| The LOFT on your Driver needs to be matched to | | | | machismo lead them to play with a shaft that is too |
| your swing speed, your golf ball and your swing type | | | | strong for their game,c) There is no industry |
| (did you strike the ball with an ascending or | | | | standard that matches the various classifications of |
| descending blow). | | | | shaft strength to actual strength, so one |
| Many of you will also know that your launch angle | | | | manufacturer's regular can easily be different to |
| with your Driver is also linked to the flex on your | | | | another's. |
| shaft. A shaft that is too stiff for your swing speed | | | | Again, when I am matching a golf swing to a shaft |
| will probably fly the ball lower than expected (and | | | | flex, there is a very personal solution. Two golfers |
| with less length) while a shaft that is too soft will | | | | might have the same swing speed but the smoother |
| probably fly the ball too high to get the best results. | | | | swinging golfer will require a different flex to a golfer |
| Of course a shaft that is too soft will also probably | | | | that is jerkier in both the backswing and downswing. |
| bring the club head back to the ball slightly closed and | | | | And in conversation with your club fitter, while |
| will send your tee shot left (for right-handers) and a | | | | checking out your swing speed and type, if you are |
| shaft that is too stiff will most likely be open at | | | | in between requiring a regular or stiff shaft for your |
| impact resulting in a ball going right. | | | | Driver, you are likely to advise you to err on the side |
| So having established your fitted LOFT we need to | | | | of more flex NOT less. |
| make sure that you are playing with the right flex on | | | | Getting the right flex in your Driver will impact on |
| this Driver, and that is complicated by three | | | | both the distance that you achieve with the club and |
| challenges:a) Most golfers don't know their true swing | | | | the accuracy. In 2007, get Fitted. |
| speed,b) Even when they do, most MALE golfers' | | | | |