John Marshall Long Drive Q&A

Age:                                66 Height:                          5-10 Weight:                         185 Driver Specs: Tour Edge Exotics 10.5 stiff and mid flex (used Alpha primarily when I competed) Sponsors: Callaway staff member (no sponsors – I would...

Driver Optimization (Continued)

By Jaacob Bowden Last month we were talking about how to get the most out of your driver for carry and/or total distance. By measuring your club head speed, launch angle, spin rate, and the exact loft on your driver, you can determine what loft driver you would need...

Andreas Persson Long Drive Q&A

Age:                                     38 Height:                               6’2”, 187cm Weight:                              205-207 lbs, 93-94kg Driver Specs: Krank 3.5* to 4.5* loft Aldila Phenom 50g Tour-x. CPM 248-255 which is a x-stiff. Total weight is...

Driver Optimization

By Jaacob Bowden Thanks to all of the high-speed cameras, launch monitor data, etc., we’ve been able to learn a ton about what it takes to hit the ball as far as possible. There are two main aspects of this that we’re going to look at in this issue…and those are...

Hitting Down or Up on the Ball

By Jaacob Bowden Lastly, things also change when you catch the ball on the down swing or on the up swing. Since we have to stand next to the ball when we hit it and can’t swing directly over it, our swing arc is tilted. That means that when you catch the ball on the...