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Post by krmorgan24 on Aug 8, 2010 13:23:37 GMT -5
Currently I am hitting a Cobra 8.5 Speed Pro D with a Diamana White Board 73g shaft. I have had this driver for about 4 years and would like to replace it. Today, there was a Bridgestone ball fitter at my local range so I figured I would give it a shot mostly just to see what my launch angle and spin looked like. I have always had to swing my driver differently than other clubs to get it up. On the monitor today I was launching it around 16 degrees/3500 RPMs. The my second round I decided I would swing it just like I swing all my other clubs (knowing it would significantly lower the launch). That brought the launch down to around 9 degrees/ still around 3500 RPMs. Ideally I would like to swing my driver the same as all my other clubs so my question is. Will switching to a 10.5 degree driver make a big difference? I know all heads have different center of gravity, and shafts are different too, but in general is it safe to say I should get a more lofted driver? Thanks,
Keith
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Post by Richie3Jack on Aug 9, 2010 20:22:30 GMT -5
I'd like to see what your attack angle is.
3JACK
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Post by krmorgan24 on Aug 9, 2010 20:31:26 GMT -5
I am looking for a trackman in the area. What is good for attack angle?
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Post by Richie3Jack on Aug 9, 2010 20:37:34 GMT -5
There is no 'good.' too steep -3* or steeper is a bit too much for my tastes and will cause you to spin it more.
3JACK
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Post by krmorgan24 on Aug 10, 2010 9:36:03 GMT -5
I have found a trackman at Cool Clubs near my house. I also met a guy that does fittings with another system out of his house. I like Cool Clubs because it is an outdoor fitting and I can see the ball flight and I feel more comfortable with Titleist, Taylor Made etc.. Also, they use trackman. The other guy uses a zelocity monitor I think. The only reason I want to see him is that I am interested in the Wishon 919thi driver. What are your thoughts on the 2 different fittings? Also, does anybody know how the Wishon Driver stacks up against the other top drivers on the market?
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Post by golfbaka on Aug 10, 2010 10:10:08 GMT -5
I've actually thought about replacing my Wishon 919thi with a Cobra 8.5 Speed Pro D with a Diamana White Board 73g shaft! In terms of stacking up against the top names the Wishon's performance certainly does. Personally, I find the Wishon to be quite a forgiving driver compared to most Titleist drivers. If that's what you want...
Obviously you've got to get your numbers within a certain range, then I think you need a driver that you know will perform when you're under pressure and your swing is not quite 100%... which may not be the best performing driver when you feeling loose and flying balls over the back of the range...
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Post by Richie3Jack on Aug 10, 2010 10:24:52 GMT -5
The Wishon 919THI is supposed to be one of the best driver heads ever made. Cloran owns one himself.
I’ve heard that from numerous people who have owned it and still own it today. The only complaint I have ever heard about it was the old 919THI’s had a blue colored head and some owners just didn’t like the cosmetics. Now it’s in a sleeker black colored head.
Wishon’s equipment is usually raved about, but even Wishon has said that the 919THI is probably his best work ever and he’s going to continue producing those heads for a long time because they are so good and the demand for them still remains high. The 3-wood he’s going to discontinue because he sees some flaws in the design and it doesn’t sell as well. But, I get the feeling Wishon even surprised himself with how well the 919THI is designed.
I’m kind of running into the same problem as well. I want to try the Wishon 919THI, but none of the clubfitters around here have Trackman or FlightScope. Trackman is the best of the bunch because it’s club measurements are the most accurate. FlightScope is pretty neat, but the club measurements can’t be trusted. However, the ball measurements are dead on with Trackman. If the club measurements on FlightScope were accurate, I’d save up money to buy one myself. But since they are not, I’ll wait until they figure it out.
Zelocity tracks initial ball flight and then calculates what they think the spin rate is. It’s supposed to provide a pretty good guess, but I just hate guessing. I would suggest getting on Trackman anyway and seeing what your numbers are. If the AoA is steep, the spin rate will go up. I would probably want my AoA at no steeper than -1* with the driver consistently, then I would take a look at the driver.
If your AoA is at -4*, then buying a new driver isn’t a very smart idea if you’re serious about improving because you’ll probably wind up shallowing out the AoA and then the driver you bought with your -4* AoA won’t fit you.
IMO, if you’re a serious golfer you want a spin rate about 2,600 RPM’s and probably no more than 2,800 RPM’s. That’s if your AoA is reasonably sound.
Judging from the PGA Tour stats, that’s about what the average spin rate is for the players who get a good amount of distance for their clubhead speed. They’ll probably tell you that they are looking for a vertical launch angle of 10-14*, but I think it needs to be in the 11-15* range (mainly judging from the 2009 PGA Tour stats). Landing angle of the golf ball needs to be about 40-45*.
My best advice for the Wishon driver with the Zelocity launch monitor is to make sure you hit other drivers you are considering as well. So while the Zelocity’s accuracy may be questioned, if the numbers are for the Wishon over the numbers of the other drivers, I think it’s safe to say that driver is best for you.
3JACK
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