Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver. As most people know, the driver shaft lengths from oems are usually in the range of 4514 to 4612 long. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the percentage of golfers who have improved their tee shot consistency by going much shorter with the length of their driver is nothing short of spectacular. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. If clubs are shortened and no weight is added back to the clubhead, the chances of the. The idea behind the longer driver shafts is that the longer the shaft will equate to more clubhead speed which will allow the golfer to hit it longer. As the driver length got shorter most of the golfers actually gained distance, with the. Is there a practical limit to how short your 919thi driver can be built and still perform both in terms of distance and feel recognizing that factors such as shaft and grip weights, swing speed, etc. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Jan 12, 2012 somewhat surprising considering the distance race the big oems are engaged in.
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. 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. I have about a 97 mph driver swing speed leaving me at the border of a stiff shaft. Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has been 44. Shaft length is certainly a factor in how far you hit a given club.
However, you can always shorten your shaft from your fitter if you feel you are short on accuracy. It comes with 11 degrees or 14 degrees of loft, and is purposely built with a 3wood length shaft43 to 43. If you have to cut it off, use a hookbladed knife like this one, available in the green lantern golf store. 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. Aug 02, 2016 in this video i cut down a driver to 42. I am thinking of reshafting this driver with a ust low carb aflex shaft which i was very pleased with in my previous driver a cobra ss350. As a concept i do like the single length approach as it simplifies the game and can make the short game a little easier for anyone who struggles with it.
Tom wishon, one of the top club designers in the world, said in his book the search for the perfect golf club, ninetyeight percent of mens drivers these days are built to a standard length of 45 or 45. Youll find it easier to hit the sweet spot with a shorter shaft, and you can go after tee shots. In effect, at some shortened length, would the driver likely be inferior to a strong 3wood properly fit, for example. Analyzing the posture and wristtofloor measurement, 3235 can be a good length. Clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44inch steel shaft driver is. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf.
The 919fd is a fairway driver that gives golfers more control on tight parfours and fives, especially for players who tend to spray their driver. Nov 07, 20 the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Mar 27, 2012 on wide open holes i play it at full length but on shorter par 4s i grip down about an inch and its a fairway finder. Two of our testers proved to be longer with the 45. 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. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the leading authorities on club fitting in the world. This video is about wrist to floor measurements for golf shaft length. Typically, i hit the 5wood great and the 3wood not so much. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. We will let you know when it becomes available again. Analyzing the posture and wristtofloor measurement, 3235 can be a good length for putters that most golfers will be comfortable with.
Contrasts with most other single length sets being created for a 37. 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. Looking at the data on an individual level reveals some interesting details. Also, most would have a near impossible time to find an optimal driver to suit them, even in a store full of brand named stuff. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. Recently my swing has changed with the time, so i took the irons tho a local club smith and had the irons flattened 4 degrees.
How to cut down your driver shaft length first, you gotta get that grip off. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Standard club lengths for women are one inch shorter than for men. I tried hitting a friends driver the other day that was cut down to 43 and i loved it. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. This will add about 58 in length to the shaft, so when you are cutting from the butt end, make sure you account for that so you get the total length you are looking for. As club equipment guru tom wishon explains, the length, loft, lie of your clubs. Wishon 929hs fairway wood has a compact head with a narrow face height it too has the bendable hosel feature. Tom wishon golf technologies s2s shaft fitting system.
He has been responsible for more than 50 different club head design firsts in his design career, including the first adjustable hosel device, as well as the first 0. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. Check out this study wishon did with 50 golfers with varying handicap levels. Over the years manufacturers have increased the length of driver shafts. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Wishon golf golf irons and iron sets 2nd swing golf. If i decide to cut down a driver shaft by a couple inches, should i be looking at a regular flex shaft to accommodate the stiffening of the shaft, or will a stiff. That being said, the average male would probably be best served with the 44. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. That could wreck your golf game tom wishon ricks custom fit. The reason is, with a straightblade, you risk cutting into the graphite fibers, which will. Hello, i have a driver 5 fairwood and 3 rescue from wishon golf, also the 515 iron set. Whether these club lengths make sense is another question.
