Desired launch angle, spin rates change based on driver speed. Ive seen it with my own eyes where i have tried a club that was not right for my swing and immediately lost 2030 yards because my launch conditions were not. In order to determine the best performing drivers at a given swing speed, we broke the data down into even groups based on testers average swing speed. Spin rate and the driver october 16, 2014 andrew rice. Looking at recent winners bags, camilo villegas, jason bohn, adam scott, and jason day are all using 10. Pxg was founded with the sole intent to design and develop the worlds finest golf clubs and we believe we have done just that. Learn how to create optimal launch conditions for your golf ball to have longer carry distances. According to trackman, a device that uses radar to measure various launch conditions, the average pga tour smash factor for a driver is 1. This is how far pga and lpga tour players hit it with. Below you can see how the optimal launch angle, spin rate and landing. Dustin johnsons driver is a reminder that optimal launch. How to practice with a launch monitor practical golf. A low spin loft value will help you minimize back spin and aiming the spin loft up in the air will create a high launch. With no cost or time constraints, pxg is committed to the long process of researching various alloys, exploring new technologies, and identifying the unique properties that will make pxg clubs perform unlike anything else.
Everyone who plays golf knows that the driver hits the ball the farthest of any club. You may have heard that with a driver you want to launch the ball high and spin it low. It takes the right impact conditions to hit the golf ball as far as 300 yards. Ever since a 2003 golf digest study said that most golfers needed more loft on their drivers, the quest for the correct loft has heated up. The launch condition is described by a combination of the following measured ball launch parameters ball speed total spin launch angle azimuth spin tilt axis the combination of these measured launch characteristics will determine the ball trajectory, peak height, decent angle, carry and total distance. Drivers made for pros are finely tuned to produce the ideal launch angle and spin rate based on how fast that particular player swings.
Fairway woods launch and spin tourspecgolf golf blog. Enter launch doctor, a tool i created to help all golfers understand how to create their desired launch angle, spin rate, angle of attack and dynamic loft for the type of driver trajectory that best suits their game. It seems the general opinion for optimum launch conditions for a driver to obtain maximum distance are 12 to 14 degrees launch angle with spin between 2200 and 2700 rpm. Optimum driver launch conditions for maximum distance head speed. Until you get to the 110 mph and above range, you need to focus on launching the ball as high as possible with the optimum spin rate.
The lpga tours 94mph average driver swing speed is closer to the speed many golfers swing the club. So you max out your distance by minimizing spin and proceed to not be able to hold any greens because the ball just rolls off the back. When we compare the launch conditions to the men, the womens ideal launch angle is higher and the spin rate is lower. Based on scientific algorithms, flightscopes trajectory optimizer will help you find your optimal ball flight trajectory to add distance to your golf shots. The launch conditions for many senior players are better with the three wood than they are with the driver, which is why the ball travels farther in the end. And if they dont know, what chance does the average golfer have to understand their ideal launch conditions. As was mentioned all ready, two golfers can generate the same amount of ball speed, however. How to determine which loft you should get on your driver. The ideal place to contact the ball is on the upper half of the face. Here is chart of optimal numbers for driver fittings depending on club speed. Hit drivers with several different lofts and see which club produces the best result. Iron launch angles and max height apex searched the forum, and couldnt find much on iron launch angles and max height. The club fitter will analyze your swing speed and angle of attack to help determine the optimal loft for your driver.
But through launching the ball with better spin, they can pick up some serious yardage find out how in this module. What you notice first about taylormades new line of sim drivers is the unique look and shape. With trackman, you will quickly understand why and how they use our data in. Golf digests latest research shows that the perfect marriage of launch angle and spin will lead to an ideal angle of descent and greater total distance. But what if you could increase your driving distance with 30 yds off the tee without. But although we can say for sure that most golfers need more loft than they now use, the exact amount depends on several different aspects of their swings. Id be just plain scared of trying to live with 1700 17 ave launch recorded in dry conditions. The numbers he is referring to are the launch angle and backspin which give the optimum launch conditions for maximum carry distance. However, lots of magazines also suggest higher lofted drivers would benefit the majority of players.
