Want to hit your driver further?
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For many years running, the standard length for a driver on the PGA Tour has been 44.5".
Tiger has swung a 43.5" driver throughout much of his career.
If he could hit the ball straight with a 45.5" driver he would. He can't, so he doesn't.
Most off the rack drivers sold in golf stores are 45.5" to 46".
Want to be longer and more consistent off the tee, cut it down.
For many years running, the standard length for a driver on the PGA Tour has been 44.5".
Tiger has swung a 43.5" driver throughout much of his career.
If he could hit the ball straight with a 45.5" driver he would. He can't, so he doesn't.
Most off the rack drivers sold in golf stores are 45.5" to 46".
Want to be longer and more consistent off the tee, cut it down.
The major golf club companies now, and for the past few years, have been making drivers far too long.
Unless you are very consistent off the tee and hit the ball off the center of the club face, these long 45" plus clubs are just too hard to control.
SMASH FACTOR
"If you want to hit it further hit it better." - Jack Nicklaus
Smash factor is calculated by dividing ball speed by club-head speed: (ball speed ÷ club-head speed = smash factor)
Smash Factor relates to the amount of energy transferred from the club head to the golf ball. The higher the smash factor the better the transfer of that energy. Decreasing your swing speed can actually increase you distance by having more control over your swing and producing a more centered strike position on the club face at impact. Smash factor helps us determine how closely the ball is hit off of the sweet spot, and how efficient a player’s swing is. The ball cannot leave the face faster than 1.5 times the speed that the club head is traveling. Therefore a perfect Smash Factor rating is 1.50. The closer this number is to 1.50, the more efficient the ball is rebounding off of the club face. The PGA tour averages between a 1.48 and 1.49 Smash Factor reading. For example, using the equation above, a ball speed of 140mph and club-head speed of 100mph will produce a smash factor of 1.40 (140 divided by 100=1.40). However, with a more controlled swing, if the club head speed is only 98mph but the ball speed is 145mph, the resulting smash factor would be 1.48 (145 divided by 98=1.48). Every extra 1mph of ball speed generates 2 yards carry (all other things equal). For this reason, the added ball speed in the previous example will equate to 2 yards carry times 5mph which is 10 extra yards to the drive. In addition, a more controlled swing will most likely have a positive effect on dispersion.
