Club Head Speed

The Speed test in the DRVN Fitness Test — and the single most impactful physical performance metric in golf. It is the clearest expression of a golfer's physical ceiling: highly trainable, easily repeatable, and directly correlated to distance and scoring potential. If you track one data point over time, it's this.

Protocol: measured on a launch monitor (consistency and repeatability matter more than the device). Intentional max-speed swings, accuracy constraints removed, focus on clubhead speed not ball flight. Record max speed, average of top swings, and date/conditions.

Benchmarking: segmented into defined speed tiers by male / female / senior / junior. The coach's job is to progress athletes through the tiers systematically — at low levels speed comes from physical capacity (strength, mobility, sequencing); at higher levels gains are incremental and need dedicated, intent-based speed sessions.

Lesson: Speed Test – Club Head Speed