Shorter driver more distance bridgestone

The new tourb x is a golf ball that i am extremely excited. For example, a steeper swing requires a wider sole and a. The urethane cover gives a tourball type of grab on shorter shots. If a player is looking for more accuracy he should swing a 3wood off tee boxes until he grooves a good enough swing to make the longer shafted driver work well. Drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. Tennis players use spin to control their shots and make. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. Our results showed that shorter shafts are not an automatic means for producing consistent distance. Shorter driver length means better and more consistent contact which leads to better and more consistent distance.

If you are serious about shooting lower scores, get a shorter driver. According to srixon, the z 785s newfound materials. Oct 04, 2017 not to mention higher initial ball speed and reduced spin with the driver. Looking at the data on an individual level reveals some interesting details. Designed for and with input from srixon tour professionals, the z 785 driver has a look and shape that better players love its 460cc, but has more of a pearshaped design that lends a smaller. Learn more about bridgestone golf clubs and the technology that drives them. Safer, longer, better with the new bridgestone ecopia ep300 tyres. Tour x, tour, tour value, straight distance, pure distance and soft distance. Is there an optimum shaft length depending on driver swing characteristics. So i decided to not only experiment with a shorter driver, but also heavier and stiffer. Bridgestone makes some of the more popular golf balls available and.

Lastly, shorter drivers may be more comfortable in smaller vehicles, where its easier to judge the size of the car when changing lanes or parking. Shorter drives lead to longer approach shots, longer approach shots lead to fewer greens hit. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points oh my. Whether youre looking for a longer straighter distance off the tee or more. The remaining 3 testers actually produced greater average total distances with the shorter 43. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you isnt it always on your mind that, maybe, if i pay more, i might get a better produced, more structured, and worthy product. I may be off be 12 but it is not that important to my question.

Ball engineers know low spin off the driver creates more distance and high spin off irons is essential for control of scoring shots. Bridgestone told me that the b330s is called a spin ball, and you should expect a 10 yard or more loss of distance off the tee. I believe there is great merit to the shorter driver trend. The soft feel keeps the spin low, but that also means that you can get more distance out of harder balls than these, though these do fairly well at giving you some decent distance. Angie isnt much different from most male amateurs in that the quickest shortcut to more distance is getting a driver with more loft. The modern selling slogan for most golf club manufacturers. Great feel with short irons and distance gained with the driver, far more durable than a pro vx and great stable flight in the wind. Bridgestone confirms that, across the board, with all four balls the tour b x, xs, rx, and rxs and for all types of players, ranging from tiger, bryson and kuchar to you, me and wally the 23handicap from down the street, theyve seen the same performance results for everyone. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. Mar 06, 2012 but even the latest 3woods probably still arent adequate allout replacements for drivers. Begin with a short iron, and work up to the driver. Tour ball aficionados will applaud this models muted sound and pillowy feel from driver to putter. Any loss in distance has been minimal, as im making contact with the center of the club face more consistently and i get better roll out in the short grass. When you have a slow swing, it means the ball will only move a few yards.

Safer, longer, better with the new bridgestone ecopia ep300 tyres the new bridgestone ecopia ep300 features improved fuel efficiency, superior wet grip and extended wear life, and is the ideal fit for the daily driver. Top10 best golf balls for slow swing speed in 2020. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. Bridgestone tour b golf balls with reactiv cover 2020. Mickelson using shorter driver at firestone golfweek. I actually play an 80 g shaft cut to 44 in and have no issues w distance and my accuracy has improved.

In general, this will be a spot that is slightly towards the toe and just above the center of the clubface. Anyone ever shorten their driver shaft for more control. Tires wear more quickly when drivers brake abruptly and steer sharply. With some auto manufacturers making them standard in new vehicles, more consumers are asking about run flats, their advantages, and how using them impacts driving. Aug 07, 2010 i tell golfers they can hit the ball farther with shorter drivers because they can make more solid contact. Why the method most tour players use doesnt work for the average golfer. Ball engineers know low spin off the driver creates more distance and high. Ft tour is the new name for the driver called ft9 tour authentic in 2009. Making sure you have the right shaft is key to improving your game, but deciding between the hundreds of options is more difficult.

Now you can tell your own story by personalizing bridgestone golf balls with your own custom message. As i mentioned earlier, you dont have to do everything in this article to gain more distance because its likely you are already doing a few things properly. Not only will you get great distance but every hit, even the ones that are a little. Was your friends shorter shaft and clubhead the same as yours. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 driversone at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter.

