what is your driver length

[zigwah]

Mine is at 46" thinking of going shorter and going back to regular shaft in driver as well.

[Webster]

good idea.

[oldmannoodles]

I think companies have been sneaking up the standard driver length as all customers seem to care about is distance. I bought a new driver a couple of weeks ago that was 46" and the first thing I did when I got it home was take an inch off it.

[BrisVegas]

Mine's 44.5" but it's a few years old now. The shortest retail lenght now is 45" from what I've seen.

[Johnny Canuck]

45

[Yossarian]

44.5 but I hit it 300 on the fly.

[TheNuclearOne]

I never go over 45.

[Iain]

44.5

[simmsy]

44.5 as well

JC get some length on it mate.
you're 6'16" and you're playing 45"!

...hockey players.....soft as!:razz:

[Scottt]

A wise man once told me any amateur swinging more than 44.5 should have a good reason for doing so.

[moree golfer]

I have both drivers at 44" but I have added weight to get them to SW at D4. It has improved accuracy measurably and lost little in length, I would never own a driver longer than 44.5" again.

[Tomson]

I think the other question to ask is why are the 3 & 5 woods becoming so long. I have seen some 3 woods at 44 inches long.

Hopefully they start to come out with advertising that quotes;
"Our driver isn't the longest but its the straightest"

I wonder who would buy a driver from the above statement?

[Topper4000]

43.3/4 Fubuki x flex.

[Jarro]

44.5" i think ??

[adlo]

My driver is 45" and I hit it pretty straight, but I am tempted to do what Moree suggested above.... play it at 44" and weight it up.

[henno]

play it at 44" and weight it up.

Wouldn't the shaft get really, really light? And then weighting the head would feel wonky? Would you need to backweight the shaft as well?

[adlo]

Don't know, I am not the club fitter. That's his problem.

[simmsy]

Tourfit showed me one of his 687 drivers that he owns the other day, super heavy in the head something like D7-8 and the shaft felt like it was a toothpick.

[adlo]

Tourfit showed me one of his 687 drivers that he owns the other day, super heavy in the head something like D7-8 and the shaft felt like it was a toothpick.

:mrgreen:

He only showed you the first half of the collection then??

[simmsy]

That guy should be made to have a special 'ho sale on here for us all.

[adlo]

He wouldn't have enough time in the day to write all the PM replies that would be required. 8 page PM replies to each inquiry takes time.

[Johnny Canuck]

Tourfit showed me one of his 687 drivers that he owns the other day, super heavy in the head something like D7-8 and the shaft felt like it was a toothpick.

Tourfit or the driver itself?

[adlo]

:-$:-#:):lol::smt037

[Scottt]

:smt038

:lol:

[zigwah]

So it seems, that a driver length in between 44 and 45 inches would be optimal for even the tallest of players, i'm assuming JC is a tall MOFO and jarro has the footpath built very close to his arse :).

So my next question would be how long is everyones 3 wood, if you indeed have one in the bag?

[adlo]

42" I think.

JC is 6'4" as am I, and Haysey and a few others. A lot of tour players are tall, however, it is very rare for a tour player to play a driver longer than 45" zig.

[zigwah]

I'm not quite as tall as you guys only 6'3" , i will definatly be going to 45 or even 44.5 for driver. I didn't measure my 3 wood b4 i pulled the shaft so i have no idea how long it was.

[v205]

If you cut off 1" from 45" and then adjust the swing weight back to D3-D4, is there a preferred way to add the weight as there are many ways to do it, resulting in different feel?

[grandmasterb]

Just over 46" for me.

[zigwah]

If you cut off 1" from 45" and then adjust the swing weight back to D3-D4, is there a preferred way to add the weight as there are many ways to do it, resulting in different feel?

I too would like to know what are the ways of adding weight to a club abd what differences each has.

