Golf Driver: The Head

The strength combined with the weight of the golf driver is the key especially if your handicap is higher.

Titanium club heads fit this bill on both aspects.

Titanium club heads are both stronger and lighter weight than steel club heads.

Since you can create more clubface surface area with a titanium driver head for the same amount of weight as a steel club head, you then produce by default, a larger sweet spot on the club face.

Hence, higher handicappers will find this type of driver more forgiving for their golf game.

So, why doesn’t everyone go with titanium?

Although steel club heads are heavier than titanium, they are cheaper. Good quality steel clubs heads will provide the same distance provided you hit the smaller sweet spot.

Lower handicap players will generally go with steel clubs because they provide a greater ability to work the flight of the ball. Remember, the more ‘forgiving’ the club the less control YOU have over the flight characteristics you can impart on the golf ball. This is why lower handicap players prefer the trade off of forgiveness to get more control.

Let’s talk briefly about clubface loft. Most generally a typical golf driver has a loft of 8-12 degrees. The lower the number the lower the natural trajectory of the ball flight will be. A lower loft (lower number) will produce more distance if all things are equal. How does this equate to your game? Well, if you tend to slice the golf ball of the tee, you will want to opt for a higher lofted driver. Lower lofted drivers tend to accentuate any spin you put on the ball. Thus, a lower lofted driver will often add to your slice and your handicap.

Put a number on it?

O.K. Higher handicappers will probably want to go 10 degrees or higher on their drivers.

Hope this is somewhat helpful. Let’s talk about the golf driver shaft.