Why is it regarded as the most impressive club in your golf bag? Why is it the first club anyone talks about when golf clubs is brought up? Why is it what everyone wants?
The answers are simple - POWER. Its all about the power of the long ball. The golfer who hits the ball the farthest is considered the man of the moment, and everyone wants to be that man. I suppose its an ego thing.
This mind match is played among all golfers form rookie to professional. It is on of the main driving forces behind the design of today’s best golf drivers. The manufacturers are continually coming up with newer and better drivers that go further and straighter than the competition. They come in all shapes and sizes with the bigger is better attitude coming out on top.
A lot of the big oversized driver club are created to the largest legal size specifications under PGA rules and regulations. Combine that with the ultra thin super springy club faces. What you get is a kind of loaded canon. These clubs launch the golf balls high in the air and genuinely long. We must emphasize really LONG.
A lot of the club makers have even taken the grooves off the clubfaces around the sweet spot areas. This is to reduce spin and allow the ball more distance with less resistance. What this moreover causes is less accuracy off the tee. Nevertheless most golfers are ready to give up a little accuracy for more distance.
Now in the event that you throw in the new technology in today’s golf shafts it gets a little crazy. With all the different types of graphite, the raised and lowered flex and kick points, and now even tipping it almost seems out of control.
Wow, that’s getting crazy. There is such a large amount of possible grip, shaft, and club head combinations it can be confusing to the average golfer. However not to worry, there are a ton of quality resources out there to get you fitted properly.
