old wooden driver

[Brett]

i recently procured an old wooden driver. says its a delta, made in the usa. any idea what the loft might be? are the lofts of old wooden drivers similar to modern clubs? its got a short steel shaft and i hit it better than my driver and 3 wood. i might replace them with it for a while and focus on my irons, just started golfing last may. thanks.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Brett

i recently procured an old wooden driver. says its a delta, made in the usa. any idea what the loft might be? are the lofts of old wooden drivers similar to modern clubs? its got a short steel shaft and i hit it better than my driver and 3 wood. i might replace them with it for a while and focus on my irons, just started golfing last may. thanks.

I can't say much about the driver you have specifically, but older clubs tend to have stiffer shafts than their modern counterparts. When I found I was hitting my persimmon woods better than demo modern drivers, I realized a shorter stiffer shaft was the reason. Bring your golden oldie along on a driver fitting road trip and see what a clubfitter has to say.

[The Tin Man]

I also get lost with those big heads and long shafts that everyone is offering.

Once upon a time there were drivers with reasonably sized heads and shaft lengths made for humans. Once upon a time there were club fitters, real ones, with measuring tapes and lie boards. Still looking.

[RayG]

What you might find is that in using the modern ball, it won't go NEARLY as far. The Persimmon's , etc.. were designed to be used with a much harder ball relative to today's low(er) compression units. The new balls are designed to be used with the springy faces of the modern driver. And it's the same in reverse- an old ball with the new drivers just don't go anywhere near as far.