I like to feel the head so changed from weight from 2 to 8gms, but still a work in progress lol. I tried to use 2. I found shorter length was consistent. Every half-inch is worth around 1. That part is a little misleading. I work as a club fitter and see so many people come in with the notion they need longer drivers to match their longer irons. I went from a M3 at Gone from a 8 to a 5 handicap.
Others have hit my driver and done the same or similar adjustments. Amateurs need to get fit, quit buying off the rack, and experiment with different lengths. Its wrong. Its not 12 grams per inch.
Its actually 1. Does it matter? Yes, to some it does, cause we are all different and some of us are extremely sensitive to even the slightest weight difference.
That means if you test 6-irons and find the one you like, your progressive length set will feel best at the 6-iron, and all the rest will feel less good. This is another reason single length irons work so well. So far so good. The problem with gripping down is you change the swing weight dramatically. When cutting down a driver, you want to restore the SW to your optimal.
Agreed, gripping down is a far safer and prsctical way. I do this on tight fairways and when hitting into the wind. Then you have the option to grip back up when the fairway is wide open and there is little trouble to give the ball maximum pencil! I once had a GBB 8 degree driver with a aldila Longwood shaft at I could crank drives out at the full length, and found that I could grip down to the grip end and be more consistent than with my 3 wood.
In my infinite wisdom, I was choking down pretty much every tee shot, so I decided to just cut off an inch.
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Maybe you'll find a half-way point that gives you control without losing any distance. Fairways and greens. Remember that cutting 1" will substantially lighten the swingweight i. I have found that a shorter shaft has kept me straighter as well.
I have given up maybe yards but have been hitting more fairways and therefore having a better chance of hitting more greens as well. With that said, I am with Mark. Grip down on the club before altering the club. Adding an extension is costly and in my opinion an inferior if a shorter club does not work for you.
Also, think about trying a different shaft in order to get increased accuracy while not giving up distance. I know this is more time intensive and it would be more costly sadly but it might allow you to have the "best of both worlds", accuracy and distance. But it is a lot of work to find the exact one but I think it is well worth it. I'm 5'-7" with shoes on and bought a D2 about a year ago. When I bought it the salesman recommended a Diamana Blue shaft.
Hit a dozen or so balls in an indoor range and the club felt pretty good. Regrettably, at the time I did not know about the Titleist fitting centers. Off to the course with the new driver and I watched in amazement as I hit wicked slices, not fades, but wild shots to the right.
Instinct told me to choke down and shorten my swing and I did manage to start hitting drives straight. But my distance was reduced a good bit and I was not getting my slight draw that I had all my life. A couple hours with my pro and he did get me some more distance and I did get my draw back In my mind I kept thinking that the shaft was just too long and I needed to get back to my natural swing with nothing to remember during the swing.
A week ago I hack sawed the driver shaft down to 44" and have had no regrets. Hitting with my natural swing now with no thoughts, hitting a slight draw once again, hitting longer, hitting a much higher trajectory, and scoring better. With the change, I thought that it would be a good idea to test out different balls again and I found that the NXT Tour gave me a better drive than the Pro V1x. I'm looking at all of this as a short term fix until the comes out and I can go to get a proper fitting.
My plan is to get fitted for driver, fairway wood, and ball. So I'm real anxious for the 's to come out. Being short is a curse. I have choked down an 1" on my driver and irons. I've played 2 rounds like this and I have actually gained 1 club in distance with irons and have hit my driver straighter and longer than before.
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If you received this in error, please delete the material from any computer. Glad that you were able to find the right combination of distance and control by choking down the 1 inch. However, my comment would be if you found the extra length and better control by choking down, why not just keep doing that instead of spending the money to cut all of your shafts down.
Also, I'm not a real technical person with clubs, but by cutting the shafts down I would guess that some of the characteristics of the clubs, such as swing weight, would change and maybe that would change the good results that you seem to have found.
This is just my opinion, but if it is working, don't change. It shouldn't cost THAT much. He's been regripping my clubs now for three years. The shaft will also be a bit more flexible and softer than it was before the extension.
Remember that your accuracy is likely to be at stake with the lengthened golf club. You may find it difficult to render a solid shot. The extra length also tends to reduce the bend or kick point of the shaft. The standard length for a male driver shaft used to be However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches.
While the standard length for this club was initially 43 inches, it was revised to 44 inches in The minimum length for a driver shaft is 18 inches. However, the minimum and maximum lengths do not apply to putters. Drivers that exceed 48 inches in length cannot be used to play official tournaments and long driving competitions. Irrespective of whether you own a golf club with a steel shaft or a graphite shaft, there is a maximum length that your shaft can have. This length has been set as 48 inches by the United States Golf Association under the Rules of Golf and it must not be exceeded.
Needless to say, this makes it essential for the shaft of the driver to be of the correct length for you to play a perfect game. Cutting down the shaft length offers assurance of control while increased length generates more clubhead momentum and offers more overall distance. There are various parameters that you must consider while trying to pick the right shaft for your game.
These are as follows:. The best way to narrow down on the right shaft is to do test shots on the range with drivers of varying lengths. The right shaft length will help you to hit the golf ball with the driver much the same way that you would do with a wedge.
You must find a shaft length that offers you a comfortable rhythmic and smooth swing and the ability to hit the maximum distance consistently with accuracy. A swing using a inch shaft must be able to take the ball by approximately an extra distance of 20 yards when compared to a hit with a inch shaft that will make the ball travel approximately yards. While upright lie angles are often associated with tall people, short players prefer flatter lie angles.
By increasing or decreasing the shaft length by an extra half an inch will result in the club playing 1 degree more upright, or flat respectively. With a standard-length club, tall players tend to stoop quite a bit while short players will find themselves having to stand in a more upright position than required. The flex refers to how much your golf shaft is capable of bending when a force is applied to it during a swing. It plays a key role in determining the squaring of the clubface at impact.
Without flex, there are high chances of not being able to render a solid and good contact consistently. This, in turn, affects the distance and direction of the shot. Kick-point refers to that point on the shaft that encounters the maximum bend during a swing. A high kick-point implies that the bend is closer to the grip resulting in less trajectory.
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