WHAT IS THE BEST DRIVER SETTING FOR A HIGH HANDICAP GOLFER?

[@thatguymark8381]

Cheers to the Fox ! Great to see a high handicapper on screen hitting some balls, taking some studio lessons. As a long-time slice fighter myself, the best advice I can give is to keep using the Driver on the course but be more strategic with it. What I mean is, just tee the ball on the right hand side of the tee box, pick a target about 200 yards down the left hand side. If it slices you're in the middle of the fairway; if it goes straight you're on the left side (but in bounds). Its more useful to have a "consistent miss" than "inconsistent success".

[@AwlDeigh]

Very timely. Changed my Big Bertha Driver to a draw setting and added 5 grams to the weight rearward. Straightened out my slice to a push or straight. Picked up 5 yards over after hitting 40 or so range balls. I am 73 with an 82 mph swing so it worked for me pretty well.. good stuff thanks

[@serenityinsilence]

I don’t have an official handicap, but I shoot in the mid to high 90’s at my local course. When I started golfing again, I couldn’t hit a driver to save my life. After a month of searching, I bought a taylormade R1 driver for $25 in great condition. My settings that helped me were 11 degrees of loft, draw bias weights, and 1 degree closed due to issues with slicing. After about 6 rounds of golf and a few trips to the driving range; I’m now currently at standard lie, 10.5 degrees of loft, and still draw bias for the weights. At the moment I average around 285~290 for total driving distance. The slice is gone thanks to improving my grip and slowing down my tempo. Once I improve my short game, I’ll hopefully be in the 80’s. Cheers from Texas!

[@gatorwhiskers9011]

Great content! I enjoy these "journey" type videos watching new golfers develop

[@brettsmith5146]

I did the same thing to my driver last year, made me enjoy golf so much more. Hit alot more fairways 😃

[@waynelang1632]

I like how much positive feedback you give to Foxy, James. Excellent teaching strategy.

[@tommiethatcher7265]

Awesome video and good to see foxy improving slowly and still enjoying golf

[@dougy0761]

Good to see a genuine high handicapper on a video

[@edwardbrown6901]

Great video James..a few things that could help your buddy..1..his loft should be 10.5...easier to hit and add height. 2..he is turning his hand right from the take away..which should be more extension then lift..3..he is coming right out of the swing on the down swing. Get him to stay low and really fire the right hip quicker!!

[@joshackroyd500]

Keep it up Foxy lad, driver is always fickle but once you feel comfortable it’s the best club in the bag!

[@mazzerattimike8695]

The lads getting better James......keep at it

[@malicarr1]

Really enjoyed Foxy's journey since that First lesson (that doesn't seen that long ago & hows he doing in Lockdown). Be interesting to see how he plays (like the rest of us after several weeks locked down.

[@mileswalker4031]

Rolling wrists too much on take away, causing club face to open more. Need to tell him to have the back of his left hand should be facing towards to sky as opposed to out towards the fairway, it will help keep the club face closed through impact. Great vid mate!

[@phildiegidio4658]

These new clubs with the adjustable heads create a problem for those that use the grips with the grip minder in them. As soon as you change your club head position, you have messed up the grip minder position. I only use round grips for that reason. My Driver, 3 Wood, 5 Wood, and Hybrid are all adjustable to some degree. The Driver has the most settings, and down to the Hybrid that only has 1 changeable setting. You get it. Good Luck Foxey getting rid of the right side shots. We all get that.

[@lukewade7744]

Great video! This has helped me understand what loft settings i need on my driver to suit my swing. 👍

[@ajaytuk7416]

depends of course, but I would always recommend a shorter shaft and more loft then they really want :-)

[@nilavchetty547]

Great video. Can’t wait for the next one tomorrow

[@aartvdmolen]

Finally someone like us ! My Golf Spy recommended a Subzero driver in 2019 for slow swing speed golfers, what would be the rationale for that ?

[@jacobgoodman6346]

Aart van der Molen I would guess they did that because if you are slicing the ball a low spin driver would decrease the slice although the sub zero is typically harder to hit so I am not totally sure why they would recommend that.

[@banditbaker1675]

Thanks for the video and I hope that you are both well and staying safe. Looking at Fox's takeaway he seems to be fanning the club open at the very start of the takeaway move. I suspect that if he tries to keep the face of the club looking at the target for longer in the initial takeaway he will stop the fanning and straighten out his Ball flight.

[@stevebradley7774]

Jeez, why didn't the qualified golf pro (who is actually giving him golf lessons) think of that? Everyone's an expert these days.

