hey guys, im looking to add some weight to the heel of my driver (445cc) to help promote a closed face, im just wondering if there is any oarticular place twors the heel i should place it, also is can addiong lead tape help promote higher launch, where on the club head?
thanks alot in advance
For higher launch it may be added to the lower area of the back portion of the clubhead. Near to the bottom as you can get it.
For helping to close the clubface, try it starting one end under hosel toward the center of clubhead. Ive got a few strips there myself. It may or may not work but you can play around with it. I shortened a driver and needed to add weight back to the head so I added it this way.
braveheart is right, however unless you are planning to add 20g or more (in other words, a *******' boatload of tape) it won't really create a draw bias or higher ball flight. It will raise the swingweight which may or may not help you, but you simply can't add enough tape to change the COG a significant amount.
braveheart is right, however unless you are planning to add 20g or more (in other words, a *******' boatload of tape) it won't really create a draw bias or higher ball flight. It will raise the swingweight which may or may not help you, but you simply can't add enough tape to change the COG a significant amount.
I take it you are fighting a fade or a slice and would like to see higher ball flight out of your drives. The obvious answer is to look for a new clubhead that has a closed face angle with a slightly higher loft. Without knowing the specs of your current driver or seeing you hit a golf ball, there are certain generalities that I can outline that will promote a more left ball flight. Also, there are other weighting options out there besides lead tape which may help, but again drastically increasing the swingweight could bring about a whole other set of problems.
Here are some of my observations over the years about driver specs, again these are generalities and not hard-fast rules:
1. Drivers with lighter swingweights/overall gram weight can promote a left ball flight and so it follows that this may help people that push their drives.
2. A lighter shaft flex will promote a higher ball flight and often times square the driver head a little too fast and so bring a tendency for drives to go left. It also can add extra unwanted backspin which is deadly for faster swing speeds.
3. Driver face angle is one of the most effective ways to help correct ball flight tendencies.
4. Altering clublength (either way- longer or shorter) can help the golfer put a better 'move' on the ball. It can also promote a different, more constructive, swingthought.
I have not had much experience with moving weight around on the head in an attempt to help correct errant ball flight. I referenced a clubfitting book by Tom Wishon where he says you need at least 25g of moveable weight to alter the COG enough to manipulate ball flight. But if you want a cheap and easy experiment, place a few grams of lead tape low and near the hosel. Heck, if it helps ya (for whatever reason!) go with it! Golfsmith does have other 'sticky' weights that are more dense and more aestethically pleasing than gobs of lead tape.
The vast majority of the time, a correction in the swingpath is really the only cure for a slice. Other factors can help minimize the severity, see above. I recently went through some swing thought changes to correct my annoying over the top tendencies....what a difference!
I find If you place 20 grams of weight in the heel of the clubhead, {Mitchel hot melt system} and higher torque shaft 4.0 or more proper flex this will help in your efforts to correct a fade. Most clubheads need weight to get the correct swingweight when building anyway so why not place weight where it will do the most good instead of jamming down the shaft.
I take it you are fighting a fade or a slice and would like to see higher ball flight out of your drives. The obvious answer is to look for a new clubhead that has a closed face angle with a slightly higher loft. Without knowing the specs of your current driver or seeing you hit a golf ball, there are certain generalities that I can outline that will promote a more left ball flight. Also, there are other weighting options out there besides lead tape which may help, but again drastically increasing the swingweight could bring about a whole other set of problems.
Here are some of my observations over the years about driver specs, again these are generalities and not hard-fast rules:
1. Drivers with lighter swingweights/overall gram weight can promote a left ball flight and so it follows that this may help people that push their drives.
2. A lighter shaft flex will promote a higher ball flight and often times square the driver head a little too fast and so bring a tendency for drives to go left. It also can add extra unwanted backspin which is deadly for faster swing speeds.
3. Driver face angle is one of the most effective ways to help correct ball flight tendencies.
4. Altering clublength (either way- longer or shorter) can help the golfer put a better 'move' on the ball. It can also promote a different, more constructive, swingthought.
I have not had much experience with moving weight around on the head in an attempt to help correct errant ball flight. I referenced a clubfitting book by Tom Wishon where he says you need at least 25g of moveable weight to alter the COG enough to manipulate ball flight. But if you want a cheap and easy experiment, place a few grams of lead tape low and near the hosel. Heck, if it helps ya (for whatever reason!) go with it! Golfsmith does have other 'sticky' weights that are more dense and more aestethically pleasing than gobs of lead tape.
The vast majority of the time, a correction in the swingpath is really the only cure for a slice. Other factors can help minimize the severity, see above. I recently went through some swing thought changes to correct my annoying over the top tendencies....what a difference!
December 24th, 2006, 05:02 AM
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