Reinstall a grip on the newly shortened shaft and, most importantly, wishon says, add weight to the clubhead in some manner to restore the swingweight feel of the club. In it wishon claims that most golfers have a driver thats too long. Intended to be custom fit with any wishon golf s2s iron shaft model and flex to meet the swing speed, transitiontempo and release point of the golfer. In his book 12 myths that could wreck your golf game he suggests that almost no golfer should be playing a driver shaft longer than 44 inches. Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing in club head design, shaft performance analysis and club fitting research and development. As length is evaluated, keep in mind the tradeoffs in performance that can govern changes in driver length. Shaft length should be tailored to the individual, not a universal standard.
Golfer driver3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph mph golfer downswing transition rating. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. The more forceful the transition, the shorter the wooddriver length may need to be. Wishon has also created a specific s2s stepless shaft for the sterling single length irons that comes in regular and stiff flexes and it is light and well balanced and matches the set very well.
Not more than 10 percent of all men should ever try to play with a driver length that is longer than 44 inches. On tour you have a collection of golfers who you would think could very well control a longer length driver because of their incredible swing skills. With steel shafts, use a tubing cutter to trim the shaft. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Its not about you height, its your wrist to floor measurement. Altering the length of a driver can have a significant effect on performance. For instance, i used the wristtofloor methodology and came up with a. Im hoping i can find more fairways with a shorter driver. Apr 25, 2012 that being said, i dont quite agree with the wristtofloor methodology that wishon uses when it comes to driver length fitting. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Jan 31, 2017 the stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Golfer driver 3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph.
As you move toward the longer clubs in your bag, however, the increased. Installing longer shafts in wedges and short irons will almost always result in more distance, as most players have little trouble swinging the shorter clubs. So with the difference in shaft length being 34inch along with an 8gram static weight difference, that is why the clubhead speed in the shorter driver was about 1 mph slower. The heavier the shaft weight, total weight and swing weight.
Wishon golf golf irons and iron sets filters please filter to see more relevant items. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. Measure golf club length in 2 proven methods nifty golf. As club equipment guru tom wishon explains, the length, loft, lie of your clubs are critical factors in determining how far and high your shots will fly.
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. For instance, i used the wristtofloor methodology and came up with a 43. Shaft length and the average golfer ive just read the search for the perfect driver by tom wishon. Im a very consistent and straight hitter but can use all the help i can get on distance since my typical drive is about 210 yards.
If the goal in making the clubs shorter in length is a desire to gain an improvement in accuracy, the reduction in length should be made from the grip end only, wishon said. 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. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. When fitting the length of the driver and the woods, the decision is made completely on the basis of the golfers swing characteristics combined. The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. I have a 2006 ti460 cleveland launcher, with the standard cleveland sliver aflex shaft, and the clubs length is 45. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. Shaft length and the average golfer toronto golf nuts. Wishon notes that tiger woods generally plays a 43. What is the ideal driver shaft length according to.
If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. My question now, if it is possible to flatten the woos too. It is designed to be a longer length than a normal 3wood but shorter than a normal driver. In fact, if your clubs are too short or too long, expect to spend lots of time in the rough, bunkers and water hazards, if not out of bounds.
This paper will describe why shaft length is critically important in fitting a driver. Mar 28, 2016 the quest for a more accurate driver everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. Long story short, go to a real clubfitter, not some dude with a vise and bucket of grip solvent in his garage, and heshe should be able to do this with no problem. Table 2 displays how altering length while maintaining a constant swingweight can affect performance. That being said, i dont quite agree with the wristtofloor methodology that wishon uses when it comes to driver length fitting. My driver is a players driver, which means that at its 1. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. What is the ideal driver shaft length according to height.
Graphite clubs are slightly longer, with a standard driver at 45 inches, 5iron at 38. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. I have found that the problem is that it usually fits the golfer for too short of a shaft. 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. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Interesting blog by tom wishon on wrx japanese golf. Assuming its about average for your height, 44 is fine. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. When in doubt, err on the side of shorter length for the driver.
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