[@banditbaker1675]

@@stevebradley7774 Sorry, if my comment offended you. I made the comment because I had a similar issue with my takeaway. Take care and have a nice day

[@richardvalentine4133]

Does Foxy have a pre shot routine? It is so easy to blast away in a swing suite but I bet if he went through what he does when out on the course his shots would dramatically improve. He does show a great improvement to when he first started, keep it up and look forward to more of these in future.

[@2009Stefon]

James could you of moved the weight entirely from toe and put both into heel? Also adding loft on most drivers closes the club face as well. Would help to reduce spin and start it a bit more left.

[@andrewbryant7057]

Just wake that lower half of your body up Fox! Get that belt buckle to to target sooner. Good start for a newbie! Awesome video

[@silverfeathered1]

The lad's got some raw strength... He's quite literally smashing the ball out to the 200 mark without using 75% of his body. It's easy to see that he should be knocking on 300's door soon once the rest of his body loosens up and does some work.

[@korkeiw]

silverfeathered1 I was thinking the exact same thing. He’s bringing 1 piece take away to a whole new level. With his height, if he more athletically rotated his hips and generated any lag he’d be carrying at least 240 effortlessly.

[@thomaswhitcombe7236]

Great stuff James, sharing your knowledge and experience is great stuff 👍⛳️❤️

[@sc0pez_gabrielk298]

Thanks, I'll be utilizing those settings

[@guybrown1865]

Thanks, I will adjust my club when we get out of lock down. Guy, Canada

[@housekarl5786]

other than deconstruct/rebuild swing, offset driver 13 deg !!

[@northwestrider369]

I struggled with this for a long time after I got my first adjustable driver. I did not get fitted, and was trying to do it myself. I just have the hosel adjustments for loft, draw and fade. The weight in the bottom is fixed. I am most consistent on 10.5 standard. But I have a mental thing going on where I tend to tee it up to high, but it I tee it lower I instantly start hitting the ground with the head. So I am trying to play it at 9 standard. When I adjusted either draw or fade into it, my shots became very erratic.

[@robertsprouse8903]

Come play in Florida. Plenty of courses open. I am in the Tampa area, 0715 tee time on Saturday. We keep our socially responsible distances.

[@Kjellinn77]

Nice video guys. Hi will get the hang of the driver soon, just needs a bit more confidence 💪 But can you make a video about when it's time to upgrade your clubs handicap vice and can some clubs (oversize or blade) stop you in getting better?

[@skilfulcargo5394]

no ads. respect edit: now there are

[@sc0pez_gabrielk298]

Why Hello There ohh yeah

[@stuartcassidy-lockett3317]

Thanks for the great info because fox's bad shot is just like my bad shot

[@marklockwood2693]

Hi would you use the foot spray technique while trying this so there’s a clear view of stick locations also ?

[@reuk]

Way to go Mr Fox The driver will be tamed soon

[@kenbeattie3967]

James can you get Foxxy to use less hands in his back swing and stand a little closer to the ball. I'll bet it will help a ton. Keep up the good work Foxxy. Thanks for a great video James... 🏌️‍♂️

[@johnayscue8935]

Very well done with what does the fox say!

[@keithfinley2939]

I'm interested to see if the adjustments have a long term impact or if he will override it...

[@ccmorgan53]

I’ve had to adjust my ping g410 to max flat is a 9 deg up to 10 deg to try to get fade so goes straight to slight fade now but to much spin

[@roejye06]

I'm a high handicapper, and I know that adjustable weights technically don't make a difference. That being said, when I've gone club shopping, I almost always try out drivers and whenever I get one without the ability to put a draw bias in, I don't seem to hit it well. I've put it down to the placebo effect, the adjustment puts my mind at ease a little bit, which gives me one less swing thought.

[@jaybyrne4562]

Seems a bit crazy tinkering with settings at the mo. As an 11 hcap, I find that my swing varies wildly from day to day so I just leave my driver alone and try and work on getting more consistent. But, horses for courses as they say. If it helps, why not? But I feel like he'll be changing settings every week as he develops.

[@garydavis8213]

That grip alignment would make me crazy. Fox is really tall and long armed. He’s got 300 in there somewhere. He’s very stiff, I assume because he’s afraid of just flat missing the ball. I’d like to see him just cut loose and hit it as hard and as fast as he can a few times.

[@tonykeogh5305]

Big improvement there, would be interesting to see foxy in draw bias driver? 🤔

[@foxlinks6656]

Great video. Mr Fox. Try bending the knees keeping your spine straight. Don't hit the ball... Swing through it! Have a target! Good job!

