Drivers with a higher ball flight

[Svenska]

I know this is lazy and I could just talk to the local pro at my club, but I always feel guilty for not buying stuff from there. Anyway, any of you struggled in the past to get a high ball flight with drivers and fairway woods? I've often used 10.5-12 degree drivers since I was about 17 and then I went down to a 9.5 Titleist which is superb in the summer with ridiculous amounts of run but i'm looking for a driver that gives me a higher ball flight, with more carry. I couldn't get on with the 913 D2 12 degree, perservered with one for 6 months but it's too destructive to continue with. I've had a few lessons and although I don't usually believe it's the clubs rather than the player, I know how i'm starting to improve that there are drivers that will suit me better but would welcome any suggestions to try?

Cheers

 

[bobmac]

Where do you tee your ball up in relation to your front and how high is your tee?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I also struggled to get a high ball flight - now I use a 14 degree SLDR and have no issues at all - highly recommend one

 

[bobmac]

I also struggled to get a high ball flight - now I use a 14 degree SLDR and have no issues at all - highly recommend one

Not surprised, that's almost a 4 wood

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Not surprised, that's almost a 4 wood

Nah my 4 wood is at 17 degree

 

[MendieGK]

more about the shaft and the kick points. something like the BiMatrix the Bubba uses (steel tip) gives a really high flight, but absolutely kills spin.

Also for optimum driving distance, weight should be c. 60/40 to the right hand side and you should be hitting up on the ball - a positive angle of attack increased distance a fair bit - to get distance you need height.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I recently changed the shaft on my SLDR to a Fubuki K series 60g....I get a much higher ball flight now, I think its easy to underestimate what difference a shaft makes compared to thinking what loft will do.

 

[Svenska]

Where do you tee your ball up in relation to your front and how high is your tee?

I've mucked about in the last few months with ball position and height of tee. I have a bit of a loop on my downswing so my angle of attack can be a touch erratic, so I have tee'd it down a bit more recently but the ball sits half above the clubface at address.

I've had lessons on my swing, but the loop has been ingrained for many years that the pro has decided to work with it rather than to go back to basics and try and eradicate it, I appreciate that as golf for me is a hobby and pleasure and I don't think i've the patience to rebuild.

 

[Markw]

I recently changed the shaft on my SLDR to a Fubuki K series 60g....I get a much higher ball flight now, I think its easy to underestimate what difference a shaft makes compared to thinking what loft will do.

Yes its a combination of the 2 and can be hard to get right, some people require a tip stiff shaft(lower flight) and some tip soft(higher flight) to fit their swing and drivers differ with weighting with some promoting higher or lower ball flight.
My swing has always fitted into a stiffer tipped shaft but I suffer with a low ball so experimented with imix a few years ago and for the last 4 years have a Fubuki tour xs tipped 1" paired to a 13 degree FTIZ head which gives me a typical ball flight of a standard 10.5 head. I also have a 11 degree imix FTIZ head and when paired with this shaft gives me a typical 9 degree ball flight with worse dispersion!

 

[bobmac]

Nah my 4 wood is at 17 degree

Bring back the old days

 

[garyinderry]

Positive angle of attack and ball position forward .

If you want a high flight. Shaft will make a difference too.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Like LiverpoolPhil, I had trouble launching a driver properly.

Went for an SLDR fitting (courtesy of TM and GM) and struggled with it as the max loft they had at that time was 12 degrees. They fitted me for an RBZ Stage 2 instead with a Matrix White tie shaft and 13 degrees of loft.

It's a dream machine. I gather it's a pretty serious shaft, although I'm not really any expert on these things.

It also looks good (in my opinion) as the shaft is matte white and matches the white head.

 

[Svenska]

It sounds like with my unconventional swing path that I may need a proper fitting to get the best solution. I was just hoping to try a 2nd hand club that is marketed as producing a higher ball flight and hoping it would suit me. I'll bite the bullet and speak to the pro.

 

[drew83]

I have a Ben Sayers M15 12* on reg flex. It is part of my +1" set.

With my old 10.5* I struggled to get it up in the air, but now with the ball moved a little further forward (hitting up on it) I launch it pretty well. Not every time, but that is my inconsistency.

 

[NWJocko]

It sounds like with my unconventional swing path that I may need a proper fitting to get the best solution. I was just hoping to try a 2nd hand club that is marketed as producing a higher ball flight and hoping it would suit me. I'll bite the bullet and speak to the pro.

My G25 launches it miles in the air, possibly too high for me.

Easiest driver to hit and launch I've ever used (and there's been a few!)

I'm fairly clueless about shafts etc but would be my recommendation if you're after an easy to launch driver to try rather than full fitting etc.

 

[bobmac]

Svenska, any driver can be hit low or high, all you need is a bit of knowledge and some practice.
If you go ahead and get fitted for a high hitting driver, what are you going to do when you want to hit the ball low?

At the moment, you are hitting down on the ball, which takes loft off the driver and hits it low.
If you move the ball forward in your stance so opposite the big toe on your front foot and tee it up an inch higher, you will hit the ball more on the up giving you more height. Then when you want to hit it low move it back again.
You never know, it might save you £200 on a new driver

 

[garyinderry]

I had to go for an emergency lesson last year as I couldn't hit anything past a low duck hook of 150yards.

Identified that the ball was far too far back. Took me a month to get used to having the ball in its new forward position. No more low duck hooks.

 

[Svenska]

Svenska, any driver can be hit low or high, all you need is a bit of knowledge and some practice.
If you go ahead and get fitted for a high hitting driver, what are you going to do when you want to hit the ball low?

At the moment, you are hitting down on the ball, which takes loft off the driver and hits it low.
If you move the ball forward in your stance so opposite the big toe on your front foot and tee it up an inch higher, you will hit the ball more on the up giving you more height. Then when you want to hit it low move it back again.
You never know, it might save you £200 on a new driver

Thanks Bob, i'll inspect my set up tonight when I go to the range and make sure the ball isn't too far back. In the past though i've had the ball correctly on the left foot and tee'd it high and I get under it. I think the important thing is finding a drill to improve me hitting drivers and fairway woods on the up. My backswing I take it on line and then drop it way on the inside so i'm not getting that arc.

 

[adiemel]

I have a Yonex z-force driver, 12* that can been change up and down 1.5* and also been made a closed faced or open face has 8 club face settings. I have mine just at a straight 12* it comes with a lightweight shaft. easiest driver I have had to hit.

 

[Thexindi]

Hey, using a higher degree driver is certainly one option but..

Its not going to beat having a proper set up, high tee striking up on the ball, because striking up on the ball will give you the height you want and you'll also hit it further too.

I used to use a 11* then went down to 10.5* got my Ping G30 at 9.4* and thinking of trying 9* and I'm making sure I use high tee ball on my left side striking up at the ball.