Open not through brute strength, but with a pretty snazzy display of shortgame skills over the final nine at shinnecock hills golf club to become just the seventh. The marketing is for those who delude with my penis driver is longer than your penis driver even though i slice 30 yards off target with a stiff shaft too. Following adam scott s win at the 2020 genesis invitational, golf. Starting with the driver, scott plays titleists latest driver the ts4 having. I have plenty of distance, but driver accuracy is an issue for me. Adam scott speaks on his titleist equipment, including irons from 2003. Club length and lie angle club fitting team titleist. Every golfer wants to hit the ball farther, and the quest for maximum length has led many 21st century golfers to opt for drivers with shafts that are 1 to 3 inches longer than the standard recommended length. Just like the title says, im thinking of cutting an inch off my driver to improve feel and accuracy. Following adam scott s win at the 2020 genesis invitational, caught up with the 14time pga tour winner and 20 masters champion to speak on all things equipment. Any info on what days driver and 3 wood lengths inches are. Open, adam scott has returned to a familiar piece of equipment. When i pull the trigger on a new driver, that is something im going to factor in. There was so much to note, that little was made of the fact that adam had a brand new driver in his bag the titleist 9 d3 9.
Adam scott upped the loft on his titleist ts3 driver after playing a. I used to hit driver and try to hit a high draw around the corner, to leave a shorter second shot in to keep the tempo of the swing constant as you vary the length. Now you dont need to buy a new driver, just order a new shaft with an adapter that matches your swing. How nick watney influenced adam scotts driver change. Titleist 718 tmb 3iron with kbs tour shaft, titleist 680 forged. Adam scott speaks about his equipment, including his timely shaft. Scott noted that when he turned pro, he used a 7gram steel shaft in his titleist 975d driver, and that club was 43. As a few others have proven in switching from a long. Adam scott was born in santa cruz, california, the son of anne and dougald scott. An adam scott type swing needs a softer tip because he doesnt really load the shaft all that hard to. Im also 57 so im not sure if a standard length driver shaft is right for me. Lets say a sergiotype swing, someone who really loads the shaft with a lot of lag needs a stiff butt, stiff mid and stiff tip. Jason day and adam scott driver, and 3 wood lengths.
I can kill my 3 wood, and at one point was even considering putting that shaft in my driver just to see what it was. Adam scott speaks on his titleist equipment, including. Adam scott switched to a standard length putter at the wgccadillac championship this week. Im not the tallest person ever 58, and i hit the ball pretty far. The first rebar shaft he tested was a 7iron shaft he tried in another test. In general shorter shafts improve center face contact which improves consistent distance. In jack nicklaus day the early 60s to the mid 70s the standard length for a driver. Today, he is using a titleist ts4 driver that is 45 inches long and has a volume of 430 cubic centimeters. Adam scott used a 49inch putter while finishing second at the 2011 masters.
I think he used this shaft all the way back to the 910 d3 days. Absent the putter, always one of the nicest looking set of clubs. It is called a directed force putter by a company called lab golf. Watneys driver is equipped with a mitsubishi tensei ck pro white shaft. Titleist 910 fd 15 degrees, fujikura rombax pro 95 x shaft 2iron. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. Evening i am having a fitting for driver this weekend, i know a 3 wood length shaft in my old driver gives me more control and accuracy with only a small loss of distance. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length. A lousy golfer will be equally poor with whatever length driver shaft, so they might as well buy the longest shaft driver and delude over hope.
I experimented with my putting the last couple of weeks and it was going well, scott said. Additional shaft and flex options available through the titleist custom clubs department. One of the most successful golfers in the world, adam scott has 27 wins worldwide and is best remembered for his 20 masters win in a playoff over angel cabrera. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. Titleist 910fd 15 degrees, fujikura rombax pro 95 shaft 20degree hybrid. That is why the cluboratory, our fitting center, has drivers of varying length. Adam scott has his long putter back in the bag at the 2018. In recent years, people are also beginning to recognize the importance of getting custom fit for your equipment in order to maximize driving distance and their overall average golf swing speed. While a 48inch driver is legal, the wisdom of using the longest possible club is.
