The farther you hit your tee shot, the shorter your next shot will be, giving you the opportunity to use a morelofted club. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. First, when im in a groove and hitting the longer driver well, its much longer. Built for distance, this fourfoot long ultralight long tom weighs only 269 grams enabling faster club head speeds and jawdropping distance. Swing speed chart for the world long drive championships. Best driver for 90 mph swing speed in 2020 golf sidekick. When a golf ball is launched from a club, it follows a trajectory dictated by its speed, launch angle and spin rate. Let it fly the ultimate weapon for jawdropping distance. At 4ft it is designed to help increase swing speed and improve distance as a result. Rather they listed a 7wood carry distance of 174 yards.
But that doesnt mean its the best technique for a weekend golfer, who tends to. You may like a 45inch shaft if you feel like you are getting every bit of club head speed out of your swing but still need more distance. The cobra long tom driver is designed to be the ultimate weapon for incredible distance. How to get more distance with irons the golftec scramble. I wonder what the influence of driver loft is to the carry distance, if there is actually a difference.
A driver two inches longer and two ounces lighter enabled campbell to generate more speed. Adam scotts driving swing tip for extra distance golf. We took driver and 7iron swing speeds around 800,000 shots total and separated them by handicap level. The lpga tour trackman data didnt have numbers listed for a hybrid or 3iron. When you dont do that with the driver, your distance and accuracy are. Long drive competitors have drivers that have only 4 to 7. Srixon z 585 best driver in a long time cleveland launcher hb best lightweight driver for more swing speed wilson d300 best value dollarperyard ping g400 best and easiest to hit driver for any handicap taylormade m2 201 7 best driver for bargain hunters cobra f max best for pure forgiveness srixon z 585 driver. With the golf ball being teed up so high with a driver, the most common strike pattern is a heel hit due in part to something called diagonal strike effect which i explain in the strike plan. Tom wishon, chief designer at tom wishon golf and a longtime fitting advocate, argues that physics make it more difficult to swing a longershafted driver at the same speed as a shortershafted. How far would golfs legends drive the ball using modern. So if a longer driver will increase swing speed, why write about it. While this is true for all clubs, the discussion properly centers around the driver.
Theres no doubt that new drivers are made to maximize distance. This e9 face technology that cobra used in the s3 driver i thought was great, so using that in the long tom is a great move allowing even this longer club to still be very forgiving. They have a basic understanding of how length, weight and flex affect ball flight and shot distance. Hitting a long driver straight and long requires the right equipment, a few swing changes, and practice. Sure, the speed was the same, but he definitely wasnt getting the same spin numbers, angle of attack and center strike that one of. They are even lighter to allow you to create as much swing speed as possible. Check out swing man golf for more info on swing speed training. If you swing over 100 mph, he says, theres little to no chance youll get fitted into a 12degree driver, and if you swing less than 90 mph, youll never want an 8. Todays longest hittersdj, bubba, philtend to swing the club past parallel at the top of the backswing. Any time they can add a few miles per hour to their swing, it could mean the difference of making cuts and cashing bigger paychecks. And the thing is, even if he hit fairway, he really isnt sending it the same distance as danny willett. I am not as pleased to hear you are using a closedfaced driver. In general, the slower the swing or club speed, the higher the loft of the driver to optimize both carry and roll.
While you may worry that a longer club could create some control problems, the 460 cubic centimeter club heads on most modern drivers are designed. Would you expect a driver to lose distance over the span of about a year assuming the golfers swing doesnt change. Tom stickney has done some impact testing for golfwrx. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the.
All things being equal, having a longer driver shaft will enable you to swing faster and hit the ball farther. When it comes to price, distance, and forgiveness, this is the perfect combo for senior ladies. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. How the world long drive champs hit a golf ball farther than anyone on the planet this week, we watched world long drive beasts send 430yard rockets off the tee. As you can see, there is an obvious correlation between playing ability and swing speed. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. My ability to hit quality golf shots mostly has to do with my swing. But because of changing driver designs and changing swings, the. With most other clubs, were concerned about distance control, while with the driver we usually just want to get as much distance as we can. Focus on making a smooth takeaway and a controlled swing, advises usa today writer steve dimeglio. Cobra is actually releasing a 48 driver called the long tom for 2012. A poor swing still has poor results, nothing wildly worse than other drivers.