Anyone here knowledgeable is such things? :-"

[zigwah]

All you tall buggers with the 44 annd 45" drivers what are you playing your irons at std or over or even under?

[Daves]

All you tall buggers with the 44 annd 45" drivers what are you playing your irons at std or over or even under?

I am 6'5"; Driver is 45", 3W 43", Irons 1/2" over std, Putter 35".

[haysey]

6 foot 5" irons are an inch and a quarter over. Apparently I have short arms:roll:

[grandmasterb]

All you tall buggers with the 44 annd 45" drivers what are you playing your irons at std or over or even under?

Mine were half inch over standard and then another 1.5" on top of that.

[zigwah]

6 foot 5" irons are an inch and a quarter over. Apparently I have short arms:roll:

hmmmmm i have long arms :-k

I need to hassle the bloke at the golf shop for an apprenticeship.

[Ferrins]

43.3/4 Fubuki x flex.

Thinking of doing the same and play a Adams 9064ls at 44' with a Fubuki 70 A series x.

Couldn't resist bring Zig back to life.

[Captain Nemo]

Great minig Ferret.
Wonder how Ziggy's going these days......

[Mububban]

My 2011 Cobra S3 driver is 45.5 inches but I'm 6 foot 2 so it doesn't feel too bad.

My Ping K15 3 wood is 43 inches and feels good too.

My Wilson Di9 4 iron (really a 3 iron, stupid jacked loft labels) is 39 inches

[Jarro]

I'm 6'5" and my driver is 48 inches long.

I hit my 3 wood 280 yards into the wind too

[Captain Nemo]

I'm 6'5" and my driver is 48 inches long.

I hit my 3 wood 280 yards into the wind too

Playa.....;)

[timah!]

44'

[Progolfgear]

Driver - 44.625"
3 Wood - 42.125"
6 Iron - 37.875"

There is nothing that I hate more about modern golf clubs than the current trend of 46" drivers as standard. In all my club fitting, I would come accross maybe 1 in 10 people who can actually manage/use a 46"+ driver.

[Ferrins]

Need to tell perci to start measuring to one thousand of an inch.:lol:

[aym]

Anyone know how long the rbz 3 fw is? Cause it's only 1/4 inch shorter than my driver...

[BayBum]

43.75 is my preferred.

[GSP]

Rbz 3 is 43.5 inches

[dave1]

44 3/4 inches. 5ft 11.

3 wood 43. But an 3/4 of an inch will come off when it arrives! Ping i20

[razaar]

This thread brings back memories of our 18 holes with Zig at Shepparton. Can't remember him actually getting a drive airbourne. I wonder what happened to the lad. Oh, almost forgot 44.5 inch driver shaft in my bridgy.

[dave1]

I played with guy yesterday and he plays 5! and he scunged everything low with a small fade, no heaight whatsover. A lefty who just hit everything low and when I mean low it would go about 150 then roll out 30 meters or so. it was actually fun to watch, very god short game too.

he was hitting a 12 degree driver too. He just knuckled everything low.

[Yossarian]

Does a God short game involve lots of bump and running with a 1 iron?

[BenM]

Does a God short game involve lots of bump and running with a 1 iron?

I'm pretty sure it must involve a giant finger coming down from the sky (Monty Python style) and knocking it close to the hole every time.

My current driver is 46 inches according to the specs. And I'm only about five eleven so I have to swing it round my body Craig Parry style. Except I hit it longer than he does (due to my power draw) :D

[Dotty]

I played with guy yesterday and he plays 5! and he scunged everything low with a small fade, no heaight whatsover. A lefty who just hit everything low and when I mean low it would go about 150 then roll out 30 meters or so. it was actually fun to watch, very god short game too.

he was hitting a 12 degree driver too. He just knuckled everything low.
Except for the dexterity, the fade, the handicap and the short game, it sounds familiar.

ps. 46" driver to get the ball above 10* launch, with a sub 85mph swingspeed.