| I`ll bet , like most of us, the last time you bought a new | | | | & most women |
| golf driver you hit a demo club at the range a few | | | | - 65-75...............................16%2B degrees.......................................most women |
| times, it felt good and you bought it. | | | | golfers |
| This is how almost all of us buy new golf clubs. But | | | | As you can see, most men golfers should be using a |
| let`s take a look at the driver. It is probably the most | | | | 12-13 degree loft with their driver, senior men and |
| important club in the golf bag. Playing golf from the | | | | women even higher and we know that this is not the |
| fairway is a lot easier than the rough and also, hitting a | | | | case. |
| 9 iron to the green is a lot easier than hitting a 6 iron. | | | | Also, what this validates is the fact that the average |
| That`s pretty obvious, so what`s the point? | | | | male golfer is better of driving with his 15 degree three |
| The point is that most of us are not playing with a | | | | wood. We have known this for years but we really did |
| driver that has the proper loft to provide us with | | | | not know why, now we do. It is all about the optimal |
| maximum distance and accuracy. The simple reason | | | | loft! There are more factors that control golf driver |
| for this is that golf club manufacturers are not making | | | | distance and accuracy, other than loft, but for our |
| drivers with the lofts that are correct for most golfers. | | | | purposes today, this is one variable that we can easily |
| Here`s an idea of the range of lofts that we are talking | | | | control. |
| about to provide optimal loft: (source: Golf Engineering) | | | | Now, we know that we are not going to give up hitting |
| Clubhead Speed............Estimated Optimal Loft | | | | the driver. The grip it and rip mentality is too deeply |
| .................Category | | | | ingrained in us to give up our driver. But, at least now |
| - 130-150.......................... 4-7 degrees.......................................men long driving | | | | we can give up trying to hit an 8 degree driver and |
| champs | | | | maybe change to a more sensible 10.5 degree or, |
| - 110-125........................... 8-9 degrees.......................................men touring pros | | | | even better, a 12 degree driver. The fact is that the |
| - 95-105............................10-11 degrees....................................strong men | | | | lower degree of loft has been working against us and |
| & women | | | | we never knew it! |
| - 85-90...............................12-13 degrees...................................most men | | | | So, stop fighting gravity and starting using a loft that will |
| golfers | | | | provide you with the optimal launch angle. Give it a try I |
| - 75-85...............................14-15 degrees...................................senior men | | | | think you will like it. |