[@michaelanderton2551]

Come and do Foxies challenge at Stanton on the Wolds golf club, Nottingham

[@allenwalker9412]

This is great I hope it helps me

[@kevingormley6994]

Great video super helpful

[@mchristopher4803]

James how about giving him 10 degree loft to improve his launch, good fit though I learned something mate

[@BurnedWonderer]

That New York hat looks a bit off Mr. Fox...I can send you a Boston Red Sox hat instead. Guaranteed to help your golf game lol

[@BababooeyHSP69]

Chris Riley I don’t think he wants to wear toilet paper for a hat !! Haha

[@BurnedWonderer]

He is already waring single sheet, he might as well upgrade to 2 ply lol.

[@jamesfox7208]

😂

[@gordonmcshannock4610]

Great video I lose my ball high right and sometimes low left to compensate. Was thinking of buying adjustable driver and watching ur content to try to fix it. What about flex i usually play a reg does it make much difference to highhandicapper???

[@allanrodger5892]

Shaft flex is dependant mainly on swing speed. For example, swing speed between 90 and 105 mph requires a stiff shaft. Below that: regular, above that X flex.

[@PLBL]

Weirdly enough I always hit my best drives at the start when I’m not warmed up...

[@andrewmacdonald7888]

Good video

[@useyourblues]

What is his driver swing speed at this point?

[@chrischopper4512]

How often do you see someone in a fitting start to cut it more once you put the driver into a draw setting. I fade the ball and it gets worse when using a draw setting. I’m not 100% sold that their is a benefit across the board for players. What’s your thought? What do you tend to see? Stay safe fella

[@stephenoreilly7507]

Yes foxy 👍

[@aaronconsaul6645]

Good, I learned a bit from this

[@coopernunan132]

Thank you so helpful!!!!

[@sc0pez_gabrielk298]

Cooper Nunan yes

[@stuartkennedy4570]

None of these reviews say which shaft is best. Regular or stiff

[@larrylarry9278]

Ping G driver senior shaft 10.5 standard setting , I found after trying all of the settings 11.1 was the best results four me . I also tee the ball high and grip down an inch on the shaft . I am 70 years old find this gets me the best result . Just waiting for our little course to open up . Sullivan Indiana Elks club

[@joebradley7317]

Stacked golf plays in Sullivan when they come up from Daytona. The course is open in New Point just past Greensburg In. but you have to walk it. Probably about 40 miles or so from you.

[@steve-o5793]

Swing looks a bit stiff. Think a more forgiving driver would probably help a bit. I bet even an older driver like a g30 would play better for him over that ST190G

[@garycumberland8089]

Surprised he has the 200G as it’s a really low spinning club which may account for the low ball flight, maybe try the 200 or even the 200x

[@arthuracorn]

Personally I would put both weights back as far as possible, increase the loft or even change the head to at least 12 degrees.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

For yourself?

[@seancoxe3577]

Here's a problem he can easily work on: In his set-up, every time, his trail arm is above his lead arm. Just getting that trail arm lower than the lead arm will square his set-up and will take a lot of that right-side miss out.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Cheers Sean. Kind of have a plan set already mate.

[@finss15]

Maybe leave at standard lie and add loft and keep the weights in the draw setting

[@michael2782]

Just wish I had his swing plane. The thing I would like to remove from my bag is the tomahawk!

[@sharkeyjay4617]

9° Driver is probably where the fox is going wrong imo. I'm currently off 4 and play a 10.5 Rouge sub zero.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Handicap has nothing to do with loft mate. If you saw his ball flight you’d agree that any more than 9 is too much. Although very much work in progress

[@sharkeyjay4617]

Obviously but more loft will definitely help the young lad, and he'll definitely benefit from more loft on a bad day.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Sharkey jay obviously? Trust me buddy. I’ve played golf with him nearly every time he has played. He does not need more loft yet.

[@sharkeyjay4617]

As a pro you'll know more loft = straighter shots. I'm using 10.5 loft but my shaft x-stiff diamana shaft is the controller over my launch and flight. Good day absolutely rip it bad day first cut 9° is not helping him.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Sharkey jay as a pro I’ll know not to assume mate. 🤘🏼⛳️

[@ianhenderson713]

James I'm no expert but is foxy bending his chest forwards at the last minute ? Might be causing to come across ? Like I say not a expert here 😂

[@Coinhoardin]

You should do the hitting, the other guy looks like a robot when he hits the ball. I couldn't even watch the entire video, and I watch all your videos!!!

