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hahahaha...50 cent vs Nelly nevermind...in that case...we be "in da club"!!!
Driver Length Test
Advice from a former long drive guy. Do not switch back and forth during a round with a full on LD driver. It always took me a few swings to get back into it with either driver. I’ve trown it in the bag for scrambles and generally wished I hadn’t, or had stuck with it the entire round.
I can’t switch back and forth. It requires a totally different swing. Now if playing one with reasonable loft at 48”, you might have better luck. My two LD drivers have 2.5* and 3.5* of loft. One has a 110 gram XXX flex and the other a 90g XX flex.
Takes a totally different swing and mindset. I have NOT tried a 48” driver playing close to my preferred loft of 6-7* though. Maybe that won’t be as drastic?
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Fun for testing purposes just to see but wouldn’t put one in play on course I don’t think
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Just too hard to find the center of the face?
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Wait for the content haha
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It has to mess with your perception of the distance from the ball when taking a stance.
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Wouldn't that be a case for One Length irons then, since you do it with every iron too?
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Yep sure does. Like I said fun for testing. It will be weird hitting a regular driver now lol
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In my younger years, when 50" drivers were still legal to use, I had one on a 7° head. It took some practice on the range to be able to hit it. The big thing was to have patience
swinging it. You can't try to swing hard or you'll get your hands ahead of the clubhead and hit some nasty push/slice shots. You'll love it when you happen to get the timing down.
swinging it. You can't try to swing hard or you'll get your hands ahead of the clubhead and hit some nasty push/slice shots. You'll love it when you happen to get the timing down.
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I'm curious what it took to get the swingweight back in that low to mid D range. That much length without it had to have put it in the high E low F weight at first, right?
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Love this and got me thinking about getting back into the longer shaft. Really enjoyed it when I was swinging them, but you sure don't want to switch back and forth. For sure not during a round and probably bad to go back and forth throughout the season. Pick and stick. Turned my last one into a camera mount, don't think I can go back to that shaft...haha.
Very interested in results of this.
Looking forward to the results as I play a driver that is less than standard in length.
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This will be an interesting watch! Looking forward to seeing this video!
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Pretty interesting stuff and we will put it all together for people post THP Showcase.
I will say drivers of today have changed the outcome compared to when we tested it just a handful of years ago.
I will say drivers of today have changed the outcome compared to when we tested it just a handful of years ago.
Wow! This will be interesting.
Curious to see those ball speed numbers; I need to get fitted for a long boy to put into my SIM!
As someone that used to throw a true 2.3-3.5* LD driver in his bag, you don’t wanna. It takes a total different setup and mindset to hit that type of club. It will mess you up big time going back and forth.
I suggest if you ever do that it be the only driver in your bag.
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Very interesting, curious to see where the trend goes over the next couple of years regarding driver length. 45 3/4” just seems long to me
Well it’s not going down to a 2.3* driver with a 110g XXX flex shaft driver. That’s designed for 2 purposes only. 1. Allowing someone that’s close to 150chs to maximize their distance once out of 8 tries and 2. See 1.
I can still hit it at 115CHS max, but it’s a weak low spin fade that I can hit further with a 6-7* standard length driver with a S flex shaft in a normal weight.