November 04, 2014

Guinness Record Set With Nearly 21-Foot-Long Driver Shaft

November 04, 2014/ Geoff Shackelford

Kudos to Michael Furrh for having the spare time to put together a 20' 6" shaft to drive a ball all of 63 yards at a ball speed of 79 m.p.h., but it was good enough for Guinness to set a new World Record. The shot, hit at Rolling Hills Golf Club, sets the new benchmark for longest shot struck with the "world's longest usable golf club."

Here is video of the record setting shot (eat your heart out Rocky Thompson!):

Furrh posted the launch monitor readings from the shot on Instagram:

Geoff Shackelford

Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.