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. Jan 06, 2017 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. Agxgolf ladies magnum 460cc petite length 43 inch 10. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. I have my paterson shaft with a g30 head set to neutral. We kept the shaft length and flex almost exactly the same. Mar 28, 2016 everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43.
Depending upon the manufacturer and the particular design, the raw length of each driver shaft in the test ranged from 43 up to 50 and in iron shafts from 37 to 44. My driver hasnt changed sits in my car but i can can land my 3 wood 250270. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Also, i had problems bringing the swing weight to the d3 i am used to. Club length can be altered up to one inch longer or shorter. For drivers that you purchase in stores there is a letter on the shaft that usually says something like l ladies flex, a. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Simple rules for buying the right golf equipment frankly golf. A recent golf test i dont remember where, showed amateurs hitting the longer shafts 45. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. Nov, 2011 it dramatically altered the feel of a 43. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. The maximum length of a driver allowed in golfs rules is 48 inches.
Now, these numbers are not 100% accurate but you see the point. I was fitted a few years back with an aldila habanero stiff shaft with my titleist 910d2 driver. 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. I am struggling to find the centre of the clubface consistently but am able to hit my 15 deg 43 inch 3 wood solidly off the middle 90% of the time. A lousy golfer will be equally poor with whatever length driver shaft, so they might as well buy the longest shaft driver and delude over hope.
Callaway big bertha v series driver used golf club at. I have a callaway driver3 wood and switched the shafts for this reason, driver mostly. Although wulkotte described jacks driver going from 43 to 43. I thought that it would be a good idea to test out different balls again and i found that the nxt tour gave me a better drive than the pro v1x. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. They have a basic understanding of how length, weight and flex affect ball flight and shot distance. Combined with an extremely low center of gravity, the m2 2017 driver has more. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. Rice believes his launch angle and the spin rate on the golf ball were better with a 43inch shaft. The shaft length is based on the golfers height, arm length. The fitter put me in essentially a light higher launch shaft.
Golf club driver length chart best picture of chart. For nongolfers or those just starting to get into the sport it can seem almost impossible that the design of the shaft will have much effect on the overall swing of the user. Can anyone tell me what will happen to a the flex of the club. Sdt provides tip stiffness for stronger players, producing greater accuracy.
Unlike the other three factors, as shaft weight changes its effect on swingweight changes at a disproportionate rate. Thinking about cutting my driver shaft down an inch. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. Why longer shafts arent the key to longer driving golfmagic. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. Shaft length plays an important role in clubs head speed, path, attack angle and the players ability to make solid contact. I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. When i bought it the salesman recommended a diamana blue shaft. Precalculating swingweight the shaft swingweight equivalent is for illustration purposes only. One of those fittings was by the guy who fit sergio at 43. This unique design feature optimizes the flex distribution and energy transfer of the shaft without sacrificing control.
Its probably a good idea for the vast majority of amateurs, but cutting the driver shaft down is not the final word. The main variable in our testing was the loft and type of driver head. 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 with my driver. This measurement is considered to be the standard length of drivers with steel shafts for women players. Between 2016 and 2018, woods used a matrix tphde shaft and mitsubishi tensei pro shafts, but he switched back into a newer diamana 70gram driver shaft. From that article, i would guess that was maybe when the slightly longer driver shaft came in. Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. If i play regular flex on a 45 driver, what should the shaft flex be if i am cutting down a raw shaft to 43. 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.
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. He found that he actually hit the ball longer with the shorter shaft. There is a point when the weight of a longer shaft, combined with the awkwardness of controlling the extra length, will result in diminishing clubhead speed. Taylormade also had the first titanium golf driver in the winners circle of a golf major mark omeara, 1998 masters, ti.
Hopefully by seeing my results you will think twice about just assuming an offtheshelf driver is the right one for you. I just measured the length at 44 34 and the swing weight at d2. Your typical offtherack titanium driver has a 45inch shaft. I recently went back to my friends at petes golf to discuss driver fittings, and to do an informal test between a couple of models just to see how different my results might be by changing lofts and driver heads. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. Read this before you buy your next driver practical golf. Cut shaft length the length of a shaft after it had been trimmed and installed in a golf club. Oct 01, 2018 for this test, we brought together five golfers with a range of swing speeds and handicaps.
Does anyone here hit a driver that has been cut to 3 wood length. A comparison of shaft frequencies key terms for understanding the information contained in chapter 4. Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers. A practical guide to shaft alignment plant services. For estimation purposes, however, the above shaft weight to swingweight equivalent is acceptable. For example, a machine running at 1800 rpm with 12 inch of spacer shaft length would allow a maximum offset of.
Between 2016 and 2018, woods used a matrix tphde shaft and mitsubishi tensei pro shafts, but he switched back into a newer diamana 70gram driver shaft ahead of the 2018 tour championship, and old. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. How to measure golf club length man women and junior golfers how to measure shorten cut driver shaft length chart how to fit golf clubs s with pictures wikihow golf club yardage and specification chart ralph maltby junior golf club ing do juniors need to get golf club sizing informationmeasuring your child for junior read more. For many players, optimum driver length will most likely be 43 to 4412 inches. My driver is on a 43 shaft and my 3 wood is on a 45. Given below are some points that can be kept in mind on a driver that has a 43 inch shaft. There is a point when the weight of a longer shaft, combined with the awkwardness of. February 10, 2012 2 comments golf shafts by shawn zawodni. The same club head on a 43 inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to. As shaft length increases, clubhead speed also increases.
When we shorten the length of shaft in our fitting sessions the players will. Im 57 with shoes on and bought a 9 d2 about a year ago. However, most companies will stick with a shaft length between 43 and 46 inches. The taylormade m2 2017 driver was created with a multimaterial design of titanium and carbon composite to allow for maximum distance and forgiveness. Torque should match golf swing speed by now, most golfers are aware that the shaft is the so called engine of the golf club. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. 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. Im tall with long arms so im assuming my clubs are too short. Nov 07, 20 roughly speaking, if you hit a 43 inch shaft driver and a 44 in shaft drive exactly the same the ball should travel 20 yards further with the longer shafted club the reasoning behind this is simple physics. Again, the raw version of a shaft is that shaft as it is produced by the manufacturer in its uncut form, before assembly.
Andrew rice, a south carolinabased teaching professional, tested the same club head with a 43inch shaft and a 45inch shaft. Project x shafts incorporate stepless design technology sdt where each individual shaft throughout the set is comprised of a specific taper length. Players who use this driver on the screws sometimes have seen their golf ball traveling a decent distance of 250 yards. You ll find it easier to hit the sweet spot with a shorter shaft, and you can go after tee shots without losing much control. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43.
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. Dec 18, 2019 the average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. Each shaft was built to the same finished length and swing weight. However, the average driver length for pga tour players is 4412 inches long. Rigid couplings have no tolerance for misalignment, they should be aligned as accurately as possible. The best players in the world, who can have any length shaft they want, have settled on 44 or 44 34 inches tiger has even used a 43. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. The golfworks al0083 aldila rogue black msi graphite wood shafts. Bend point the point of maximum bending on a shaft as measured by compressing one end of the shaft toward the other. However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches. Each player hit five drives with each of three shafts. The marketing is for those who delude with my penis driver is longer than your penis driver even though i slice 30 yards off target with a stiff shaft too. Interesting, ive had three driver fittings where shaft length was a key element. Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance.