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Our club was having a demo day so I tried a Great Big Bertha this
weekend at our club.
At this time I have a Yonex ADX200 and like it very much. I believe
the loft is 10. I believe the guy told me that the women's Great Big
Bertha was an 11 degree loft. I alternated hitting both clubs and must
say I didn't get much result difference.
Would/should there be much difference with distance with these types
of degree lofts?
I'm considering changing drivers but if there is not much more to
expect from the Great Big Bertha, than I'll be happy to keep what I
have.
This got me started thinking....I know some of you are thinking,
oh no here it comes. ANYWAY, I'm curious as to what degree lofts
most people are using out there. So...what loft do you have, have
you switched from higher to lower or the reverse and are you happy
with what you have?
Linda
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2084.1 | ASDG::TREMBLAY | http://www.ultranet.com/~tremblay/ | Tue May 21 1996 13:46 | 17 | |
There's a lot more than loft that determines distance. The kick point or flex point of the shaft can affect the trajectory of the ball just as much as the loft. A high kick point will give you a lower show and vice versa. However, the loft of the face can determine the amount of sidespin imparted on the ball (when was the last time you hit a big hook or slice with a wedge?). So the 11� loft with a high kick point may get the same trajectory as a 10� loft with a lower kick point but go further because it goes straighter. Bulge and roll of the hitting area also can differ. I use a 10� Dynacraft BFC driver with a firm titanium shaft. I hit it just as far as my old driver which is a Taylor Made Tour Gold with 8.5� loft and a stiff boron/graphite shaft. From what I've seen with the Great Big Bertha (at least the titanium head), wind resistance couls also play into it - those suckers are huge!! John | |||||
| 2084.2 | low loft, regular shaft | STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZ | Octavio Diaz | Wed May 22 1996 09:46 | 11 |
As John mentions, you need to look at both loft and shaft. I have experimented with many lofts (from 8.5 to 11), and with regular and stiff shafts (haven't really payed too much attention to flex point, so I can't cooment on that one), and the combination that I feel more comfortable with is a regular shaft with relatively little loft (9.5). I can get the ball in the air within my regular trayectory (typically a fade). The worst combination was stiff shaft with 8.5. I was never able to hit that driver. FWIW | |||||