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Golf board: 10.5 vs 9.5 loft?

Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:54 am
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12057 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:54 am
Been playing for a couple years now. Finally got my score typically in the low 80s. I've always had a driver with 10.5 loft and hit it on average ~260 yards. Most of the better golfers I play with hit a 9.5 loft. How much extra distance do you get out of that change and how harder is it to consistently hit accurate tee shots?
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:55 am to
Go to the weekly golf thread on the MSB and you will get better info.
Posted by Ford Frenzy
337 posts
Member since Aug 2010
6876 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:55 am to
7.5 for life
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19419 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:57 am to
Depends on your ball flight.

But, yes typically, better golfers swing a lower lofted driver. You get more distance and workability out of it.
Posted by ThePoo
Work
Member since Jan 2007
60578 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:09 am to
A lot of drivers today are low spin/low flight which may require you to loft up if you are use to swinging an older driver
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Member since Feb 2006
58305 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:10 am to
What's your handicap?
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
21949 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:12 am to
don't add "Board" to your title...there is no Golf Board...thanks
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
21652 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:14 am to
It's not really possible to answer this question without seeing your other numbers. 9.5 might help you, or it might hurt you. It's all about getting the right launch angle for your swing. If you really want to know, go get on a trackman or similar launch monitor with someone who knows what the numbers mean.
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
21652 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:14 am to
quote:

there is no Golf Board


Boooooo!
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21411 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:17 am to
quote:

Golf board: 10.5 vs 9.5 loft?


Nobody on the OT uses anything greater than 5 degs for their driver. Only way to keep your avg drive above 350.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24625 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:19 am to
Whats your ball flight? If low, stick with what you got. If super high, get a lower launching or stiffer flex shaft and see how that works for you.
Posted by skipbayless614
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2009
493 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:19 am to
quote:

there is no Golf Board

But why not???
Posted by SBvital
Member since Feb 2013
1954 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:19 am to
Really depends on preference.

When I was younger and learning, I struggled off the tee. I moved to a 10.5 from a 9.5 and absolutely loved it. It's "closer" to a 3 wood and easier to hit, I find.

I now hit 9.5 lofted driver moved to 8.8 (C2 on 910 D3 Titleist Driver) and it flights well for me while still keeping control with it.

The distance changes on the environment as well, soft fairways or wet conditions you could most likely hit it farther with 10.5 with the longer/higher carry. Harder, dryer conditions, a degree of loft could at 10-20 yards with rollout/release, which in theory could equal a club or 2.

There's no definitive answer imo, golf is a game of preference and individual swings, but depending on you handicap, 10.5 would be a lot easier to hit, but TYPICALLY wont go as far in regular conditions.
Posted by Hoops
LA
Member since Jan 2013
6515 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:36 am to
Good article in a recent Golf Digest about driver angles on the club face. I'd get and read that it may save you $400.
Posted by chesty
Flap City C.C.
Member since Oct 2012
12731 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:11 pm to
No!
Sleep!
Till GB!
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