With wishon s2s white graphite, wishon vseries black mens standard grip and wishon headcover. Golf monthly looks at the different elements of a golf swing that affect the amount of loft you should play on your driver. Extended 1mm face to back dimension positions mass farther from the cg to increase the moi to 5,000 gcm2. Since loft is the main factor of shot distance, trajectory and backspin for each club in the bag, the clubfitter has to consider several factors for each golfer when making the recommendation for the best lofts for each club. Adjustable driver hosel explained by tom wishon youtube. The slower the swing speed and the more downward the angle of attack, the higher the loft of the driver has to be for maximum distance and vice versa.
It clearly dispels the major launch condition myth that is heard so often on tv and around the courseyou must lower your driver spin rate to maximize distance. The taylormade chart recommends a driver loft of eight to 10 degrees if your swing speed hits 100 mph or higher. Although the highest loft showed a 20yard benefit in carry distance, the difference in total distance was only a yard because the 9degree driver shots rolled an average of 32 yards because of a. Only when you have a high clubhead speed with an upward angle of attack do you get your max distance from a lower loft. Custom loft face angle lie options the wishon 919 thi driver head. The spin about backspin with the driver wtom wishon. Starting in the 90s, several golf companies just found it was easier to lie about the loft on their drivers and make some of their driver models with more loft. However, according to tom wishons booklet 12 myths that could wreck your game, the average length of a driver on tour for each of the last 5 years has only been 4412 long. Intended to be custom fit with any wishon golf s2s iron shaft model and flex to meet the swing speed, transitiontempo and release point of the golfer. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. Distance shows that i ended up a little off base, but i am certainly glad i stopped by.
If youve got a slow swing speed and are really struggling for distance the high loft drivers can really help you set some carry distance back. Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing. Im a very consistent and straight hitter but can use all the help i can get on distance since my typical drive is about 210 yards. Read some of tom wishon s work on driver length vs distance and accuracy, it is very insightful. Tom wishon 730cl 8 piece set for slower swinging golfers an 8 club game improvement set designed specifically for golfers with a driver swing speed of 80 mph or lower.
Aug 03, 2012 however, according to tom wishons booklet 12 myths that could wreck your game, the average length of a driver on tour for each of the last 5 years has only been 4412 long. Eric cooks isovibe golf company in canada began offering single length sets of irons to the north american golf market in 1986. This wishon driver head with s choice of fitted shaftscan not be beat. Hi tom, i have ping g sft driver which i cut to 44 based on your. As figures 2,3 and 4 show, that is only true for the high ball speed players. Tom wishon golf technology offers an array of different custom titanium driver head. Wishon 730cl driver an incredibly popular driver design expressly for players with a driver swing speed of 80 mph or less. Other single length sets may lose distance with the low loft clubs. Currently hitting a tm m2 very consistently and about 30 yards farther than the wishon. And lower loft doesnt add distance because with the driver, loft has to be. Get the best deals on wishon golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at.
Driver loft must be matched in combination to the golfers swing speed and their angle of attack into the ball. So unusual is wishons outside the box paradigm that 10 years ago, the greeley, colo. Starting in the 90s, several golf companies just found it was easier to lie about the loft on their drivers and make some of their driver models with more loft than they printed or engraved on the head. Perhaps of even greater importance, he explains what to look forand what to look out forwhen you buy your next club. Sterling single length irons solutions the goal for bowden and wishon was to create a functional set of irons which leveraged the benefits of single length, and looked cool. The best driver with a swing speed of 100 mph sportsrec. With a wishon golf proprietary titanium driver design, golfers can be custom fit into lofts from 8 to 17 degrees and face angles from 4 closed to 1 open to perfectly match their swings and to maximize distance, accuracy and shot consistency. That could wreck your golf game tom wishon ricks custom fit. I still keep it as a back up in case my current driver goes south. We will let you know when it becomes available again. Tom wishon, one of the worlds leading club designers, takes you on a guided tour of the golf club, explaining in lay language how and why golf clubs work the way they do.
