I am your height and i got my ping g30 cut down and inch and a half so its at 44. Well i chimed in a while back about using a shorter shaft on my driver. When the ball is hit on the sweet spot, everything gets better. This youthful veteran was ezra meeker, of oregon trail fame, who throughout his long. 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. I am thinking of buying a used xr16 driver with the shaft two inches shorter than stock. I have most always gamed drivers with shafts in the 60g weight category in either x or s. Ive assumed its simply a matter of it being easier to return the shorter shaft back to the ball, but it could also be the weight. I have a tm 320 regular version with a prolite stiff. Though this year im gaming a couple shafts in the 50g stiff category, and have been very happy with the results. Generally, i have found and believe that a shorter driver shaft helps both control and distance because when you center the ball on the club face, it does wonderful things. I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43.
This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. That said, it took me about 4 weeks to get used to the shorter shaft. Xr16 driver shaft 2 inches shorter callaway community. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. Consistent feel and better control are why garcia remains a heavy. The size, or lack there of, of the head was intimidating in the beginning, but as i went through the shots i became more comfortable.
Will a two inch extension placed at the grip end of the shaft alter the performance. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. This was a shorter trail to the oregon country, made by william sublette, one of. There is no question i have been an advocate for driver shaft length to be shorter than the current standard driver shaft lengths as offered by the various golf equipment companies. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are. My driver is a players driver, which means that at its 1. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. Rombax 7v05 at 276cpm and 324g i never imagined i would be able to hit the egg as far as i used too with lighter softer shafts but instead i hit it better than ever. Im not sure the exacts becuase i wasnt there when it was put in, but i love it. If i shorten my driver shaft will it help with accuracy of. Dando shaft dandy warhols danger mouse dangerdoom dangereux zhoms dangtrippers dani siciliano. As a group the shorter driver did hit the ball tighter than the longer driver. Shorter driver shafts clubs, grips, shafts, fitting.
The project gutenberg ebook of oxteam days on the oregon trail. A professional clubmaker can probably get a shorter, modern driver playing like it should. And while their most popular nonstandard order is for drivers cut 1. Four years ago the average driver shaft length sold in retail shops was 45. Lights right for many pros, but heavy shafts still work. A question that still begs to be asked is similar to one we asked about driver size. In years past, ive had a couple in the 70g range hit them well but always come back to 60g shafts. Columbia records commercial juggernaut brought the music, video industries to the valley by stephanie salter on a 1979 commemorative recording made by and for the employees of cbs records and columbia house, a veteran of the vinyl lp presses recalled, most of us started out here to just work a year or two til we got our children through school or til we got through this one big bill. However the average shaft length on the european and pga tours is 44 inches with some of the very best players having even shorter shafts. Recreational players may swing the 3wood more slowly than their driver because the club is shorter, but the impact likely will be more efficient. Can i shorten my driver shaft or should i just reshaft.
In jimmys assessment of his own game, getting the ball in the fairway one more time over 2 rounds will help him perform better. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. For some, a shorter driver shaft might lead to more confidence, more control, and with that. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. We immediately set out to fix that and to discover whether golfers are helped or harmed by longer driver shafts. I believe the 3 wood graphite shaft was almost 50 grams lighter than its steel counterpart which would explain the almost 7 mph difference in club speed. For more on why shorter shafts can help you hit longer tee shots, watch golftecs nick clearwater explain in the below video. Rather than trying to achieve a certain kind of swing, just improve on what you currently have. That is the main reason you can hit a 8 iron better than a driver.
Better to just focus on a priority and make that better. He is most likely to be found on the golf course or at the range working. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was. If big was so much better, then why werent fairway woods. When i hit my 3 wood accurately i can hit it 230 yards which is often better than my driver which i usually slice or snap hook it as i warm up. Advanced ball striking view topic shorter driver shaft. Guys who make their living playing golf need to have equipment that helps them perform. I ran the idea by him of shortening my shaft to make a more accurate driver, but. Get the right shaft to hit your driver straight and long bombing and gouging the problem with bombing off the tee and gouging from the rough is that for us average golfers, it only works percent of the time, according to a study done by golf digest and trackman. While that shaft was even shorter than the 3 wood shaft it was substantially heavier. When i received the paderson shaft, it was 1 shorter than my project xv at 45. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. Struggled with it for a week or so and then it seemed great.
What i didnt know is that all of these drivers had stock shafts that were well under 60 grams. Get the right shaft to hit your driver straight and long. Over the last week i have experimented with choking down and have found that the distance is the same if not better since i hit the. Get rid of your 3 wood to cut strokes from your scores golfwrx. For this video, weve used the gc quad launch monitor to gather real world data comparing two identical clubs that only differ in shaft length. Or there may be a slightly better flex for you, though that influence is likely less important. A short apnea a silver mt zion a small good thing a storm of light a sunny day in glasgow. Most of the top name drivers in the shops this year have shafts measuring between 45 and 46 inches and there are even a few longer than that. I tried different drivers with different flexes stiff and regular but it didnt make a difference. With the shorter 44 shaft you have greater confidence and can cut loose with your swing.
Shorter driver length means better and more consistent contact which leads to better and more consistent distance. Good guitar tab by better than ezra with free online tab player. My suggestion is if youre taking up golf, or shoot in the 90s or higher, get rid of. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. That being said, the average male would probably be best served with the 44. Then he traversed the long trail once more with team and wagonback to that. After a few days of further driving, we arrived at eddyville, in18 iowa. Shorter driver shaft can a shorter driver shafts say from 44 to 42 help or aid in driving the ball more consistent as opposed to longer shafts. Can a shorter driver shafts say from 44 to 42 help or aid in driving the ball more consistent as opposed to longer shafts. But whats mostly likely to be happening and its just a guess but a. Now you can find drivers with shafts that are over 46. Same if not better distance and the ball marks on the face were in the center and more tightly clustered than my longer driver.
Anyone ever shorten their driver shaft for more control. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Also does a shorter shafts allow more consistent control. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. It wasnt until i stumbled across a driver with a nonstock shaft that weight 67 grams and it. What was more interesting was the misdirection of the players shots, or how. I have pretty good results, but am not as accurate as i would like. Im 61 and the number of flush strikes are better and my distance has not suffered whatsoever.
Shorter hitters may have bunched yardages with more wedges. Better than a thousand better than ezra bettie serveert betty carter betty who between the buried and me between beulah bevis frond. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve. In 1997, more than 20 tour players averaged 75% or better in driving. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. In fact, over the last 34 years, taylormade has received nearly as many orders for drivers longer than standard length as they have for drivers shorter than standard.
I have long monkey arms and drive the ball pretty far, ive been told by a few people that shortening my driver shaft may help me control the ball off the tee better. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Now that i have had it in the bag for two months, i have modified my setup to tee it up a bit higher then drop my right shoulder below my left. I hit a demo xr16 at a callaway demo day with this same shaft that was a standard length and really hit it well. Rickie fowler finds shorter length driver to his liking.
Good tab by better than ezra songsterr tabs with rhythm. The question is which driver of these two do you want. Might have to go to a heavier shaft to get some of the feel back, from playing a shorter driver. If you can find one with a shorter shaft try it and compare it against your driver but i wouldnt buy a shorter driver, just get it cut down a bit.
Many modern players even have drivers a little shorter than what they are selling retail to consumers. Lights right for many pros, but heavy shafts still work for some. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. You will make more consistent contact and have more control. The impact of the length of a driver shaft on your game. Distance was a little shorter, but i think that was more the club and the gd tourad ysq just not matching my swing more than the 1 inch shorter shaft.
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