High Loft Driver With Low Launch Shaft
I would definitely switch to a higher loft driver if i played there all the time.
High loft driver with low launch shaft. If you look at the chart above of shafts available for titleist drivers in 2015 you can see a pretty linear slope from low launch and spin to high launch and spin. Better dispersion and distance. There is no such thing as a low spin low launch shaft just as there is no such thing as a high launch high spin shaft. Low low mid mid mid high and high.
Shafts are typically identified by launch or trajectory characteristics in five categories. The hl or high launch version of the shaft features a lower kick point combined with a stiffer tip. Midwayj i get a lot of roll in texas. The same categories apply to the spin characteristics.
Ust mamiya s proforce v2 high launching shaft is the best option for golfers who want to hit high draws. Down at callaway which was an eye opening experience we were hit with the bomb that shafts don t matter in the least strike matters shaft not so much. I heard the matrix white tie was a high launch low spin shaft. Stewart cink uses a 12 driver with low mid launch shaft.
For example my driver is 8 5 degrees static loft but i launch the ball close to 16 degrees the loft i present at impact is close to 20 degrees. So i bought 3 wood shafts. My drives were consistently 20 yards shorter at least. I explain a lot of this with videos visuals and drills in the strike plan series.
However i also hit up on the ball 5 10 degrees allowing that high launch low spin combo and maxing out distance.