Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and accuracy. The same would be true for a shorter golfer using an under length club. Players can be customfit at a golf shop for the proper length of their club shafts. The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. My old club was a titleist 910 with a 44 12 or 45 and seemed to fit my swing plane best at that length. In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. Graphite shafted drivers are manufactured 1 inch longer than steel shafted clubs because graphite shafts weigh less than steel shafts allowing us to produce a longer club with the same swing weight a fulcrum measurement of the proper balance and feel of a golf club. The standard length of a steel shafted driver for a man is 44 inches. So would the average 18handicap golfer benefit from having a shorter driver shaft fitted.
The folks at ping built me two identical g30 drivers one at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. If you are playing a shorter driver, say 44 inches instead of the. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. There were 3 testers that put up a tighter dispersion pattern of 25 yds or more with the shorter driver. Sometimes a golfers height and arm length will negate each other and a standard length is the best option.
The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. A 43 12inch driver yields 262 yards and a 44inch driver 270 yards. We have found in thousands of fittings that a driver that is too long will result in. Whether upgrading your current drivers, repairing a damaged one, or building your own custom driver, a taylormade driver shaft can comes in handy. With this measurement and your height, we will be able to determine the correct club length for you. Learning the basic golf putter length chart putters club. All things being equal, having a longer driver shaft will enable you to swing. Junior golf clubs sizing chart all kids golf clubs. To increase my distance from the tee, i have been using a 910 driver, 3 wood and hybrid that play at 46 inch length. I got my old toney penna driver out and it was 44 inches. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43.
Having a longer club might not be what you need to improve your game, distance isnt everything, but scoring low is. Have you done a wrist to floor measurement and height measurement to get your optimal driver length. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Long putters are longer then both the standard and belly putter.
Bill iseri, who fit me at pings phoenix headquarters, added a little loft to the shorter driver since physics dictated it would produce a. I now have a 47 inch driver, 45 inch 3wood, 44 inch 5wood and 1. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. The usga maximum is 48 inches, but there are some important reasons to stay under that limit. The putter and iron included in this set with the wood are length appropriate based on the childs height of 3642. The same club head on a 43 inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45 inch shaft. To have accurate and correct measurements, you will need to have someone other than you gather the information. For every 12 you cut off the driver length, you will reduce the swingweight by 23 swingweights. I firmly believe that shortening the length of your driver to 44. Lie angles listed are intended to be a reference chart only.
Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. I hit it best when i grip down about an 1 inch, but the club feels too light. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44.
Hireko golf specializes in custom fit golf equipment, golf components, golf accessories and golf technical information. Junior golf clubs sizing chart one of the most important aspects of introducing a young player to the game of golf is providing them with proper fitting equipment. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. We offer a free, user friendly online custom club fitting system, factory direct pricing and and accurate, courteous customer service experience. Id go as short as 44 inches and as long as 47 inches. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. Poor fitting clubs can lead to swing problems that can be difficult to correct in later years, and even affect the desire to play. King f8 tour length driver inspired by rickie fowlers driver used on tour, the king f8 tour length driver features a shorter, 44. I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43. But my experience over 20 years of fitting has been that most players gain distance with a shorter length driver more on center hits. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind.
If you know you play better with a 44 inch driver we can cut down to that length, or add a couple inches so you can be top dog off the tee. I have a callaway great big births i would like to cut down to 43 inches. Which driver length should you be playing to maximize distance. I average about 250 yards from the tee with my driver but the club feels heavy and i have very little ball control. 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. Cut my backup driver callaway 454 with accra t60 from 45 to 44.
Thats the reason equipment companies are rushing to offer drivers with shaft lengths of 46 inches and longer. While we dont guarantee that we can hit swing weights, we will do our best to accommodate your request. The only reason i want to cut i down is i tend to forget to grip down on the shaft and get wild with the driver. I just measured the length at 44 34 and the swing weight at d2. I want to shorten my driver titleist 910d2 to get a little more control.
Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. You can find a large variety of these golf club shafts at affordable prices when you shop on ebay. What length golf clubs do you need hireko custom golf. I am way more comfortable and more consistent accurate. I have always been uncomfortable with standard length clubs. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. I used to his my 3woodmini 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. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. Tell the vendor the exact measurements of the pony and the weight of the driver, if youre buying a cart online or over the phone. Not more than 10 percent of all men should ever try to play with a driver length that is longer than 44 inches.
Which driver length should you be playing to get the most out of your tee shots. Graphite clubs are slightly longer, with a standard driver at 45 inches, 5iron at 38. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will. Ive written a few articles about the benefits of getting fit for the right golf clubs, and i. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. All taylormade driver shafts have varying sizes and features. This razr fit talamonti is a beast but i have not hit it as straight as i am accustom to but then again, i knew the shaft was too long to begin with. This called for a test using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change. Clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart, your 5iron will measure 38 inches and sand wedge 35. Im guessing that the shorter, 44 inch playing length fits you better than the 46 inch length. Any recommendations on a 43 44 inch driver shaft to put in. The fitter put me in essentially a light higher launch shaft. Most of the time, a golfer who is tall, or has short arms, or both, will make better contact with an over length club.
Getting fit for the right clubs has never been more important. The result was this 3 inches longer driver shaft only hit the ball about 5 yards further. As you can see this is a very basic chart, but it will give you a starting point. Measuring your child for junior golf clubs howtheyplay. I was considering going with a shorter shaft with a playing length of 44 inch s with a 62 gram shaft weight. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. When we realized that we had never tested the concept of shorter driver shafts.
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. This is a trend that we here at dallas golf support and have been discussing with customers during fitting sessions. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. The first question customers always ask is, will this cost me distance. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches and didnt choke down at all. 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 quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Men the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. If you have the red 9 gram weight, you will want to purchase a black 14 gram weight or your other option is if you have a standard 5052 gram grip, you can keep the 9 gram red weight and regrip with a grip that weighs about 812 grams less so a 40 gram grip.
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