Custom Fairway Finding MONSTER! Don't buy a NEW driver before watching this..

[@peterfinchgolf]

Quick one also peeps. I don’t compare the new set up to my current set up as I’ve already don’t loads of vids with me hammering my M6, it’s longer than the fairway monster + I can hit it higher 👍 x

[@iaindaun8022]

Peter Finch Golf is it now not similar to the “original one” mini driver you had?

[@julia-6195]

@@iaindaun8022 It has a bigger more forgiving face than the "Original One" mini driver.

[@vikrambajaj5797]

Finchy can u hit more draws mate?

[@WatsonsWentWhere]

Did it leave any damage removing the lead from the head pete?

[@josephnewcomb1737]

Can you do a video on launch angle? I’ve been working on hitting up on the ball and now finding that my launch angle is higher than recommended for my swing speed.

[@kiganfive]

I've been playing golf for 30 years now and I'm shocked that I didn't try this sooner. It's been a game-changer for me. Immediate results. I have an old TaylorMade Superfast Burner 1.0 (same one Sneds used a few years back to win at Torrey). I cut the stiff shaft down two inches (now 44.5") and added about 10 grams to the bottom back and toe of the driver. I've had longer and straighter drives than I've ever had before. I liked the results so much I added about three grams to each iron. So much more pleasant to play golf. Feels like it should be illegal.

[@drew20238]

Excellent video Peter! I tried cutting down the butt end of my driver shaft and threw off the swing weight. Adding lead tape to the head brought it back to D3 and got the best of both worlds, consistency and distance (because I was hitting the middle of the face). Thanks again for the content!

[@waynenash1332]

I actually did the opposite. Moved the weights back and to the heel in my M5(were both in centre track for ages). High draws all day long... The stinger is a beautiful shot, but a bombed high draw is just wonderful to watch

[@ablazer1241]

Great video I took my ping g400 lst and cranked it down to 8 degree, I got a aildila rouge silver 60 tipped it 1 1/4 , to be 43 inches total , added lead strips on bottom of head for a total weight of 212 grams so I could feel the head, best thing I ever did it's a bomber and down the middle. lost no distance, middle of the face ever time

[@michaelbateson8636]

Shortened my Cleveland driver two years ago, best modification I ever made with my equipment. May add weights with lead tape for this summer.

[@andrewkenningley4555]

i have added 2 lead weights to my centre shafted putter , it gives it more stability in the wind , stops it being blown around, feels great .

[@jonvanwagoner404]

This is BRILLIANT!!!! Lot's of golfers would benefit from this.

[@TheRedhead87xc]

Great video Pete. I might be tinkering a bit with my driver after this as I’m still trying to get the perfect draw👍🏼

[@markcook4693]

While we're talking about weird club set ups my brother has a white Diamana driver shaft in a 2 iron head. The kick on that thing through the hitting zone almost sends me down the fairway Thor style.

[@willmcmurray6084]

I've used lead tape on clubs many times , and always tuned my driver to my swing quite easily , it's fun to experiment sometimes

[@shaneromano9966]

Added lead weights to my drivers for years and it 100% works. I think however your better buying such as the Taylormade versions that have weights in already as you can easily add more The R15 was great and the M1 for me I chopped 1 inch of shafts and added 30g in weights.

[@richardvalentine4133]

Fascinating video, I have been tinkering with my Callaway Rogue Driver recently. I was fitted with this club and after a bit of a honeymoon period my drives have gone a bit off. I transferred the shaft into an earlier Callaway GBB driver head with the sliding draw/fade adjuster. Fiddling around with this and also fitting a 9 gram sole weight has refreshed my tee shots.

[@simoncook2251]

Cut an inch off a regular shaft to bring it back to stiff and put a heavier weight in an M2 driver head to bring it up to D2 swingweight. Worked perfectly and feels great. Cost me all of $20 in total. Now a fairway finder.

