For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. Im 59 and traditional thinking dictates that i need standardlength shafts. Accuracy international chassis systems bring the ergonomic and functional benefits of our latest advanced ax and at sniper rifle systems to the remington 700 platform. Shaft lengths are carefully selected to provide the best balance of reach and rigidity. I eventually found my way to a taylormade r1 tp with a 65 gram shaft swing weight d4 and. Todays snipers need to rule the battlefield day and night. The harrison shotmaker is a usgaapproved removable insert which goes into your driver shaft to improve accuracy. Its our prevailing willingness to accept the flawed equation that shaft. This may have you tempted to grab the nearest hacksaw and start going after your driver but before cutting down your club, try using a shorter shaft club or just choke. The problem im finding when ordering these from the oems is if your order the driver at 44. I hit a demo xr16 at a callaway demo day with this same shaft that was a standard length and really hit it.
Initial thoughts december 20, 20 bill marr 0 the aicsax 2. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens. This is exactly what the gurus like ralph maltby and tom wishon talk about. Our testing found no clear link between shaft length and accuracy. One mans surplus is another mans project gun part i. For example, just because a heavier shaft is recommended does not mean the club built will have the desired swing weight and feel if it is built too long or too short. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Im curious on opinions regarding choking up on driver against having a shaft cut down by a bit. 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 tip section of a golf shaft is the most flexible area of the shaft and as such it tends to deform and vibrate upon impact, and this inconsistency affects driver accuracy. More than once, fitters have told us that that accuracy differences between shafts can be much more significant than the other metrics we sometimes focus on. 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. The latest in a long and distinguished line of combat proven sniper rifles, the ax series comprises the standalone ax308. Also does a shorter shafts allow more consistent control.
For this reason, as good clubfitter and club builder should be consulted and measurements on a. Ok as per my other thread what is the length of a standard driver shaft when talking about club length, is it the uncut shaft length or the total length including the head,ie. 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. Will a two inch extension placed at the grip end of the shaft alter the performance. So would the average 18handicap golfer benefit from having a shorter driver shaft fitted. Having tested a few golfers with shorter shafts it seems to me that each golfer has a threshold length an ideal length that gives them the optimal combination of speed and accuracy. Harrison shotmaker shaft insert improve driver accuracy.
Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. I came away thinking either the red tie shaft or the 460 regular head driver may be a better fit for mei will try the 8 when i can find a place with a trackman that deals tour edge products to try to figure it out. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. So i went to my friends at petes golf shop to find out if using a driver with a shorter shaft could actually make a difference. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. Comes in a reusable, heavy duty clear plastic pouch.
Shorter driver shaft was reading golf magazine and there was a tip if you had a driver and a 3w from the same manufacture that had adjustable hosels you could put the 3w shaft on your driver just to see if you could hit it better. The latest golf drivers have new tech that makes them easier to use and. Shorter shafts are a bit easier to control, but you do have to sacrifice some. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Anyone ever shorten their driver shaft for more control. I have found that i can hit a shorter driver just about as far as a longer one. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. But i dont have any serious testing to back it up, this is just from on the course observations. A recent golf test i dont remember where, showed amateurs hitting the longer shafts 45. Drivers used to be 43 inches in length, now they are 45 inches in length or longer. The impact of the length of a driver shaft on your game golf digest. The spring tension will be released and the spring unload onto.
When asked to explain how he has picked up 20 yards with the driver over the past three seasons on the pga touryet, still puts it on the fairwayfrancesco molinari says, i. You put the driver shaft into the spring and carefully lift upward. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Sounds counterintuitive, and probably is, as i expect most people will experience some increase in accuracy by going down 12 to 1 inch. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. Would a shorter driver help my distance and accuracy. My swing speeddistance off the tee increased when i shortened my titleist driver shaft by one inch. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. Only the most gifted athletes can handle the long shaft of a conventional driver and successfully square up the club head at impact. If we look at the offline average, we see that three players did their best with the 44. Struggling with accuracy off the tee, rickie fowler shaved an inch off his driver length at the honda classic, using a 43.
I have pretty good results, but am not as accurate as i would like. As illustrated by the charts below, that certainly was the case during our test. As a pga pro ive advocated this shorter driver length now for years and have actually built the drivers in my fitting sets with the 3 wood shafts for most average players. 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. Quick and easy to install and requiring no specialised gunsmithing, both chassis systems are available for short and long remington 700 actions in. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. Every golfer is different, and this doesnt conclusively say that all golfers would. I have a tm 320 regular version with a prolite stiff.
If i shorten my driver shaft will it help with accuracy of. Why you should consider a shorter driver shaft new zealand. Is there an optimum shaft length depending on driver swing characteristics. I am thinking of buying a used xr16 driver with the shaft two inches shorter than stock. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. If a shorter driver works for rickie fowler, chances are it could benefit your game as well. Im relatively short 56, and it goes without saying that i have much more control when i choke up about 12 the shaft on my burner is a bit long at 45. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. For us, the argument for a shorter driver is really an argument for accuracy. I was in the market for a new driver as i was having a lot of difficulty hitting my ping g20 straight. For some that threshold could be 46 while for others they perform best with a 42 driver. Can i shorten my driver shaft or should i just reshaft.
The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Couple that with the shorter, more controllable shaft. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. My question is if i was to take my older driver the older cobra f speed and take off the grip and take it down, oh say 1. Loft negates sidespin, so a 15 3 wood is going to have less than a 9 driver.
The same thing happened on my previous driver several years ago. Heavier driver driver shafts for high handicaps clubs. It is why the most popular weight for driver shaftweights on the pga tour is still in the mid60gram range, with some players having tried shafts. Same if not better distance and the ball marks on the face were in the center and more tightly clustered than my longer driver.
The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum. This may seem short to you but with their amazing club head speed and sweet spot accuracy the pros are still able to crush the ball a country mile, even with the shorter shaft. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. Short shaft, more distance september 09, 20 michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches how to find the proper length of your driver shaft and gives a drill to maximize distance. Im 56 tall and seem to really for well with those two clubs lengths, and considering trying a shorter shaft to see if it helps with clean hits on the driver head. The comfortable, ergonomically shaped, synthetic rubber handle gives you a secure, nonslip grip and great control. This should be in the next golf magazine for all those players who. Read the excellent article on testing long and short shafts carried out by mygolfspy here. During your next driver fitting, ask to try a shorter shaft. More importantly that test showed a 28% increase in accuracy with the shorter shaft.
Shooters with shorter arms can accomplish this with wrist extenders. Choose the nonconforming option to see all hi cor drivers. Japan is known for their high quality golf drivers made of the the best materials and tested to improve distance and accuracy. The very best players in the world, guys who hit the sweet spot on their driver as easily as most of us would hit water after falling from a cruise ship, guys who routinely drive the ball to distances that some reading this would need two swings to achieve are playing drivers upwards of 1. 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. They prioritise accuracy and control when configuring their driver setups. When the ball is hit on the sweet spot, everything gets better. How francesco molinari picked up 20 yards off the tee and.
Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held steady at 44. Now i am wondering if the mini driver and 5 wood shorter shafts are playing any part in this. Advanced ball striking view topic shorter driver shaft. Their drivers are as long as anything i hit tm, callaway, titleist, wilson, cobra and at least 100 dollars less. Different accuracy international rifle models come with a variety of proprietary magazines. Struggled with it for a week or so and then it seemed great.