May 01, 2012 the spin about backspin with the driver wtom wishon in tom wishons updated etech newsletter, i thought he had a great article on how golfers overvalue spin rate and how to determine the best driver for you based upon certain launch conditions. Tom wishon cal the moi of the 519 is lower than the 919 because you just cant do otherwise when you decide to design a new driver head that is smaller in overall size and volume than the 919. Slower swing speed andor more downward angle of attack means a higher driver loft is required to maximize distance. Get the best deals on wishon golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at. Our agcp fitters have the knowledge needed and the equipment needed to help you. And not a perfunctory form letter either, but a detailed and thorough answer to my. I think that says something about what the best players in the world think of a 45. New listing wishon golf driver 949mc fairway right hand 14 new factory sealed. According to golf club designer tom wishon in a post on, each mileperhour of clubhead speed. Adjustable driver hosel explained by tom wishon youtube. 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. Many golfers do not know their optimum driver loft for maximum distance has to be chosen on the basis of the golfers clubhead speed and their angle of attack into the ball. Tom wishon 730cl 8 piece set for slower swinging golfers. With a variable thickness face and high moi, the 919thi delivers the best off centre hit performance in the game.
Miss it by a full inch and you lose 10% of your potential distance. That could wreck your golf game tom wishon ricks custom fit. Nov 02, 2017 a driver two inches longer and two ounces lighter enabled campbell to generate more speed. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard. When in doubt, err on the side of shorter length for the driver. 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. 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. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver august 24, 2016. Answers to frequently asked questions about golf clubs. Uniquely the wishons also feature a softer titanium bendable hosel.
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. If i buy a new driver should i get it cut down by an inch or two. 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. In the march hotlinks, club expert tom wishon wrote that one key to real improvement with the driver comes from a shorter length.
Loft increments are at 6 degrees between each club perfect for slower swingers to achieve normal 10 12 yd distance increments between each club. Bendable hosel for a wide range of fitting options for lie and face angle 4 from spec. For ping pros on the pga and european tours, driver lengths range from 44. Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing. For added information about cuttingedge golf components, go online to. I will bookmark your site for a future visit, and should you ever need it, there is plenty of information on this site about discount golf. I was the first clubfitter in georgia to be given that distinction, and i am totally sold on tom wishon golf technology clubhead design knowledge and experience. Maximum cor face design for no distance loss compared to any large titanium driver head.
First we provide a list of questions, and clicking on one will take you to an indepth answer. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry. If youve ever read anything tom wishon has written about driver length, or spoken to your. 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.
Thin, variable thickness, high strength steel face provides a high 0. Aug 24, 2016 driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. A driver two inches longer and two ounces lighter enabled campbell to generate more speed. Golfer driver3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph mph golfer downswing transition rating. There is no specific rule for wedge length fitting golfer comfort and golfer stanceposture is the guide for wedge lengths after the pw. 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. Tom wishon golf technologies s2s shaft fitting system. 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. Tom wishon golf technology introduces single length clubs new for the 16 season.
The widest possible range in driver fitting options the 919thi is wishon s most popular, and flexible driver design ever. The search for the perfect driver tom wishon, tom grundner on. With wishon s2s white graphite, wishon vseries black mens standard grip and wishon headcover. So the question we wanted to answer for everyone is longer really longer. The absolute best driver choice for men or women with an 80 mph or less swing speed is the 730cl titanium driver. They have vastly different backgrounds, they work in different fields, but these three men come together at the forefront of golf technology. Below, are 3 key specifications for proper driver fitting, and a couple more for. Like a lot of the smaller manufacturers, they dont just release a new model every year for the sake of it. New soft stainless hosel allows custom lie and face angle fitting.
Absolutely unbelievable driver in terms of forgiveness and distance. 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. Tom wishon fairway woods 919fd fairway driver a superb fitting option for more control on tight holes features. The holy grail in golf for most golfers is distance. 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. As most people know, the driver shaft lengths from oems are usually in the range of 4514 to 4612 long. Tom wishon on single length irons association of golf. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. According to tom wishon, the three most important elements of driver fitting for distance and control 1 length, 2 loft, 3 face angle. Will i get more distance with a smaller driver head or a. To give a frame of reference for performance, with a driver the difference in carry distance between a head with a cor of 0. If you miss the sweet spot on the face of your driver by only a halfinch, you just gave away some 5% of your potential distance. The spin about backspin with the driver wtom wishon. A shorter driver, he said, encourages center contact on the clubface, which leads to longer, straighter drives.
Wishon 929hs fairway woods sh allow face, high cor design for distance with ease of playability. We will let you know when it becomes available again. Below that are several additional questions that are answered here on this page. 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. Noncommercial to either one of our two years for lost updates and. Less can contribute to compressing the distance gap between woods. The driver lengths used on the mens and womens professional tours are worth noting. The 919thi drivers are now designed with a unique, pure titanium bendable hosel to allow you to fit any golfer for lie and face angle. How far would golfs legends drive the ball using modern. 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. New listing wishon golf driver 949mc fairway right hand 14 new. 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. Thoughts on kzg and wishon golf clubs sign in to follow this. Maximizing distance association of golf clubfitting.