[@olson_]

Had an M3 with a 1 inch shorter shaft, changed the sliding weights to heavier ones and added lead tape to slow tempo down. My miss is a quick hook or a block right. The result of the heavier SW was a smoother tempo and I felt I could go after the ball more without being scared of the quick hook. The head recently cracked and Im waiting for a new M5 head from TM. Will probably go for the same setup.

[@australiansportingphotos2053]

Added lead tape weights to my old driver and it helped a lot. Also added weights to the heel on my 2H & 3W, both I now hit dead straight and would be 2 of my better clubs in my bag

[@michaelmckee9784]

Bought TS2 2 mths ago, shortened it by 1 1/2" , went fm 9 gram to 19 gram weight on it, and my accuracy improved alot, lost no distance. Hitting it at 11 deg

[@davidforbes368]

Great video,I am seventy seven and my distance has dropped slowly over thr years.I started to think what if I used a shorter lighter shaft,after trawling the internet I came across a tour edge driver x9 fitted with a ladies shaft,priced at eighty seven pounds,I thought why not.when it arrived it was brand new,after trying out a number of settings I settled on nine degrees,with really good results gaining twenty yards,next try some lead strips,many thanks Dave

[@johnmckechnie3294]

Firstly I've seen you hit, so not surprised that you hit so well!! Secondly, for control with driver I grip at bottom of grip, probably lower than you did in this video. Always enjoy watching !

[@979201]

This is absolutely brilliant!! I will definitely be trying this out soon.

[@kvgolfa]

You should tip the shaft. Cuz you basically turned it into a 3 wood. Also lead tape doesn't "slow down" any part of the head. It just moves CG a bit to move gear effect. Also by shortening it so much, you've flattened the effective lie angle which will also make it go right

[@walleyewannabe]

I cut 2in off my M2 and worked great... had trouble duck hooking and this really helped

[@tjmoore8493]

I don't think I will ever go back to an off the shelf length for my Driver. Currently sit at 44.25", not quite your 3 wood shaft length. Also when using a shorter shaft it reduces the swing weight of the club so its best to add weight to the head to find your preferred swing weight. adding weight to the head will also effect the shafts feel and flex similar to soft stepping irons. Tipping the shaft may be needed to maintain the feel of the driver. Switching out the shaft to a 3 wood shaft as you did will allow the shaft to play true to flex. I love this topic and thank you for educating the masses

[@yaboiwillhere]

Switched my shaft to a 3 wood shaft, ball only went incredibly straight with a slight fade as opposed to a mega slice and with slightly more distance! This tip changed my game for sure lol

[@KevinDelaneyPGA]

would you consider putting this driver into play if you found that you hit more fairways but sacrificed a bit of distance? i have always looked at Sergio's driver and thought that it looks short for him i wonder if he does something similar.

[@KurtisDavidBear]

Thanks for your content. I'll add some lead tape to the heel to reduce left to right ball flight. Does that make sense?

[@mikereed3287]

I have tried my 3 wood shaft in my driver (both G400 Ping clubs). I struck the club better and hit it farther. I, too, had a bit of a draw problem with the club but did not think to add tape to change the club face closing rate. I will try all you suggest and see if I can make a better driver for myself. Thanks for the insight!!

[@grahamtomlin3272]

I've never added weight to a driver but have added weight to a putter, this certainly helped me get a better feel but not sure it helped me hole more putts!

[@matthewcritchley1214]

Great vid,I'll be experimenting tomorrow. 🏌️‍♂️

[@michaelguthrie6985]

Hi Pete I have a cobra f7 driver. On it you get 2 x 3g weights and 1x 10g. I normally have the 10g in the low lauch setting as I launch high and the 2 x 3grams in the high and draw ports. I had a massive slice down to not being the most flexible after years of playing rugby. So i purchases a extra 10 gram weight to put in the draw setting. Now having 2 x 10g weights on the club it seems to help straighten me up and keep the ball lower.

