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Hi. I'm male and right now I'm using a 3 or 4 years old  LH speedline driver that has a draw.  I'm left handed and I slice a lot, so using a club with a draw helped lessen my slice by a lot.  I don't play that often, about 15 times per year if I'm lucky.

Compare to my friends which are like 5 inch and more taller than me, I know that my speed swing is slower than them.

There is a golf store that just opened, so I could go there to calculate golf swing speed if you guys need it.

With my driver right now, if I hit it perfectly, I might get max 225 yards.  I hit my 3 wood close to  200 yards so I'm thinking I should get more yards from my driver right?

I'm looking for a new driver that could help me drive the ball farther without me practicing like crazy.

Also looking for some info about type and height of shaft for a small guy that is looking for more distance on the drive.

Thanks for the help and tips!

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Well if you go to a golf shop and get fitted for the right driver and shaft you will gain maybe 30 yards with no changes to your swing.  And that is on the high side.  I would also take a few lessons to correct the slicing because that takes a ton of yards off a drive.  Your height at 5'5" doesn't have much to do with how far you can drive the ball but your swing speed does.  Go to a golf shop and have them fit your swing with the correct shaft.  The shaft means everything when it comes to trajectory, ball spin and distance.  The pro will be able to get you a custom shaft for your swing and height.  But again this will only get you so far.  If you really want to improve your driving distance and accuracy you will have to work on your swing.

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30 yards from a driver fitting for someone likely swinging below 90 mph?!  Come on now.

If you're fighting a slice, you're absolutely swinging inefficiently.  I'd take a lesson for a PGA certified pro and work getting the club on proper plane coming into the ball.  You'll pick up yards and confidence, while watching your index fall.

One of my playing partners is 5'5'' and he hits the ball a solid 270 off the tee... great swing an impact position.

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Originally Posted by Wallstreet

Well if you go to a golf shop and get fitted for the right driver and shaft you will gain maybe 30 yards with no changes to your swing.  And that is on the high side.  I would also take a few lessons to correct the slicing because that takes a ton of yards off a drive.  Your height at 5'5" doesn't have much to do with how far you can drive the ball but your swing speed does.

Clubhead speed helps with driving distance. At the driving range, I see 5-foot-5 teenagers hit their driver 260 yards simply because they move so quickly through the ball.

A fitting will tell you what your swingspeed is for, say, driver and 5 iron, and you can use this to determine what driver and shaft you need. Contributing causes of your slice could be swing flaw, too stiff a shaft, too little shaft torque, or maybe too thick a grip. The fitting will give you several hard data points to help determine the cause of your slice.

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There's a guy I watch who's probably Five-two, 115 lbs.  His driver appears to be as long as he is. With a smooth slow looking swing he fly's those range rocks a far as anyone else.

Watching him I wonder what Bruce Lee's game would look like.

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Height is a slight advantage. Having a lot of FT muscles is a big one. Hitting the ball solidly with the right launch conditions is probably the biggest one. If you look at some of the optimal charts, you can get 276 of total yardage with a 95mph swing. Granted I have no idea what type of assumptions they made about the fairway to get 50 yards of roll but I also know I on a simulator I have never hit the ball 5 degrees up with a 13 degree launch angle and sub 2k spin.

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There's a guy I watch who's probably Five-two, 115 lbs.  His driver appears to be as long as he is. With a smooth slow looking swing he fly's those range rocks a far as anyone else.

Watching him I wonder what Bruce Lee's game would look like.

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