What Would You Change?

[bsbmike]

Let's say you find yourself with a driver set up where you're consistently producing good smash factors let's say 1.45 and up...your shot shape is consistent, and your very comfortable with the feeling of the club during the swing, and you've hit fairways at a pretty good 50%ish for the season BUT

When you look at numbers inside, you're launching around 13-14 degrees with 3100 spin with around 100mph of club head speed. Would you...

a) Look at changing the club head loft to find some better launch characteristics
b) Explore changing the ball to find something different
c) Look at a whole new set up to see what better is out there

Curious how people would attack this

 

[R-Yang13]

Ball is gonna potentially affect more than just driver, so I’d be hesitant to go that route just to find a happy medium in one part of the bag. I’d go A, and then C.

 

[Coulter]

If option D is available then I would say start more simple and tweak set up?
By moving the ball a touch forward in your stance you may be able to get a more positive AOA and increase launch/ decrease spin?

 

[Chef23]

We are on THP so the answer is c. The answer is to always buy a new club.

In the short term I would try changing the loft.

 

[bsbmike]

If option D is available then I would say start more simple and tweak set up?
By moving the ball a touch forward in your stance you may be able to get a more positive AOA and increase launch/ decrease spin?

Let's say in this scenario the player is at like a +1 to +2 AoA already

 

[bsbmike]

Ball is gonna potentially affect more than just driver, so I’d be hesitant to go that route just to find a happy medium in one part of the bag. I’d go A, and then C.

I agree I think ball would have a huge domino effect

 

[E.Appleton]

Start with A and see if you can get what you need, if not, move to C. Chances are if you can hit good smash and consistency with that head/shaft combo you can do it with another.

 

[bsbmike]

Start with A and see if you can get what you need, if not, move to C. Chances are if you can hit good smash and consistency with that head/shaft combo you can do it with another.

What would you try? Just less loft, or look at something where you can play around with CG...I know I didn't mention the club head for this golfer, but let's say it's a 9 degree standard head type of thing

 

[Parrot]

Since having a learned eye look at my set up and swing to make sure neither has gone wonky on me isn't a choice, I'll start with A. This scenario seems like a great place for a FF33 ad. Then C.

 

[CBaker]

Sounds like the setup is working potentially pretty well. I'd look at changing the ball first if not already in a low spin/low launch ball, just to try to avoid touching the setup which sounds like it is working well. If that doesn't do enough, look for changing the loft a bit. Hopefully have the FF33 that allows for an easier change there but if not, the shape may change a little, but should hopefully stay consistent at least.

 

[cagolfer]

If option D is available then I would say start more simple and tweak set up?
By moving the ball a touch forward in your stance you may be able to get a more positive AOA and increase launch/ decrease spin?

I was thinking the same. Then, assuming your delivery is where you want it, I’d look at a ball change as something much easier and cheaper to adjust.

 

[Just_Brad]

Ball first would be what I would look at, 300-400 rpms difference might do a lot..... or not lol.

Aside from tweaking the head, the ball is super cheap to try something different.

 

[R-Yang13]

I agree I think ball would have a huge domino effect

Just might not be worth opening the Pandora’s box trying to chase a bit more performance at the top end of the bag in my opinion, especially if your already confident in your windows elsewhere.

 

[Jman]

I’d change the ball and not touch the driver.

Also, 3100 is not high spin.

 

[bsbmike]

I’d change the ball and not touch the driver.

Also, 3100 is not high spin.

I don't think it's super high either...this was someone I'm friends with who was talking about his game and figured it would be a good spot to bring it to

Would you consider it to be higher though if they normally play somewhere on the windy side? 3100 inside could get a little gnarly outside

 

[JohnSinVA]

I would see if a ball change helped any. Good smash factor and consistent flight means no two way miss — I could live with that.

 

[Jman]

I don't think it's super high either...this was someone I'm friends with who was talking about his game and figured it would be a good spot to bring it to

Would you consider it to be higher though if they normally play somewhere on the windy side? 3100 inside could get a little gnarly outside

It could, but I also think that’s a little overblown for that realm.

Ball change might make a drastic change though, I’ve seen MASSIVE changes there in terms of driver spin.

 

[bsbmike]

It could, but I also think that’s a little overblown for that realm.

Ball change might make a drastic change though, I’ve seen MASSIVE changes there in terms of driver spin.

I believe he currently plays a Pro V1 or a Chrome Tour I'm not 100% sure...I'd be curious to see what happened if he experimented too

 

[E.Appleton]

What would you try? Just less loft, or look at something where you can play around with CG...I know I didn't mention the club head for this golfer, but let's say it's a 9 degree standard head type of thing

Hmmm...Could try more loft, but like another said try moving the ball up in the stance. +1-2 is good AoA but can be greater, right? I am not sure beyond that as a still relatively new person to understanding club design.

 

[E.Appleton]

I believe he currently plays a Pro V1 or a Chrome Tour I'm not 100% sure...I'd be curious to see what happened if he experimented too

Maybe a CTTD/Left Dot/Srixon XV?

 

[GolfSquatch]

Let's say you find yourself with a driver set up where you're consistently producing good smash factors let's say 1.45 and up...your shot shape is consistent, and your very comfortable with the feeling of the club during the swing, and you've hit fairways at a pretty good 50%ish for the season BUT

When you look at numbers inside, you're launching around 13-14 degrees with 3100 spin with around 100mph of club head speed. Would you...

a) Look at changing the club head loft to find some better launch characteristics
b) Explore changing the ball to find something different
c) Look at a whole new set up to see what better is out there

Curious how people would attack this

I think first I would look at my set-up maybe tee a bit higher if this new driver is narrow or deeper then what I used previously affecting tee height.

2nd I add a degree of loft to se what that does to launch and spin

3rd Look to change the shaft maybe a more active tip to encourage launch although I am not sure how good an idea this is with the 3000 plus spin

 

[dAS0]

I don't hate the driver spin numbers but I have trouble in that area anyway. Ideally the driver is adjustable so I'd tweak that first to see if something drops the spin/launch. (They could be intertwined). A new driver set up sounds drastic, so I'd exhaust the adjustability first before changing equipment. The ball change would be last since I play a lower spinning ball, but that comes with a higher launch. I wouldn't want to change to something that would start affecting the short game negatively.

 

[Mayor McCheese]

Yeah with those results I’d start with trying a different ball. From there I’d play with my FF33 adapter to try some small adjustments. No reason for a wholesale change.

 

[hedley_lamarr]

I might would leave it alone and hit up on it another degree or two.

 

[vman]

Raising strike location will lower spin, or more forward CG. Possible shaft change can also help. Don’t mess with the ball if happy with it in all other departments.