[@Crazyhorrse]

Wow I did the exact same thing a few years ago with my Rocketballs stage 2 Tour edition driver. It still hits very well and I always hit it well but it's not as forgiving as my epic flash. I even did the lead tape, but I used a shorter shaft from one of my Rocketballs 2 rescue hybrids instead of my 3 wood. Most places I play are too short for me anyways and I don't like driver - wedge golf all the time. I usually have to put some lead on the toe of some woods. I struggle to keep spin down too. The club feels much better by re gripping with lead tape under the grip, and/or a lead cap on the end of the shaft under the grip too. I do that with any club I put lead on at the toe.

[@davidabrial5328]

Last summer I added a 2 gram strip (used on tennis rackets) to the toe of my driver to mitigate my drook... Worked on mild ones, probably more as a placebo and a way to remind me that I draw/hook easily 😎

[@davidpierce2423]

I just added lead to my 52 and 56, 9 grams each. The 52 I placed then dead center stacked for a better ball strike. It was a high middle strike and the weight brought it down to center. 56 I added the on center heel side to move my strike from heel side to more center. Both had the intended affect and I'm pleasantly surprised how the fractionally different strikes have improved my wedge play. Great video Pete!

[@robbusheay4258]

Pete........I did this to my old Great Big Bertha 8*............put 9 grams on the toe.......added a 46" pro force gold x shaft.........and could beat nice small fades all day and added 20-30 yrds.....till I got old and lost my speed......damnit !!!!!

[@noahstanley8705]

I think this is awesome and such a good tip especially like you said if you are trying to work on a shot shape this will give you that feeling with the weight so it will start to become natural to you thanks Pete!

[@SteveSmith-wv8ug]

You hit it correctly when you said it wouldn't help someone with less than 90mph swing speed. I did use lead tape on drivers for a lot of years when I was in my 30's, even 40's, and it worked great.

[@paulmetzger4165]

Great experiment Pete! Looks like a blast

[@sveinnorrisnland6653]

Great video! Maybe it is time to dig out an old driver and tinker a bit. I have an M4 driver, x-stiff 73gram shaft, 9,5deg, cranked down to 7,5 and this summer I saw very clearly that I had to get the spin down, since I have a club head speed of approx 120-125 and the M4 just spins too much at that speed. So I added 10gr of lead tape to the lower leading edge of the driver and I have never driven the ball longer. (obviously I am also swinging better, but there was a very solid improvement exactly when I added the weight). So for a cheap golfer, lead weight can really work wonders. But I still think I will get me a Ping 410 LST this xmas.

[@acerunsuomi]

My double F LBD club is my 4 iron i have lead tape under the grip at the end then also very low on back of iron . . .my go to club

[@seanconnors7639]

Put my M5 fairway shaft in my M5 driver during the middle of last season. It was the best decision I have made in my golfing life. Immediately saw an massive improvement in dispersion with no noticeable loss in distance. I feel so confident now on the tee and have zero issues with the lighter swing weight.

[@thatboytorres]

How's that club now? I've put my driver head onto a 42" 5 wood shaft but haven't hit it yet. I reckon I'll be able to swing my hardest and still hit the middle

[@gmuzz]

Moving weight on a M6 driver? Isn't that called an M5 🤔. Love the idea of 3 wood shaft on a driver and amazed you got that distance.

[@peterfinchgolf]

graeme murray can’t move it there 😁 I was pretty surprised about the distance also

[@TarylT]

I once had an Adams DHY 18 degree driving hybrid and had an x stiff 3 wood shaft fitted to it.... and OMG 👍🙈😝 absolute Frankenstein monster of a club 😂

[@GolfingMalky]

Loved seeing you back in the studio smashing shots with that bullet driver thingy- give me more data please! Cant see me adding weight to my driver as I dont swing the club fasts enough but I might do it for laugh one day. Could be great or a disaster but its all fun Cheers

[@SamuraiFury]

I still play my M3 and cut it down to 44.5”. Since I did that, my driver felt like a toothpick. So, my M3 has 4 sliding weights on the Y-Track now. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Definitely a fairway finder. 🙌🏽

[@jeffklosterman171]

Built mine. 2017 M1(440) 8.5 with Mitsubishi Tensei CK 70 TX 3 wood shaft.

