Why do some recommend using a driver of this length?

And will I be losing any distance off the tee?

Your commments are welcome…

Nigel…...this ones for you

lol..yeah, I’m sure Nigel will have all the answers:)

I personally don’t find using a shorter driver any noticable advantage with accuracy. My wrist to floor measurement is 37.5”, so I feel comfortable with long clubs. The ball marks on my 45.5” driver are fairly central and no worse than the ball marks on the 3 and 5 wood.

I’m an accurate hitter with an ordinary technique who on long golf courses needs all the distance I can get. Shortening the club isn’t going to fix the flaws in my swing that produce the odd shocker;) But hey, I may have felt differently 30 years ago:)

Why do some recommend using a driver of this length?

And will I be losing any distance off the tee?

Your commments are welcome…

Why was Tiger using a 43.5” driver with a steel shaft, only afew years back ? It’s all about that stable, repetitive hit off the same ten cent piece area on your club face. Control counts. Jon…

Why do some recommend using a driver of this length?

And will I be losing any distance off the tee?

Your commments are welcome…

Why was Tiger using a 43.5” driver with a steel shaft, only afew years back ? It’s all about that stable, repetitive hit off the same ten cent piece area on your club face. Control counts. Jon…

He’s back to 45” with the graphite. I think what Tiger does means diddly squat for mere mortals. Getting the right setup not just the length of the driver will do more for centre hit accuracy.

The length of a driver is really determined player to play by how often you can hit the middle. Most players cannot hit a 45” often enough to make it worth the one in 5 that fly well. An inch of helps ‘most’ players. 2” helps some even more. Lets not forget those who CAN hit a 46” just as well too.

The longer the club the more swing issues will be shown up in the ball flight.

The length of a driver is really determined player to play by how often you can hit the middle. Most players cannot hit a 45” often enough to make it worth the one in 5 that fly well. An inch of helps ‘most’ players. 2” helps some even more. Lets not forget those who CAN hit a 46” just as well too.

The longer the club the more swing issues will be shown up in the ball flight.

Guru, would you then recommend that the majority of golfers shorten the driver length by 1”?

do you need to reshaft or just get it cut off??

I personally have tried 44 and 45 made no difference to me though…I hit 46 burner on the weekend and hit that better than my 45 inch driver (Hi bore)

In the main yes, Shorter gives better ‘average’ results.

The length comes off the grip end. An easy job that has little affect on the flex of the shaft.

In the main yes, Shorter gives better ‘average’ results.

The length comes off the grip end. An easy job that has little affect on the flex of the shaft.

Does the shortening affect the swingweight etc? Or is it a simple snip and re-use the driver straight away without problem?

I was going to ask the same question….

can snip and reuse, but will feel lighter…..

1” off will count for about 6 swing weight points, so yes it will make a big differents. You will need some lead tape place on your driver head to bring your swing weight back up. Or pull the shaft and place a tunsten tip weight up the tip of the shaft. Do I belive 45” is to long for 90% off golfers “yes” 44 ” is long enough for most but not all. Golden rule of golf clubs, longer the shaft lower the loft the harder it is going to be to hit. I’ve never had a 44” driver sent back, or lost of distance. My own driver is 43.5 long.

Ah men.

1” off will count for about 6 swing weight points, so yes it will make a big differents. You will need some lead tape place on your driver head to bring your swing weight back up. Or pull the shaft and place a tunsten tip weight up the tip of the shaft. Do I belive 45” is to long for 90% off golfers “yes” 44 ” is long enough for most but not all. Golden rule of golf clubs, longer the shaft lower the loft the harder it is going to be to hit. I’ve never had a 44” driver sent back, or lost of distance. My own driver is 43.5 long.

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why would anyone bother changing the swing weight back to the original? Just deal with the lighter weight and get use to it I say. Call it an amatuerish response but who would even bother but the fussiest of people.

its the sure makes sense, but why not just grip down an inch

1” off will count for about 6 swing weight points, so yes it will make a big differents. You will need some lead tape place on your driver head to bring your swing weight back up. Or pull the shaft and place a tunsten tip weight up the tip of the shaft. Do I belive 45” is to long for 90% off golfers “yes” 44 ” is long enough for most but not all. Golden rule of golf clubs, longer the shaft lower the loft the harder it is going to be to hit. I’ve never had a 44” driver sent back, or lost of distance. My own driver is 43.5 long.

Watch out typos + poor grammar.

why would anyone bother changing the swing weight back to the original? Just deal with the lighter weight and get use to it I say. Call it an amatuerish response but who would even bother but the fussiest of people.

Mate I can add 20 grams of weight to your driver head and it will make it feel like you are swinging a brick.

6 swing weight points is enought to make the club feel completely different. You need to feel the head of the club to help you hit it more on center.

Go and get a broom handle no head and try and swing that around like a golf club you will find it is very hard to control.

Bumping this old topic – if I remove 1” from my driver (which is a ridiculous 45.5” standard), and hence reduce the swingweight by 6 points, how much lead tape do I need to add to the head to get it back to its original swingweight?

It is a Nickent 4DX and these come with a very thin grip – I want to replace that with a standard Gripmaster which I’m sure is heavier than the original – would that also have a noticeable impact on the swingweight?

have i been fooling myself all these years. If i tee up on a tight fairway i simply grip down on the shaft of my driver which effectively shortens the length of the club and gives me more control. Too easy.

Yeah, if I’m having an off day I grip down an inch or so and it’s all good.

I’m getting a new engine put in my L4V in the next few days and I reckon I’ll try it as a forty five inch shaft but might end up going to forty four, depending on how I hit it.

Not that I’ll be hitting it any time soon after what I did to my hand today…!

Ah men.

Ahhh women…..

I know this is a silly question but where do you measure on the club to get the length of the driver? Is it heel to butt end? Or toe to butt end?

if I remove 1” from my driver (which is a ridiculous 45.5” standard), and hence reduce the swingweight by 6 points, how much lead tape do I need to add to the head to get it back to its original swingweight?

Cliff:
heel to but is in address position.