This years top drivers all come in lofts of 8 degrees all the way up to 14 degrees. Ping g bubba watson limited edition pink driver carls. The average driver length for all the other pros on the pga tour today is 44. Not only that my spin rate for the razr was under 2500, the. Equipment is accurate as of the 2018 genesis open 22018. Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. Bubba watson, as talented as he is, uses a pink ping g20 driver that is 44. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. So if youre using too long of a driver, your mechanics could be off at address and never give you much of a chance in the rest of the swing.
There is no question i have been an advocate for driver shaft length to be shorter than the current standard driver shaft lengths as offered by the various golf equipment companies. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually moved from 43 inches to 45. Ever since bubba watson won the 2012 masters with a custom pinkcolored ping g20 driver, hes used a pink version of the newest ping driver models. Morning drive bubba watson best shaft golf channel. In fact, testing shows an inch of extra shaft length equals roughly 10 yards in distance. Bubba watson shares his secrets to hitting the long ball. For everyday golfers a longer shaft isnt necessarily the answer to more distance off the tee. Watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers. Bubba watson has not yet grabbed his first win of 2017, but has certainly been in form and has contended for a handful of the early tournaments. Getting bubba long ping staff player bubba watson is known for his length off the tee. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver golficity. While the rules limit the lengths of most clubs, no limit is placed on the shafts of. The tour 80 shaft is available at an upcharge, and is tiptrimmed 1 when installed in any driver the default standard length is 45.
Bubba watson, the 2012 masters champion, says a typical retail driver is 45. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. Check out bubba watsons ping g driver national club. Ebay usually has several driverfairway models to select from in r or s flexes. The best driver specifications for golfers over 50. In the last 25 years, the average driver shaft length has gradually. Maybe even more incredible than bubba leading the way in 2014, is just how long he has been bringing his prodigious power to the golf course.
And he knows if he did use a longer driver, hed have even more trouble keeping it in play. Bubba watsons driver snapped in half just minutes before his match at presidents cup. Can you order the razr fit driver from calaway will a shorter than standard length shaft. Below are the exact specs of his new ping g410 plus driver. This edition of golf tips relates to driver accuracy. The clubs bubba watson used to win the travelers championship. True temper driver shaft golf club shafts for sale ebay.
Bubba watson put on his usual power display at the farmers insurance open, averaging 316. You can choose shaft, grip and length that suits your swing the best. The rules dont specify how much of that 48 inches the shaft may form. Im giving back in a bigger way through the bubba watson foundation. Go inside the ping tour truck as we custombuild bubba watsons pink g400 lst driver. The longest drivers on tourspecs golfcentraldaily golf. Ever since bubba watson won the 2012 masters with a custom. Well the ping g20 driver is going to get you bubba long. Top 10 longest hitters in the 20172018 pga tour and their. Bubba watson witb for 2017 find out what clubs bubba is. One of the few lefthanded golfers on tour, he is a. Masters champion bubba watson is 64 tall and has been usinga 4434 inch driver until recently when a ping rep told me hes down to 4412 inch driver. Bubba watson discusses the shaft that he uses on his driver.
The g driver features turbulators on the crown that reduce drag and improve aerodynamics to produce longer carries and blistering ball speeds. Bubba watson is one of many feel players on pga tour. Bubba watsons driver snapped in half just minutes before. In the last five years he has finished 1st or 2nd in driving distance on the pga tour every year.
Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. We got on sale the famous bubba watson driver shaft by grafalloy called the tour prototype bimatrix driver shaft. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. You are wrong, for a short period of time ping wrx was producing bubbas exact driver for many of their reps. Perhaps more than anything else, added shaft length has increased driver distances.
They were all that i saw in right handed, but the loft, shaft, length, flex, and odd arrangement of grip tape was exactly the same. With his match just minutes away, bubbas biggest weapon breaks in. Back in 2007, the bubba watson swing speed was second to the one of tiger woods. Jack nicklaus drive from 1963 would have won the 2014 pga longdrive contest. The prototype model bubba is still using came out in 20042005. Go inside the ping tour truck as we custombuild bubba watsons pink g400. Now you dont need to buy a new driver, just order a new shaft with an adapter that matches your swing. Does anyone here have a good fitting chart for the ideal driver shaft length based on height 62 and wrist to floor length 33. If he could hit the ball straight with a 45 inch clubhe would. His driver is the ping g410 plus driver in the classic bubba pink and the american has it with a low 7. Other than some hypocritical whining by bubba watson.
Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. He regularly is near the top statically in driving distance tournament after tournament. In a 2010 golf digest article, pga tour player bubba watson said the typical offtherack driver is 45. Ping g bubba limited edition pink driver 00008105 left. The bubba watson swing speed analysis swing man golf.
Get the best deal for ping golf driver shafts from the largest online selection at. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying. See what were all about excited to be partnering with jockey being family to raise awareness and support for postadoption efforts. Many seeking extra distance opt for a slightly longer shaft, but bubbas is just 44. I got the length wrong, although it turned out to be just right. Tried to find a replacement for both and couldnt find them in xflex anywhere. Bubba is of course sponsored by ping, and uses a full set of ping clubs from the putter to driver.
Loft one of the most important aspects of selecting the correct driver is picking the best loft. Watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver bubba watson has led the tour in driving distance in his last two starts since the switch february 20, 2019. Rory mcilroy, tony finau, justin rose, xander schauffele, bubba watson, phil mickelson, and dustin. Have your swing speed changed, is the trajectory too high or too low, not enough accuracy or simply want the same shaft as bubba watson. Ping offers limited edition bubba watson pink driver. There is an optimum driver shaft length with which golfers will achieve maximum clubhead speed and it will vary from player to player. Like jordan spieth and henrik stenson, watson is currently hitting the titleist pro v1x golf ball.
For a player with the prodigious length of watson, that may seem like an odd choice, but watson has long felt that shorter shaft, not a longer one, is the key to distance. The ping g bubba watson pink driver is designed to improve ball speed, accuracy and launch angle for golfers of all skill levels. We were lucky enough to get our hands on bubba watsons new g driver at pings. Ping g 9 degrees with 8 degrees of actual loft shaft. Driver shaft length is a critical component of fitting. Watsons driver also has an enormous grip with 15 wraps of.
Had a black one in my driver, and had the pink one in my 906 fairway. Bubba watson, as talented as he is, uses a pink ping g20 driver that is. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. What most people dont know, however, is that watson uses one of the shortest driver shafts on the pga tour, a 44. Other than custommade equipment, 48inch clubs are typically limited to drivers.
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