at that swing speed....total club weight and location of impact on the face plus optimum shaft flex selection as well as length....will dictate optimized distance. High spin rate [ above 3200 ] will limit potential distance; too light or too long may inhibit ability to maintain constant swing path and optimum release point. Probably will need a firmer tip.....something in the ACCRA S2 ST range....... Swing technique is paramount to a proper fit. Dana Upshaw is a proponent of 2.5 X driver SS = max potential CARRY distance. At 116...that relates to about 290 CARRY....when everything is optimum.....swing path; angle of attack; impact above horiz C/L of face, etc. I work with 2 guys in that ss range...one 115-117 and one a steady 120. The 120 hits a 75g XS shaft; the 115-117 hits a 65g S.....the 65S profile looks like an XS....both are at 46"....and both carry the ball close to 300....and with proper roll out...up to 325-330...sometimes more. The correct ball selection helps....but .....matching the shaft to the correct loft is critical.
________________________________ From: Bradley Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 10:04:12 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Equipment question Today's golf equipment helps nearly everyone. All drivers today are maxed out at the highest allowable coefficient of restitution. Higher moment of inertia in drivers make them more forgiving on off center hits. Some drivers are being offered with higher lofts to help low ball and slower swinging golfers to achieve more distance. Graphite shafts are lighter allowing slightly higher swing speeds at "normal" swingweights. Golf balls stay in the air much longer with a flatter (= longer), less ballooning trajectory than they used to. Multi layer balls and cover materials have reduced spin that helps higher swing speed golfers. As far as irons are concerned, I personally think that Ping's implementation over 30 years ago of cavity back, perimeter weighting in irons was the last really big improvment in irons. Whether or not there are proportionately larger improvements for higher swing speeds such as you mentioned is probably just a function of how the ball reacts to the impact and how it then handles the aerodynamics of flight as opposed to how the clubs influence these factors. my two cents Brad ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 7:43:59 AM Subject: ShopTalk: Equipment question A friend of mine sent me this question and I thought I'd pass it along to the group, any ideas? John Is there any evidence that a player achieving a certain swing speed (say 116 miles an hour or more) can gain an advantage with today's golf equipment? -- skype: jhmuir AIM: [email protected] 810.923.7396 http://clubmaker-online.com http://gripscience.com http://clubmaker.mobi http://thedriverstudio.com Golf equipment updates at http://twitter.com/golfcast Facebook-- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clubmaker-Online/181867993392?v=wall&mid=20b6914G6046d421G0G66 sponsored by the new Aldila RIP BETA http://www.clubmaker-online.com/products/aldila.rip.html
