Who should use an 8 degree driver?

Publish date: 2023-06-28

Recreational golfers who have a swing speed of 110 to 120 mph should select a driver with a low loft of 8 degrees. According to PatRyanGolf.com, the average club head speed for a recreational male golfer is 84 mph, so most recreational golfers would seek a higher loft.

Is an 8 degree driver hard to hit?

A 9-degree driver is a lot easier to hit than a 7 or 8 degree lofted driver. Because of its more obtuse angle, a 9-degree driver has a lower moment of inertia, making it much less forgiving than lower lofted clubs. But with that comes a sacrifice in distance and power through the shot.

What degree driver should I use?

The ideal driver loft depends on your swing speed and the attack angle. Average players that swing the club less than 95 MPH will likely find that a 10.5-degree driver performs the best. Better players who can control their drives and want the most distance will lean more towards a 9-degree driver.

What degree driver do most pros use?

Driver lofts used by the top 100 PGA Tour golfers range from 4.2° all the way up to 12.4°. The most common degree of driver is 9° with 36 players choosing that loft. 10.5° and 9.5° are the next most used lofts making these 3 loft choices the preference of over 60% of the best 100 players on Tour.

Who should use a 9-degree driver?

Slower swing speed will experience difficulty to generate sufficient spin to get the golf ball airborne and likely lose distance using a low lofted driver. Golfers with an average carry distance of 250 yards or a total distance of around 280 yards can successfully implement a 9-degree driver into their arsenal.

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What driver does Bryson DeChambeau use?

Bryson DeChambeau discusses his new 5-degree Cobra King LTDx driver.

What degree driver does Rory McIlroy use?

McIlroy has decided to join Tiger Woods by sticking the new TaylorMade Stealth Plus Driver - a brand new carbonwood from the company - straight in his bag. The four-time major champion is using the new red-faced driver in 9 degrees with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6-X shaft.

What degree driver does Tiger Woods use?

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When Woods showed up at the 2021 PNC Championship, he had a new TaylorMade Stealth Plus 9-degree driver in the bag, equipped with his familiar Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60TX driver.

What driver shaft does Tiger Woods use?

Tiger has a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft fitted to his driver.

What degree driver does Justin Thomas use?

The most significant change Thomas has made in his driver recently is he switched from a 9-degree head to a 10-degree head. However, by adjusting the SureFit hosel into the D-1 setting, its actual loft is decreased back down to 9 degrees.

How can I tell my swing speed?

Divide the ball speed by 1.5 to get the estimated swing speed for your drive. Alternatively, you can divide the carry distance by 2.3 to estimate the swing speed at impact, but the result will not be as accurate.

Does lower loft driver go further?

Lower lofts can provide more energy transfer at impact because there's less of an oblique angle. It's why your 7-iron flies farther than your 8-iron. In our test, drivers with less loft consistently produced more ball speed, even for low swing-speed golfers (3.2 mph more compared to the 10.5 and 12-degree drivers).

What loft driver should a high handicap use?

A higher handicap player is going to do best with the 12 degree driver. With this club in their hand, the golfer can get plenty of ball speed, distance, and ball flight as well. IF a faster swinging player were to attempt to use the 12 degree driver, they might struggle with getting the control they need.

What loft is Dustin Johnson's driver?

Both were 10.5-degree TaylorMade Stealth Plus drivers equipped with LA Golf DJ-Series prototype shafts. On Tuesday ahead of the event, GolfWRX caught up with Johnson to see what's in the bag for 2022, and to get his thoughts on the new red-faced Stealth Plus “Carbonwood” driver.

Should I Deloft driver?

Have the ball further up in your stance, off your lead toe is fine. Also, deloft the driver a bit. This may seem counter intuitive, but delofting the club will help you make better, more solid contact with the ball when you swing with a positive angle of attack.

What driver shaft does Dustin Johnson use?

Full Specs. *The seven-wood, hybrids and utility come in and out of the bag regularly. Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (52°, 60°) All have KBS Tour 120S shafts.

What driver does Jordan Spieth use?

Jordan Spieth uses the Titleist TSi3 golf driver.

What driver does Dustin Johnson use?

Dustin Johnson is currently using the TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver.

What driver does Brooks koepka use?

He uses a Srixon ZX7 driver. After using several TaylorMade drivers throughout the years as well as being a Nike staffer back in the early 2010s, his deal with Srixon has seen him put the ZX7 model in the bag.

Is 9.5 or 10.5 driver better?

When talking about distance, the driver is the most important club. In theory, a 9.5 degree driver shot will travel lower at a greater speed with less backspin than a 10.5 degree driver when struck square.

What wedges does Justin Thomas use?

Thomas carries four wedges in 47, 52, 57 and 60.5. The first three are Titleist Vokey SM9's but the lob wedge is a WedgeWorks design.

What driver does Matt Wolff use?

At the top of the bag, as you would expect Wolff has been transitioning through TaylorMade drivers as they come out each year. As such he has used the M5, M6, SIM and SIM2 Max models over the years, but right now he has the TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver in the bag.

What's in Dustin Johnson's bag 2022?

Dustin Johnson WITB 2022 (January)

How long is Tiger Woods driver shaft?

(Tiger plays a 43.5 inch driver).

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