chart, because an off-centre strike costs ball speed: the smash factor calculator shows how much. For the distances golfers actually average on the course, see the golf club distance chart.

Ball speed to swing speed

Many launch monitors and apps report ball speed but not club speed. Divide ball speed by your smash factor to get swing speed: at a typical amateur 1.44 with a driver, 144 mph of ball speed means about 100 mph of swing speed. The calculator's ball speed mode does this for any club, using that club's typical smash factor. For the ball speed a 300-yard drive takes, and the tour and record numbers, see how much golf ball speed you need.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good golf swing speed?

The average male golfer, a 14.5 handicap, swings a driver at 94 mph, according to TrackMan's Combine data; scratch golfers average 110 mph and PGA Tour players 115. For women, a 15-handicap averages 79 mph, a scratch golfer 90 and LPGA Tour players 96.

Is a 115 mph swing speed good?

Very. 115 mph is the PGA Tour average with a driver and faster than the average scratch amateur (110 mph). With a solid strike and good launch it carries the ball about 282 yards.

How far should a 100 mph swing speed carry a driver?

About 235 yards with a solid strike and good launch, from TrackMan's tour data. Most amateurs at 100 mph carry it less, because an off-centre strike or a poor launch costs distance the speed would otherwise give. To add speed, golf swing speed training and a few golf exercises a week are the proven routes.

What swing speed do you need to hit a driver 250 yards?

About 105 mph to carry it 250 yards. If your 250 includes roll, less: around 98 mph carries it 230 and the bounce does the rest on firm fairways. Carrying it 300 yards takes about 122 mph.

What is my swing speed if I hit a 7-iron 150 yards?

About 81 mph with the 7-iron if 150 yards is your carry, which goes with a driver speed of about 100 mph. If 150 is your total with some roll, or you often strike it thin, your speed is probably a little higher.

How do you convert ball speed to swing speed?

Divide ball speed by the smash factor. 170 mph of driver ball speed takes about 114 mph of swing speed at the tour's 1.49 smash factor, or 118 mph at a typical amateur 1.44. The smash factor calculator works out your own from a launch monitor's numbers.

How fast do pros swing a 7-iron?

92 mph on the PGA Tour and 78 mph on the LPGA Tour, according to TrackMan's averages, for carries of 176 and 143 yards. Their drivers average 115 and 96 mph.

How do you know your swing speed?

A launch monitor or a swing speed radar measures it directly. Without one, you can estimate it from your ball speed or your carry distance with the calculator above.