In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver. The stock shaft of the cobra long tom is 48 inches long. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long.
Tom wishon, one of the top club designers in the world, said in his book the search. Driver length isnt as critical compared to irons since you arent suppose to take a divot with a driver. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. 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. This fact led noted golf club designer tom wishon to ask. 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. Measure golf club length in 2 proven methods nifty golf. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches. There are no industrywide standards for any golf club specification in the golf equipment industry, notes tom wishon, a member of.
I was fortunate enough to read your article tom, and i choked up on that 46. My playing partner is gaming a superfast and i have told him he needs to get it cut down. Here is what tom wishon, the founder of tom wishon golf technology, has to say there are no industrywide standards. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. The reason is because many tall people have long arms and a lot of short people have. Most golfers believe that longer shafts can provide more distance. Tall golfers and the extralong clubs myth green lantern golf. How high do you hit the ball with the driver or is the 3 wood off the tee about the right height. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. On the off chance that tom wishon, josh chervokas, and basically.
According to usga the length of a golf club should not exceed 48 inches. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. The definitive guide to shaft length, what you really need to know to make sure your clubs are fitted to you. Subscribe to trugolf academy for more videos for free. Thats all that matters really if you are shorter height wise than average.
A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. In general, this means that golf club shafts get longer. 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. What is the ideal length for a driver for someone who is 56. When fitting the length of the driver and the woods, the decision is made. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. At 4ft it is designed to help increase swing speed and improve distance as a result. This story is part of a 10part series from tom wishon on professional club fitting. Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has. Even a standard length club can be too long for the average golfer to achieve the. For added information about cuttingedge golf components, go online to. This article for tall golfers covers golf club extensions of the shaft and details such as lie angle. Shaft length should be tailored to the individual, not a universal standard.
Graphite clubs are slightly longer, with a standard driver at 45 inches, 5iron at. Extra long golf clubs for tall people and extensions. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. This video is about wrist to floor measurements for golf shaft length. It comes straight out of tom wishons common sense club fitting book. That could wreck your golf game tom wishon ricks custom fit. As club equipment guru tom wishon explains, the length, loft, lie of your clubs. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length.
Cobra is actually releasing a 48 driver called the long tom for 2012. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. Cutting down may or may not help the accuracy and distance. 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. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. The length of your clubs is not determined by your height. Walker sawed down a driver shaft to 42 inches a few weeks ago and loved hitting it so much that he had titleist make him a club to bring to hawaii for a. Because golfers vary tremendously in height and arm length the two. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length.
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