While the majority of golfers dont have enough loft on their driver and would benefit from more, for the others and those using differently designed driver heads, more loft can in fact lose them distance. Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held steady at 44. Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives. Sep 16, 2014 how to hit the ball then the turf with your irons duration.
Tom wishon golf technology introduces single length clubs new for the 16 season. Oct 05, 2015 so when something new and real does come down the gameimprovement pike, its worth a hard look. Since loft is the main factor of shot distance, trajectory and backspin for each club in the bag, the clubfitter has to consider several factors for each golfer when making the recommendation for the best lofts for. The idea behind the longer driver shafts is that the longer the shaft will equate to more clubhead speed which will allow the golfer to hit it longer. Oct 25, 2005 your tom wishon exclusive driver loft vs. I wonder what the influence of driver loft is to the carry distance, if there is actually a difference. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the. Feb 29, 2016 maybe the best fitting article ive ever read along with a couple by tom wishon. Perfect lies golf custom golf club fitting as a premiere custom fitters can offer many specialized shaft options. And in this case, its the new bendable hosel designed by tom wishon, a 30year veteran of golf club engineering and design whose tom wishon golf technology club component business is based in durango, colo. And lower loft doesnt add distance because with the driver, loft has to be matched to the golfers clubhead speed to maximize distance for. Long drive competitors have drivers that have only 4 to 7. Here is a chart from tom wishons research that suggests you are pretty much in the ballpark already for a 105mph swing speed, assuming a. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length.
To compliment his driver head, tom wishon golf technology has a 929hs fairway head selection in the unconventional r. As club equipment guru tom wishon explains, the length, loft, lie of your clubs are critical factors in determining how far and high your shots will fly. Tom wishon golf technology is a foremost leader in professional custom clubfitting. Wishon golf invented cup face driver construction in the mid 1990s variable face thickness to allow offcenter areas of the face to flex inward more than possible with a single face thickness. With respect to each golfers optimum loft for maximum distance, fairway conditions must always be considered. Get the best deals on wishon golf clubs when you shop the largest online. How to hit the ball then the turf with your irons duration. Wishon 735cl ladies driver, rh, 16 degree wwishon s2s ruby lite aaflex shaft. Uniquely the wishons also feature a softer titanium bendable hosel. As the fairways become more firm and conducive to more roll of the ball after landing, each golfers optimum driver loft will be lower by 1 to 3 degrees than their optimum loft depending on the golfers clubhead speed and angle of attack.
On many web sites i have seen they are all recommending 43 44 driver length yet all the driver companies sell 45,46 and some approaching 47 drivers. To achieve maximum distance, every golfer from pro to beginner must be fitted with the correct driver loft angle to match their swing speed. For a 100mph clubhead speed golfer, a 1 decrease in driver loft will typically drop the launch angle by 0. Wishon golf 919thi driver, lh ws2s black graphite shaft. The variable thickness face is designed to offer a superb combination of both on and offcenter hit distance. If i buy a new driver should i get it cut down by an inch or two. If youve ever read anything tom wishon has written about driver length, or spoken to your local fitter about the topic, theres a curious statistic that youve probably encountered. Wishon golf launches bendable hosel woods colorado avidgolfer. I will bookmark your site for a future visit, and should you ever need it, there is plenty of information on this site about golf tips. Find out if you could be losing distance on the golf course from using the wrong loft in your driver. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. Tom wishon on single length irons association of golf. Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing in club head design, shaft performance analysis and club fitting research and development.