Golf channel academy lead coach claude brousseau on how to hit the ball further with a shorter backswing claude brousseau shorter backswing equals more distance golf channel skip to. A lot goes into maximizing distance with your driver. My swing speeddistance off the tee increased when i shortened my titleist driver shaft by one inch. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the accuracy and distance of. The bottom of your irons is a key to getting more distance. The callaway ft tour driver is the hottest driver on tour this year. In fact, a shorter shaft should help you find the sweet spot more often and may even add distance. Try adding 1 a longer shaft means more width and more swing speed from your driver. More compact vehicles also have dashboard controls or infotainment screens that are easier to reach from your perch in the driver s seat. Personalized bridgestone golf balls can be printed with black, red, green, or blue ink. Seamless cover technology sct also adds to the accuracy while delivering a more consistent ballflight along with more distance. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. All drivers include custom shafts and custom grip options.

According to research, many golfers are actually hitting it shorter. But we know theyre also trying to shoot lower scores, and distance is only one part of that equation. You will find out by shortening the shaft you will hit the sweet spot more consistently thus better accuracy and distance and more confidence with your driver. Bridgestone golf leans on its institutional knowledgeand tiger woodsin the. Jun 27, 2019 each model fits into one of six category types. Michael breed give tips for driver length and distance. Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. This, of course, makes it more difficult for you to move closer to the hole.

Bridgestone golfs tour b golf balls attempt to avoid the tradeoff between driver distance and short game spin. There were two players who had one length substantially outperform the others for distance consistency players 1 and 4. Designed for and with input from srixon tour professionals, the z 785 driver has a look and shape that better players love its 460cc, but has more of a pearshaped design that lends a smallerlooking profile and more workability. The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Bridgestone 2020 tour b rx golf balls dicks sporting goods.

Velocity golfers love distance, and they never stop asking us for more yards. That is what makes softer cores attractive to novices to the game and high handicappers. Claude brousseau shorter backswing equals more distance. Bridgestone tour b reinventing the tour ball by ed travis bridgestone golf has unveiled the 2020 tour b family of golf balls and promoting what they are saying is ground breaking technology with the first ever smart cover, made with a smart urethane. Bridgestones dual dimple pattern delivers more distance and roll. However, since i swing weighted the head and tipped the shaft 1 and butt trimmed 1, it resulted in a higher spinning, higher lauching shot. It takes a shorter club for most people to create the desired spine and shaft angles. Review bridgestone golf tour b golf balls the home of. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. Just recently got a set of bridgestone j38 dpc irons that are 12. If there was a gap before, its probably been erased by the newest rxs version. Due to an eye condition, the longer clubs have become rather difficult to hit. Generally, the slower the swing speed, the more flex you want in your shaft. Jul 30, 2011 the b330s is shorter than the costco callaway hex warbird by 10 yards.

On paper that might be true, but when the human element is involved everything changes. If you want to hit longer drives and send you driver further down the fairway can using a longer shaft help you find those yards. If longer drivers helped them maximize their distance and accuracy, they. Apr 17, 2018 that might be 120 yards or more shorter than how a pga tour player might play a driver, 7iron hole. Learn from a 2star pga professional how to increase your distance and smash drives. Shaft flex is one of those things that you just need to see the golf pro about. Nothing stands out on the golf course quite like a personalized golf ball. The biggest story in this release is the fact that tiger woods had years of direct input into the design of the b xs, which bridgestone put front and center in their trade show booth in orlando.

Pga professional eric hogge explains why adding even the tiniest amount of weight to your driver golf club can have a big impact on the distance you get off the tee. If driver accuracy is not a problem for you, get a longer shaft. Apr 06, 2019 these are high quality balls that will give you excellent distance off of longer clubs and good control for when you are hitting with shorter clubs. Shop bridgestone golf drivers including tourb xd3, xd5, xd7 and jgr. I went from 45 to 43 12 a few years back and have gained more control over my driver. Thinking about cutting my driver shaft down an inch. The taylormade fitters recommended brian try a shorter driver. The difference in range ball distances trackman golf. Current cobra l5v is standard length which i think is 45. We immediately set out to fix that and discover whether golfers are helped or harmed by longer driver shafts.

D j trahan is 6 3 and, according to his father, plays a 44 12 inch driver and he wants him to cut it down to 44. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. Apr 02, 2019 to get driver distance and soft feel around the greens, more than two layers help. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of centeredness of contact.