That means that even though driver loft has gone up about. Thats a broad statement, but it covers most golfers. Other factors to consider in this marriage are the course conditions wind, turf and how it can affect the angle of descent and rollout. By swinging upward toward the ball, this creates a high launch angle and the low loft reduces the balls spin rate. Increased launch angle also means youll get more carry on your drives for more distance. Want to maximize your distance and become a better driver. All of these conditions vary depending on the golfer, but these are three general goals most players should be pursuing if they want to maximize their distance with the driver. What is the correct driver loft for the average senior golfer. As shown in the ball launch conditions section, brian carried the ball 11. As you can see, there is wiggle room to meet ideal launch conditions but there are numerous factors influencing these numbers. Something like for a 90mph club head speed, ideal launch would be.
I have a 105mph swing and would like to get the most distance possible. Something like for a 90mph club head speed, ideal launch would be 12. Thats going to give you the best combination of launch high, spin. Trajectory optimizer launch monitor, golf ball tracking.
Those are rare so many other things outside of that ideal impact act to. The program will plot the flight of the ball in real time after the users input of the initial launch conditions of the golf ball. The complete guide to maximizing driver distance practical golf. Research gleaned from trackman data suggests that optimum is dictated by a number of factors, the most overlooked of which is angle of attack. Its amazing what a strike point thats about 12 above the equator will do towards getting you into that optimal spin rate range. Throughout our website we will be dealing in more depth on items like launch angle, swing speed, face angle, face construction grt, swing release, shaft fitting, etc. Other launch characteristics include the balls initial velocity on impact and the amount of backspin it possesses. Youre looking to strike it on the center of the face or just above to help with optimal launch conditions. That is a significant increase and worth the extra length assuming similar dispersion patterns. Best driver for 90 mph swing speed in 2020 golf sidekick. If your swing speed is between 85 mph and 105 mph, you need to launch the ball as high as possible. Golf clubs that are engineered for performance pxg. In golf, the launch angle is the initial trajectory of the ball relative to the ground, according to pga pro mark blakemore. How to achieve optimal ball spin with the driver using a flightscope or.
In this segment, we are going to talk about the optimum launch angle for your club speed. In other words, at 100 mph of clubhead speed, a solid blow will send the ball at 150 mph off the face of a legal driver. I always get emails asking me for the lowest spinning driver heads and the wedges with most spin but nobody has ever asked me about spin when it. Maximizing driver distance using a trackman or flightscope. Optimum driver loft calculator instruction and playing. To view my table of optimal launch conditions for different swing speeds click here. For the low swing speeds, 12 testers in our most wanted driver test produced driver swing speeds below 95 mph. Nothing beats dynamic fitting of hitting various lofted drivers at the range. As you can see, there is wiggle room to meet ideal launch conditions. Start seeing how a low, medium or high tee height can change your impact tendencies and data on your launch monitor. All major stakeholders of the game, without exception, use and trust our numbers for two main reasons. Ball just falls out of sky and then ive fingers crossed getting some run on soft winter fairways. Generally speaking, your goal with the driver should be to increase your ball speed, launch it higher, and reduce the amount of spin on the ball.
There is a chart aimed toward carry distance and another for total. Sure there are ideal launch conditions for that, but why would you want to. Experimenting with your tee height can help a lot with maximizing distance. The distance a golf ball flies depends given that atmospheric conditions are the same on the speed of the ball, the launch angle of the ball and the amount of backspin. If possible, go to a pro shop and have a professional club fitter determine the best loft for your driver. Loft is the amount that the face of the club slopes back. Is there a chart that contains ideal launch conditions for a given swing speed. Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. Golf writer steve newell quantifies the launch angle as the balls trajectory over its first 20 yards. Yet for the women, the driver clubhead speed is 92 to 95 mph, producing 250 yards. More loft means numerically highera 12degree driver has more loft than a 9degree.
I never hear anything about launch numbers for a 3 wood, would they be the same as a driver. Optimum driver launch conditions for maximum distance. It helps explain why a player with the strength and clubhead speed of johnson still needs more loft to get the most out of his tee shots. The chart ranges from swing speeds of 65 mph to 105 mph and assumes no wind, flat terrain, normal ground conditions, sea level and premium type golf balls. Lets say for arguments sake you were catching it a touch high on the face on the monitor and the true loft at point of impact was 10 degrees. In this segment, we are going to talk about the optimum launch angle for. Its a frequently asked question and one that will vary from person to person and depend on a number of factors that could get very technical and indepth. We want low spin with the driver off the tee and as much spin as we can get around the greens with our wedges. Remember, to maximize distance, it is a combination of ball speed, launch angle and spin rate. The purpose of this article is to get you to start believing it.