The standard length for a male driver shaft used to be 43. Fujikura atmos orange 5 r regular flex driver shaft w. Callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45. Generally, golfers with aboveaverage swing speeds are better off using drivers with short shafts. Mitsubishi bassara gg43 lite 43g driver shaft callaway 44. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. I play every driver for the last 5 years or so at 43. 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. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long. 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. Clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart, your 5iron will measure 38 inches and sand wedge 35. I cut my driver down to 44 inches in the summer whole new game when. 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.
They hit fairways, off the tee and straighter shots more consistently with a 44. Does anyone here have a good fitting chart for the ideal driver shaft length based on height 62 and wrist to floor length 33. Find a driver that maximizes length without sacrificing control. I was fitted a few years back with an aldila habanero stiff shaft with my titleist 910d2 driver. Aldilas rogue silver driver shafts have low torque 3. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. Ive gone through a long series of cobra drivers, and cut them all down to 44. Our system is designed to give the average length for a driver of 44.
Each player hit seven drives with each of three driver shaft lengths. This shaft will buildcreate a club that will play approximately 45 14, which would be driver length. According to a notice sent to manufacturers in october, golfs ruling bodies are proposing shortening the maximum length of a golf club from 48 inches to 46. The rifle shaft produced by fm precisionbrunswickroyal precision different names, same company introduced and patented a numeric stiffness rating system. Inspired by rickie fowlers driver used on tour, the king f8 tour length driver features a shorter, 44. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. Big bertha fusion heavy ust recoil regular flex at 44. I drive better with a shorter shaft so i ordered the same exact shaft but in 44. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. Jan 27, 2016 ken saw an increase of 16yds with the 44. Does a shorter shaft length lose you clubhead speed. Jan 07, 2015 if the golfers best driver length is shorter than 44 inches, the second longest wood should be 1 inch shorter than the driver.
In concept, going to a longer shaft is a great idea since in most cases the longer the shaft the faster the head will travel. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. In concept, going to a longer shaft is a great idea since in most cases the longer. Drivers have gone through a 3 plus increase in length over the past three decades simply as a way for golf companies to sell more drivers via the marketing promise of longer distance. Understand golf shaft stiffness ratings golf shaft. Typically, the length of a female golfers club is an inch lesser than that of a male golfers. I figure, i can always choke up on those tighter fairways. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. Performance data suggests negligible differences between the stock length 45. If you are 5 feet 4 inches tall with a 35inch wristtofloor measurement, the club should be onequarter inch longer. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches.
I just measured the length at 44 34 and the swing weight at d2. Fujikura atmos orange 5 r regular flex driver shaft w taylormade adapter pro clubs have been selling proline golf equipment on ebay since 2002 with a feedback score over 100,000 item details. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity.
What is the standard driver shaft length the standard length for a male driver shaft used to be 43. Nov 23, 2016 it appears from the photos of the shafts against the ruler and body copy that the shaft lengths of the tested clubs with sleeves are 44. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Jan 12, 2012 you dont have to find a golfer swinging at 46.
The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your. Awesome at 43 inch over the past 2 months, i have purchase 3 drivers and tried different shafts on them. Alternatively, if you have a standard 45 inches graphite driver, then your 5iron shaft will size at 38. Oct 30, 2018 can a shorter driver shaft length lose you clubbed and distance off the tee. Ive played numerous drivers everything produced since the ft3 and shaft lengths over the years, but this setup is the best for my 90mph swing speed. Not more than 10 percent of all men should ever try to play with a driver length that is longer than 44 inches.
How we tested for this test, we brought together five golfers with a range of swing speeds and handicaps. 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. You add your taylormade head to it making the finished length 45 shaft condition ratings 1 new. They are what makes the swing speed, but having control over the clubs face gives them accuracy. Graphite clubs are slightly longer, with a standard driver at 45 inches, 5 iron at 38. 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. 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. If you attach the following heads to a shaft w a tip the finished length will equal. Taking off 11,5 inch makes it so relaxing to drive the ball and that also. Below we outline the 4 simple steps that are needed to measure driver shaft length so that you have the perfect driver shaft length to help you to add extra distance with your driver.
Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. However, in recent times, the standard driver length has been accepted as 45 inches. It was a detailed system for relating swing speed to shaft stiffness. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. Taylormade titleist cobra add 1 to the shaft length callaway add 1. The shaft length is based on the golfers height, arm length. Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Virtually no women golfers should try to use a driver length longer than 43 inches, most women should use a driver length shorter than 43 inches.
And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. Cut my backup driver callaway 454 with accra t60 from 45 to 44. Golden rule of golf clubs, longer the shaft lower the loft the harder it is going to be to hit. 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. Aldila rogue max 75x driver shaft with callaway adapter. Do i belive 45 is to long for 90% off golfers yes 44 is long enough for most but not all. The result was this 3 inches longer driver shaft only hit the ball about 5 yards further. Drivers and other clubs clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44 inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart, your 5 iron will measure 38 inches and sand wedge 35. Apr 18, 2020 as youll notice, every driver is different, from the shaft length down to the swing weight. Nov 07, 20 the standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43.
For example, if you are 6feet tall and your wristtofloor measurement is 35 inches, a standard length driver 44 inches for a steel shaft driver and 45 inches for a graphite shaft driver would be appropriate. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Aldila rogue max 75 x stiff driver shaft playing standard length in a callaway driver opti fit. While the longer shaft can offer ball speed and distance advantages, the shorter shaft provides a significant reduction in short area, and by extension, accuracy.
For example, if your driver uses a 44 inches steel shaft, then the shaft of your 5iron golf club will be 38 inches and that of the sand wedge will be 36 inches. The 44 shaft has the same specs like the 46 driver shaft, it is not a heavier fairway wood shaft. The fitter put me in essentially a light higher launch shaft. The 44 driver shaft was 2 inches trimmed from the butt end not tip upon request by callaway to facilitate their assembly. However, most players on the pga tour use drivers in the 45 to 45.
They can send the ball over a distance of 275 yards using this golf club. Now if tiger and the rest of his pals know they cant control a 45 inch long stick. But my experience over 20 years of fitting has been that most players gain distance with a shorter length driver more on center hits. Fujikura speeder 474 evo iii 47g regular driver shaft. It appears from the photos of the shafts against the ruler and body copy that the shaft lengths of the tested clubs with sleeves are 44.
Im pretty accurate with hitting the sweet spot at the 44. The stock driver length of most manufacturers taylormade, callaway ping, cobra these days is 45. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. This raises the immediate question, why is a relatively tall, obviously highly skilled player using a shorter than standard driver. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. 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. I tried a 44 shaft today, diamana blue and was quite surprised how much shorter. Youll hear about how the 2 will effect swing weight, etc. Cutting driver shaft the 19th hole mygolfspy forum.
Therefore, adding 1 14 to the raw shaft length, will give me an approximate total club length when built. Shaft length help woods irons wedges hybrids putters gift certificates ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping. Ive never had a 44 driver sent back, or lost of distance. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. The length increment between fairway woods should not be less than 1 inch. Or pull the shaft and place a tunsten tip weight up the tip of the shaft. I have found the rogue driver head has 5gram weight and from my research to correct swing weight with a 1 shorter shaft i would need to add weight to the driver head more than the stock 5g weight installed.
Rory mcilroy and cameron champ both attack the ball with reckless abandon. In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. Mar 14, 2018 callaway rogue driver shaft length control and distance 45. That will keep the swing weight high at shorter length. We have found in thousands of fittings that a driver that is too long will result in more hits off the heel of the club causing higher spin and loss of distance.
Here you have a collection of some of the best golfers on the planet, golfers with incredibly good swings, yet on average, they play with drivers which are 2 inches shorter in length than what is being sold to regular golfers. Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has stood at 44. By frank thomas52306 my driver is 45 inches in length and i hit the golf ball all over the course. If the golfers handicap is more than 15, make the secondlongest wood 1. Using the example information above, i can see the shaft is 44 raw length. For this test, we brought together five golfers with a range of swing speeds and handicaps.