‘Already Getting Close’: 2-Time World Long Drive Champion Makes a Bold Prediction About the ‘Must-Haves’ for the PGA Tour Players in the Future

The sport of golf is constantly evolving. It has come a long way from where it was a decade ago and will probably see a lot more progress in the decade to come. Along with the sport’s evolution, players too have to evolve. They will need to adapt their style of play, their equipment, etc. As per the two-time World Long Drive champion, Kyle Berkshire, the pro golf players on the PGA Tour will especially need to evolve one aspect of their game.

Berkshire saw his first win at the World Long Drive in 2019. Two years later, he won it again in 2021. The golfer has openly shared tips to better ones golf game, and perhaps he can help out the Tour players with assistance this time too.

Kyle Berkshire gets candid about the future of the PGA Tour players

The former World Long Drive Champion was interviewed by Alex Lodge from GolfMagic in Florida last week. There, he revealed the most important thing that players should concentrate on in the future. Players who want to compete for the top rankings in a decade, according to Berkshire, will need a fast stroke speed.

The 2020 PLDA National Championship believes that speed is key. “We will see a time within the next one to two years where the average ball speed on tour will eclipse 180 mph,” he stated. “It’s already getting close to that; it’s like 176, 177.” But he believes that will need to improve.

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In the interview, he stated that one of the few “must-haves” to be a top 15 or 20 guy will also be “a 120mph clubhead speed.” The professional hitter explained that the top 30 already included those who currently had a range of 115 mph to 120 mph. But to stay there, they had to have “everything else firing on all cylinders.”

How fast can Berkshire hit the ball?

The two-time World Long Drive Championship winner can certainly hit the ball far enough, but how fast does it go? Well, just two months ago, Berkshire broke the record for ball speed. He recorded a speed of 236.2 mph on a TrackMan simulator. This was the highest speed ever recorded on a simulator.

The golfer can also drive the ball really far. His career-best is a whopping 474-yard drive. This was longer than even his 2021 win, where he drove the ball 422 yards to take home the title.

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What do you think of Berkshire’s assessment? Do you agree with the long drive? Let us know in the comments below.