The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. So what is the shortest driver shaft length titleist make as i dont want to go much above a 3 wood length. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in. Top 10 longest hitters in the 20172018 pga tour and their. Gary woodland uses an allaround game to compete consistently with the best in the world, and has reached a personal high of 36 th in the world golf rankings back in 2011. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Heading into the 2019 pga championship at bethpage state parks black course, which demands long and straight tee shots, pgatour. Hey, i was wondering what shaft woodland is now playing in. I have plenty of distance, but driver accuracy is an issue for me. Personally, i think they should come out with a nononsense deep faced driver with a premium shaft at d2 d4 and call it the whale. Some of these such as the lie of the clubs, size of the grips and, to some degree, the loft of the clubs can be adjusted after you buy the clubs. The drivers used by the top10 longest hitters on the pga. Gary woodlands driver shaft golf clubs team titleist. They cut all their aftermarket shafts to have a 45 length.
If were to make that driver shaft longer, 46, 46 and a half, you generally find it would go further. Its important to treat both driver and iron shafts as individuals. Jan 28, 2014 sergio garcia won in qatar using a 100gram mitsubishi diamana white board shaft in his taylormade sldr driver. Evening i am having a fitting for driver this weekend, i know a 3 wood length shaft in my old driver gives me more control and accuracy with only a small loss of distance. Sergio garcia won in qatar using a 100gram mitsubishi diamana white board shaft in his taylormade sldr driver. Bryson had been using a odyssey exo putter but has swapped back to a sik prototype putter. A custom fitting is important when determining the correct length of your driver shaft. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. Cobra f9 irons are indeed all the same length, but you still have a 4iron shaft in your 4iron, a 9iron shaft in your 9iron, etc. Why you should get fitted for a driver pro tips by dicks. They operate 14 fitting operations around the world, spanning 5 countries and 3 continents. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. Dec 03, 2019 his wedges, which are also in one length, are the cobra king models. Bryson dechambeau witb winning clubs national club golfer.
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. You can get your hands on the ping g410 plus driver, which is available in multiple shaft flexes and styles, as well as 3 different loft degrees 9, 10. Jan 06, 2020 gary woodland with his new wilson irons. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. Having the proper shaft length can help you achieve consistent contact and lead to more distance off your drives. I can kill my 3 wood, and at one point was even considering putting that shaft in my driver just to see what it was. Get the pga tour schedule, results, rumors and more on. The base model of the m5 is a 2019 hot list gold winner for golf drivers by golf. I think 99100 times, the graphite shaft will be better. To get the best directional control and weight to optimize the balance of your driver, youll need to have the correct.
If i use a light shaft in my driver, should i play lightweight iron shafts. Need help with driver shaft combinationpotentially more. The drivers and shafts used by the top10 drivers on the. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. His wedges, which are also in one length, are the cobra king models. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. Gary woodland born may 21, 1984 is an american professional golfer who plays on the pga tour.
Gary, i believe that chart you posted assumes you cut the shaft from the tip, correct. It is blue, sort of like the old graffaloy blue shaft. So he took the driver, tried to match it up a little closer to the 3wood and change the swing weight, changed the shaft, changed the settings a little bit in the weighting and the head, and its been much better. See what golfwrx members are saying about koepkas clubs. Gary woodland used a mixed equipment setup to win his first major. In addition, of course, the 3 wood shaft will be approximately 1 shorter than a driver shaft, but you can lengthen it by removing the grip and epoxying in a shaft extender, cut to correct length, and replace the grip, or alternatively, you can add weight to the driver headthe equivalent for a 1 shorter shaft would be 6 grams in the head.
Open game gets really strong with his unique equipment specs. Numerous pga, lpga, and champions tour players trust true spec for their equipment needs, including justin rose, gary woodland, and christie kerr to name a few. I drove it much better in sun city and i drove it much better today in the proam. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Gary woodland doesnt need any tricks or gimmicks in his swing to generate power. Gigagolf sells custom golf clubs at factorydirect pricing with our 30 day play guarantee. Gary woodlands clubs and shafts are nearly as stout as his u. Aug 26, 2014 driver shaft vs 3 wood shaft duration.
