Cleveland' launches new irons and drivers

Tell us about the loft you have on your driver and the trajectory you generate. Is it the club (and degree of loft), the shaft or the golfswing that produces the trajectory that suits you? Have you tried to change your ball flight through equipment, a pro's advice or the height of the tee?
Posted: 12/09/2008 08:46

10.5 degree R7 draw weighted driver, regular shaft.

I get quite a high trajectory now that carries far more than the distance I got from my previous G2 10 degree stiff shafted driver.

That G2 was a really low flight with roll.

Personally I think it's all in the shaft (although my swing is a mile better now as well).

Anyway whatever it is, it makes all the difference to be 250 yards in the tress rather than 200 yards in the trees

Posted: 12/09/2008 09:59

I use a Srixon AD 40 Driver 10.5 degree.

I hit a low draw unless I start "tinkering" with my grip,ball position & tee hieght. A big high  Draw  is  achievable 90% of the time.I let my hands move slightly to the right on the grip ,a closed stance and an in to out swing I also tee a bit higher.

Anything that has to go left to right is only a 50% shot.The other half will either go striaght or result in the need to clear my throat for a big shout of Fore!

The trajectory in my case is created from my grip changing  rather than through any change in eqipment

Posted: 12/09/2008 10:25

I have learned how to control my trajectory this year and this has really helped my game especially in the wind. Now I ssem to play my best golf when the wind is blowing.

I have swapped balls from the Pro V1 which was just too soft for me to the TP Black from Taylormade, I have also found a driver which I can hit consistantly and which I can shape my shots with.

Posted: 12/09/2008 10:36

Just been fitted for a Nike 5000 9.5 Degree Proto VS shaft in regular

Thing is my launch angle is 17 degrees 2500 rpm backspin, couldn't get it down regardless of shaft head combo so in my case it's defo the swing. Pro's advice was to alter the height of the tee depending on wind conditions.

Posted: 12/09/2008 10:56

G10 with pro v2 shaft firm flex,

Bought this when my old Cobra became illegal lastt year. Best driver I have ever owned. Hardly miss a fairway and get a high ball flight with no loss of distance from the Cobra. Def the shaft helps as it has done for my game what it states and I tried same driver with same loft with diferent stiff shafts Ping do and they just did not suit.

Within 5 shots I knew this was the right club and I tried maybe 15-20 prior to it and was never convinced enough to buy until this one.

Posted: 12/09/2008 11:45

Titleist 905R Driver 10.5deg Stiff Shaft.

I believe it's the angle of attack into the ball which governs the initial trajectory but extra loft provides additional lift through a slight increase of spin rate.

I use a lovely pink castle tee (to give me a constant tee height) and I have learned how to hit "low bullets" when into the wind. Unfortunately when it's soggy that equates to a drive of around 180-190yds. I usually drive the ball between 230-240yds and if I catch one about right the odd 250 yarder.

My "natural" (if there is such a thing in golf) tendency is a high ball flight with all clubs. I have to manufacture a shot to keep it low (i.e. doesn't feel "natural") and I play with a slice ranging from a "bit of a fade" (occasionally) to something resembling a boomerang (sadly more often than not the norm).

Posted: 12/09/2008 15:30

Chris Curry wrote (see)

Titleist 905R Driver 10.5deg Stiff Shaft.

I believe it's the angle of attack into the ball which governs the initial trajectory but extra loft provides additional lift through a slight increase of spin rate.

I use a lovely pink castle tee (to give me a constant tee height) and I have learned how to hit "low bullets" when into the wind. Unfortunately when it's soggy that equates to a drive of around 180-190yds. I usually drive the ball between 230-240yds and if I catch one about right the odd 250 yarder.

My "natural" (if there is such a thing in golf) tendency is a high ball flight with all clubs. I have to manufacture a shot to keep it low (i.e. doesn't feel "natural") and I play with a slice ranging from a "bit of a fade" (occasionally) to something resembling a boomerang (sadly more often than not the norm).

