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The world record recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest drive in a competition is 515 yards (471 m) by 64-year-old Mike Austin in 1974 at the US Senior National Open Qualifier with a 43.5" steel shafted persimmon wood driver. [5] The record distance achieved in the European Long Drive Championship is 473 yards (433 m) by Allen ...
Sean Fister closed out this 10-year period in 1995 with the first of what would be three long drive titles for him. The longest recorded winning drive in this 10-year stretch was Darryl Anderson's 345-yard shot in 1994 but that still fell short of Williams' then-record winning drive of 353 yards in 1977.
Mike Dobbyn is an American professional long-drive golfer who holds the world record for the farthest drive in history: a recorded drive at 551 yards. [1] In regular professional golf, the hardest hitters average just over 300 yards. [2] However, although his longest drive is 551 yards, most of his drives range between 350 and 450 yards.
Tonya. Michael Hoke Austin (February 17, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American golf professional and kinesiology expert, specializing in long drives. [1][2] He was credited by Guinness World Records with hitting the longest drive in tournament play (471 m/515 yd) in 1974 at Winterwood Golf Course (now called Desert Rose Golf Course) in ...
Book: Bearback — The World Overland: Chris Ratay and Erin Doherty-Ratay: 1999–2003 BMW F650 and BMW R100PD: Circumnavigation — 50 countries, 6 continents 101,322 mi (163,062 km) Unsupported Claim Guinness World Record for distance ridden (team) [55] Vladimir Yarets: 2000–present (As of July 2014) Jawa 350 and BMW F650GS: Circumnavigation
However, the official world record holder, Mike Dobbyn, whose longest drive is a world record 551 yards, is 6 ft 8 in and a muscular 310 pounds, implying that raw power is also very important, particularly in the left shoulder and right pectoral (for a right-handed golfer) and in the twitch muscles on the left side. [7]
It's on the Meter – World Taxi Challenge was a round-the-world motoring expedition that broke the Guinness World Records for the longest ever journey by taxi and the highest altitude ever reached by taxi. The expedition's three-man team used a 1992 Fairway Driver London Black Cab to drive 43,319.5 miles (69,716.12 km) around the world.
HTV-2 (artist rendering), the fastest uncrewed aerial vehicle. North American X-15, the fastest piloted rocket-powered aircraft. SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest piloted air-breathing aircraft. Rare Bear, the fastest piston-engined aircraft. Musculair 2, the fastest human-powered aircraft.