This Gained Me 30 Yards.....How To Pick The Correct Driver Loft For You & Optimise Distance

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A lot of golfers ask the question 'what driver loft should I play?'
Well today we are going to help you diall in and fully optimise your driver loft!
We are going to try and help you to understand what signs to look out for on the golf course that could mean you driver loft is wrong for you.
Then based on the ball flight you are seeing we can link that to certain swing characteristics and then apply different driver lofts in order to help you optimise your ball flight and distance.
So if you're ready to full optimise you driver loft and gain some yards then watch on and enjoy!

[@tpot559]

I think it’s amazing that you can choose how you deliver the club. Unreal really. Amazing for being able to show us. Great skills. Great video, ticked off boxes for me.

[@epgolfstudios]

Thanks I really appreciate the comment 👍

[@jackbowman4788]

Great video-proves that you should get on a launch monitor with a qualified coach😊

[@legend9018]

Very well done video 👏

[@zittyrrrs7082]

Really interesting explanation of the different conditions. I think I may suffer from too much spin but most KZbinrs say spin is my friend at my speed ... Obviously an oversimplification. If I get a headache soon I'm blaming you...😁👍

[@Jimbo3242]

I was just considering this factor. I really want to play a ls 9 degree driver but not sure it's optimum for me. Thanks for the video

[@robertshields6214]

Thank you! Great video!

[@golfnut6129]

Another great reason to get down, see you and get fitted properly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⛳️🏌🏻

[@brianrobinson5321]

just started with tsr3 following your fitting video helped a lot i have it at 9% still hit up a lot woukd i benefit then from turning it down to 8.25

[@robertlozano6546]

Ross. What is your suggestion for getting higher angle of attack !? Great video. Thank you.

[@epgolfstudios]

I've got a whole video on that on my channel somewhere 👍 shouldn't be too hard to find

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Interesting. I have a 10° GT2 that I now prefer to play at 9.25° with my 100-103 mph swing speed. I thought that the 10° setting would be best, but it turns out that the 9.25° performs best for me.

[@epgolfstudios]

Perfect! The loft that people actually should be playing normally really surprises them. Why getting fitter is so important 👌👌

[@ScubaHockeyDoc]

Great video. What is the expected difference with a less extreme upward angle of attack, like 3-4 degrees?

[@jeffreywilson3286]

Question- What if you de-lofted the Cobra Max to 9.5 degree instead of changing to the GT2 a completely different driver?

[@epgolfstudios]

Would definitely still spin too much

[@billburbank4314]

Your skill set is ridiculous. Excellent video. Thanks Ross.

[@epgolfstudios]

Thanks Bill. But I'm not sure it's quite that good :)

[@garrysutcliffe6254]

Funny I swing at 102mph and lofted my stealth hd 2 from 10.5 to 11.5 and it's so accurate, drive 240 consistently

[@scottmccaig6185]

Is there a good ratio of swing speed to height for maximizing distance?

[@timbuma3693]

If someone was closer to a neutral AOA I would assume you need to add loft compared to someone that is hitting way up on it, correct?

[@epgolfstudios]

For the majority of cases probably yes, but that still will be player dependent. Some might not need to.

[@kolabboy]

Really interesting video. Had first ever fitting last week (only to get data really) hitting 101mph club speed and high 140s ball speed. Hitting down 2 degrees and 1800-2000 spin. 10.5 head turned down to 9.5. Struggling to get past 230 carry. Is this a tuning thing or is this what I should expect?

[@Jay-tc9on]

@@kolabboy need to hit up with the driver, that should sort it.

