Adjustable Drivers

[keepersunion]

Are they truly worth it? I like a tinker with my driver, not with anything else. Would keep my irons for years, as with putter etc. Do people tinker with them once they've been set up for the first time? i guess it helps with major swing changes? i don't want one simply to cover swing flaws, i had a callaway draw biased driver and it totally messed my swing up when i first took up the game. Hoping for some advice! Sorry if this has been covered many times before!!

 

[JustOne]

It's worth it if a) you are working on your swing or it's liable to change b) the shaft suits you c) you know what the net result of changing the settings are

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

It's worth it if you play different types of courses on a regular basis. You may want a higher flight for a parkland course and a lower one for a links for example.

 

[pbrown7582]

Are they truly worth it? I like a tinker with my driver, not with anything else. Would keep my irons for years, as with putter etc. Do people tinker with them once they've been set up for the first time? i guess it helps with major swing changes? i don't want one simply to cover swing flaws, i had a callaway draw biased driver and it totally messed my swing up when i first took up the game. Hoping for some advice! Sorry if this has been covered many times before!!

I would say the majority are set up and left alone maybe an occasional tinker if a fault creeps in but generally set up and left alone.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've avoided these like the plague. I'm a renowned tinkerer anyway and the temptation to keep playing with the set up would be too much. First sign of a few errant shots and I'd be reaching for the wrench. With my faithful Burner I know if I hit it well it will go and if I don't I need to find a way to get it round and work on my game

 

[DaveM]

I really like them. But I must say don't mess about with the settings. Get it set up right for your swing (by your pro or yourself IF you know what your doing). Then leave it alone. Any bad shot you then hit. It is you not the club sort your swing, don't change the setting.

 

[pbrown7582]

Biggest advantage to these clubs is the ease in which a shaft can be changed about 2 mins tops provided correct adaptor fitted

 

[USER1999]

I like that they normally have a neutral setting. Most drivers seem to be sold with a closed face to help fight a slice. I don't have a slice. I have a nice line in snap hooks though. The last thing I need is a driver that sits closed.

Mine is set 9.5 neutral face angle. It has been since I bought it. I can't imagine why I would want to change this. I do have two different shafts though. (I had 3, but sold one of them).

 

[Khamelion]

I bought an R11, main reasons being I wanted and adjustable club so that when my swing changed I could amend the club settings, I'm not rich enough to spend money on a fixed head club then change when my swing changes, plus my other half would have my dangly bits for costume jewelry and my mate bought a Titleist so didn't want the same club as him.

I did have it set up with a closed face to try and alleviate the really bad slice I had, but now as my swing has changed it's back to to 9* with a neutral face, and while I still slice I do occassionally hit straigh shots more often than not.

 

[keepersunion]

Thanks everyone for the information. I think I'm going to go down the road of adjustability just for the same reasons as Khamellion. I have found a swing thats letting me shoot even better now but I know I'm liable to change. I've noticed though, the shaft is what matters. How easy is it to buy a shaft and attach it to the adjustable hosel?

 

[DaveM]

Thanks everyone for the information. I think I'm going to go down the road of adjustability just for the same reasons as Khamellion. I have found a swing thats letting me shoot even better now but I know I'm liable to change. I've noticed though, the shaft is what matters. How easy is it to buy a shaft and attach it to the adjustable hosel?

The ajustable bit, that fits on the end of the shaft. Can be got from Gamola, they cost £25 each and take no more than 2 mins to fit. Its that easy, the longest part is mixing the epoxy glue. Just make sure you get the one to fit the tip size of the driver shaft. Thats all.

 

[USER1999]

Or just buy a new shaft from the club manufacturer, and it comes with the adaptor already fitted. 30 seconds to bolt it on, job done.

Not sure which driver you are after, but I have a Titleist 910, and Snainton golf stock most of the common shaft options for this driver, ready to go.

Most of the time you will not need to change the shaft, if you buy the correct one in the first place, unless you find a lot more club head speed from somewhere, or markedly change your technique.

 

[keepersunion]

In all honesty, I'm looking for a driver in a reg shaft but the club head weight is really important to me on a driver. I hit three wood normally because I love the weight of the club head, light enough for speed but heavy enough to know what it is during the swing. My current driver is in stiff and feels very heavy and uncontrollable.