Last weekend we saw a tremendous back nine battle at augusta national between adam scott and angel cabrera. Right on, this was the only info i found on jason days specs but it is old day plays 3 wood at 42. For those questioning his putting forgot he hit it stiff on the playoff hole. Its one thing hitting putts at home, but its another thing to put it to the test on the golf course. Miles of golf feels one of the very important parts of fitting a customer for a driver is the length of the driver.
Watson, one of the pga tours longest hitters, told golf digest in 2010 that he uses a 44. Unsurprisingly, rory mcilroy, bubba watson, and adam scott are in that range, while a little further down are the long, superaccurate guys like hideki matsuyama. Titleist 910h graphite design ad di105 shaft 39 irons. The rules offer a general standard, stating that clubs must include a shaft and a head, and may include a grip. Given that the majority of pga tour players are using driver shaft lengths that are at least halfaninch shorter than the standard length for the same driver models being sold in shops, you can understand why a shortened shaft from the original might be the right thing to do. When it comes to hitting the ball farther, a lot of golfers realize that technique is important. Scott has more pga tour wins eight than any current player under the age of 32. We got a little information from titleist about the shaft change that you. Adam scott secured his 12th pga tour title with a finalround 70 that was good enough for a oneshot win at the honda classic. I just recently got refitted and the fitter wanted me to stay with the 12 inch of standard but said the lie angle needed to be 1 upright to compensate for the the extra 12 inch. Have your swing speed changed, is the trajectory too high or too low, not enough accuracy or simply want the same shaft as jordan spieth and adam scott. While the rules limit the lengths of most clubs, no limit is placed on the shafts of. For this video, weve used the gc quad launch monitor to gather real world data comparing two identical clubs that only differ in shaft length. So what is the shortest driver shaft length titleist make as i dont want to go much above a 3 wood length.
The only thing i feel im lacking with my drives is accuracy. Adam scott used titleists ts4 driver to win at riviera. Adam scott witb for 2017 whats in the bag for one of. It is fitted with a shaft that is about 50 percent lighter. Golf monthly technical editor joel tadman explores the impact different shaft lengths have on the distance and accuracy golf drivers provide for. This paper will describe why shaft length is critically important in fitting a driver. If you have the red 9g weight in your driver now you would want to put in the blue 11g or maybe even the black 14g weight.
Driver shaft length i saw a segment on the golf channel this morning in which they said your driver, when standing up, should be just an inch or two above your belly button. You would actually want to add weight to the club head if you are shortening the shaft. Appendix ii, section 1a of the rules further states. A rorytype swing, needs a softer mid because he doesnt load the shaft as much as sergio. Nick watneys driver inspires adam scott to adjust setup at safeway. All my grips are golf pride tour velvet with one piece of masking tape under the doublesided tape. Please click the link above for our sponsor area with rare and tour only products. When i was originally fitted 5 years ago i was fitted at 12 in over standard length but the lie angle was standard. Adam scott excels with short putter at doral wgc cadillac.
In an effort to reverse his slide down the world rankings in time to make the u. You can choose shaft, grip and length that suits your swing the best. However, the longer the shaft the harder it is to control the club and hit the ball squarely. Henrik stenson loves his 3 wood too much golf analytics. The club also just feels like its a bit too long and sometimes makes it uncomfortable. From time to time aussie golfer will be featuring a number of guest posts from daniel marsh at callaway golf explaining the technical details associated with the golf swing and correct club fitting in my previous couple of articles that i hope you have all read and retweeted the link i have written about shaft flex and torque.
Use lead weight on the back of the head or lead shaft plugs in the tip to bring the swing weight back up. For every 12 length reduction from the grip end there will be approximately 3 swing weights lost and the shaft will become marginally stiffer. Same with adam scott or any tour pros current wood lengths. In speaking with the titleist guys they told us about your driver shaft change and tour rep jj vanwezenbeeck spoke a little bit about how you said. Good luck to him with that putter for the moment im just happy watching him stripe his driver down the middle. Pga tour players must use clubs that conform to the rules of golf published by the u. Learn about his golf game and find out what titleist equipment hes using today. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. Scott s bag setup has remained the same since the end of last year. All the sudden, an evenbetter performing golf ball as far as length when it was first. Starting with the driver, scott plays titleists latest driver the ts3 having previously played the ts2 as well.