Torque should match golf swing speed by now, most golfers are aware that the shaft is the socalled engine of the golf club. This is one of the easiest things to fix if you work with a knowledgeable clubfitter. The advantage of pounding a long drive on a par4 or par5 hole is obvious. Thats the idea behind the 48inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf. Adam scott gives his driving keys for getting more distance off the tee. Because it is a technical fact that less loft with the irons. Except for one ball each, the normal and the long swing had about the same pattern, but the carry distances were quite different.
Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held. Ball speed vs swing speed is a result of different things, so you cant assume the ss using only the ball speed. Tour pros swing speed with their drivers anywhere from 110125mph. According to golf club designer tom wishon in a post on, each mileperhour of clubhead speed. In these extreme cases, long drive hitters are accomplishing a high launch angletohead loft ratio with changes in their swing, ball position and tee height which allow the driver to contact the ball on the upswing, well after it passes the low point in the swing arc. Finding the centre of the face is the biggest ingredient to more distance. Tom olsavsky, vice president of research and development at cobra puma golf. Everyone wants to hit the golf ball farther, and add swing speed. A heel hit is a killer for distance, as it dramatically lowers smash factor and increases spin rate through the roof. These are the speeds required to launch the ball 300 yards and farther. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you isnt it always on your mind that, maybe, if i pay more, i might get a better produced, more structured, and worthy product. The ball carried 270 yards off his driver, which measured 45 and 230 off the relic, which measured 43.
Long story short, your current driver might be preventing you from hitting it farther simply because its not the right club for you. He swung the 150gram steel shaft in the persimmon at 106 miles per hour. How to crush the golf ball with long drive champ jeff flagg. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. As the swing speed decreases by increments of 10, the loft on the driver should increase by one degree, so a golfer who swings at 90 mph should use a loft of 10 to degrees. This called for a test using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change. Golfsmith suggests that golfers who swing between 110 and 120 miles per hour should use a driver with a loft of seven to 10 degrees.
He warns that a golfer whos used to swinging a 45inch driver may find the extra 3 inches too awkward to get used to. Looking at a couple individual clubs, and the different results seen on the swing speed chart, it is interesting to see how a change in swing speed can make a dramatic difference to the clubs you use to get around the course. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 4. Swing a 48inch driver slower through the hitting zone than you would a shorter driver. It seems like you already swing fast typical amateurs are around 93 mph, tour players average about 1, and top long drivers can average in the mid140s, but its always nice to have more.
Look at how fast a typical final8 long driver can swing. You could put a 47in shaft in your driver and your swing speed might increase by 5mph, but if. Bill iseri, who fit me at pings phoenix headquarters, added a little loft to the shorter driver since physics dictated it would produce a slightly lower launch angle. Jeff flagg 2014 world long drive champion shows his keys for distance, club head speed and hitting the ball a long way. Driving distance in the professional game is longer than it has ever been, but what about the amateur side of things. Before we get to the instruction, lets talk about clubs. New tech in irons not only helps golfers hit the ball higher and straighter, but get more distance out of each club, too. A number of drives with the shorter driver were very long. Ken felt that the longer driver lengthened his swing and decreased his efficiency.
On the off chance that tom wishon, josh chervokas, and basically. There are limitations to the data gathering, calculations, etc. How much distance are you losing with your driver adam. Using a swing speed chart to approximate your distances. Hey tom, thanks for your years of helping us mortals figure out this great game. There will actually be 2 different versions of the new 2012 cobra long tom driver but both are all about driving for show and letting it fly. There is no question a lot of golfers make the wrong decision for what driver loft is going to generate the greatest possible distance for their swing speed and their swing characteristics. The longer the length of the driver, the harder it is to consistently hit the ball. How the world long drive champs hit a golf ball farther.