Joe Miller (long drive golfer)

2010 World long Drive Champion.

Joe Miller (born 18 November 1984), is a British long drive golfer from London, U.K.

Biography

Miller is the RE/MAX world Long Drive champion for 2010.[1] He became the second European to ever win the championships [2] and as such is regarded as the best Long Drive Golfer in the world today .At 6 ft 4 and 19 stone Joe Miller represents a new breed of Long drives built around strength speed and power, he also holds the world record for ball speed at 225 mph [3] on the way to becoming world champion. Winning the championships with a 414-yard strike,[4] Miller collected the $150,000 prize for winning the 2010 World Championships.[5] Jamie Sadlowski is Long Drive Golfer who sits as one of Joe's main competitors together allowing the sport of Long Drive to grow through various events during the year.

Miller's first sponsor in the sport was the Long Drive brand known as Krank,[6] however the sport and the athlete have grown in recent years and Miller went on to sign to Callaway Golf in 2012. He is now part of their research and development team and often tours with his sponsors attending exhibitions and various events.[7] Currently based at The Shire London golf club he uses these facilities to aid his needs whilst also working as a part-time gym trainer.[8]

Miller won the 2010 REMAX World Long Drive Championship with a driver of 414 yards (379 m) against rookie Dominic Mazza. Miller was brought up in Barnet, London where he still trains in both his local gym and The Shire Golf Club. He is sponsored by Callaway Golf and therefore uses the Official Driver of the LDA (Long Drivers of America), The Callaway X HOT 2 with a Fujikura XX Shaft and usually 3 degrees of loft. He is also a competitor on the European LDET circuit capturing four wins in a row (Belgium, Germany, UK, Slovenia). He unfortunately missed out on a second REMAX title thanks to Tim Burke, a Krank Staff Member who hit a drive of 427 yards (390 m) to win the $250,000 and the REMAX belt. At last, Miller holds the record for the longest official drive in history at 560 yards at his local course in England in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Tempe, AZ (2011)
  2. ↑ http://golfnewswire.net/joe-miller-at-2010-remax-world-long-drive-championship/
  3. ↑ Krank, G (2010).
  4. ↑ Gale, T (2011).
  5. ↑ Correspondent, G (2010).
  6. ↑ http://krankgolf.com/krank-fullText.php?file=news/9.news
  7. ↑ http://joemillerldc.com/joe-powers-through-with-callaway/#respond
  8. ↑ http://www.longdrivers.com/ldaplayer.php?id=50

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