The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. This is an authentic ping tfc169d graphite driver shaft with stiff flex. A decade or two ago, if you swung a 45 inch driver, it would probably feel like you were swinging a heavy weight at the end of a whippy shaft. 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. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. The hightensile, betatitanium crown, titanium soleplate and variable face technology produce plenty of distance and forgiveness with a. On another note, i have been considering a shorter shaft in my driver for the last 10 years but have never done anything about it. To help golfers hit the ball further, golf club manufacturers have stretched the limits of driver design by inflating the size of club heads as far as the rules allow and stretching the shafts as well. Somewhat surprising considering the distance race the big oems are engaged in. Years ago, drivers came standard with 43 inch shafts. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. Irons master clubmaker ralph maltby says that adding 12 inch length can add about 5 to 7 yards in distance for irons. However, two of those three were nearly as good with a different length.
Not sure of tigers driver now but when he started his pro career his driver length was 43 inches. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. May 10, 2019 typically most players do pick up speed around 1 mph per inch with a longer driver shaft, and since every 1 mph of additional driver speed generally yields about two yards of extra carry. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. Use the fitting chart below to pick your junior driver shaft upgrade based on height and age. Why longer shafts arent the key to longer driving golfmagic. I can hit the 48 inch driver about 30 yards farther than the 45 incher 270280 yards with the 48 incher. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 drivers one at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only reenforces the importance of a custom fitting.
Driver shaft testing the results are surprising forerightnz. On my original set, it has a 45 inch driver and i had no control until i choked down roughly what everyone is saying 1 to 1. I will probably be able to swing the 47 incher faster and keep the same shot length. But times have changed and when next you look over the clubs in your local pro shop or golf superstore, pay. Driver shaft length creep clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. I think the major difference is that with the modern longshafted 460 cc drivers, even the average hacker can hit 200 yds, missing the sweetspot by a mile. Cobra junior drivers are equipped with the same gamechanging technology used by the pros, like rickie fowler.
What would be the minimum length to cut a driver shaft without having tremendous negative effects on distance. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. Personally, im always hoping to learn more about shafts and trends in the club market. 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. The hybrid 4 club is at 39 inches in a 65 graphite shaft instead of 40, and 5i is 38 inches in an aerotech 80g shaft. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. That said, most companies off the rack drivers from big box stores are 45 inches in length for men. For example, my driver is 45 inches in a 55g lite shaft, my 5 wood is 42 inches in a 55g shaft instead of 43, the 7 wood at 41 inches in a 55g instead of 41. Shaft length and the average golfer toronto golf nuts. They hit fairways, off the tee and straighter shots more consistently with a 44. At 47 inches it will be about d6 which is what i play with a 45 inch driver my standard length driver. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph.
Should i be aware of anything when geting fitted with a longer shaft. New taylormade m1m2r15sldr premium driver shaft fujikura pro. It determines impact position on the face, interaction with the turf, and posture at address. Awesome at 43 inch over the past 2 months, i have purchase 3 drivers and tried different shafts on them. I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43. Advances in design allow for modern long drivers such as the bj superlite, which has an overall. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Ping tfc169 graphite driver shaft, sflex, 43, pro pull, like new. Get the best deals on taylormade golf club driver shafts when you shop the largest online selection at.
Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. See the difference between using a normal length shaft in a driver and a shorter fairway wood shaft. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Driver shaft length butt extensions are an easy install, as long as they arent much over an inch long and your swingspeed isnt too high. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. The average length of drivers on the pga tour appears to be slightly shorter than 45 inches, with many pros playing drivers in the 44. If i cut my driver down to 43, would it make sense to cut my woods an inch down also. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. While longer club length can mean more distance, this makes it harder for you to find the. A lot of the research i have done has centered on shaft length. Try gripping down an inch, maybe put a wrap of tape on the butt to remind you.
Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. This called for a test using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead. Jan 31, 2017 the stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Players who use this driver on the screws sometimes have seen their golf ball traveling a decent distance of 250 yards.
But like you said in the old days a driver had a 200 cc head and a 43 inch shaft, still many really good players also hit these around 275300 yds. Now industry standards have evolved to a minimum of 45 or 46 inches. If i win a nike dymo head, im gonna try putting my whiteboard that is at 44. My question is, what is a good complementary length for my 3 wood and 5 wood. Struggling with accuracy off the tee, rickie fowler shaved an inch off his driver length at the honda classic, using a 43. Nov 07, 20 the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. It wasnt long ago that the average length of a driver was no more than 43. Most three wood shafts are the old driver standard 43. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches. I used to his my 3woodmini driver off the tee for years, never felt 100% confident with the driver2years ago, i had a shop cut 2 inches off my driver shaft jetspeed from 44. Now think about this the average driver length on the pga tour since 2005 has remained steady at 44. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches pros do not use 43 inch drivers.
Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. What do half inch long shafts do to your golf shot. 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. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Hitting the ball 20 yards farther especially if it comes to rest in the fairway is a significant advantage, allowing you.
The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. If you are using a 43 inch driver, just get a degree 3 wood and you are set. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. We all know how important shaft length is for an iron. Golf channel info is generalized for all players and should be taken with a grain of salt. 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. I was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. The lighter weight allows for a longer shaft, but the 3wood shaft is normally cut an inch shorter than the driver to offer more control. Aug 03, 2012 3jack experiments with shortening the driver shaft one of the questions i get and i often see on message boards is about shortening the length of the driver. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. Players can be customfit at a golf shop for the proper length of their club shafts. Jun 23, 2011 standard length for modern drivers with graphite shafts has settled at 45 inches. Pro taylor fit nano made pga tour 65 gram graphite golf wood shafts a, r or s flex.
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. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. Heading into the 2019 pga championship at bethpage state parks black course, which demands long and straight tee shots, pgatour. In the 1990s, the average driver was about 43 inches long.
Taylormade ultralite r80 shaft flexr length 43 916 driver. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. They can send the ball over a distance of 275 yards using this golf club. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club.
If we look at the offline average, we see that three players did their best with the 44. Nov 16, 2018 the lighter weight allows for a longer shaft, but the 3wood shaft is normally cut an inch shorter than the driver to offer more control. Aug 26, 2012 i was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. The same club head on a 43inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long. Starting in the 1980s, all the golf equipment companies began to increase the standard length of the driver to the point that today, all mens drivers are made to a length between 45. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. I thought it felt longer than my old driver, but wow, its 2 inches longer. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43.
The same club head on a 43 inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45 inch shaft. Nov 23, 2016 on another note, i have been considering a shorter shaft in my driver for the last 10 years but have never done anything about it. 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. Cobra is actually releasing a 48 driver called the long tom for 2012. For everyday golfers a longer shaft isnt necessarily the answer to more distance off the tee. As most people know, the driver shaft lengths from oems are usually in the range of 4514 to 4612 long. I have a burner 2007 ht draw driver with 45 shaft and it is marked m flex senior but it plays closer to regular since the stock shaft is 45. I have a fitting scheduled for the 910 d3 driver and would like to order with a 43. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Schedule an appointment with a clubfitting expert for a driver fitting and have them check driver length for you. Driver shaft testing the results are surprising youtube. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44.
A 45 inch driver tends to help golfers increase swing speed over a 43 inch driver if they make the same solid contact and hit with the same consistency using both drivers. For the most part they are the same shafts to start with and the tip is trimmed differently for both, so if you had a tip trimmed shaft for a 3 wood it would be much stiffer than the same shaft that was tip trimmed for a driver. A 43 12inch driver yields 262 yards and a 44inch driver 270 yards. Mar 03, 2017 i just read an article that asserts that tiger woods for most of his career used a driver of 43.