Jamesbrown
Head Pro
less loft doesn’t mean more distance.... for YOU.
But can for others dependant on mainly the AoA, loft at impact and swing speed.
But can for others dependant on mainly the AoA, loft at impact and swing speed.
Less loft
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Orikoru
Tour Winner
I think it's tied to swing speed. I've always used drivers set at a slightly higher loft as to get a bit more carry sends it further for me. My swing isn't the fastest, so if I was to use a 9° for example, I think it would just shoot out low, hit the ground earlier and only a small amount of extra roll wouldn't be enough to compensate, ergo the higher loft goes further for me.
Dasit
Tour Rookie
My theory on this,
I like to use higher loft as I feel can get more carry and hit straighter balls.
If a ball spins on a single axis through it's centre, it will always have "backspin" and a degree of sidespin. The more the effect of backspin on it the less the effect of the side spin.
So if you hit a low degree driver like 9 or less, the backspin will be low and the effect of the side spin will be greater. This is going to cause too many hooks and slices.
I like to use higher loft as I feel can get more carry and hit straighter balls.
If a ball spins on a single axis through it's centre, it will always have "backspin" and a degree of sidespin. The more the effect of backspin on it the less the effect of the side spin.
So if you hit a low degree driver like 9 or less, the backspin will be low and the effect of the side spin will be greater. This is going to cause too many hooks and slices.
