Inspired by rickie fowlers driver used on tour, the king f8 tour length driver features two heavy weights and a 44. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. You might see some of the shorter and smaller ladies on the lpga tour using much longer 48 inch drivers that look like they are swinging a broom handle, but that doesnt mean its right or your game. Ball speed and total yards deficits are again only marginally smaller with the 44. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. I will probably be able to swing the 47 incher faster and keep the same shot length.
Its simple physics, to an extent, the further the force is applied away from the pivot the hands the more force is generated. Therefore, in order to calculate the time, both distance and speed parameters must be entered. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and accuracy. Why drivers vary in length and swingweight do you ever wonder why drivers are a particular length or swingweight. Players 1, 2, and 5 sacrificed considerable ball speed with the 44. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. This is precisely why since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has been 44. What they will not do is send you a different weight for the bottom should you later choose to cut the shaft yourself. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. Major marker marshal match play mulligan on the golf course oneputt oneunderpar over par par 0 pga pin pitch play through practice green putt putter putting quadruple bogie relief.
I have a 9 d2, im thinking about shortening my driver an inch to 44. Youll hear about how the 2 will effect swing weight, etc. I had one of older and smallhead driver reshaft from 50 to 42, no more than 10 yards difference. Bill iseri, who fit me at pings phoenix headquarters, added a little loft to the shorter driver since physics dictated it would produce a slightly lower launch angle, spin rate, and clubhead speed. Effect of driver length on distance one of the most informative charts in wishons search for the perfect golf club shows what a swing robot which hit the ball dead center at a swing speed of 90 mph did with different driver lengths. First, heres a tally of what the top 10 in driving distance on tour are using by driver manufacturer. Nov 07, 20 the trouble is that as club length goes up, accuracy tends to go down see the video above for an extreme example. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Its shorter length appeals to those seeking maximum accuracy and control, while its oversized profile promotes maximum distance on misshits. Thats the idea behind the 48inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf. Previously, the standard length for a womans driver was 43 inches. The farther you hit your tee shot, the shorter your next shot will be, giving you the opportunity to use a morelofted club. This online calculator tool can be a great help for calculating time basing on such physical concepts as speed and distance.
Aug 20, 2015 when i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. Currently playing steel shafted at 42inches, changing to proforce v2, 980f head. Top 10 longest hitters in the 20172018 pga tour and their.
Effect of driver length on distance ottawagolf forum. Ct, it seems logical that adding length to the driver creates a longer swing arc and. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. A 43 12inch driver yields 262 yards and a 44inch driver 270 yards.
Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has stood at 44. Thinking about cutting my driver shaft down an inch. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. Unless you are very tall you could probably do with a 43 44 inch driver as opposed to the usual 45. Here you have a collection of some of the best golfers on the planet, golfers with incredibly good swings, yet on average, they play with drivers which are 2 inches shorter in length than what is being sold to regular golfers. Mar 28, 2016 if im going to use my driver more during a round i need to make sure im not stuck behind trees or out of bounds. Does anyone here hit a driver that has been cut to 3 wood. I totally disagree that driver length should be judged off height at all.
Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. The model 40 44 series is designed for a lot of applications including the recreational vehicles such as the big three wheelers, atvs, ltvs and the economy transportation vehicles. You will see some smaller players on the lpga tour using 48inch drivers that come up to their chin, but the average woman amateur wont be able to control such a club. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Does the length of a golf club affect the distance you can. Does anyone here hit a driver that has been cut to 3 wood length. The effect of club length on swing speed and distance on january 11, 2016 by menno zacharias in clubs my last post identified a number of disadvantages of single length irons, primarily, hitting the wedges to 8 iron to long because the shafts are longer than conventional and hitting the 63 irons to short as the shafts are shorter than. I think one of the big reasons people have the impression shorter drivers will cost them too much distance or dont perform as well as a 45 club is because they simply lop off an inch and dont address the loss of swingweight.
Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance. The amount of distance one gains with shaft length is so minimal about 2 yards per inch at 100mph its barely worth including in the descision making process. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points oh my. I have my driver shorten from 47 to 44, there is no obvious distance lost. The big bertha fusion driver is a material change in forgiveness and distance, led by our revolutionary titanium exocage and ultralight triaxial carbon crown, with a new and innovative shape, and industryleading aerodynamics. Which driver length should you be playing to maximize distance. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44.
Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. From time to time, swing changes, i started with longer shaft and easy swings. Ive played 2 rounds like this and i have actually gained 1 club in distance with irons and have hit my driver straighter and longer than. If theres no difference, then i suggest using the longest shaft you feel you can control. This summer i cut my driver shaft shorter to 44 from 45. After a bit of practice i lost a bit of distance, gained a lot of control, and gained a lot of confidence. I do grip down a couple inches with it for a standard swing though. Many people would actually hit longer drives with shorter drivers as they would get better center club face contanct. Remember that for every halfinch mishit that you experience on the clubface, the distance that you will lose is five. Cutting driver shaft the 19th hole mygolfspy forum. Standard drivers for women are an 1 inch shorter than standard mens drivers. At 47 inches it will be about d6 which is what i play with a 45 inch driver my standard length driver. I am way more comfortable and more consistent accurate.
Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers club. The science behind our tv size and distance calculator. And why they arent necessarily uniform throughout the industry. 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. With 44 i felt like i hade better control over the club. Woody picked a 44 shaft and a few driver heads that he felt best suited me. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches and didnt choke down at all. In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. By frank thomas52306 my driver is 45 inches in length and i hit the golf ball all over the course. Drivers have gone through a 3 plus increase in length over the past three decades simply as a way for golf companies to sell more drivers via the marketing promise of longer distance. The idea then is to find a driver shaft length thats long enough to retain proper distance while at the same time not being so long that it creates difficulty making a connection with the sweet spot. Jan 07, 2015 not more than 10 percent of all men should ever try to play with a driver length that is longer than 44 inches. I can hit the 48 inch driver about 30 yards farther than the 45 incher 270280 yards with the 48 incher. Remember that for every halfinch mishit that you experience on the clubface, the distance that you will lose is five percent.
Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is. Id go as short as 44 inches and as long as 47 inches. I now have a 47 inch driver, 45 inch 3wood, 44 inch 5wood and 1. It got me to thinking and i realized i havent been hitting my 45 inch driver with the control and accuracy that i once did with a pers. Thats the idea behind the 48 inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf. King f8 tour length driver inspired by rickie fowlers driver used on tour, the king f8 tour length driver features a shorter, 44. Ben alberstadt what drivers do the pga tours longest golfers use to bomb their tee shots.
In a recent story for golf digest on his 10 rules for. I can hit the 48 inch driver about 30 yards farther than. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Not only is it the biggest factor affecting the price of a television, but it also has a huge impact on the perceived picture quality. Bigger and closer is usually better when it comes to choosing the perfect television for your room. You may not know it, but the shaft on your driver might be way too long for you. Before 2012, the standard length for a womans driver was 43 inches and since then its moved up to 44 inches. I used to his my 3woodmini driver off the tee for years, never felt 100% confident with the driver 2years ago, i had a shop cut 2 inches off my driver shaft jetspeed from 44. Many have heard that a shorter driver shaft can increase their consistency off the tee by. Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. Now that the 20172018 pga tour season is behind us, we can do a thorough examination. Get the best deals on 48 golf shaft and upgrade your home workout gear with the largest online selection at.
