John Daly signs w/Vertical Groove Golf

[nevets88]

40% straighter? Sounds fishy to me but it's USGA conforming.

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The 450cc USGA-conforming driver has a vertical groove design on the face that the company touts reduces side spin at impact, leading to a 40 percent straighter ball flight on average, while "also generating greater energy at impact, resulting in a stronger forward roll and increased driving distance."

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2017/01/10/john-daly-vertical-groove-golf.html?cid=TWPGATOUR

[Golfingdad]

39 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

40% straighter? Sounds fishy to me but it's USGA conforming.

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2017/01/10/john-daly-vertical-groove-golf.html?cid=TWPGATOUR

Seems counter-intuitive to me.  I would assume that these would, if anything, increase side-spin.  I don't think grooves matter much at all on drivers, though, so it's probably fairly negligible either way.

[Groucho Valentine]

Is this like the Hammer? If so, sign me up. 

But from what i know, the grooves on a driver don't have much do with with ball flight at all. 

[GolfLug]

1 minute ago, Golfingdad said:

Seems counter-intuitive to me.  I would assume that these would, if anything, increase side-spin.  I don't think grooves matter much at all on drivers, though, so it's probably fairly negligent either way.

I figured it out!...the vertical grooves are supposed to provide optical/directional guidance to the ball...  Now, the ball will fly too high or too low (vertical variance) on mishits instead of right or left (lateral variance)! It is absolute genius. I am going to order me 5 while they are still cheap..

[woodzie264]

3 minutes ago, Groucho Valentine said:

Is this like the Hammer? If so, sign me up. 

POW!

[Groucho Valentine]

5 minutes ago, woodzie264 said:

POW!

Damn skippy. 

[Hatchman]

What about John Daly?

[Golfingdad]

7 minutes ago, Hatchman said:

What about John Daly?

That guy's over at Diagonal Grooves and still working on his contract.

[Hatchman]

1 minute ago, Golfingdad said:

That guy's over at Diagonal Grooves and still working on his contract.

Ok, thanks.

[CarlSpackler]

1 hour ago, Golfingdad said:

Seems counter-intuitive to me.  I would assume that these would, if anything, increase side-spin.  I don't think grooves matter much at all on drivers, though, so it's probably fairly negligible either way.

I thought the same thing. 

[iacas]

Grooves don't do anything on a driver.

[Ernest Jones]

2 hours ago, nevets88 said:

40% straighter? Sounds fishy to me but it's USGA conforming.

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2017/01/10/john-daly-vertical-groove-golf.html?cid=TWPGATOUR

It looks groovy. 

[jamo]

That looks as ridiculous as it is stupid. 

[CarlSpackler]

i will check this weekend to see if he is actually playing with it.

[Hacker James]

one of many pair o dimes.

[Patch]

Can't wait for vertical grooved sets of irons. 

[Buckeyebowman]

5 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

It looks groovy. 

Damn! I just heard Garmon & Sifunkel singing!

Edited January 11, 2017 by Buckeyebowman

[caniac6]

14 hours ago, iacas said:

Grooves don't do anything on a driver.

It has to be the nubs on the crown.