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