I may be in the minority but i am a good ball striker and i just feel i get a lot more out of a longer driver. What is interesting about this is most of the rack drivers are 4546 inches in length and some are even 47 inches. Oct 01, 2018 while its entirely possible that a shorter driver will help you hit it straighter, our data shows that a longer driver could also be the solution. I hit it better and longer at that length than at 44. If you are a golf fan you may have seen the news recently that reigning pga championship winner jimmy walker put a 42 inch titleist 917d2 driver. A 45 inch driver tends to offer more distance of close to 16 yards off the tee with very little loss in accuracy in comparison to a 44 inch driver. The pros all could gain more clubhead speed and more distance with a longer length because all the pros have a later to very late release.
What can you take away from this whole thing, and find a more accurate driver. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. A decade or two ago, if you swung a 45inch driver, it would probably feel like you were swinging a heavy weight at the end of a whippy shaft. I just measured the length at 44 34 and the swing weight at d2.
Comet 40 44 series torque converter system symmetrical comet 40 44 series is a mid range torque converter system for 8 to 18 hp applications. If you are a golf fan you may have seen the news recently that reigning pga championship winner jimmy walker put a 42 inch titleist 917d2 driver into play at the pga tour events held recently in hawaii. The shaft is the same length as my 3w but total club length is still 1 longer than the 3w due to the larger club head. While the standard length for this club was initially 43 inches, it was revised to 44 inches in 2012. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. Dec 01, 2019 what is the optimum driver shaft length. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. The same club head on a 43inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. The advantage of pounding a long drive on a par4 or par5 hole is obvious. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches. So far we have 2 testers who saw a significant difference in total distance between the 44. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44.
The minimum length for a driver shaft is 18 inches. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. Jul 27, 2017 ping will absolutely make you a driver that is correctly swingweighted at the length you want. Jul 30, 2019 and when we look at their drivers, we typically see one commonality, their driver shaft length. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 drivers one at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. You might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44. My thoughts is that i hit my 3w off the tee with pretty good distance at 43 and i see quite a lot of players hit their 3w longer than their driver maybe bc they get solid contact at that length so i dont see why i would need to go beyond 2 longer in a driver.
One of the interesting equipment stories of the year was that luke donald started using a driver that was 43. Distance only does so much as long as you can find the ball after you hit it. I have always been uncomfortable with standard length clubs. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. If you are playing a shorter driver, say 44 inches instead of the standard. While you may worry that a longer club could create some control problems, the 460 cubic centimeter club heads on most modern. I was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. The average shaft length of a driver on the pga tour is 44. Whether youre searching for distance, accuracy, or a little of both, make an appointment with a trusted club fitter to find the optimal length for your driver. Asked in math and arithmetic, units of measure, length and distance 44 inches equals how. To hit a stinger my hands are at the very bottom of the grip. Callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45.
The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. The effect of club length on swing speed and distance. Has anyone ever tried this and im just curious if you hit more fairways. Mar 14, 2018 callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45. The holy grail for most golfers is increased distance off the tee. I think its pretty unanimous that stock driver shafts are too long for most golfers. Virtually no women golfers should try to use a driver length longer than 43 inches, most women should use a driver length shorter than 43 inches. As the driver length got shorter most of the golfers actually gained distance, with.
You might be thinking well wouldnt a driver with a longer shaft go farther. I play with 2 drivers anyhow so i also have a shorty for consistency and from my test i swing a 44 to 45 inch driver about 108 mph at 95%,but if i could make a club that i could swing 85% and get that same speed than i would use that club and if i had a wide open par 4 or 5 and i knew it were possible to get 127 mph if i tried really hard then. I have a callaway great big births i would like to cut down to 43 inches. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind.
Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. Ive gone through a long series of cobra drivers, and cut them all down to 44. As usa today explains, a 48inch driver must be swung with a wider arc, which generates more club head speed and produces a longer drive assuming you hit the ball squarely. If you want something changed, the club has to make a round trip to arizona. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. Dec 11, 2018 for example, if you are 6feet tall and your wristtofloor measurement is 35 inches, a standard length driver 44 inches for a steel shaft driver and 45 inches for a graphite shaft driver would be appropriate. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you duration. The answers to these questions might be more complicated than what they appear. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was.