[@epgolfstudios]

What launch monitor were you using? But yeah from 101 you can get up to around 250 carry but you'd need to be hitting up on the ball to get that so as Jay says, really the absolute best starting point is to work on getting that angle of attack up

[@kolabboy]

@@epgolfstudios it was a Trackman. I’ll get some lessons with this aim and then come up to you for a visit and a fitting 👍🏻

[@YoYoZamolo]

@@kolabboyjust place your driver headcover infront of your teed up ball. Make sure you miss headcover when swinging. You’ll be hitting up on driver 👍

[@ronnieprater]

What about changing the loft on my current driver

[@paulm2885]

Always been fitted into 9 degree lowish spin heads due to delivery. Stiff shafts. 93mph. Most recent fitting suggested I need more launch so I ended up with a reg flex 10.5 driver set up 11. Certainly goes higher but not sure further. So confusing…

[@epgolfstudios]

Yeah it can be a minefield tbh. Which is why comparing head to head on a launch monitor is really the only way you can tell. Maybe take both of your drivers out on course at a quiet time and try and fit 5 with each on a tee and try and compare them. If you can do that a few times that should start to give you a bit of data to work with and understand which one actually does go further for you. More loft and more launch is great but only if it doesn't make it spin TOO high

[@paulm2885]

Thank you. Good advice!

[@raymondbooth3189]

I remember my last lesson a few years ago my teacher said i spin the driver like a 7 iron . My spin on a driver was 6000-7000 rpm. On the course the ball just went up and not forward. Suppose i need a low spin driver 😂

[@epgolfstudios]

Yeah.....maybe 😂😂 at about 4* of loft by the sounds of it

[@raymondbooth3189]

@@epgolfstudios and the lowest spinning ball on the market I can find I think😀

[@epgolfstudios]

@@raymondbooth3189 absolutely, unfortunately with driver that only makes a small difference, getting the driver right would be key 👌 then delivery but sounds like you're working on that 💪

[@salderson16]

108 SS, 1* down AoA, just got fitted for a 11* GT3. Sound like a proper fit?

[@salderson16]

Also, 45” (1/2” shorter) 65x Stiff Tensei 1k black.

[@epgolfstudios]

Not a clue tbh bud. Would really need to see all the numbers to really answer that properly. Sounds like a lot of loft but again it all depends on what loft you are delivering at impact, that's what really matters. 1k black is a very stout shaft for the speed but again I'm not saying that's not right. When it comes to shaft the only really important things are feel, strike and timing, of you hit the shaft well then it's the right shaft for you. Doesn't matter if it says L or X on it 👌

[@MWM-x7w]

Can we get similar results turning down an adjustable head from 10.5 to 9.5 or 9.0 recognizing that the face will be slightly more open?

[@andrewliberts9258]

You don’t get a lower loft AND an open face. The loft is only lower if you square the face. The face only opens if you let the club fall back into it’s natural position on the ground. But if you let it do that you lose the effects of changing the loft in the hosel.

[@marklisaco]

Turning down the loft on an adjustable driver opens the face.

[@andrewliberts9258]

@@marklisaco turning down the loft changes the angle in which the shaft enters the head, and effectively tilts the whole head forward; so the loft is changed when the face is square. However, because the whole head has been tilted forward, when the face is square and the new loft presented, the back end of the club is raised off the ground. But most golfers are used to addressing the ball with the feeling of the sole of the club on the ground. When you do that with the head in its new profile, in order to get the sole onto the ground it rotates the face open. But this also returns the club to its original loft - given that you are presenting the head in the position in which you would had you not changed the loft in the first place. Because whatever you do to the hosel, you’re not changing the angle between the sole of the club and the face.

[@edogaktop]

​@@andrewliberts9258very interesting

[@epgolfstudios]

Depends on where you are starting, if you've got waayyy too much launch and spin then no. You'd need to change the head. If a small tweak is required then possibly

[@paulaskey1508]

And if you are limited to a 75mph swing speed ?

[@epgolfstudios]

I would say the same principles still apply, looking out for spin (too much or too little) is key. Only thing with less swing speed you may need a little bit more loft than people swinging at 90+ but again that heavily depends on how you deliver it. How you swing the club is far more important than the speed you swing then club.