[@justinstephenson9360]

I did something similar to my Epic driver. Had the shaft shortened to 44.5" and some extra weight added into the head. Result is a massively straighter driver with no noticeable loss of distance. I could probably bring the loft down as well - must try that with trackman sometime

[@willemkilian6002]

I havent laughed so much in a long time! Great video! Beast of a bullet driver!🤣😂🤣😂

[@fretless05]

For a time, when I got back into golf, I thought it would be a great idea to go with a single length set of irons to keep my stance and swing consistent. I found I had a huge gap between my irons and hybrids, so I did cut down my hybrids and then added some weight to the heads to make them feel like a similar swing weight. It worked pretty well, and despite being longer still than the irons, I was crushing those clubs. When I abandoned the irons, I regretted it a bit. that said, all I've done in my current set was to shorten my hybrids a half inch for gapping and adjusted the lie angle using the hosel. I'd like to say I had success with my driver, but it an OB-finder, not a fairway finder, so it's been staying in the bag. I am thinking of buying some weights and playing with it.

[@ccollinsworthov]

Years ago I had a Taylormade R580 that I added lead tape to the heel and it helped calm down my slice a good bit. The weight flew off one day and I epoxied it back on the club head and hit way more fades than slices. I do have a 2 questions. First, does the TwistFace affect this? And 2, with Taylormade cranking down the degree on the driver also closes the face per Taylormade did this contribute to the leftedness of this driver? Thanks and keep up the great videos mate!!!

[@simonhague2674]

I have a Titleist TMB 2 iron head, put a 3 iron length shaft in it and added two lead strips... now it's a stinger machine!

[@briowulf]

Great content Peter! Very informative!

[@Fletcher72]

Great thinking out of the box video!

[@youthnys]

Hey peter does the tape damage the club when removed?

[@BHApelqvist]

This season I did put an extra weight in the front track of my M1, played it 44", 8,5° and with total headweight of 211g. Better ball speed but slower swing speed with att little more control was what I got out of it. I like to tinker with my clubs 😏

[@swaydog1977]

I wish my fairway finder went 300+ yards. A nice little pat ball there Pete.

[@neiltaylor62]

6.15 would love to hit that on a par 4 in summer would get to the green with the roll on it 💪⛳ Great channel Mr Finch 👍

[@tkomow2]

You and Rick should do another Golfbidder challenge where you can both modify your clubs!

[@mbatts3924]

I struggle with my m2. I have to really exaggerate (in my mind) how I direct the club face at impact to stop drawing the ball too much. I’ll definitely try adding weight to the toe and see how it goes. Great video.👍

[@peterfinchgolf]

M Batts cheers bud let me know how you go

[@mrmagoo-lm8eq]

Enjoyed the video. I design things as a hobby. One of the things I designed was a driver that makes it very hard to slice the ball, and also to top the ball, which I suppose would be great for the average club golfer. I haven't applied for a patent on it yet and haven't got the money to build one, and decided against contacting a manufacturer after going on their websites and reading that they don't want you to contact them unless you have a patent on the thing that you have designed, which is a shame as I think my club would bring a massive improvement for most golfers. I was thinking of doing one of those crowd funding things but I'm not sure how to go about it. After watching this video I may get hold of some carbon fiber and try to build one.

[@adamfrance9372]

Cool vid Peter, great info 😎

[@33md]

I've always preferred a smaller heavier club as I've got a fast swing, also use tm m1 440cc. My apex hybrid is like going to the gym.

[@chrishartman5383]

Fun video Pete, thanks!

[@911alps]

Hey peter just a thought here....I’m not as tall so I’m thinking a 5 wood shaft may be more suitable le for shorter players?!?

