Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. The driveshaft connects the transmission to the axle of your vehicle. Counter balanced driver shafts are starting to be all the rage both on tour and in our clients hands. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length.
Oct 30, 2012 for this test, we had golfers test drivers with shafts weighing 55 grams and 75 grams. Best golf shafts for drivers online, custom golf shafts club. Buy it now a callaway mavrik even flow driver shaft 44 inch r graphite brand new add to watch list more to explore. Schedule an appointment with a clubfitting expert for a driver fitting and have them check driver length for you. However, most players on the pga tour use drivers in the 45 to 45. Most three wood shafts are the old driver standard 43. Taylormade fujikura atmos orange 5 driver shaft senior 44. Mar 14, 2018 callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. Aug 20, 2015 when i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. I was considering going with a shorter shaft with a playing length of 44 inch s with a 62 gram shaft weight. Theyre manufactured with constant weights and to the proper length for each club. Thats the idea behind the 48inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf.
Pro taylor fit nano made pga tour 65 gram graphite golf wood shafts a, r or s flex. These shafts will fit the cobra king f9 or king f9 tour drivers. Dallas golf company is proud to be one of the leading online sellers of custom, aftermarket golf shafts for drivers. Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers club. The golf works 3 pack universal golf shaft extensions graphite or steel shafts. The following points are worth noting regarding drivers with a shaft length of 44 inches. Each 12 inch cut down results in a loss of roughly 3 swing weight points. For example, a weaker senior golfer would possibly buy a 176 gm lighter than usual driver head to be installed in a 55 gm light shaft for a 47. As usa today explains, a 48inch driver must be swung with a wider arc, which generates more club head speed and produces a longer drive assuming you hit the ball squarely. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. I have my driver shorten from 47 to 44, there is no obvious distance lost. In concept, going to a longer shaft is a great idea since in most cases the longer the.
Summit racing equipment carries driveshafts for a wide variety of applications, including lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber. I tried a 44 shaft today, diamana blue and was quite surprised how much shorter just half an inch feels and looks no jokes please it definitely. This is interesting because it means jimmy played a whole season with a shorter driver before it really garnered any attention. Trying a longer shaft is a popular suggestion these days, but most players should, if anything, try a shaft half an inch shorter than whats in their driver. They hit fairways, off the tee and straighter shots more consistently with a 44. This will help create a more balanced feel and gain back some of the swing weight lost when cutting down the length of the club. I have a callaway great big births i would like to cut down to 43 inches. New taylormade m5 mitsubishi tensei orange ck 60 regular fairway shaft. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. The same club head on a 43 inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45 inch shaft. I got a deal on a ping g driver 9 degrees and had a fujikura speeder vc 6.
I switched to a winn dri tac lite grip to restore the swingweight and i use an oversize grip you lose 6 swingweight points by cutting the shaft. Most recently, brooke henderson won the kpmg lpga championship using a 48inch driver. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight. The same club head on a 43inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. Most recently, brooke henderson won the kpmg lpga championship using a 48 inch driver. The golfer was able to choose whether they wanted stiff or regular flex. From time to time, swing changes, i started with longer shaft and easy swings. Now like the compact and 34 swing for more control. Over the years manufacturers have increased the length of driver shafts.
Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. Aug 19, 2010 page 1 of 2 44 inch driver shaft posted in golf equipment. Mar 28, 2016 the quest for a more accurate driver everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. To keep the testers from knowing what shaft they were testing, ust mamiya supplied blacked out shafts with no. They can send the ball over a distance of 275 yards using this golf club. Thinking about cutting my driver shaft down an inch. We had 10 players from around the shop ranging in swing speed from 78. It might be a 44inch degree driver but i think you need to find a way to maximize length while minimizing risk. A decade or two ago, if you swung a 45inch driver, it would probably feel like you were swinging a heavy weight at the end of a whippy shaft. This listing is for the shaft selected with grip and cobra adapter only. Step one is getting the ball in play, and step 2 is hitting the ball as far as possible while managing step 1 bmc. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. The advantage of pounding a long drive on a par4 or par5 hole is obvious.
Oct 01, 2018 a web site offers light weight driver heads which would use 44. Golfers are not able to keep a 45 inch driver in the fairway as well as the 44 inch driver. I average about 250 yards from the tee with my driver but the club feels heavy and i have very little ball control. A 45 inch driver tends to offer more distance of close to 16 yards off the tee with very little loss in accuracy in comparison to a 44 inch driver. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. We have thousands of shafts from more than a dozen manufacturers aldila, fujikura, oban, mitsubishi, va composite, graphite design and more. Get the best deals on golf club driver shafts when you shop the. Aldila rogue driver shaft xflex 44 inch taylormade. Graphite clubs are slightly longer, with a standard driver at 45 inches, 5iron at 38.
Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. To increase my distance from the tee, i have been using a 910 driver, 3 wood and hybrid that play at 46 inch length. For this video, weve used the gc quad launch monitor to gather real world data comparing two identical clubs that only differ in shaft length. I had one of older and smallhead driver reshaft from 50 to 42, no more than 10 yards difference. 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. Dec 18, 2019 the average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44.
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. A callaway mavrik even flow driver shaft 44 inch r. In the 50g class you can get the hzrdus and diamana green board. Summit racing equipment carries driveshafts for a wide variety of applications, including lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber driveshafts for racing, heavy duty steel driveshafts for offroad and towing activities, and stock driveshaft replacements for daily drivers and restoration projects. If you can, i suggests testing these options and seeing if. Driveshafts carbon fiber, aluminum, steel driveshafts. In the 40 g class you can get just the green board. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. Im thinking of cutting down my new 907 d2 with axiv shaft to 44. The standard length for a male driver shaft used to be 43.
Find great deals on ebay for 43 inch driver shaft and 44 inch driver shaft. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. Nov 07, 20 the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. The fitter put me in essentially a light higher launch shaft. Make offer graphite design tour ad dj6s driver shaft stiff graphite callaway adapt. Used taylormade tp driver shaft fujikura atmos 5r regular.
Just cut down my ust proforce shaft from 45 to 44 inches in a callaway ft 5. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Driver shafts have gotten longer over the last few years. 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. These players have aboveaverage swing speeds and therefore do not need the distance an extra inch in their shaft would provide. Best golf shafts for drivers online, custom golf shafts. Took it out for a hit without any swing weight checks or adjustments, and murdered it. Cobra fujikura motore f3 55 driver shaft senior 44. I am way more comfortable and more consistent accurate.
I have always been uncomfortable with standard length clubs. I average about 250 yards from the tee with my driver but the club feels heavy and i have. However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches. The driver plays at 44 on the button and results today were amazing.
Dec 11, 2018 clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44 inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart, your 5iron will measure 38 inches and sand wedge 35. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and. I was fitted a few years back with an aldila habanero stiff shaft with my titleist 910d2 driver. We have thousands of shafts from more than a dozen manufacturers aldila.
This will help create a more balanced feel and gain back. Tapertip shafts get smaller where the shaft fits into the. Tapertip shafts get smaller where the shaft fits into the hosel. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. I now have a 47 inch driver, 45 inch 3wood, 44 inch 5wood and 1. I just measured the length at 44 34 and the swing weight at d2.