[@boyciesbricksnbits4463]

The numbers people are getting here with the speeds is confusing me. I have swing speed around 94-97 on driver. Not sure what carry, but with a sim max 2 with regular flex I clocked longest drive at 297 total. Not so good hits 250-260 total, but when creamed with a little draw hitting decent. Stiff shaft and lose about 20-30 yard. Also set to 11.25, loft is my enemy so increase loft launches better but got to be careful of the spin especially the days I’m hooking more

[@epgolfstudios]

That's a bit of a confusing comment to be honest, I understand about half of it 😂 but from that sort of swing speed your not hitting it 297 unless it's heavily downhill, downwind and with very firm fairways. On course my swing speed is around 113 to up to 117 and most of my drives won't go 297 and that's with an optimised driver. The average drive on tour is around 300

[@boyciesbricksnbits4463]

Agree with you totally, not sure how get this distance, weather was poor, ground a bit wet, was a frailty flat hole, I’m a high handicapper mainly because of my literal handicap but can hit a ball. Guy I was playing with was a 12 handicapper and man when he hits it felt like the earth moved yet I outdrove him on this hole by 20 yards. No idea. Who knows, maybe sped up on that strike

[@ScubaHockeyDoc]

Knowing the carry distance is much more important to know than total, when making adjustments, imho.

[@boyciesbricksnbits4463]

I agree, I also need to go away, take some notes to make sure I’m not talking crud. I’m a funny hitter and often deloft clubs but have often reached unusual distances and have greened par 5’s with the second shot being a 7 iron, carry 155-160

[@boyciesbricksnbits4463]

So numbers I do know is my 7 wood carries 215-225. My 4 iron is my 200 yard club. 5 wood carries 230 easy. Have won an entire season long society with 5 wood, shorter than peoples drivers but not much, and consistent, rubbish with 3 wood, when hit good once in 10 shots great, the rest, the club wasted a space in my bag and cost lots of shots

[@TimChump]

My loft is 110% optimized I can carry between 250 -260 with a swing speed of 100 mph max (typically a bit slower) All measured

[@epgolfstudios]

Yeah sounds perfect 👌👌

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

What's your loft?

[@TimChump]

@@JeremiahAlphonsus 10

[@turfinteractionsgolf]

Worryingly I'm swinging 25mph quicker than you are here and these drives are going further than mine. I guess I need to change something

[@Jay-tc9on]

probably not hitting up on the ball, plus high spin. I have the same issues lol, high 150s ball speed for me with 230-240 carry is terrible efficiency.

[@turfinteractionsgolf]

@@Jay-tc9on average angle of attack 5-6 degrees up, 7.5 degree driver, 117-118 swing speed, average ball speed 155, average spin 2500-2700, average carry 230

[@Jay-tc9on]

@@turfinteractionsgolf those numbers don’t look bad… what’s the ball flight look like? Big hook or slice? Or maybe you hit it super low? Do you have a stiff or extra stiff shaft? What driver do you use. 118 swing speed is cooking you should be at 170 ball speed no problem. Your smash factor is 1.30 so not great.

[@turfinteractionsgolf]

@@Jay-tc9on ball goes dead straight hard left or big slice right, pretty high ball flight both ways. Never really hook it. Playing with a SR (soft regular) shaft and a Cobra aerojet head. Tendency is a low heel impact. I'm working with my speed training coach on pushing swing speed up towards and hopefully past 125 so I can finally hit 170 ball speed.

[@Jay-tc9on]

@@turfinteractionsgolf at that speed you really need a stiff or probably extra stiff shaft. That’s probably why your swing is all over the place. If you had a consistent miss I would thinks it’s more about your swing, but if you don’t have any control shaft could help with that.

[@Divegrohl90]

G430 lst will knock the gt3 out lets goo

[@epgolfstudios]

GT4? 😂 But yeah it could well do! But needs to be drawn against it 👀👀

[@Divegrohl90]

@@epgolfstudios Why do almost all reviews show G430 LST as 4th or 5th pick but its the most played tour and liv driver? I dont get it

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Not a chance. Any G430 doesn't stand a chance against any GT driver. Thus I sold my G430 but kept my GT2.

[@TheReynMan77]

I’m going through this issue right now. Great video! Now I need a monitor to tell me what I’m doing. 🫤 How about changing lofts with same club head?

[@epgolfstudios]

Yeah really the only way to really tell is get on a Quad or Trackman tbh. Yeah you can tweak what you've got but that never makes a huge difference thats more like fine tuning so it depends how far away you currenrtly are from where you need to be. If it's pretty far then you'll probably need to change head