[@nathanbruns7053]

Been debating something similar to this. Love the outcome and idea

[@Adam_H_Official]

I've got a 12 degree M6, and use a 8.5 degree Tour issue M2 head with a Graffaloy blue 3 wood shalf for bullet low ballers. Works well when the couse warrents it. Moving weight around though.......surely you'd have been better testing with the M5 lol

[@craigedga4r]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Changed lofts and weights with F9 and Cobra weights plus 3g weights like you did ie more weight on on heel and toe with 10 degree loft low straight bullet

[@cpanepinto18]

I started using drivers at 44" 2 seasons ago and it has made all the difference in the world. I typically carry about 295 so losing that 5-10 yards in the 2" isnt really a big deal. The fairways mean more to my score than a few yards.

[@nealsokay3243]

Great insights on experiments Peter, keep at it.

[@AllTradesGeorge]

Late to the party on this one, but I'm hoping to add some lead tape on my 5 hybrid to correct a tendency to go right (everything else in my bag favors left, so that throws me off when it happens). Good to see it can so readily make a difference. Now, just waiting on the tape to be delivered...

[@mikeslater4043]

Great vid Pete, really interesting.. My last 3 drivers i've been fitted into low lofted, low spin models. While they were long I really struggled with consistant duck hooks. Went to Scottsdale Golf and they fitted me into an M6 with more loft (10.5)and the x flex shaft you had there to keep the spin down.. It's been a game changer. Loads more control and hitting a lot more fairways without any noticable loss of distance... Winner Winner ;-)

[@rejaylalloo5264]

Love it!! I kinda have this same sort of setup in theory with my three wood. I'm some one that tends to put a lot of spin on the lower lofted clubs due to my steep attack angle. So I stuck a 70g tour x stiff shaft on a 13° deep face xhot pro. Boom! Heavy, low spin monster that's almost impossible for me to turn over= fairway finder. Again love the vids Pete, showing people how proper equipment setup can improve the game.

[@peterfinchgolf]

Rejay Lalloo cheers Rejay

[@happygolfer6335]

i have my driver cut to 45 inches, i also have lead tape on the center and heel. my swing weight is D8. it is a long beast, not always straight, but its long enough to carry trouble most times.

[@ruggerboy600]

I bought a cobra ltdx ls. Put a mid launch low spin shaft in it and shortened shaft by an inch. Then swapped the 2 head weights of 10 and 3 g for 14g and 8 g and it goes like a rocket ship. Mid launch low spin with high ball speed

[@grillmeisternobby4523]

👍 for a real bullet driver you've take a driver like cobra fly z+ then remove the weight (=191g), then a light schaft

[@RoughGuitarMan]

Nice test. I am not sure that the toe weights slow the closure rate, rather it moves the sweet spot so is giving a different gear effect from same strike point. You could easily test this by looking at the data from Foresight on Closure Rate.

[@brentjewell9641]

Peter great video.... Love the idea and thx for the results.... Lead tape is still great to use on irons and drivers... 🤘

[@markbennett5061]

Hi I slice the ball badly so would I add tape to the right hand slice or left to straighten the ball up ?

[@anderman1970]

Definitely getting some strips sick of hitting a push with the driver, hopefully will aid in closing the face. Baby draw🙏🏻

[@morgancross5481]

Adding that kind of weight has a much greater impact on your delivery as a heavier club head is harder to release, and thus harder to turn over. Adding 9g out towards the toe will move the CG of the driver that direction a pretty small amount, but you'd you'd really need to stack that tape all the way out on the edge for it to really impact ball flight.

[@ultimatejay]

Morgan Cross - you didn’t see the difference in the vid? 🤦‍♂️

[@morgancross5481]

@@ultimatejay Oh the difference is clear, i'm not arguing that. I'm saying it is not because the toe is heavier and thus shutting slower, but that the entire head is now 6 swing weight points heavier, which is substantial, and thus harder to release and turn over. The real test would be to move all the weight over towards the heel instead. The club would still be just as heavy and just as hard to release which would lead to the same results.

