Furyk 62 tiger 61 stricker 60 zach 511 rory 510 i think its just they way he sets up to the ball and his swing plane. How to cut down your driver shaft length first, you gotta get that grip off. The average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. Sep 27, 2017 ygt rory visits the taylormade golf tour truck at the british masters at close house to talk about what the players ask for during a tournament and to see rory mcilroy s driver being built to. He has been rewarded with the changes, he has had a tremendous 2019 season winning the players championship before winning the rbc canadian open, the tour championship and. The reason is, with a straightblade, you risk cutting into the graphite fibers, which will weaken the shaft and cause premature and painful failure. The drivers and shafts used by the top10 drivers on the pga tour. The number one player in the world will debut nikes new driver, the. You might have a great club head that is used by some of the best golfers in the world, but if you dont have the right golf club shaft length, it will all be wasted and your drives will fall short of their potential.
Justin leonard used to use a nike machspeed at 48 a few years back which is also the usgas legal limit, but i dont know if he stayed at that length when he went to taylormade. Com took a look into the driver setups of the top 10 players in. Mcilroy was previously playing another prototype mitsubishi shaft, a diamana prototype 70x, which had a similar balanced profile to the companys 4thgeneration blue board shaft, which. If you have to cut it off, use a hookbladed knife like this one, available in the green lantern golf store. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. Heading into the 2019 pga championship at bethpage state parks black course, which demands long and straight tee shots, pgatour. Rory mcilroy to debut new nike vapor pro driver nike news.
Driver shaft length japanese golf clubs japanese golf. Nike athlete rory mcilroy has added a flash of volt to his bag this week. Perhaps more than anything else, added shaft length has increased driver distances. 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. From there, the driver was good to go with the same mitsubishi kuro kage 70x shaft and the switch became official. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to 45. Jan 23, 2020 rory mcilroy is using taylormades sim driver for the first time this week at torrey pines. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches. The fourtime major winner signed with taylormade in 2017 and currently plays a full bag of taylormade equipment, including all 14 clubs and his ball.
Rory mcilroy witb for 2018 details on mcilroys new. Mcilroy arrived at the players with a taylormade m2 2017 15 degrees with a mitsubishi rayon tensei ck pro white 80tx shaft in his bag, as well as a taylormade tour preferred udi 1 iron with project x hzrdus black 105x 6. Im 62 and my swing speed is around 115 and i use a 44. Zach johnson is the closest to his height and i didnt notice a different between their driver lengths. It took a little bit, but rory mcilroy seems to have found the right driver shaft combination. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. Open, a prototype by mitsubishi rayon that is similar to the companys kuro kage silver shaft.
Michael breed, host of the golf fix, answers a viewers email question on driver shaft length. Sep 26, 2014 sure, its not out of the realm of possibility that rory mcilroy and his new vapor pro driver could have an atrocious ryder cup, in which case nike golf just lost the ryder cup, but its unlikely that mcilroy will experience the same issues that phil mickelson did in 2004. The sliding weight on mcilroy s driver remains in the neutral position. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. A simple way to think about accuracy as it relates to shaft length is to compare the way you hit your wedge to the way you hit your driver. Driver shaft length will be reduced by the biggest golf companies in the near future and they will market heavily the far increased accuracy of the shorter shaft. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. The longer shaft promises more speed but possibly less control while the shorter shaft promises more consistency, but which is best. If youve installed your shaft uncut then youve built something approaching long drive competitor length although cobra are going to be releasing a 48 gamer driver soon. Rory mcilroy tweaks swing mechanics after the masters by kathlene bissell. Id definitely get fitted and see what length gets you the most consistency. Mar 24, 2020 mitsubishi tensei ck pro has the stiffest tipsection compared to the rest of the tensei series, but it has the softest in the buttsection. What is the average driver shaft length of tour pros.
I would suggest you are going to be looking at butt trimming your shaft. I think the standard shaft length on a driver is like 45. On how manufacturers have too long shafts in most current drivers. Jun, 20 rory mcilroy is using a new driver shaft this week at the u. Ygt rory visits the taylormade golf tour truck at the british masters at close house to talk about what the players ask for during a tournament and to see rory mcilroy s driver being built to. The m5, which is a golf digest 2019 hot list gold winner for golf. Dec 18, 2019 the average driver shaft length on tour is roughly 44. May 17, 2015 it took a little bit, but rory mcilroy seems to have found the right driver shaft combination.
Taylormade m5 driver 9 degrees with a mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 70 tx shaft. Take an analytic, framebyframe look at rory mcilroys driver swing. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is. Im going to be getting a ping g30 9 driver with the ping tour 65 stiff shaft. Mcilroy switches to prototype mrc driver shaft golfwrx. Nov 03, 2019 rory mcilroy has made a series of successful equipment changes in 2019, including his driver, fairway woods, wedges and, most importantly, hes finally settled on a putter. Ygt rory visits the taylormade golf tour truck at the british masters at close house to talk about what the players ask for during a tournament and to see rory mcilroys driver being built to. In much the same way, the golf club shaft in your driver could be considered the engine that drives you down the fairway. It was used by the best player in the world tiger woods, rory mcilroy, rickie fowler, and others. Driver shaft length too long for most players clubs, grips. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. Building rory mcilroys driver with taylormade golf at the. The other compelling point in this is how many golfers have shortened their driver or had a new custom driver fit and built to them at a much shorter length than what is offered std off the rack by most of the big golf companies and among them, the fact that by far the vast majority of them have experienced an improvement in driver shot.
The more ive thought about it, the more i dont like it, mcilroy. Rory had been using the m3 driver however, for 2019, he has just switched it out for the brand new taylormade m5. Contrary to what some might think, there isnt a run on. Top 10 longest hitters in the 20172018 pga tour and their. The impact of the length of a driver shaft on your game. Sep 21, 2011 45 total length used to be standard with depending on the head a 43 12 raw length shaft. Im out rory mcilroy has given plenty of consideration to a proposed new golf circuit. Read the length from the ruler at the top of the grip. Does anyone here have a good fitting chart for the ideal driver shaft length based on height 62 and wrist to floor length 33. Why rory mcilroy is copying jason days taylormade driver. Nov 07, 20 if the driver shaft is so long that you are not able to make consistent sweet spot contact, all of the potential distance gained from the shaft length goes out the window. Mitsubishi rayon kuro kage xt 70tx by now most of you golf nerds out there know all about the carbon fiber, titanium, twist face m3 with literally,000 potential setups. The fourtime major winner signed with taylormade in 2017 and currently plays a full bag of taylormade equipment, including all 14.
Dec 11, 2018 a standard golf industry chart, such as the one found at the club shack, applies your wristtofloor measurement to your height to generally determine the length of the clubs that fit you best. Check out breeds tip on how to determine whether your driver shaft length is too long or too short. Rory mcilroy bags vapor pro driver nike golf wins the ryder cup. The golf club shaft length and driving distance relationship. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. At the wells fargo championship, mcilroy used his nike vapor pro with a mitsubishi diamana blue board. Clearly the pros love these new drivers, we have already spotted them in the bags of rory, tiger, rose, day, and dj. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. Please can someone tell me the rory s new driver length on the new 9 driver shaft. Length of shafts according to height in golf sportsrec. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. Nov 21, 2015 as golfers continue to seek distance off the tee, many companies have responded by producing drivers with a stock shaft length of 45.
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