Jack Sock is best known for his accolades on the tennis court – namely, three double grand slam titles – but his abilities on the golf course should not be overlooked. Although tennis is his main focus, Sock has managed to reduce his handicap on the golf course to almost zero.
Much of that success on the golf course can be attributed to his prodigious clubhead speed. In this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar, co-host Drew Stoltz revealed that a few years ago, Sock was locked on Trackman with a clubhead speed of 135 mph.
“The swing speed stuff I think comes from tennis,” Sock said. “I’m not trying to swing hard. I’m not standing over the ball saying, ‘I’m going after this.’ But my forehand in tennis was known for racket speed, so I think that naturally came to golf.
A clubhead speed over 130 mph is pretty serious stuff. Even among the top pros on the PGA Tour, 135 mph of clubhead speed will turn some heads on the range.
But while the massive speed of the clubhead is certainly an asset on the course, controlling the golf ball when swinging that fast can be a bit of a challenge at times.
“As you know, I can put it in anybody’s backyard,” Sock said. “I’m definitely marking it more just to try to play a cut, which I feel like I can control more. But the swing speed, the club head speed can go up there.”
You can check out the interview with Sock, including his story of why he missed a tee time at Augusta Nationalin the video below.
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