There's another good thread on this topic elsewhere on the site. I'll try to find it later if I have some time but you can probably search for it pretty quickly. Per Jeff's advice, the magic combination for me was a higher lofted head with a heavier or stiffer shaft. A stiffer and/or heavier shaft will decrease spin, so you can add loft and increase your launch angle. I found it hard to find the heavier shafts for demo and ended up in a 10.5 head with an X shaft that produces pretty good numbers and nice trajectory. Would like to try an 11 degree in a heavier shaft for comparison sometime.
For those of you who havent already guessed it, BamBam is called BamBam for a reason. Dont buy his x shaft without first looking in the mirror or at the launch monitor.
Dont buy his x shaft without first looking in the mirror or at the launch monitor.
good call, O.B. That disclamer shoud've been in my original post. Find the right combo to fit your swing, preferably with the help of a good clubfitter. I was playing a 9.5 degree head a few years ago, but after seeing Jeff in Atlanta, I added more loft. From what I've read and been told, that suggestion is pretty safe for most people playing less than 10 degrees of loft on their driver.
I worked with a local guy on my driver. With his help and some of my own research, I was able to find something that worked. My swing speed was pretty fast when I checked it last fall, so the X works pretty well for me.
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