I thought that you would find the following both interesting and useful for your own game, in 2007 Zach Johnson won the US Masters at Augusta, the interesting thing about Zach winning is that he is not by his own admission the longest hitter on the PGA Tour, a fact often overlooked with regard to him winning in 07, was that he did not hit any of the par 5s in two shots during the entire tournament, yet played the par 5s in 11 under for the tournament!! Some feat. So have a look at the following and take note, this might just help your game.
Interesting fact-Zach is one of only 8 players to average over 280 yards off the tee, whilst still hitting better than 70% of his fairways over the last five full seasons.
Interesting Fact-Zach has hit 71% of fairways in his PGA Tour career!
Interesting Quote-Staying on plane is critical for me because I have to hit fairways. Zach Johnson.
Interesting Quote-Please get your lasers out and start working on your plane!. Ian Clark
Trackman numbers-those of you who have taken a lesson with me recently will now all about Trackman, I managed to get hold of Zachs Trackman numbers with his driver.
Clubhead Speed 108.1mph
Ball Speed 158.7mph
Smash Factor 1.48
Launch Angle 12.2 degrees
Carry Distance 259.5 yards
Please read the carry distance again, yes thats right it says just over 250 yards! So in this day and age of players trying to hit the ball as far as possible, Zach is a plyer who keeps his club on plane, and has a great career record. If you fancy a flutter at Augusta, you could do much worse than a few bob on Mr Johnson.
Hope this helps your game.
See you on the lesson tee
Ian