The more forceful the transition, the shorter the wooddriver length may need to be. With more than 50 clubhead engineering firsts, over 350 different clubhead designs, ten books, numerous videos and hundreds of articles to his name, its safe to say that no other person in the game of golf knows more about the design, production and fitting of golf clubs than tom wishon. The adjustable driver hosel confusion is explained by tom wishon. 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. The wristtofloor measurement is a good way to start the length fitting process for the irons or hybrids, but not for the driver or woods. Then what does it do to the swing wt, shaft flex, club wt. Jan 12, 2012 so the question we wanted to answer for everyone is longer really longer.
Wishon golf 919thi driver, lh ws2s black graphite shaft. Distance shaft length is certainly a factor in how far you hit a given club. This is because a lower clubhead speed with delofted face from the downward angle of attack means a lower ball speed with lower launch to begin with that. I play a wishon driver and 4 wood with wishon shafts. With knowledge of what golfer inputs indicate what key fitting spec outputs, the very best fitters have a general idea of what the initial specs of the golfers test clubs should be by the time the golfer has finished hitting warmup shots with different clubs. As terry mcsweeney, director of communications for the pga of america states, tom has the unique ability to communicate technical issues about golf equipment so nontechnically minded people can easily understand and follow the subject. Wishon 730cl driver an incredibly popular driver design expressly for players with a driver swing speed of 80 mph or less. I was wondering if you can help me out with a question i get asked all the time. For the past few months, ive knowingly been flouting the 14club rule by carrying two drivers. Tom wishon has written extensively about the effects of changing shafts in the golfsmith practical clubfitting program guide. Distance shows that i ended up a little off base, but i am certainly glad i stopped by. Wishon golf 919thi driver clubhead only spargo golf. Jan 22, 2016 this video is about twgts sterling irons single length irons. Aug 03, 2012 3jack experiments with shortening the driver shaft one of the questions i get and i often see on message boards is about shortening the length of the driver.
Oct 25, 2005 your tom wishon exclusive driver loft vs. What is cor coefficient of restitution in golf clubs. Jan 07, 2015 there is no specific rule for wedge length fitting golfer comfort and golfer stanceposture is the guide for wedge lengths after the pw. This is the 919thi driver, their top selling driver model. Nov 06, 2014 many golfers do not know their optimum driver loft for maximum distance has to be chosen on the basis of the golfers clubhead speed and their angle of attack into the ball. 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. There are no driver heads that will reach the usgas limit for moi izz of 5,900 gcm2. So unusual is wishons outside the box paradigm that 10 years ago, the greeley, colo. Tom wishon has been called the most prolific golf club designer in the 500 year history of the game. The result higher cor and higher ball speed for offcenter hits for more offcenter shot distance. Every golfer would love to hit the ball farther, not just with the driver but. Virtually no women golfers should try to use a driver length longer than 43 inches, most women should use a driver length shorter than 43 inches. Proper loft fitting involves more than just the loft of the driver.
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. Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held steady at 44. Most golfers believe that longer length drivers will hit farther. Get the best deals on wishon golf clubs when you shop the largest online. Coefficient of restitution, or cor, is a measurement of the energy loss when two objects collide. As the driver length got shorter most of the golfers actually gained distance, with the. Tom wishon, chief designer at tom wishon golf and a longtime fitting advocate, argues that physics make it more difficult to swing a longershafted driver at the same speed as a shortershafted. Welcome to the golf clubs faq, where we answer some of the mostcommonly asked questions about the technical aspects of golf clubs.
The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the. I have a 2006 ti460 cleveland launcher, with the standard cleveland sliver aflex shaft, and the clubs length is 45. As far as i know none of the oems use this in their wood. Effect of driver shaft length on distance 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. I feel that the wishon grt 20 of vertical roll radius that tom spoke of is one reasons that his clubs excel. Wishon golf your fit matters premium designs for golf. This driver can be adjusted four degrees either way for both lie angle and face angle. Sep 16, 2014 the adjustable driver hosel confusion is explained by tom wishon. They both kicked name brand clubs out of the bag because they simply out performed the others. What is the effect of gripping down a longer driver. Sterling irons single length irons consumer youtube. Determining optimal driver loft can be confusing, angle of attack, swing speed, all come into play read how to determine your optimal driver loft.
Its not just about a marketing story but whether they can make a driver that is a significant improvement over the previous model. Increments of 14 inches, 38 inches, 12 inch or even same length are all acceptable depending on the golfers comfort, stanceposture and manner of play with each wedge. Tom wishon 775 hs 2 hybrid 18 rh w s2s red stiff shaft and new golf pride grip. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the leading authorities on club fitting in the world.
Eric cooks isovibe golf company in canada began offering single length sets of irons to the north american golf market in 1986. As figures 2,3 and 4 show, that is only true for the high ball speed players. Variable thickness face with high moi delivers the best off center hit performance in the game. Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options features. How far can i hit the ball with my natural ability. Hi tom, i know you have answered this before but cant find or remember how you answered. Wishon 730cl fairway woods an incredibly popular fairway wood design expressly for players with a driver swing speed of 80 mph or less.
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