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Old 06-26-2006, 07:45 PM
Toolish Toolish is offline
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Originally Posted by Daryl
Hi,

How did drivers ever get to be 45" longish? Would 43 1/2" give more contol? Would that be at the expense of distance?

But why 45"? Why not 46 1/4"?
Some players on LPGA have 46" drivers for distance...as do long drivers...

They used to be shorter, but with graphite shafts and lighter heads they became longer to allow the swingweight to be ok, and to increase distance.

There is a trade off for accuracy though.

Pretty sure the rule book stioulates a maximum length, not sure what it is though.
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