[@ultimatejay]

Morgan Cross - you are wrong- you put weight on the toe it’s going to turn over later keeping the face open thus causing a fade. Why do you thing they make adjustable drivers where you can move the weights towards the heel and toe? 🤦‍♂️

[@morgancross5481]

@@ultimatejay Because moving weight towards the heel/toe encourages a fade/draw bias by moving the center of gravity, not be influencing how much that part of the club moves. If the actual sweet spot of a driver is right dead center on the face then you have a neutral bias. As you move weight towards the toe, that sweet spot actually shifts slightly in that direction, so a strike that was slightly toe side before that would come out with a draw due to horizontal gear effects is now actually closer to the sweet spot and thus will draw less. This is why both Tiger and Rory have their M5's setup with the weight in the draw position, because that head was already extremely fade biased i.e. the sweetspot was already slightly toe side of the middle of the face and putting the weight in the draw position actually moves the M5 to being completely neutral. Check out the Driver CG reports on mygolfspy.com and do some research on horizontal gear effects and how they impact ball flight.

[@swaydog1977]

Cool vid. Thanks for the work.

[@ellyballerina]

Id love to get my hands on this driver for my boyfriend. From what he says, and what you have said it would be exactly what he is looking for. Love the video.

[@coltssniper]

Phenomenal Pete!!!

[@larryproffer8603]

Swing weight should be way way off with the two inch shorter shaft. The 9 grams you added should help but you would need to use an ultra light grip to help bring the swing weight back to D3 or D4 of the stock driver. If it works for you then that’s great👍

[@BurnedWonderer]

Peter Finch, the next long drive champ lol. 6 degrees shesh!

[@stuartbaucom8706]

What did you change the swing weight too with the addition of the tape? Took the club from a c9/ d0 to a d2/d3 just curious?

[@leepopham-lithgow5104]

Great vlog Pete

[@justinpalmer2959]

Added 3 grams to my F9 Driver which improved control and distance

[@jdivadwillis]

This is siiiick! 😅

[@georgealexander532]

Great content Pete, but you said you usually strike out of the heel of the club, the gearing effect of the driver will make that ball go right, maybe you was catching the ones without the tape out of the toe

[@Pierre-tr3fw]

Love your videos Peter! Keep it up :)

[@allenwalker9412]

Really enjoyed that great job keep the tips coming. I slice my Driver so the tape may help THANK YOU

[@peterfinchgolf]

Allen Walker no worries enjoy

[@fsnicolas]

You use a 6-degree head and need to tee it lower to hit a stinger. Yeah. We can totally relate. 😉

[@Freeborough85]

Great video as always Peter, but couldn't help but think about Trigger from Only Fools and Horses when your title says don't buy a new driver before watching this, yet you replaced the shaft of an existing driver. "i've had the same broom for 20 years. This old broom has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles." :)

[@akafox91]

Another tip along these lines is most stores sell male and female rounds of Velcro about the same size as an American nickel which weigh 5g each

[@markbailey9503]

If you fade the ball would you put it on the heel and is it easy to remove the lead tape after if it is not right 👍⛳⛳⛳

[@ruudschrijvers1874]

Adding “three stripes” turned your TM driver into an “Adi”driver!

[@danielwinterbottom5531]

I. Used to have a great big bertha 6 degrees it was one of my best drivers. My bad shot was a block however it went a long way especially compared to now

[@mattevans7150]

Interesting experiment with some seemingly positive results, but is it going to end up in your bag? Or would you feel slightly awkward and uncomfortable pulling that out of your bag on the first tee, just cos it doesn't conform to what other people expect you to be gaming? I'd be interested to know your thoughts.

[@thevisionaryelitist]

Nice Pete. I’m always intrigued by your somewhat unorthodox first move away from the ball. Is this how you e always naturally taken the club away or adapted to fight the left side miss? I’ve got BIG issues rolling the lead arm with too much rotation and wayyy inside. Kills me!

[@garyhovey9305]

Clever idea! I’ve tuned my driver from 9.5 to 8 and added weights to the sole to hopefully compensate for lost loft. Nice video! When will you challenge and beat RS on the course next? Those challenges are hilarious 😂

[@peterfinchgolf]

Gary Hovey we’ll get out there soon again