In our iron test, we routinely saw a 10 or 20 gram change in shaft weight produce distance variations of 810 yards. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. Find great deals on ebay for long drive shafts and golf long drive shafts. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8.
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. So why would someone swing a longer club slower than a shorter club. You could possibly be a full club longer by finding the right shaft weight. See what results we got when we tried different length shafts on the golf club. Dec 01, 2019 what is the optimum driver shaft length. Nov 28, 2005 i have been doing some really rough measuring and it looks like the driveshaft will be kinda short. So while you might hit the ball very straight, youll also hit it very short. On how manufacturers have too long shafts in most current drivers. Remove the grip from the driver using a hook blade or a. Panic, no offense, because i thought the same things too, and my analytical mind knows better, but i have had a 9drive shaft running around in a customers car for about. Dec 23, 2014 we show you how to measure for the correct length driveshaft and more for your engine with help from the guys at dennys driveshafts.
In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. Long story short, your current driver might be preventing you from hitting it farther simply because its not the right club for you. 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. Designed for the better players looking for the very best of todays technology. You might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44. 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. Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. What length driver should you use buying guide youtube. House of forged platinum xx longdrive shaft wtitleist 9915917ts adapter. Did you know that most stock shafts on drivers now are almost 46. Whats the use of a long drive if youre punching out your second shot most of the time. Accuflex vizion ultralite 50 remax world long drive golf.
Many golf monthly forum members are increasingly inquisitive over the distance gains we see on readerfitting days, questioning where exactly the 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. Do be sure to check out the weight of any clubs made longer, ask your club maker to take some weight out of the head of the club on shafts to which you add length so they do not feel too heavy. Will it make a golfer longershorter or moreless accurate. The tail shaft and differential line up pretty close. Regular flex, 44 length, 335 tip, 600 butt, with an excellent golf pride tour wrap grip. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. A short driver shaft may help you hit a straight shot better and also hit the center of the face more than you usually do. The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. As it sits right now the drive line on my t will be 68 inches long from the centers of the ujoints.
The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. 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. Can a shorter driver shafts say from 44 to 42 help or aid in driving the ball more consistent as opposed to longer shafts. The standard length for a mens driver is in the 43inch to 45inch range. The key difference between the standard xr16 head and. Im told it can be done, but how much trouble is it. Struggling with accuracy off the tee, rickie fowler shaved an inch off his driver length at the honda classic, using a 43. You might have a great club head that is used by some of the best golfers in the world, but if you dont have the right golf club shaft length, it will all. Either way, clubs can be made to your exact requirement in a short time, leading to the longest and. The driver that won the world long drive championship. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers.
In our experience over the last twenty years, we have seen offtheshelf driver lengths go from 43 inches to 48 inches, the maximum allowable by the usga, and back to somewhere around 45 inches. Another possibility is that the shaft is too light. If you want to hit longer drives and send you driver further down the fairway can using a longer shaft help you find those yards. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. My bigger question is how the club felt with this short a shaft, and how the swing weight might have changed and what if anything you did to correct this. You might hit the occasional drive farther with a longer shaft. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. Have you ever wondered what the average driver shaft length is on the pga tour. Driver shaft length too long for most players clubs, grips.
Standard shafts our 46 length standarddriver golf shafts are made with similar engineering and materials as our championship long drive shafts, and these shafts also offer higher ballspeed for more distance, and a lower ballspin rate for a boring ballflight with less dispersion. Guy explores the theory that a longer driver shaft equals more distance. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. When you go about choosing a length that is right for you, it will be best to make the choice based on what. Find great deals on ebay for long drive golf shafts and long drive golf shafts taylormade. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Now that you know what you should be looking for in a driver shaft, lets consider some of the most popular and effective shafts on the market. The other issue with modernlength driver shafts that a lot of folks dont talk about is how much stress an overly long driver shaft can put on your body during the swing. 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. Standard drivers for women are an 1 inch shorter than standard mens drivers.
For moderate and slower swingers, both torque and flex can actually be. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance. 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. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length.
