Higher loft on new drivers?

[ronaldkuntoro]

I've read somewhere because of the latest drivers maximize high launch and low spin, it's better to get a higher lofted driver than you usually have (if you use 10.5 then use 11.5 on new drivers). Is this true?

[saevel25]

Older drivers had a higher COG, and produced more spin, thats why it was better to play with a lower spin ball. The new drivers have lower COG's and less spin.

For a driver, go get fitted. Each swing is different. Its not a rule of thumb to get a higher lofted club.

[newtogolf]

As saevel25 said you should get fitted. My understanding is that higher lofted drivers benefit those with lower swing speeds.

[saevel25]

Thats pretty much true, i believe golf digest did an article on this resently and found that for those with higher swing speed, spin on the golf ball is the biggest factor when it comes to driving distance. They don't have to worry about loft.

But get fitted

[majorchamp]

I play a Big Bertha 2 Pro Series driver, 9.5 degree with a Raport shaft, stiff (from like 5 years ago). I always had a problem with blocking it and hitting it low.

I recently tested a new Titleist D2 (the 460cc version) driver...9.5 and stock shaft (Titleist Diamana Blue 65) stiff...and wow, I hit it probably 15 yards higher then my big bertha. Maybe a bit to high, but I loved it, and I rarely blocked it.

Had a buddy of mine hit my big bertha, and he plays an extra stiff shaft in his driver...said mine felt like swinging a tree trunk. So my raport "stiff" felt to him like X2 stiff, so all these years I have been playing a shaft way too stiff...hence why its uber important to get fitted.

[8.5_Drive]

8.5 FTW. Hence my name. Hitting a 10.5 into the wind is asking for trouble IMO.

[mcgriff]

I recently switched to a very high lofted driver and the results are solid. Got it off Ebay for chump change. On the Golf Galaxy monitor I got 3200 spin and a 16 degree launch. The guy was very honest with me and told me I am real close to an ideal fit. What surprised me was the trajectory I get from the thing. I thought for sure I would send it into the clouds, but it flies near the same as my 10.5 Nike.

I got lucky is all. Do what everyone says and get fitted.

[jamo]

8.5 FTW. Hence my name. Hitting a 10.5 into the wind is asking for trouble IMO.

Unless that 10.5 fit for that person as well as your 8.5 is fit for you.

[Stretch]

True dat. I have a 10.5 degree G15 that's probably closer to 12 degrees real loft. And I still hit it with a pretty low trajectory.

[sean_miller]

I can hit my 10.5 degree driver as high or low as I want to.

[motteler621]

yea I mean I dont sky my 3 wood at all and thats 15 degrees.

[shortstop20]

Static loft doesn't mean alot, it's what you do with the club at impact.

[James_Black]

Static loft doesn't mean alot, it's what you do with the club at impact.

it kinda does.

It affects the launch angle. Why not have the loft optimized for your swing? there's a reason why Bubba Watson plays with a 6.7* driver, at impact though the effective loft probably isn't 6.7*. to the OP. I think you could be right, most people won't have enough power for a 9* low spin driver so a few extra degrees would help. But on the other hand, some companies still have high-ish spin drivers. Taylormade's normal drivers aren't as low spin as their TP clubs. Same with Titliest.

[ronaldkuntoro]

Static loft doesn't mean alot, it's what you do with the club at impact.

Really? So why Long Drivers didn't use 10.5 degree driver? They use 6 to 7.5 degree driver instead.

[sean_miller]

Really? So why Long Drivers didn't use 10.5 degree driver? They use 6 to 7.5 degree driver instead.

Isn't that the same argument?