1 degree?

[kid2]

Evening all....
Been wondering what peoples views are on this...
I dropped a Ping G15 Rescue and a G15 3 wood for their big brothers in the i15 range and couldnt be happier with them...

There longer and i find them much more consistent than the G series maybe its their shafts that suit me better...Who Knows...But you'd be hard pressed to get them off me...

Also iv been really settling with my i10 irons had a blinder yesterday with them from every point of view...

So im toying with the idea of getting hold of an i15 driver...Now before anyone says get fit im not really down with the whole fitting thing...It may have its benefits for some but it doesnt bother me too much...

What would a 1 degree decrease in a driver loft yeild....As iv never hit a 9.5 driver before there are 4 2nd hand nearly new i15 drivers in my local shop...Asking price is 140 euro.

Im aware that whats stamped on the sole of these clubs can sometimes fluctuate +1.5 to -1.5 degrees...


Also what does low spin mean in a driver?
Anybody have any thoughts on the idea.

 

[Soco11]

The less loft you have on a driver will increase side spin on a bad shot. But a lot of it is psychological, hear so many people say they can't hit a 6 iron but can easily hit a 7 iron, when it's only 4 degree difference!

Don't know how they could claim to be a low spinning driver, must be something to do with the shaft!

 

[bobmac]

Im aware that whats stamped on the sole of these clubs can sometimes fluctuate +1.5 to -1.5 degrees...

I'm not sure where you heard that from. The tolerances from head to head are practically non existant.
I've seen the staff building Ping clubs and a great deal of care and attention is taken to insure each and every Ping club is the same as the last or next one.

 

[kid2]

Im aware that whats stamped on the sole of these clubs can sometimes fluctuate +1.5 to -1.5 degrees...

I'm not sure where you heard that from. The tolerances from head to head are practically non existant.
I've seen the staff building Ping clubs and a great deal of care and attention is taken to insure each and every Ping club is the same as the last or next one.

Bob this could be a load of crap but iv also come across it in magazine articles as well...........


What’s the loft of your driver? Most golfers will look on the bottom of their club and tell you the number that is stamped there. The reality is, there are many factors to consider when establishing the loft of your driver. There are actually two lofts to speak of – “true loft” and “effective loft”. “True loft” is the static measurement of loft angle in the geometric center of the face when in the playing position. The “effective loft” is based on the combination of true loft; face angle; open or closed to the target line; and, the reward positioning of the center of gravity distance relative to clubface and the vertical roll that exists on the clubface.
Let’s start with true loft. A measurement in the middle of the face will give us our true loft, right? Yes and no. Yes it is the true loft in the middle of the face, but how many times do you actually hit that spot? The deep-faced 460cc drivers of today provide more hitting area. Combine that with the vertical roll of the face, where there can be as much as 3 degrees, +/- from the middle of the face. A 10-degree driver can have a loft of 13 degrees above the centerline within the hitting surface of the face and a loft of 7 degrees below the centerline within the hitting surface. Wherever you make contact on the face the majority of the time is where the loft should be measured to determine what loft you are actually using.
Effective loft is the result of true loft, built-in design features and swing mechanics at impact. For example, Frank is using, what is indicated to be a 10-degree lofted driver. The face angle is measured to be 1 degree closed (club face square at impact = +1 degree of loft). However, most of you contact spots on the face that are slightly above the centerline of the face (add 1.5 degrees of loft). The rearward center of gravity is as far back from the clubface as the laws of physics will allow, and let’s not forget the manufacturing tolerances of +/- 1 degree.
In actuality, Frank is hitting a driver with 13 or 14 degrees of loft! But don’t tell Frank …his ego could not handle it!