Wishon driver shaft length test

Any clubmaker with a copy of the twgt shaft bend profile software can us the program to sort an. Taking the guesswork out of selecting shafts part 1. Also keep in mind that a driver is rarely hit more than a thousand times. The more forceful the transition, the shorter the wooddriver length. Experience with wishon or other custom club components. Its the sunday driver, where we find you a driver that you have probably never have heard of before, and this week weve got the most adjustable, nonadjustable driver ever. Since 2005, the average driver length on the pga tour has been 44. My question now, if it is possible to flatten the woos too. The reason they have done this is to play the distance game. Recently my swing has changed with the time, so i took the irons tho a local club smith and had the irons flattened 4 degrees. Wishon also told me that the average driver length on the pga tour is shorter than the standard lengths equipment companies sell us. Whether you need a driver with a 2 open face, or a loft of exactly 10. Jan 22, 2016 this video is about twgts sterling irons single length irons. The folks at ping built me two identical g30 drivers one at their standard length of 4534 inches, the other two inches shorter.

Apr 05, 2016 there was a recent article on the golfwrx web site about the concept and development of the wishon single length sterling irons. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the leading authorities on club fitting in the world. I view testing with single length irons as a bit of a grand experiment, and hope many of you near me who are interested will come to give my demos a test drive. On the off chance that tom wishon, josh chervokas, and basically. I have created a dedicated sterling single length fitting system which now includes 32 graphite and steel test shafts, and 3 interchangeable test heads 5, 7, and 9 irons. However, in the 21st century a standard driver is considered to be 45 inches.

Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options. This is a benefit only the professional golfers experience. Some of you may recall i mentioned several months ago that i was going to build a high lofted driver with a 44 shaft. Since i have engaged in serious shaft research since 199 0. Fact sheet sterling single length irons and your golf game. Wishon shafts tom wishon custom golf clubs from rj the. I have complete confidence i can fit 90% of the amateur golfers who need custom clubs with wishon products. Like any driver head, it is really important to get a shaft that fits your swing and feel preferences. Wishon has written more than 200 magazine articles on clubmaking technology, and has been on the golf digest technical advisory panel for more. Many senior golfers play with driver shafts that are too stiff for their needs, and they lose distance as a result.

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. Taking the guesswork out of selecting shafts part 1 by tom wishon in nearly 40 years of golf equipment design and research work, i think it is fair to say that the shaft is th e least understood component of the golf club. Shafts used do not need a separate connector installed on the shaft tip. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. When in doubt, err on the side of shorter length for the driver. Over the years manufacturers have increased the length of driver shafts. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your 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. With a variable thickness face and high moi, the 919thi delivers the best off centre hit performance in the game. What is the correct driver loft for the average senior golfer. When i bought this club from ode, the shaft that was in it was too stiff for me.

Wishon 929hs fairway wood has a compact head with a narrow face height it too has the bendable hosel feature. Most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. Wishon shafts went into a majority of the clubs i built also. In a test conducted for golf digest by aboutgolf and its 3trak launch monitor, 37 players hit 10 shots with a 44. Jan 07, 2015 most average male golfers should consider a driver length of 43 inches to 43. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver. Thats the reason equipment companies are rushing to offer drivers with shaft lengths of 46 inches and longer. For maximum performance these putters can come custom assembled with wishon designed steel or graphite shafts and various grips to suit your hand size.

Be sure and complete all questions before you order for the best custom fitted driver. Oct 01, 2006 wishon has written eight books on golf club making and design, including the bestselling the search for the perfect golf club which won book of the year honors from the international network of golf. On tour you have a collection of golfers who you would think could very well control a longer length driver because of their incredible swing skills. I am very proud to be an authorized fitting center for tom wishon golf technology. Wishon s2s fitting system shafts drivers and hybrids.

This video is about wrist to floor measurements for golf shaft length. Sep 26, 2012 we get this question a lot about our original s2s shaft designs, again because if the golfer has not heard of wishon golf, there is a natural tendency to be skeptical about the quality and performance. Does anyone have any familiarity with the driver or the shaft i certainly know who wishon is and have a very positive view of his equipment. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. Tom wishon who like geek doesnt really do stock elected to send his drivers with 44 shafts. This story is part of a 10part series from tom wishon on professional club fitting. 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. There are almost an infinite number of ways the stiffness of a shaft can be created over its entire. The 919thi is wishon s most popular, and flexible driver design ever. The shaft you use in your driver is another key, as you need to be sure your driver shaft is matched up to the dynamics and speed of your swing. Rating is available when the video has been rented.

