Cranking lofts on drivers

[timd77]

If you have a 12° driver with adjustable head, and you crank the loft down to 10.5°, will this still give you the same characteristics, face open/closed etc, as a standard 10.5° driver of the same model?

I’m looking at the ping g430 10k max.

 

[ger147]

No - the face will be much more open on the 12 lofted down to 10.5 than a 10.5 head.

 

[Maninblack4612]

The loft will only change if you place the club flat on the ground, then take your grip. If, like me & a lot of others, you grip the club so that the face looks square in your hands, then address the ball, the face remains square.

 

[D-S]

The loft will only change if you place the club flat on the ground, then take your grip. If, like me & a lot of others, you grip the club so that the face looks square in your hands, then address the ball, the face remains square.

And, I assume, if the face remains square, the club is therefore at its standard loft, not the the loft you have adjusted it to?

 

[Maninblack4612]

And, I assume, if the face remains square, the club is therefore at its standard loft, not the the loft you have adjusted it to?

No, the adapter alters the angle at which the shaft enters the hosel.

 

[Springveldt]

If you have a 12° driver with adjustable head, and you crank the loft down to 10.5°, will this still give you the same characteristics, face open/closed etc, as a standard 10.5° driver of the same model?

I’m looking at the ping g430 10k max.

Depends on the adapter. I know the Callaway one doesn't affect the face position as you change lofts due to it having 2 cogs.

 

[ger147]

Depends on the adapter. I know the Callaway one doesn't affect the face position as you change lofts due to it having 2 cogs.

The Ping adapter does change the face angle.

 

[Orikoru]

The loft will only change if you place the club flat on the ground, then take your grip. If, like me & a lot of others, you grip the club so that the face looks square in your hands, then address the ball, the face remains square.

Glad someone said that because this was my thinking as well. Everyone always warns you that lowering the loft opens the face, but as you say, surely that's only if you let it sit on the ground? When I'm addressing the ball I hold the club so the face looks square to me (or maybe even 1° closed) so surely it doesn't matter?

 

[Maninblack4612]

Glad someone said that because this was my thinking as well. Everyone always warns you that lowering the loft opens the face, but as you say, surely that's only if you let it sit on the ground? When I'm addressing the ball I hold the club so the face looks square to me (or maybe even 1° closed) so surely it doesn't matter?

You're dead right. I don't think many people would ground the club & not realise the face wasn't square.

 

[Dunesman]

Correct for some brands, not for others. Cobra, Callaway, Titleist maybe?, I think you can chnge the loft independently of open/closed.

 

[KenL]

The loft will only change if you place the club flat on the ground, then take your grip. If, like me & a lot of others, you grip the club so that the face looks square in your hands, then address the ball, the face remains square.

I find that no matter how I adjust a driver face, the flight is the same.

Is that just me?

 

[Maninblack4612]

I find that no matter how I adjust a driver face, the flight is the same.

Is that just me?

I think that the characteristics of the shaft make much more difference than the loft.

 

[clubchamp98]

I find that no matter how I adjust a driver face, the flight is the same.

Is that just me?

Me to

 

[rulie]

When I'm hitting my driver (10.5* loft) low and left, I decrease the loft to 8.5* in order to open the face.
Imo, changes to "lie angle" are effectively eliminated for a teed ball.

 

[timd77]

Thanks for the info. Would a 9° driver (g430) increased to 10.5° therefore close the face?

 

[Dunesman]

A degree up or down, a degree open ir closed, is important for those consistent enough to keep horizontal and vertical launch angle within a range of a degree. If you are in this range, then its something you would need to see with a fitter with a top range launch monitor. I would strongly advise going to one if you are in that bracket. Most of us have such a spread, that the nominal angle on the club makes to practical difference no our golf. Its why most golfer can distinguish no difference when adjusting driver necks, and give up quickly once the novelty of the new toy wears off and no difference can be found. The launch window type graphics the manufacturers print, are valid. For Rory, Aberg, and Bryson.

 

[ger147]

Thanks for the info. Would a 9° driver (g430) increased to 10.5° therefore close the face?

Yes

 

[Maninblack4612]

Thanks for the info. Would a 9° driver (g430) increased to 10.5° therefore close the face?

Not if you grip it properly

 

[timd77]

Not if you grip it properly

Well that’s me screwed from the off!