[@mazzerattimike8695]

He's a beginner mate......bit harsh no?

[@malicarr1]

@@mazzerattimike8695 Agreed JR, Give Foxy a break man, he started as an absolute beginner & put his journey out there . . . . if you watched all the JR vids you would know that 🧐

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

Nathan Kaopua ... Do you not understand the concept of this video ?

[@Coinhoardin]

Hey for a beginner he's way better than me. He just seems a bit stiff. I'm not making fun of him at all, just seemed a bit stiff. Love his outfit though 👍👍🏌️‍♂️⛳

[@aedobrews3887]

Drivers are tricky for higher handicap golfers. Adding loft to a club whilst maintaining consistent strike is nigh on impossible. He would hit further with a strong 3 wood like I do. Chuck it in the bin!

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Great comment buddy!

[@aedobrews3887]

Play of 18 and working on a SIM Ti 14 degree 3 wood with a driver shaft in it for 260yds plus. Might even outdrive James Robinson lol.

[@robbiles]

James, can you get yourself a soapbox to stand on. Poor Foxy's having to dip down all the time so his heads in shot.

[@robhendrikx2198]

James, I like you and I like your channel, but I think you missed the plot a little here. In my opinion a high handicapper should not even have an adjustable driver. If he's hitting everything right (more a timing/syncing issue than anything else), don't change the driver settings, but (as a quick fix) strenghten his left hand grip. No disrespect, but swinging like this, the only way he hits 260 is downhill with gale force wind in his back...😉

[@marcsimmonds5483]

Pro watches beginner spray the ball all over the place but mainly right with his driver, notes that technique change will be reserved for a later video. Pro makes adjustments to beginner's driver. Dispersion is reduced fairly dramatically. Next.

[@rodneygreenwell7620]

Foxies your a little to handsy with your takeaway try to quiet your take away do some one hand only takeaways you'll have much less roll in your arms ....

[@Trubshaw2]

Surely this is nothing to do with driver settings - he needs to be taught a more consistent swing and then do this sort of experiment? It’s stretching a point to say that this has improved things.

[@NickOnPar]

The acustrike mat needs to piss off

[@coegj]

Golf is hard.

[@billwallenstein3387]

Come on James you could improve his swing in ten minutes. Add some confidence to the lad with a couple of basic address adjustments! Get him to hit a couple right then ease him back to the middle of the fairway.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Bill, we’re mates and have a great relationship. He has structured lessons and in that time we have a no holds bare deal. But nobody wants to be nagged all the time. He is LOVING playing. So why change that?

[@billwallenstein3387]

Your a good man!

[@markforgainz]

I think his grip is a bit too weak

[@mantisSbcc]

this is gonna sound harsh, has he never played any sports before? idk if he was taught to stand and hold the club like that but it looks unathletic for a guy of his height and size. Looks like he's holding back, cause surely if he were to just swing with his arms he could get those distances. i do understand i'm not a professional, just an opinionated observation.

[@taco7423]

dude could uses some knees....he looks like he as a PW in hands

[@mikebing1230]

He has such a stiff slow swing, does he have back injuries or anything? Very odd to the eye that’s all.

[@iankennett9630]

He just started summer last year. He is learning.

[@rickgajewski5297]

Foxy has long Levers I don’t think his swing is slow.

[@garyleahy4537]

High handicappers shouldn't hit Driver. Psychologically, that's the worst club for a high handicapper to learn how to hit. Put it away and hit a 3-wood

[@ponnappaganapathy9941]

This is being very generic. I know many high handicappers and they have varied swings and shots. But overall I must say they need a bit of draw bias, a higher loft and higher spin

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

I mean... I don’t know what you want? simple and strange comment

[@ponnappaganapathy9941]

@@JamesRobinsonGolf Well, I am saying that this description of what a high handicapper needs is too generic. It depends entirely on a person's swing. What I said about higher loft, draw bias and more spin is also a generic description and what I tend to see among the higher handicap golfers I play with

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Ponnappa Ganapathy it’s a high handicapper having his settings checked on a driver... can’t get much more specific than that mate. The internet is never going to be subjective

[@thomastranter8449]

I feel like he would benefit from a ladies or senior flex.

[@jmarsh22]

He might, his swing speed is a little slow, although not as slow as it looked.

[@MrSquishycheeks25]

He is way too far away from the ball

[@swardmusic]

Tell u what to do, don't hit driver.

[@brianswift1495]

Don’t get a driver with adjustable settings