Remove the grip from the driver using a hook blade or a utility knife, as well as the grip tape on the shaft. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches how to find the proper length of your driver shaft and gives a drill to maximize. You may think that all the distance gained is solely based on better balls and better clubs, but. My driver is a players driver, which means that at its 1. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. You might have a great club head that is used by some of the best golfers in the world, but if you dont have the right golf club shaft length, it will all be wasted and your drives will fall short of their potential. What length driver should you use with mark crossfield filmed at titleist tpi in the usa with their top fitting team. Oct 01, 2018 intuitively, you have to agree that a shorter length driver has to be more accurate with all other variables the same.
Well, and the table should have the number of shots. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Driver shaft length too long for most players clubs. If a shorter driver works for rickie fowler, chances are it could benefit. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. So if you do catch it on the sweet spot, you can really bomb one out there. To determine your optimum driver length, look at where you hit the ball on the face of your driver. Dec 19, 2018 the other issue with modernlength driver shafts that a lot of folks dont talk about is how much stress an overly long driver shaft can put on your body during the swing.
Whether you put a premium on distance or accuracy, getting fit for the proper shaft weight is essential to making a golf club perform for you. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. Mar 28, 2016 everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. Oct, 2016 joe millers winning driver, pictured above, was a callaway xr16 ld, 3 loft, fujikura joe miller prototype 3x shaft, 50 shaft length.
A short driver promotes the center of contact on its clubface unlike a long driver resulting in straight and long drives. That being said, the average male would probably be best served with the 44. Usually, a drive shaft does not fail instantaneously, and deterioration happens over time. It is also around degrees which is also easier to hit because loft equals forgiveness. Best driver shafts for distance in 2020 our top 7 picks. Drivers that length can be more difficult to hit in the center of the face which causes a loss of distance, but they often can be swung faster but not always. Ultralite 50 remax world long drive golf shaft technology gain 30 yards in distance 3. In contrast the shorter model yielded a maxed out smash factor of. Jan 12, 2012 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. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. How to measure for the correctlength driveshaft hot rod. The trouble is that as club length goes up, accuracy tends to go down see the video above for an extreme example. Driver performance is based on three main variables.
The length of a golf club is measured from the tip of the grip to where the clubhead meets the ground. This is the new long drive shaft we have been working on for quite some time. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. We have all new, custommade brand of long drive shafts exclusive to long drive golf shafts. Jun 24, 2010 im 62 and have an extra inch on my irons, so 45. I have been doing some really rough measuring and it looks like the driveshaft will be kinda short. When i pull the trigger on a new driver, that is something im going to factor in. You do not need one full inch to drive the car but you. Moreover, a short shaft helps you gain better control. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Or are you just used to standing that way since youve had your clubs for a long time. Do i have to use a long driver shaft to maximize distance. Golf driver length options todays modern golf driver length with graphite shafts is about 45 to 45. I have plenty of distance, but driver accuracy is an issue for me.
Jan 31, 2017 the stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. Im also 57 so im not sure if a standard length driver shaft is right for me.
So if a longer shaft equals more distance, why doesnt everyone use a. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. The golf club shaft length and driving distance relationship. If your hits are mostly towards the heel, your driver is too long. Sep 26, 2018 what length driver should you use with mark crossfield filmed at titleist tpi in the usa with their top fitting team. Try choking down on the shaft and see if your contact improves. New driver shafts are made as long as 46 inches, requiring them to be cut down to size for most players. I can kill my 3 wood, and at one point was even considering putting that shaft in my driver just to see what it was. A vehicles drive shaft the rotating object located between the differentials and gear boxhelps it switch from idle to drive.
As a generalization, the long drive guys generally use 48inch drivers not all, but most. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. It will make the shaft play a bit more flexibly something that is actually beneficial to the games of most women. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Ladies golf club shaft length fitting tips ben hogan apex plus.
This is one of the easiest things to fix if you work with a knowledgeable clubfitter. Vaterra vtr232079 hd molded center driveshafts2 shortlong. Feb 15, 2010 as it sits right now the drive line on my t will be 68 inches long from the centers of the ujoints. Also does a shorter shafts allow more consistent control. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance golf. In much the same way, the golf club shaft in your driver could be considered the engine that drives you down the fairway.