Re: Driver Trajectory - Such a thing as too high?

PK — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:15:36 GMT

I'm using a very close shaft that you have on your D2 right now. I have a TM RBZ Project X Black 6.0 @ 46". I haven't gamed it enough to evaluate it in terms of height, but there are some sometimes when I sky it. Usually your looking for a balloon later in flight that indicates a spin rate that is too high thus leaving yards on the table in terms of carry and roll. I have a tendency to hit it high sometimes, but I don't see the ball balloon mid flight. I'm gonna wait for a few months and see where what the tendencies are and if I still think it's too high I'm just gonna tip the shaft a 1/4 to 1/2" to lower the ball flight and stiffen the shaft.

Re: Driver Trajectory - Such a thing as too high?

Cameron D — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:45:25 GMT

Alex,

Depending upon how much spin you put on the ball, there are cases where the launch can be too high. The less spin you have on the ball, the more you can get away with a slightly higher launch. Ultimately, you are looking for that penetrating ball flight, which in terms of your launch angle, can be around 14-15*. Usually going higher then that, with too much spin, can cause a reduction in carry distance.

I would recommend stopping by any local Club Fitter to see if they can get an accurate launch angle.

Cameron

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