Try adding 1 a longer shaft means more width and more swing speed from your driver. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. If driver accuracy is not a problem for you, get a longer shaft. That being said, the average male would probably be best served with the 44. The long tom is one of the most unique clubs on the market and i was really excited to try it, simply because i cant remember ever hitting a 48 inch driver.
The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Made from the same material as winn light grips, it is shorter to save weight. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. An outboard might come equipped with a short shaft, a long shaft or an extra long shaft, the shaft being the driveshaft that connects the powerhead the engine to the lower unit, where the propeller shaft, the propeller and the forward and reverse gears all live. Driveshaft lengths are standard throughout the boating industry. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Has an elliptical face featuring a new canted bulge with dual roll design providing more distance to shots hit above and below the centerline.
The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Jan 07, 2015 most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. Cobra golf is founded by club designer thomas crow. On the off chance that tom wishon, josh chervokas, and basically. I too thought i needed a shorter shaft, but i hit the ball very accurately and long regardless of me being on the short side using a long shaft. Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver. Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44.
Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. 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. How to measure a long or short shaft outboard engine gone. Despite its extra length, the 48inch grafalloy blackbird graphite shaft fitted to the cobra long tom driver is a featherweight at only 50 grams. What you should see with single length irons is the same swing speed from your 9iron to your 4iron. I recall a couple of months ago seeing a patent name request for long tom from cobra well, here is the result.
A short driver shaft produces more consistent and centered shot patterns than a long driver shaft. Perhaps more than anything else, added shaft length has increased driver distances. Cobra is actually releasing a 48 inch driver called the long tom for 2012. Generally, the slower the swing speed, the more flex you want in your shaft. Jan 12, 2012 fair warning to long driver guys out there, if 350 yards into a 20mph wind was obtained using a 9. The average length of a driver five years ago was approximately 45 inches. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives.
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. The shaft is 48 long raw, weights 50 grams uncut, and was designed for the cobra long tom driver that came out five or six years ago at a standard length of 48 and an overall weight under 300 grams. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to 45. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance golf. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Rickie fowler finds shorterlength driver to his liking. The longer the shaft, the faster the swing speed which should result in more distance. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. Cobra is actually releasing a 48 driver called the long tom for 2012. If the goal in making the clubs shorter in length is a desire to gain an improvement in accuracy, the reduction in length should be made from the grip end only, wishon said.
Nov 08, 2016 tom olsavsky, cobras vice president of research and development, said the company has done extensive research in the area of driver length. So why would someone swing a longer club slower than a shorter club. This driver will have a black finish, and becomes available starting november 25, 2011. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. With an ultalight grafalloy black bird graphite shaft, with a length of. If i buy a new driver should i get it cut down by an inch or two. We think there is an opportunity to get golfers to. The long tom has the highest length to weight ratio of any cobra driver. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches.
The following are some observations worth noting on a driver with a shaft that is 42. The cobra long tom driver goes to the limit of shaft length with a 48 inch or 4 foot long shaft that is only 50g. All testing was done at, and with the help of, club champion. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. My driver is a players driver, which means that at its 1. As length is evaluated, keep in mind the tradeoffs in performance that can govern changes in driver length. Mar 28, 2016 the quest for a more accurate driver everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me.
The dual roll design is intended to minimize distance loss on shots hit above and below the centerline. Table 2 displays how altering length while maintaining a constant swingweight can affect performance. Aug 03, 2012 however, according to tom wishons booklet 12 myths that could wreck your game, the average length of a driver on tour for each of the last 5 years has only been 4412 long. Mar 03, 2017 i just read an article that asserts that tiger woods for most of his career used a driver of 43. You might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44. Nov 29, 2011 the e9 face technologytm used in the cobra long tom driver results in a huge sweet spot. Nov 07, 20 if the driver shaft is so long that you are not able to make consistent sweet spot contact, all of the potential distance gained from the shaft length goes out the window. Sep 16, 2011 the cobra long tom driver goes to the limit of shaft length with a 48 inch or 4 foot long shaft that is only 50g.
Thats the idea behind the 48inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Mar 14, 2018 one length irons the short irons will go too far and the long irons wont go far enough. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. A short driver promotes the center of contact on its clubface unlike a long driver resulting in straight and long drives. Shaft length should be tailored to the individual, not a universal standard.
For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Mar 02, 2012 drivers nowadays are being made longer and longer. Tom, i have had an extremely hard time finding an iron shaft that my 19 year old son will find stiff enough for his golf swing. A simple way to think about accuracy as it relates to shaft length is to compare the way you hit your wedge to the way you hit your driver. Shaft flex is one of those things that you just need to see the golf pro about. Struggling with accuracy off the tee, rickie fowler shaved an inch off his driver length at the honda classic, using a 43. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Each player tested the shafts in a different, random order.
The farther you hit your tee shot, the shorter your next shot will be, giving you the opportunity to use a morelofted club. When in doubt, err on the side of shorter length for the driver. Long drivers such as these have been seen before, mostly on long drive tours, where you see shafts up to 50 inches long. Altering the length of a driver can have a significant effect on performance. In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45.
Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. Not only is it short, to discourage gripping down but it too. Cobra introduces the long tom, an extended length driver with. Steel in a driver is a full 40 grams heavier than most graphite driver shafts, more in some instances. Nov 14, 2018 mcilroy has tinkered with the driver shaft this season, opening the year with mitsubishis kuro kage before switching to tensei ck pro orange 70x 45. The grafalloy blackbird shaft combines with a short winn lite grip which not only makes the club long, but also very light indeed at only 269 grams.
The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long. With an ultalight grafalloy black bird graphite shaft, with a length of 48, the long tom will help you generate unmatched club head speed. And when we look at their drivers, we typically see one commonality, their driver shaft length. He hits the ball similar to the top long drivers but he is a fine amateur golfer. Should i increase the length and maybe inconsistent as your article indicates or should i stretch more. Cobra long tom driver the cobra long tom driver is designed to be the ultimate weapon for incredible distance. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us.
The shaft nippon regio formula b and head were the same in each test, and the swing weight was held constant. Driver shaft length creep clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. The stock shaft of the cobra long tom is 48 inches long. Tom olsavsky, cobras vice president of research and development, said the company has done extensive research in the area of driver length. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. The idea behind the longer driver shafts is that the longer the shaft will equate to more clubhead speed which will allow the golfer to hit it longer. 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. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length.
The cobra long tom driver is designed to be the ultimate weapon for incredible distance. The shorty lightweight lamkin grip is also very different. 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. This paper will describe why shaft length is critically important in fitting a driver. After a comprehensive overview of my stats last year i came to the conclusion that if i want to get to the next level as a golfer, i am going to have to hit more greens, and that all starts with how i position myself off the tee. Why rory mcilroy made a midtournament driver shaft change. Jun 21, 2018 driver shaft length is longer or shorter better. 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. This is an all out distance driver and shots from the middle fly a long way. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. On many web sites i have seen they are all recommending 43 44 driver length yet all the driver companies sell 45,46 and some approaching 47 drivers. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. The advantage of pounding a long drive on a par4 or par5 hole is obvious. Presently he is hitting kbs tour x flex hardstepped at a 12 inch plus length.
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