Fowler isnt the first pga tour player to try a shorter driver this year. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches how to find the proper length of your driver shaft and gives a drill to maximize 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. Find out if titleists ts golf clubs are the best fit for your game. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. While researching i found that the average pga pros driver is often quoted as 44.
The women generally have slower swing speeds than the men. Reigning pga champion jimmy walker used a 42inch titleist driver in hawaii at the sbs tournament of champions in january. The standard length for a mens driver is in the 43inch to 45inch range. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. Taking a look at the driver shaft length used by the tour leaders in strokes gained. In fact, many tour pros use driver shafts less than 45 inches. Take a closer look at the detailed driver specs for the pga tours driving distance leaders from 2015 to 2019. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. But first i should mention that us pga tour statistics reveal that the average length of a tour players driver is 44. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour. Jim furyk, for example, is one of the most accurate in the game off the tee, and his driver shaft measures 44. So how did the longer driver with an average club head speed increase.
There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. Driver shaft length custom fitting for the correct length to help improve your strike pattern and accuracy. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to 45. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Many have heard that a shorter driver shaft can increase their consistency off the tee by allowing. The drivers and shafts used by the top10 drivers on the. Why longer shafts arent the key to longer driving golfmagic. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43.
Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. The longer shaft promises more speed but possibly less control while the. You will see some smaller players on the lpga tour using 48inch drivers that come up to their chin, but the average woman amateur wont be able to control such a club. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver golficity. Heading into the 2019 pga championship at bethpage state parks black course, which demands long and straight tee shots, pgatour. Previously, the standard length for a womans driver was 43 inches. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. The impact of the length of a driver shaft on your game. The average length of drivers on the pga tour appears to be slightly shorter than 45 inches, with many pros. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter. Titleist ts2, ts3 and ts4 golf drivers deliver speed, distance, and incredible performance. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in. Standard length for modern drivers with graphite shafts has settled at 45 inches. Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has stood at 44.
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