Getting the right loft on your driver is crucial to maximise distance. Jan 27, 2016 as club equipment guru tom wishon explains, the length, loft, lie of your clubs are critical factors in determining how far and high your shots will fly. He has been responsible for more than 50 different club head design firsts in his design career, including the first adjustable hosel device, as well as the first 0. While intended to match the 730cl driver, the 730cl fairway woods are also designed for golfers who prefers a slight pearshape and needs high launch capability. As the driver length got shorter most of the golfers actually gained distance, with the. Ifwhen your fairways are mowed very short, or are hard, firm and more conducive to roll, the driver loft which will result in the most total distance will be between 1 to 1. Jan 12, 2012 if youve ever read anything tom wishon has written about driver length, or spoken to your local fitter about the topic, theres a curious statistic that youve probably encountered. This driver can be adjusted four degrees either way for both lie angle and face angle. I have a 2006 ti460 cleveland launcher, with the standard cleveland sliver aflex shaft, and the clubs length is 45.
In general, this will be a spot that is slightly towards the toe and just above the center of the clubface. Tom wishon 730cl 8 piece set for slower swinging golfers. Wishon writes on his website, the most important of these three is club length. I am thinking of reshafting this driver with a ust low carb aflex shaft which i was very pleased with in my previous driver a cobra ss350.
Wishon golf launches bendable hosel woods colorado. To determine the approximate length of clubs that are right for your height, you need to know how tall you are. Tour experience golf custom golf fitting studio toronto, canada. Proper loft fitting involves more than just the loft of the driver. Perfect lies golf custom golf club fitting as a premiere custom fitters can offer many specialized shaft options manhattan,rockland county, bergen county, westchester, orange county, putnam county, otsego county, albany county,fairfield county, delaware county, schoharie county, oneida county, greene county. Then what does it do to the swing wt, shaft flex, club wt. A lower loft on the driver head most definitely is the number one place to look to reduce spin, flatten out the trajectory and lower the angle of descent of your drives. So when something new and real does come down the gameimprovement pike, its worth a hard look. I typically play a draw, but this club wanted to hit it straight, so my normal alignment to the right left me down the right side of the fairway or just in the first cut for most of my first day hitting the driver but exactly where i was aiming. Tom is one of the games more forward thinkers who thinks as far outside the box as possible. According to tom wishon, the three most important elements of driver fitting for distance and control 1 length, 2 loft, 3 face angle. Driver loft must be matched in combination to the golfers swing speed. In the previous segment of this blog, we discussed hitting the ball on the sweet spot in order to optimize your smash factor or efficiency.
Wishon recommends driver lofts of 10 to 11 degrees if your swing speed is 100 mph and 8. This table, from gear expert tom wishons 12 myths that could wreck your game, shows how, generally speaking, the higher swing speed you have the lesslofted driver you can use in order to achieve maximum distance. Mar 01, 2018 find out if you could be losing distance on the golf course from using the wrong loft in your driver. Loft relates to the launch angle of the ball coming off the tee.
The result higher cor and higher ball speed for offcenter hits for more offcenter shot distance. Loft increments are at 6 degrees between each club perfect for slower swingers to achieve normal 10 12 yd distance increments between each club. Absolutely unbelievable driver in terms of forgiveness and distance. May 01, 2012 a lower loft on the driver head most definitely is the number one place to look to reduce spin, flatten out the trajectory and lower the angle of descent of your drives. Taken directly from tom wishons web site for your convenience the concept of making each iron in a set the same length is not new. The absolute best driver choice for men or women with an 80 mph or less swing speed is the 730cl titanium driver. If your swing speed is 90100mph and your driver loft angle is lower than. It is a very forgiving club but i was never satisfied with the distance and tried lots of shafts in it. Cor and higher ball speed for offcenter hits for more offcenter shot distance. Sterling relies on changes in cor and offset to produce optimal flight in longer irons. New listing wishon golf 770 cfe 9 iron steel shaft golf pride grip. I typically play a draw, but this club wanted to hit it straight, so my normal alignment to the right left me down the right side of the fairway or just in the first cut for most of. In general, the slower the swing or club speed, the higher the loft of the driver to optimize both carry and roll. Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options features.