You've improved since we hit a bucket of balls together!
Posted: 12/09/2008 15:43

Jesus! Tell me about it! I've only kept my hcap in tact this year through not being able to play many comps, and of the comp's I've put my name down for most of 'em being rained off!

I wouldn't care, Helen Keller refused to have me as her mixed doubles partner last week!

Posted: 12/09/2008 19:25

Currently hitting an MD EQL (square) with 10.5 loft and a stiff shaft.  Tendancy is for fairly low ball flight with distance in the mid to high 200s (I tend to get decent distance from all my clubs though).

Best £99 I've spent on golf in ages

Posted: 12/09/2008 20:47

Best thing I did was to get fitted by the guys at Precision Golf last year, prior to this I was using a stock stiff shafted G5 and was just about to buy a Taylor Made Superquad TP, my ball flight was high and had an average drive of about 260 with 280 if I flushed it, the big issues was I could never get the dispersion down to a fairways width...

Fitting result was as follows; Move to an X stiff, 3/4 inch shorter than standard and move to a 76 gram shaft, the results have been great, trajectory is now penetrating low to mid height, dispersion has come right in and the distance has gone up, with the odd one creeping over the 300 mark

Has assisted in helping me drop my handicap from 13 to 7

Nimbleblade

Posted: 12/09/2008 21:24

Equipment can change ball flight, but so can tee height and ball position obviously. In the past I learned the tee and position ideas for playing in wind etc.

Just this morning I 'lightened' my SuperQuad (9.5, Stiff Fujikura shaft was low slight fade) looking for more distance (pro told me lighter club = faster swing with same effort). Taking 8 grams out of the front of the club produced a much higher ball flight (straight or draw if i played for it) with exactly the same set-up. All to do with the centre of gravity in the club (apparantly - I think).

Posted: 12/09/2008 21:46

Geek DCT 10.5 with Aldila 65R Stiff. Exocet missile, flat and piercing...

Tee up a bit lower (~1 1/4") to get flatter drive into wind etc....

Posted: 12/09/2008 21:58

Taylormade R5 type D 10.5 , Regular Shaft.

Until this Year I had a Low boring flight , lucky if I reached 220 yards inc roll on , once again I read a tip and started experimenting with set up and Tee height , I found that by tilting the top of my body an inch or two more than normal  I got a Higher ball flight but not much difference in distance ( it just flies higher with no roll on) I have had the odd Big one that goes out to just short of 250 yards but I can't hit two drives the same so its rare.

I think its me and my crumby swing and I honestly think I'm getting all I'm going to get from my Driver , its accurate and fairly consistant , if I try to muscle it anymore than normal it just turns in to a slicing machine.

I can Draw or Fade to order most of the time but I get a Huge Hook if I get it wrong.

Posted: 13/09/2008 14:04

Use an SMT Encore 10* fitted with a 93gm Accuflex Icon Heavyweight shaft TS flex.

Prior to this the highest loft driver I had was a 9 degree, but after finding that I liked the Fuji Vista Tour 70 shaft I tried out the Icon in X flex but found it didn't give the dispersion I wanted.  After trying the Heavyweight shaft I fell in love with it, has sorted my consistency out and I have the option of hitting diffferent trajectories with the 10* loft.

The trajectory that I get using a stock swing is relatively low and flat.  I have a bit of weight shift and generally hit the ball "too" low.  When I open up the face going downwind and play the ball forward off my left little toe I can get some serious elevation on the ball.

Posted: 16/09/2008 20:44

I've got a 9.5* R7 (the original 420cc one) with Stiff stock Fujikura shaft. I played around with the weights a lot when I got it but settled for the low-flight and no fade/draw bias set up. I play by the sea so tend to set the tee low to drill it with a lovely penetrating flight under the wind with a draw set up; it works great for me. On inland courses I can tee it higher and get loads of extra carry.

 I've been thinking of upgrading the shaft, but not sure which one to go for or what benefits I might expect to gain. I'd welcome any suggestions...

Posted: 18/09/2008 21:51