Bridgestone tour b reinventing the tour ball golf oklahoma. You can learn more about what those categories mean in the diagram below. Short shaft, more distance september 09, 20 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. Learn more about golf galaxy official website and shop topquality equipment at. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Our golf clubs are crafted to be different so your next shot can be your best.

He said most average golfers mishit the ball, especially with the driver. But as i noted drivers have also gotten lighter and longer than ever and for me, i cant swing these clubs consistently. Who thought the simplest of golf tips could make such a difference. This effect is desirable for maximizing distance with your driver. The answer to that question, according to bridgestone, depends on the type of clubhead speed being generated. Driver shaft 315 feet average 31 off line on my andrew rice golf facebook page i asked readers if they had any experience with shortening the shaft of their driver and here are a few of their responses.

Simplehigher launch angles with minimal spin for max distance off more contact points on the launcher cup face. Driver distance secrets what manufacturers wont tell you. Bridgestone and tiger woods reinvent the tour ball with. Bridgestone 2016 tour b330rx yellow golf balls tour performance distance for amateur swings. Two of our testers proved to be longer with the 45. Golf ball spin chart golf ball spin is what the game is all aboutgolf is a game of spin. With his busy work and family schedule, hes only able to play nine holes of golf per week.

That might be 120 yards or more shorter than how a pga tour player might play a driver, 7iron hole. That said, many players feel more comfortable swinging a shorter length fairway wood than a driver on the tee box, says moody. Another important consideration is the shaft installed into a 45 driver isnt the same length but shorter for two reasons. Shorter driver shaft i went from 45 to 43 12 a few years back and have gained more control over my driver.

Dec 03, 2011 did he want to continue to chase more distance or did he want a driver that would help him hit more fairways. When we realized that we had never tested the concept of shorter driver shafts being more accurate. Oct 27, 2010 everyone, i am toying with changing my driver length. Im 61 and the number of flush strikes are better and my distance has not suffered whatsoever. To get driver distance and soft feel around the greens, more than two layers help. Though they first appeared in the mid1980s, run flat tires rft are now more popular than ever. Jan 12, 2012 the argument for playing a shorter driver has never been about distance. Even my playing partners couldnt believe how much straighter i was hitting my driver.

The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended. The rxs is generally considered shorter than the rx, though some golfers report better distance with the rxs. I just cut my driver down from 46 to 44 and it is way easier to make center contact. Jul 26, 2016 shorter driver could be longer distance 1atomicgolf. You most likely will not see any loss in distance because what you lose in terms of club head speed is made up for with more consistent contact on the true center of the club face the sweet spot. When comparing one ball against each other, look at the total distance that you are able to get off your driver. Shop a wide selection of bridgestone 2020 tour b rx golf balls at dicks sporting goods and order online for the finest quality products from the top brands you trust. The two are not naturally compatible and the reactiv urethane for the tour b cover was created to resolve the incompatibility. However, taking one or two of these concepts can easily add significant distance.

Bridgestone golf has unveiled the 2020 tour b family of golf balls and promoting what they are saying is ground breaking technology with the first ever smart cover, made with a smart urethane. In the previous segment of this blog, we discussed hitting the ball on the sweet spot in order to optimize your smash factor or efficiency. This is especially true because, to the untrained eye, a row of shafts will all look identical. Giving up a couple of yards to find the fairway more often has been really helped me. Youre standing in the pro shop, its 10 minutes to tee off time and you are short on balls for the round again. Understanding the golf ball compression chart get in the. Better ball flight off the driver and more controllable spin off full wedges, but i gave up softer feel and higher spin rates on delicate green side and bunker shots.

The mantle layer promotes extra spin when using your shorter irons and wedges. Up to the 8i they seem to perform about the same distancewise. If you are a slow swinger, there are three important things you want in a golf ball. Many golf monthly forum members are increasingly inquisitive over the distance gains we see on readerfitting days, questioning where exactly the distance. I am not sure if my distance is any different since its a little wet out there right now, but i know i. The faster a driver travels and the shorter the distance to an obstacle, the more time the driver will have to respond. The same thing happened on my previous driver several years ago.

The next time i tee it up it will be with a substantially shorter shaft in my driver. Increase your driver distance and start playing better golf. You will need to hit a collection of shots with each ball before you can have a good sample that represents what each ball can do for your game. Officially announced at the 2020 pga merchandise show, the new bridgestone tour b series is an upgrade to an already stellar line of golf balls.