Hey guy's. I was just wondering if most player's drivers are longer than their 3-wood, and vise versa.
I have never heard of any player who had chosen to have a driver shorter than their 3 wood. Most drivers are at least an inch longer and often around 2 inches longer than the 3 wood.
My drivers are longer than any of my 3 woods. 3 woods generally will be 44" down to a little over 42" but again it depends on the individual. Mine are about 2" shorter. I could go out to the car and get them to measure but that is pretty close. Driver is 45 1/2.
What's wrong with asking a question? I'm sure you have NEVER asked a question before...
Junior, there is nothing wrong with asking a question, but I think what Martini is saying is that this is a question you pretty easily should have been able to answer on your own.
Firstly, you only needed to look at the pattern of the clubs. The wedges, which have the most loft, are also the shortest. The short irons (9,8) are called that for two reasons, they are the shortest of the iron and they have the most loft of the irons. The long irons (4,3) similarly have the longest length of the irons and the least loft. Then, today's sets have hybrids or woods, again with less loft and more length. Until finally, the driver, being the club with the least loft in the bag (not including putter) -- why wouldn't it follow the pattern and also be the club with the longest length?
Secondly, had you looked at any national company's website -- both the retailers like golfsmith, tgw, edwin watts, etc. or the manufacturer's own websites -- they list the length of clubs under "specs". Almost any driver with going to be at least 45 inches today, some as long as 46.5". And, all the 3 woods are going to be between 43 and 44", all shorter than even the shortest driver.
The thing here isn't that asking questions is wrong. But, had you done just a teeny tiny amount of looking yourself or thinking about the pattern of a typical golf set yourself, you wouldn't have needed to ask. And that makes it kind of a silly/waste-of-time question. Again, nothing wrong with asking -- that's the whole point of having a forum in the first place -- but at least make it seem like you've done a few seconds of your own research before asking very basic questions. Or at least provide some context. This question was just slapped out there, I fully expected a story about your buddy's set with a 44 inch 3 wood and a 42 inch driver or something like that. But, the way the question was asked makes it just seem like you are lazy and didn't want to do the 5 seconds of research it would have taken to answer this on your own.
Junior, there is nothing wrong with asking a question, but I think what Martini is saying is that this is a question you pretty easily should have been able to answer on your own.
Firstly, you only needed to look at the pattern of the clubs. The wedges, which have the most loft, are also the shortest. The short irons (9,8) are called that for two reasons, they are the shortest of the iron and they have the most loft of the irons. The long irons (4,3) similarly have the longest length of the irons and the least loft. Then, today's sets have hybrids or woods, again with less loft and more length. Until finally, the driver, being the club with the least loft in the bag (not including putter) -- why wouldn't it follow the pattern and also be the club with the longest length?
Secondly, had you looked at any national company's website -- both the retailers like golfsmith, tgw, edwin watts, etc. or the manufacturer's own websites -- they list the length of clubs under "specs". Almost any driver with going to be at least 45 inches today, some as long as 46.5". And, all the 3 woods are going to be between 43 and 44", all shorter than even the shortest driver.
The thing here isn't that asking questions is wrong. But, had you done just a teeny tiny amount of looking yourself or thinking about the pattern of a typical golf set yourself, you wouldn't have needed to ask. And that makes it kind of a silly/waste-of-time question. Again, nothing wrong with asking -- that's the whole point of having a forum in the first place -- but at least make it seem like you've done a few seconds of your own research before asking very basic questions. Or at least provide some context. This question was just slapped out there, I fully expected a story about your buddy's set with a 44 inch 3 wood and a 42 inch driver or something like that. But, the way the question was asked makes it just seem like you are lazy and didn't want to do the 5 seconds of research it would have taken to answer this on your own.
I understand where you are coming from. I didn't mean to just "slap" it out there and yes, I should have done a little research. The reason i'm asking this question in the first place is because my 3-wood is about an inch longer than my driver and I wanted to see if anyone else has the same thing. I should have elaborated more on that and I apolgize. Anyway, basicaly what I just said was the reason for me asking this question in the first place. Thanks.
I understand where you are coming from. I didn't mean to just "slap" it out there and yes, I should have done a little research. The reason i'm asking this question in the first place is because my 3-wood is about an inch longer than my driver and I wanted to see if anyone else has the same thing. I should have elaborated more on that and I apolgize. Anyway, basicaly what I just said was the reason for me asking this question in the first place. Thanks.
-Junior Golf Pro
If my three wood was longer shafted than my driver, I would probably hit them equal distances or close enough to not warrant carrying the driver...I would also be hitting the three wood too far in relation to the distance gap throughout my set...lastly, I wouldn't be hitting the ball as sweetly (relatively speaking) with a longer shaft in my three wood as the increased length would translate into a higher degree of difficulty in hitting the "sweet" spot consistently...therefore reducing my distance periodically and causing me to second guess using the club as the distance that I would get from it would vary shot to shot to a larger degree than with a shorter shaft...
I would take a look at my distance gaps and consistency...progressive, even gapping from your highest lofted wedge to your three wood will make the game easier, and that almost always goes hand in hand with progressivlely longer shafts from highest loft to driver...
Go get that three wood cut (from the handle end or butt cut as it is called...will marginally affect the playing characteristics in regards to flex and frequency, but will almost surely even out your gaps and get you on the ball in a better postion more frequently...
March 19th, 2008, 05:09 PM
Driver and 3-wood length?
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