The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. Took it out for a hit without any swing weight checks or adjustments, and murdered it. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. May 23, 2006 by frank thomas52306 my driver is 45 inches in length and i hit the golf ball all over the course. Feb 09, 2018 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. Great info here and im one of those who prefers the shorter length shafts. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches. Jan 06, 2017 i used to his my 3woodmini driver off the tee for years, never felt 100% confident with the driver2years ago, i had a shop cut 2 inches off my driver shaft jetspeed from 44.
Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. Will fit most engines with horizontal shaft including briggs, robin, tecumseh, for honda, for kohler, clinton, lifan and many. Stock driver shaft vs expensive upcharge driver shaft. Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers.
Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. You might be thinking well wouldnt a driver with a longer shaft go farther.
The best length of driver for amateur golfers is 45. Wed jan 15, 2014 by dave phillips drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. They hit fairways, off the tee and straighter shots more consistently with a 44. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44.
Cutting driver shaft the 19th hole mygolfspy forum. Jul 30, 2019 and when we look at their drivers, we typically see one commonality, their driver shaft length. I have heard that altering the shaft length of your driver by an inch canshould alter the club speed by up to 4 mph. And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches.
However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. Thats the idea behind the 48inch driver, which is the longest club permitted under the rules of golf. In tom wishons book the search for the perfect golf club he states that a driver length shaft of only 45 is too long for over 90% of golfers. 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. Or, to give you another alternative, if you find that you can hit your driver better at a shorter than standard length such as 44 or 44 14 inches you may ultimately hit it even better by reshafting it with a heavier weight shaft like an 85 gram or 95 gram shaft.
Just cut down my ust proforce shaft from 45 to 44 inches in a callaway ft 5. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. Golfers are not able to keep a 45 inch driver in the fairway as well as the 44 inch driver. Aug 19, 2010 page 1 of 2 44 inch driver shaft posted in golf equipment. This is interesting because it means jimmy played a whole season with a shorter driver before it really garnered any attention.
Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. If you have already purchased a standard driver and want it tipped 1 total, if the shaft was not previously tipped, that would bring your driver down to 44. I did much better with my standard 44 12 inch driver, simply swinging a little harder. Nov 23, 2016 on another note, i have been considering a shorter shaft in my driver for the last 10 years but have never done anything about it. Well done and yes, shorten your driver and you will not be tempted to try to rip it. I believe it is because my 3 wood is shorter and more easily controlled. I was considering going with a shorter shaft with a playing length of 44 inch s with a 62 gram shaft weight. 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.
Now, these numbers are not 100% accurate but you see the point. Mar 14, 2018 callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45. Nov 07, 20 roughly speaking, if you hit a 43 inch shaft driver and a 44 in shaft drive exactly the same the ball should travel 20 yards further with the longer shafted club the reasoning behind this is simple physics. Aug 26, 2012 i have a titleist 909d3 with a 44 inch motore f1 that was longer than any driver i have played and much straighter until i got this talamonti shaft. Thats exactly why i fell head over heels in love with my new callaway fusion driver which comes stock with the 44. I average about 250 yards from the tee with my driver but the club feels heavy and i have very little ball control.
To increase my distance from the tee, i have been using a 910 driver, 3 wood and hybrid that play at 46 inch length. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Find great prices and discounts with free shipping and free returns on eligible items. The same club head on a 43inch shaft will feel lighter on a 45inch shaft. These players have aboveaverage swing speeds and therefore do not need the distance an extra inch in their shaft would provide. Shortening the length of your driver swing weight and shaft. Now, we dont necessarily encourage you to go out right away and chop down your driver to 42 inches, but we do want to highlight something else that is important. Thats because longer shafts increase a clubs swing weight, which is the amount of weight you feel at the end of the club. Find great deals on ebay for 43 inch driver shaft and 44 inch driver shaft.
Also, he says that tiger woods and this was before he started to find other pursuits only uses a 43. Its essential that your driver shaft is of the right length. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Cut my backup driver callaway 454 with accra t60 from 45 to 44. For this test, we brought together five golfers with a range of swing speeds and handicaps. Walkers bio page on will show that jimmy is 62 inches tall and that he played last year with a 44 inch driver. I know that a longer shaft provides more speed but hell, even tiger woods uses 43. This razr fittalamonti is a beast but i have not hit it as straight as i am accustom to but then again, i knew the shaft was too long to begin with. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. By frank thomas52306 my driver is 45 inches in length and i hit the golf ball all over the course. 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. They can send the ball over a distance of 275 yards using this golf club. 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. Design tour issue tp4 stiff flex 48g driver shaft brand new.
That will keep the swing weight high at shorter length. I have a callaway great big births i would like to cut down to 43 inches. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Dec 18, 2019 the average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44.
Aug 19, 2010 page 2 of 2 44 inch driver shaft posted in golf equipment. Yet ive read on some websites like or the makers of the perfect club, that a shorter 42 or 43 inch shaft is best. The standard length for a male driver shaft used to be 43. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. Roughly speaking, if you hit a 43 inch shaft driver and a 44 in shaft drive exactly the same the ball should travel 20 yards further with the longer shafted club the reasoning behind this is simple physics. Jimmy walker on using a 42inch titleist driver at the sbs. I did much better with my standard 44 12inch driver, simply swinging a little harder. Jan 15, 2014 will a shorter driver give you more distance. On another note, i have been considering a shorter shaft in my driver for the last 10 years but have never done anything about it. In concept, going to a longer shaft is a great idea since in most cases the longer the. You might be surprised that most pros have an average driver shaft length of 44. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. You can find a large variety of these golf club shafts at affordable prices when you shop on ebay.
In his book 12 myths that could wreck your golf game he suggests that almost no golfer should be playing a driver shaft longer than 44 inches. Is it ok to cut down a 46 inch driver shaft to 43 inches pros do not use 43 inch drivers. Other than a slightly slower swing speed what would be wrong with sticking a shorter shaft in my driver, say 44. Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. When i tested my old college driver a few weeks ago my interest was piqued by how close my swing speed with the 43. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. Whether upgrading your current drivers, repairing a damaged one, or building your own custom driver, a taylormade driver shaft can comes in handy.