The record for the longest drive was set 35 years ago in 1974 with a wooden club. However, with all of the technology that is around nowadays, the different clubs and irons and of course the sheer skill of many of today’s golfers the question has to be asked as to why this record hasn’t been beaten? This mighty record was set on 25 September 1974 by a 64-year-old man called Mike Austin. Legend has it that Austin is drove a golf ball 515 yards from the tee. This record does not stand in the Guinness World records, however, it was witnessed by former PGA golfing champion Chandler Harper, some course officials from the Las Vegas Golf Course and the rest of the four ball grouping. Buy why hasn’t this record been beaten? There is so much advanced technology in golf nowadays, from golf rangefinders , to golf stroke simulators; to basic practice nets and putting mats for your own home, they all aim in some way to improve your golfing game. Not only is the technology a lot more advanced than it was in 1974 but so are the clubs, balls and stroke techniques available. From golf irons and drivers, to putters and wedges, there really are so many different clubs around in order to create a more accurate, precise form of finding the hole on the golf course. And not only are the golf clubs more advanced in style, but they are also different in material, surely a metal club would have more power and speed to drive a golf ball than a wooden club would? Balls have also advanced in style over the years in terms of power, distance, spin and weight. So again, in this advanced era of the golfing game, the question remains; why hasn’t the record for the longest drive been beaten?