We have grown used to golfers who can nut the ball 300+ yards off the tee at will.

And most of us know from our own experience with club fitters or just from listening to the commentators that launch angle, spin rate and clubhead speed are the three critical elements in reaching such prodigious distances.

But a new term is creeping more and more into golf's lexicon: hang time.

Golfworld has an interesting take on hang time and how much it can vary from one tour pro to another.

I just want to know how these guys pull it off with driver lofts of less than 10 degrees