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Originally Posted by MizunoDude
It has to do with conservation of momentum. Stronger may have been a bad word. More massive would have been better. When two objects collide a equal force acts on both objects. In the case of a drive, the force will cause the ball to accelerate and the club to decelerate. The more massive the club and (since they are attached) the person swinging it, the less they will decelerate. This will allow them to stay in contact with the ball longer and therefore impart more momentum to the ball, therefore faster ball speed. Its the same reason a heavier bowling ball is generally better then a lighter one, or why everyone moves back when the big kid on the little league team gets up to bat.
How much of a difference does this make? I have no idea. But theoretically it does make a differenece.
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Theoretically mass is a factor, strength definitely not. But you should remember the relative scales. Even a lightweight golfer is going to be orders of magnitude more massive than the ball. Also dont forget that the mass of the player is only moving slowly...