Driver Loft

[golfshooter]

Re: Driver Loft

I had exactly the same loft and shape with my 10'5. So I went and played with the toys at the proshop as already advised. I had a ton of fun and ended up with a 12' with a regular shaft. Now I hit them straight , long and with good loft with ease. It is really cool when you have a club custom fitted.
Regards, Peter.

[keiko]

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Funny, different things. I used a 43" 10.5 degree and went to lower and lower and longer and longer. Today I am hitting a 6 degree head on a 48" USGA legal measurement shaft and have gained 30 yards.

I had exactly the same loft and shape with my 10'5. So I went and played with the toys at the proshop as already advised. I had a ton of fun and ended up with a 12' with a regular shaft. Now I hit them straight , long and with good loft with ease. It is really cool when you have a club custom fitted.
Regards, Peter.

[KrudlerAce]

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I currently use a 9 degrees driver which works well for me. Being a 6 handicapper it enables me to obtain greater distance without sacrificing accuracy.

I find a lot of higher handicap golfers are trying to hit a 9 degree or even lower loft which I think is incorrect. Until you get to the stage where you can consistently hit a solid 10.5 to 14 degrees driver or 3 wood you shouldn't be changing to a lower degree driver.

[BrianW]

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The loft and shaft type is not tagged to handicap but to your swing speed and quality of impact. Most golfers would be better off with a higher lofted driver, even as much as 14 deg.

The pro at my club would not sell anyone a low lofted driver if it was not right for their swing

[keiko]

Re: Driver Loft

This is for Krudlerace"
Am I supposed to believe anything you post since it is obvious you are hawking anything and everything for sale by using this site as your free ad space.
You have no credibility here, except for being a con man.

[zacht18]

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I currently use a 8.5 with a low kick point shaft and it goes way to high, i was thinking of going with a high kick point shaft and either 10.5 or 12 which one would give me more distance???

[LowPost42]

Re: Driver Loft

I currently use a 8.5 with a low kick point shaft and it goes way to high, i was thinking of going with a high kick point shaft and either 10.5 or 12 which one would give me more distance???

Loft trumps shaft in terms of trajectory.

[KrudlerAce]

Driver Loft

I have personally used everything from a 7 degrees to 11 degrees. I have settled on 10.5. Being a single figure handicapper I am fortunate distance off the tee is not one of my problems. The higher degrees gives me that bit of forgiveness and higher ball flight off the tee.

Personally, I don't think too many players should need anything less than 9 degrees. Simply because they are a lot harder to hit and you have to hit them perfect or they'll tail off to the both sides of the fairway into trouble. 9.5 to 11.0 should be ample for most golfers.

[keiko]

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That's just the point, learn to swing easier and hit it flush. Using a high lofted driver is comparable to using something offset, it just delays the enevitble, ie. learning how to swing.
I teach my students to hit lower lofted drivers and they love the results.
All one gets with high lofted drivers is frustration over lack of distance which makes them swing harder.
Low lofted drivers are so rewarding because they almost force you to swing better and the results are low spin more distance.

I have personally used everything from a 7 degrees to 11 degrees. I have settled on 10.5. Being a single figure handicapper I am fortunate distance off the tee is not one of my problems. The higher degrees gives me that bit of forgiveness and higher ball flight off the tee.

Personally, I don't think too many players should need anything less than 9 degrees. Simply because they are a lot harder to hit and you have to hit them perfect or they'll tail off to the both sides of the fairway into trouble. 9.5 to 11.0 should be ample for most golfers.