Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Precalculating swingweight the shaft swingweight equivalent is for illustration purposes only. A steelshafted club imparts more vibrations up the shaft to your hands. If i win a nike dymo head, im gonna try putting my whiteboard that is at 44. Graphite golf shafts are lighter than steel shafts, resulting in an increase in swing speed and distance. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length.
I used to his my 3 woodmini 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 drivers one at their standard length of 45 3 4 inches, the other two. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Unlikely but there is going to be someone out there who does. You can find a large variety of these golf club shafts at affordable prices when you shop on ebay. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to. When i pull the trigger on a new driver, that is something im going to factor in. Will it make a golfer longershorter or moreless accurate. Lets say you have a 42 inch 7 wood and a 43 inch 4 wood or change the lengths to whatever you want.
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. Jan 31, 2017 driver length seems to be a hot topic. Previously, the standard length for a womans driver was 43 inches. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. Struggling with accuracy off the tee, rickie fowler shaved an inch off his driver length at the honda classic, using a 43. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. And i think that the shaft length is one of the reasons. 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. 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. See how an online golf lesson with michael can help your golf game. Nov 28, 2018 in fact, we tested a 43 inch driver with. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 45 3 4 inches, the other two inches shorter.
The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. For estimation purposes, however, the above shaft weight to swingweight equivalent is acceptable. However, this isnt an ideally weighted shaft and it may not give you the best feel. Do you think cutting my 3 wood down to 42inches will do the trick. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. I choke down quite a bit, but still it perhaps lingers in my mind. If i reduce said driver to 43 inch and all other factors remain constant, what will the likely effect be on. Whether upgrading your current drivers, repairing a damaged one, or building your own custom driver, a taylormade driver shaft can comes in handy. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches pros do not use 43 inch drivers. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43.
Should i be aware of anything when geting fitted with a longer shaft, that might be effected. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve. We all know how important shaft length is for an iron. Ive played 7075 g range shafts at the driver playing length 43 43. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance. But the way i fitted them was different and they were using a 44 3 4 inch shaft. 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 he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart. However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches. However, the longer the shaft the harder it is to control the club and hit the ball squarely.
Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. Im hoping i can find more fairways with a shorter driver. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. He uses a 43 inch shaft, and he possesses length and accuracy off the tee. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35 inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. I had a golfer come to me saying that they were fitted for a 43 3 4 inch driver that they hit very consistently and accurate. I have a fitting scheduled for the 910 d3 driver and would like to order with a 43.
I tried a 44 shaft today, diamana blue and was quite surprised how much shorter just half an inch feels and looks no jokes please it definitely felt like i was. The height and wrist measurement charts used to determine club length are a crude instrument that. Lets say my driver swing speed is consistently 95 mph with a 46 inch driver. Aerotech claymore mx48 f2 48g senior driver shaft titleist 43. Put standard 3 wood length in my driver and more consistently hit it straighter and just as far. 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. Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs.
I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. My question is, what is a good complementary length for my 3 wood and 5 wood. The standard length for a male driver shaft used to be 43. Same thing goes for shaft length, flex, weight and bend point. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. Should the swingweight be the same as a 45 inch driver and if so, what can i do to bring it up. Though there isnt a standard length for a driver, most are sold between 45 and 46 inches. Im also 57 so im not sure if a standard length driver shaft is right for me. Now, these numbers are not 100% accurate but you see the point. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length.
Im assuming playing length would be slightly longer in a driver vs a 3 wood. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. What do half inch long shafts do to your golf shot. Dec 01, 2019 what is the optimum driver shaft length. The different length of stock shafts in drivers across manufacturers only reenforces the importance of a custom fitting. I remember justin leonard using a 46 inch driver several years ago and he is 59. If your driver has a fixed shaft, you could pick up another used club and. Jan 12, 2012 i have the titleist 910 driver and 3 wood and one day thought id try the 3 wood shaft in the driver. Using only a 43 inch shaft, sergio garcia thrives with his drives. Whenever i am a bit rusty, my drive goes a bit awry. Jan 06, 2017 i used to his my 3 woodmini 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.
Unlike the other three factors, as shaft weight changes its effect on swingweight changes at a disproportionate rate. Golf monthly technical editor joel tadman explores the impact different shaft lengths have. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. If i cut my driver down to 43, would it make sense to cut my woods an inch down also. 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. Oct 01, 2018 intuitively, you have to agree that a shorter length driver has to be more accurate with all other variables the same. The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club.
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. 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. Absolutely in fact its possible that a person may hit a driver with a 43. Well, and the table should have the number of shots. 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. Remember that a 3 wood shaft is typically heavier than a driver shaft for good reason. In the 1990s, the average driver was about 43 inches long. 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. I have plenty of distance, but driver accuracy is an issue for me. 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. Awesome at 43 inch over the past 2 months, i have purchase 3 drivers and tried different shafts on them.
If you are a golf fan you may have seen the news recently that reigning pga championship winner jimmy walker put a 42 inch titleist 917d2 driver into play at the pga tour events held recently in hawaii. 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. Too many people outthink themselves on clubs i like more traditional lengths, but you find no one hitting a driver at 43. 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. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Also, i had problems bringing the swing weight to the d3 i am used to. The longer shaft promises more speed but possibly less control while the. The higher the swing speed, the stiffer the shaft flex should be. Assuming a 42inch 3 wood is right for me, is it better to use a 42inch hybrid shaft with my 3 wood head than to cut my 43inch 3 wood shaft down to 42 inches.
Jul 04, 2018 you can accomplish two thing by choking down an inch or 2 on your driver, make the shaft play stiffer, and at a 3 wood length. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. What would be the minimum length to cut a driver shaft without having tremendous negative effects on distance. This paper will describe why shaft length is critically important in fitting a driver. 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. I personally fit more customers into 43 drivers than 46 or longer drivers. The question i have is when your talking about this test that was done with 43. A few players have been able to hit about 250 yards from the tee on an average, with a 46 inch driver. Driver performance is based on three main variables.
Wishon writes on his website, the most important of these three is club length. If you hit them both well, it is hard for me to understand why you could not hit a 43 inch 7 wood well assuming lie, swingweight, etc. If you are using a 43 inch driver, just get a degree 3 wood and you are set. Joe joe, i am pleased to hear you are having success with your 44inch driver. Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers. The shaft length is based on the golfers height, arm length. The golf club shaft length and driving distance relationship. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. The following are some differences golfers have experienced between43 and 44 drivers. In much the same way, the golf club shaft in your driver could be considered the engine that drives you down the fairway.
Select from regular, firm, stiff, ladies or seniors flex constructed from graphite or steel. All taylormade driver shafts have varying sizes and features. The same club head on a 43 inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45 inch shaft. Ive been choking down on my driver all summer, and it is already plays at 44. Driver shaft length clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. A good day is hitting two or three fairways in an entire round. Hey tom, thanks for your years of helping us mortals figure out this great game. Should i play a fairway wood or driver off the tee. Unfollow 43 inch driver shaft to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained.
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. Thats the reason equipment companies are rushing to offer drivers with shaft lengths of 46 inches and longer. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and accuracy. I have a callaway great big births i would like to cut down to 43 inches. Besides just getting my new sterling one length irons ive picked up a new shaft va composites slay 65 stiff to put my driver length at 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 be wasted and your drives will fall short of their potential. The same club head on a 43inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. 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.