Rickie fowler fowler kicked off his career in sports as a motocross racer before taking his talents to the green. Feb 12, 2018 in this video we examine how swing weight influences your performance with a golf club. Other things have to determined before you buy the clubs such as the shaft material steel or graphite, type of flex regular, stiff, etc. When i pull the trigger on a new driver, that is something im going to factor in. The shaft length is actually one of the biggest factors to controlling distance and accuracy and very generally speaking, very broadly speaking, if you make the shaft longer so a standard driver shaft about 45, 45 and a half inches. Thanks to that afore mentioned physique and his 61 height, he can. Gary woodland pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Woodland has competed on the pga tour since 2009 and has four wins. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in the category of strokes gained. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained.
Hey, i was wondering what shaft woodland is now playing in his driver. Equipment accurate as of the cimb classic 103014 driver. Gary woodland rips a drive on the 480 yard 4th hole at quail hollow remember to click. Gary woodland, meanwhile, was in contention to the very end at torrey pines with a. Jan 30, 2017 they utilize the revolutionary club conex adapter system which allows them to test any shaft in any head. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. True spec golf is a brand agnostic golf club fitting and club building company headquartered in columbus, ohio. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Jimmy walker and rickie fowler recently made headlines when they cut their drivers down to 42 and 43. New ts drivers swing weight golf clubs team titleist. Golf driver shaft length, options video lesson by pga.
You can get your hands on the ping g410 plus driver, which is available in multiple shaft. Jan 10, 2014 equipment accurate as of the cimb classic 103014 driver. The movable weight is in the neutral setting and the swingweight is a hefty d5. Woodlands driver shaft is an accra rpg 472 with the companys m5. Inspired by rickie fowlers driver used on tour, the king f8 tour length driver features a shorter, 44.
A power player with a fast swing speed such as pga tour player gary woodland needs a higher flex point to help keep his shots under control. For every 12 you cut off the driver length, you will reduce the swingweight by 23 swingweights. Dechambeau, like tiger woods, signed a big money deal to play a bridgestone golf ball. Clubfitters take a lot of familiar things into account when fitting you for clubs. 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. Golf driver shaft length, options video lesson by pga pro. Nov 27, 2018 that includes gary woodland, who was recently spotted in the bahamas, site of the hero world challenge, with a set of wilson staff prototype blades and an fg tour v4 utility 2iron. Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Top 10 longest hitters in the 2017 2018 pga tour and their drivers. That includes gary woodland, who was recently spotted in the bahamas, site of the hero world challenge, with a set of wilson staff prototype blades and an fg tour v4 utility 2iron. The drivers and shafts used by the top10 drivers on the pga tour. Something akin to an updated cleveland classic custom. Gary woodland spotted with wilson staff prototype irons in.
Bighitting gary woodland won the waste management phoenix open with. Gary woodland stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. True spec builds every club a player orders, ensuring every item is built to the exact specifications as outlined in their fitting, under the tightest tolerances in the business. For instance, pga tour winner gary woodland has a 55g difference between his driver and iron shafts, whereas matt kuchar is closer to 30g. Join facebook to connect with gary woodland and others you may know. See a complete list of the clubs that gary woodland is using at the. Following a successful college career, he turned pro in 2007 and briefly competed on the circuit then known as the nationwide tour, now the korn ferry tour. Golf pride tour velvet cord mid average driving distance. The 28yearold golf prodigy has a notable resume of career highlights which include being the first rookie selected for the 2010 ryder cup, along with six career wins, including five on the pga tour. And combined with progressive lie angles and sole widths, as well as strategic head weighting, feel barriers are for the most part eliminated. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Im also 57 so im not sure if a standard length driver shaft is right for me. Nov 07, 20 the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43.
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