Since the mid 2000s, the average driver length on the pga tour has held steady at. Maximum cor face design for no distance loss compared to any large titanium driver head. Starting in the 1980s, all the golf equipment companies began to increase the standard length of the driver to the point that today, all mens drivers are made to a length. As a result, i was hitting big fades, mostly on a lower trajectory, and getting very little distance out of it.

Sterling irons single length irons consumer youtube. The test consists of firing 5,000 shots at 120mph at the center of the face and after each 500 shots. The standard length of a driver for men used to be 43. Mar 24, 2015 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. This fact led noted golf club designer tom wishon to ask. Golfers who are interested in a single length set are going to have to test hit clubs. Contrasts with most other single length sets being created for a 37. With full depth penetration to the bottom of the bore, the shaftlock connector system ensures your test shaft is inserted exactly as it would be when conventionally built. Check out this study wishon did with 50 golfers with varying handicap levels. Starting in the 1980s, all the golf equipment companies began to increase the standard length of the driver to the point that today, all mens drivers are made to a length between 45. This was in response to an article from tom wishon golf suggesting that players with swingspeeds under 110 mph would actually get more carry distance and potentially.

That could wreck your golf game tom wishon ricks custom fit. Apr 25, 20 tom wishon is well on the record about his belief that most golfers would benefit from playing a shorter shaft in their driver. Ust proforce 65 classic, 44a total length, d2 sw a. Golf club fitting as a premiere custom fitters can offer many specialized shaft. Golfer driver 3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph mph golfer downswing transition rating.

Though we didnt undergo a full shaft fitting for this test, we were very. He sells wishon stuff and wishing makes sterling one length clubs. The tom wishon series of drivers can be hand picked to exact specifications. All shafts have been tip prepped and cut to length. Apr 11, 20 another test i would like to see with drivers is, to take all companies drivers, like you guys are about to do, and hit each driver with a few pro v1, callaway,nike ball etc. One routine test for titanium drivers is the air cannon test, which finds the specs such as bulge and roll. 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. 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. Im certainly going to take it to the range and hit it as spec wise it should be in my ball park ive wanted to look at a smaller head on my driver 400430 not all the way down to 385. Price quoted is for a basic graphite shaft with no upgrades. Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options features.

The result higher cor and higher ball speed for offcenter hits for more offcenter shot distance. So the cobra one length irons all have a shaft the length of a 7iron. Hello, i have a driver 5 fairwood and 3 rescue from wishon golf, also the 515 iron set. Tom wishon golf technologies s2s shaft fitting system. Unfollow wishon golf driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sep 29, 2016 the accepted principle is to make the shaft length around that of a standard 7 iron and wishon therefore off the sterling irons in 36. Variable thickness face with high moi delivers the best off center hit performance in the game. I swingweighted the club to a swingweight of c8, as i intend to test for best swingweight from c8 to d2 or higher, by adding lead tape to the club. We also visited leicester golf centre recently to test using their toptracer technology using. This video is about shaft flex vs swing speed ratings. Most male golfers are wielding drivers that measure 45 to 48 inches, the maximum allowed under the united states golf associations rules of golf.

From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf. At my peak i had approximately 3 dozen driver heads and 2 dozen iron heads to test on over 300 different shafts. Golfer driver 3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph. While initially the accuracy results were compelling offthecharts good, actually, over time our testers began to struggle a bit with the shorter shaft which i know sounds counterintuitive. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. Then i got to wondering how much distance i could gain if i also increased the length of this new shaft by 1. Wishon driver general equipment talk mygolfspy forum.

We will let you know when it becomes available again. Jun, 2017 currently i am setting my 919thi driver aside and got fit for a new driver. In other words, take a swing robot at 100 mph swing speed and hit a titleist driver 9. Tom wishon, golfs leading master club fitter, has designed more original golf components than just about anyone else in the industry and brought technical innovation to modern club production. After a comprehensive overview of my stats last year i came to the conclusion that if i want to get to the next level as a golfer, i am going to have to hit more greens, and that all starts with how i position myself off the tee. Tom wishon golf technology introduces single length clubs new for the 16. I recently read about a driver test carried out by a clubfitting company. New listing wishon golf 770 cfe 9 iron steel shaft golf pride grip. S2s comparison chart club makingfittingrepair mygolfspy. The new 739 driver is the latest evolution in twgt designs. You should try the sterling irons made by tom wishon. I like a pulled back head shape like this head offers. Mar 31, 2018 the interactive transcript could not be loaded.