Club Head Speed & Ball Speed

What is it and how is it measured? "Clubhead speed" is a measure, in miles per hour, of how fast the clubhead of a golf club is traveling prior to and at the point it impacts the golf ball. Clubhead speed can be recorded by a launch monitor like the Foresight Sports and Zelocity Pure Launch monitors that I use in my teaching and club fitting.
On the PGA Tour, a typical driver clubhead speed is 110-115 mph. On the LPGA Tour,a typical driver clubhead speed is 95-105 mph. Most "average" golfers don't approach those speeds, although some big hitters can exceed what the pros typically average. But a typical recreational male is probably swinging somewhere in the neighborhood of 85-95 mph for his driver, while a typical amateur female golfer is probably around 60-70 mph for her driver.

Ball Speed generally can be calculated by taking the club head speed and multiplying it by 1.5 IF the contact is in the center of the face and the energy transfer ration (smash factor or "I got all of that one" factor) is high. How fast the ball is traveling is really the measure of how far it can go given optimum spin and launch angle. Remember that just because you swing for the fences on one swing doesn't mean that you really did hit the ball the farthest you can. Most times, you can just swing your normal under control swing and transfer more of the power in your swing to the ball the best and THAT is the shot that goes the farthest. REALLY!!!