All things being equal, a longer shaft should enable you to hit the golf ball further. Gear guy explores the theory that a longer driver shaft equals more distance. Youll find it easier to hit the sweet spot with a shorter shaft, and you can go. And because of that, i can almost guarantee this golfer struggles with distance.
Get more distance out of your driver increasing yourgolf driverdistance requires boosting your swing speed. This is why its so much easier to hit a 3 wood or 5 wood a lot straighter than your driver. Learning how to get more distance with driver and become more accurate off the tee doesnt have to. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. Instinct told me to choke down and shorten my swing and i did manage to start hitting drives straight. The secret to hitting your driver better the left rough. In this article and video, well examine how you can increase your driver distance in a very real and measurable way on the golf course. Shorter driver shaft callaway community callaway golf. Pga tour pro and noted long hitter bubba watson believes that long drives often begin with the right equipment. I may be off be 12 but it is not that important to my question. Trying a longer shaft is a popular suggestion these days, but most players should, if anything, try a shaft half an inch shorter than whats in their driver. Once you can hit the ball longer, your approach shot will be shorter and your scores will. Current cobra l5v is standard length which i think is 45. If anything, im hitting it the same distance, sometimes longer.
What is the correct driver loft for the average senior golfer. A shorter driver shaft increases the likelihood of a golfer making better contact off the center of the drivers face. Thinking about cutting my driver shaft down an inch. I didnt lose much distance on slight mishits, but was in the short rough instead of behind a. Oct 29, 2018 in this video we compare the same driver built first with a 45 shaft and then with a 47 shaft to see the differences in speed, distance, consistency and accuracy. How to increase your driver distance free online golf tips.
We all want to increase our distance with the driver. Shorter drivers may be easier to hit and more consistent january 17, 2017 marriott golf academy grande vista master club fitter randall doucette explains the importance of shaft length with your. Quite a bit shorter than the 4512 and 46 inch drivers that are typically being sold in golf. Due to an eye condition, the longer clubs have become rather difficult to hit. Whats more its club head can be adjusted for weight from 188 grams to 215 grams to create the weapon of your choice a longer length driver 47 to 48 that offers blazing speed and distance, a standard length driver 45 to 46 that promotes control with power or a shorter driver 43 to 44 that provides pinpoint accuracy fairway after. Would a shorter driver help my distance and accuracy. Our guide to maximizing driver distance goes over every single way you can add distance to your drives. So, lets discuss how you can work these elements into your game for more distance with the driver. This tip will teach you how to get more distance with your driver. Drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your.
Everyone, i am toying with changing my driver length. How to get more distance with driver, longer golf shots. Wed jan 15, 2014 by dave phillips drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. Ive come to the conclusion most golfers dont turn their body enough in both the backswing and forward swing. Additionally drivers are built around stock length so weighting, cg, lie angle, all of that. Golf monthly top 25 coach clive tucker explains how to get more distance with his power tips for golf. Golf academy grande vista master club fitter randall doucette explains the importance of shaft length with your driver. It covers areas such as technique, golf fitness and customfitted clubs. To work on your tempo, spend some time on the driving range working on half swings with your driver. Can a shorter driver shafts say from 44 to 42 help or aid in driving the ball more. As long as you dont land in a hazard, a longer drive offers the advantage of a shorter second shot, allowing you to use a more lofted and accurate club for your approach to the green, or your second shot on a par5 hole. While there is more to golf than distance, it certainly is fun to knock the ball well down the fairway alongside your younger playing partners. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43.
When we put this golfer into a shorter shaft, to no surprise, his shot. And the golf digest article pointed out that he plays a 4334 inch long driver. Jan 12, 2012 the argument for playing a shorter driver has never been about distance. I often run into old attitudes that good players have regarding what they want out of their driver distancewise and how it should be created. Another huge difference is that your driver is hit off a tee. A number of drives with the shorter driver were very long. Marriott golf academy grande vista master club fitter randall doucette explains the importance of shaft length with your driver. Shorter drivers may be easier to hit, more consistent golf.
If you want to hit longer drives and send you driver further down the fairway can using a longer shaft help you find those yards. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. Especially female golfers who didnt play other sports have problems increasing their distance. Increase your driver distance and start playing better golf. Your increased distance off the tee is probably a combination of the increased swingspeed and the fact that the shorter driver allows you to more easily hit the ball on the sweetspot of the driver. Did you also know that many pga tour players have driver shafts. The distance the players hit the ball was also negligible between the two shaft lengths, with an average of less than 1. Offline drives with the shorter driver werent as far off.
The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Get more distance with your driver, mike sullivan, raleigh, nc mike sullivan. Learn from a 2star pga professional how to increase your distance and smash drives. Lighter, shorter, softer gives more driver distance. For most casual golfers, watson says, the quickest shortcut to more distance is getting a driver with more loft. How to get more distance from your driver without sacrificing. Shorter drivers may be easier to hit, more consistent golf channel. I am definitely more accurate with the shorter driver. Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance. Shots from the shorter driver were more accurate, and usually as long or almost as long as from the longer driver. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. Golf power and distance are one of the primary limitations for senior golfers and golfers over 50. Thats why we like to focus so much on helping amateur golfers improve with a driver in their handsbecause it really is important. Learn the simple tips, tactics, and drills that you can use to increase your driver distance, hit more fairways, and start playing better golf.
Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. What they wound up with was much more than a driver. The more often a golfer hits the center of the drivers face, the more consistency they will see in their driving accuracy and distance. When you swing with a great rhythm, you will be able to hit the sweet spot of your driver on a moreconsistent basis and you have to hit the sweet spot if you are going to hit long drives. The pros might be bombing the ball with their drivers, but recreational golfers are still lagging far behind. Dec 10, 2012 revolutionary new driver technology produces. Pga professional eric hogge explains why adding even the tiniest amount of weight to your driver golf club can have a big impact on the distance you get off the tee. The idea that a longer shaft will create more clubhead speed or that youll sacrifice distance by shortening your driver shaft isnt necessarily true. But as i noted drivers have also gotten lighter and longer than ever and for me, i cant swing these clubs consistently. Shorter driver shaft i went from 45 to 43 12 a few years back and have gained more control over my driver. In this video we compare the same driver built first with a 45 shaft and then with a 47 shaft to see the differences in speed, distance, consistency and accuracy. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches how to find the proper length of your driver shaft and gives a drill to maximize distance. How to get more distance power tips for golf golf monthly.
Mar 28, 2016 the quest for a more accurate driver everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. Dec 04, 2014 i have a lot of experience with this, and not only will a shorter driver shaft help hit straighter, more consistent drives, you can expect longer drives as well. Nov 16, 2016 when you swing with a great rhythm, you will be able to hit the sweet spot of your driver on a moreconsistent basis and you have to hit the sweet spot if you are going to hit long drives. In contrast the shorter model yielded a maxed out smash factor of 1. She instantly increased her carry distance to 215 yards with the same. So if a longer shaft equals more distance, why doesnt everyone use a.
Shorter drivers may be easier to hit, more consistent. I have been swinging my friends driver that is 44 and i seem to have better control of it, just scared to do it to mine and lose a bunch of distance. The shorter the club, the less movements in the swing which means more consistency. Any loss in distance has been minimal, as im making contact with the center of the club face more consistently and i get better roll out in the short grass. When im helping a customer i put more weight on what their driver distance is and their tempo and transition rather than the swing speed they tell me they have. Longer and straighter drives, lower scores, and more golfing enjoyment. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Why the method most tour players use doesnt work for the average golfer. Sep 25, 2018 based on the above, it seemed my good drives were equal, or so close that it did not affect club selection on the second shot. Get more distance out of your driver golf info guide. The suggestion as ive always interpreted it is that a shorter driver will be more accurate, and because youre better able to control the club, and find the sweet spot, more often, average total distance could actually increase.
You might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44. Shorter drivers may be easier to hit and more consistent. My swing speeddistance off the tee increased when i shortened my titleist driver shaft by one inch. More importantly that test showed a 28% increase in accuracy with the shorter shaft. I didnt lose much distance on slight mishits, but was in the short rough instead of behind a tree. Dec 18, 2019 the average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. In addition to the fun of hitting a long drive, those long drives are going to set you up for shorter, easier approach shots. Most golfers think of improving swing tempo as something that is done to gain control in the swing, but a better tempo can actually lead to significant power gains as well.
Female golfers often have problems with lack of distance off the tee with a driver or from the fairway with an iron. This week gear guy explores the theory that a longer driver shaft equals more distance, the importance of face inserts on putters and more. New technology produces longer and straighter drives. Through exhaustive launch monitor testing with the best players in the world, we discovered a new approach to helping all golfers achieve their golfing dreams. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. Andre was playing a standard length tour ad tp7 s in his m5 driver and was not getting consistent drives. Jul 30, 2019 you might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44.
You might be thinking well wouldnt a driver with a longer shaft go farther. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. The complete guide to maximizing driver distance practical golf. Many golf monthly forum members are increasingly inquisitive over the distance gains we see on readerfitting days, questioning where exactly the distance. The faults and fixes shown here will transform your power potential. You will find out by shortening the shaft you will hit the sweet spot more. While you can hit it off the deck, i dont recommend it for most amateur. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. I have a 9 d2, im thinking about shortening my driver an inch to 44. The argument for playing a shorter driver has never been about distance. In the previous segment of this blog, we discussed hitting the ball on the sweet spot in order to optimize your smash factor or efficiency. Each player tested the shafts in a different, random order. But my distance was reduced a good bit and i was not getting my slight draw that i had all my life.
The idea that a longer shaft will create more clubhead speed or that youll sacrifice distance by. Is there an optimum shaft length depending on driver swing characteristics. The same thing happened on my previous driver several years ago. As the driver length got shorter most of the golfers actually gained distance. So i decided to not only experiment with a shorter driver, but also heavier and stiffer. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance golf.
I wonder if ill lose distance and how much, or will it stay the same if the strikes are. Except for short par3 holes, the driver is the club typically used off the tee. Begin with a short iron, and work up to the driver. Based on the above, it seemed my good drives were equal, or so close that it did not affect club selection on the second shot.
Lighter, shorter, softer gives more driver distance true. Drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. In general, this will be a spot that is slightly towards the toe and just above the center of the clubface. In the hands of the average golfer, however, this kind of driver is likely to hit shorter, lower drives. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of centeredness of contact. Shorter drives lead to longer approach shots, longer approach shots lead to fewer greens hit, which leads to higher scores and a lot less fun. Did you know that most stock shafts on drivers now are almost 46.
After a comprehensive overview of my stats last year i came to the conclusion that if i want to get to the next level as a golfer, i am going to have to hit more greens, and that all starts with how i position myself off the tee. I have a lot of experience with this, and not only will a shorter driver shaft help hit straighter, more consistent drives, you can expect longer drives as well. Make fullmotion swings at half speed with your driver, starting at approximately 100. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. May 10, 2019 this week gear guy explores the theory that a longer driver shaft equals more distance, the importance of face inserts on putters and more. He also notes that a driver customfitted by a professional club. On the backswing, your lead shoulder left for right. How to hit a golf ball further with a shorter swing duration.
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