When it comes to golf drivers, every company will tell you that they have the best golf drivers. The major manufacturers pay big bucks to the top golfers in the world to market their brands. Most amateur golfers are looking to increase their distance. Let's take a look at how this can be done. Then we will think about which are the best drivers that will help you get those extra yards.
One way a golfer can increase his distance in through better ball contact. Hitting the sweet spot will result in longer shots with the same swing speed. Another way to increase distance is to simply swing faster. If you can keep your contact quality the same, the ball will go further. These improvements are usually attained by improving your swing, or by diligent practice.
Another factor that we are learning increases driver distance is the angle of attack at which we swing the club into the ball. Studies, using the advanced launch monitor Trackman Pro, have shown that with a swing speed of 90 mph (average for male amateur players) a change in angle of attack from minus five degrees to plus 5 degrees will increase driver shots by 20 yards or more. Obviously if you hit down on your driver you would want to change this if you can.
You can improve your golf swing by increasing your "golf fitness". You can do drills that strengthen the right muscles allowing you to swing faster. This is the reason you see professional golfers in the fitness room these days. They want to add yards to their drives, and prevent injuries.
The final way to increase distance is your equipment. Once you know your swing, you can then look to optimize your driver to "fit" your swing and produce the longest shots. This requires no work on your golf swing, or any strength training, and in most cases can add quite a few extra yards. This is by far the easiest way to add distance.
There are many things that go into optimizing a driver. The following things all must be accurately measured for the particular player hitting the ball: swing weight, shaft flex, shaft kick point, torque, shaft length, overall club weight, club head (including aerodynamics, center of gravity etc.) and more. Once a swing pattern is established there is always an "optimal". The driver that is optimal for your swing will get you the most distance for your particular swing.
I have always been intrigued by the fact that the players in the Remax Long Drive Championships DO NOT use major manufacturers, such as Calloway, or Titleist, or Ping. Since these players do not receive large endorsements, and every yard is desired out of every swing, you would think these guys use what hits the ball the furthest. And, although we might not need or be able to swing a 50 inch driver, we all need more distance, and I think the clubs these long drivers use are probably the best made for maximizing distance. Instead of the popular named brands, we see the long drivers currently using two main driver companies, Geek and Krank.
Geek and Krank are the leaders in long driver golf equipment. It makes sense to me that most of us regular golfer should be using these types of drivers to add yardage to our swings. You do not have to get a long driver length shaft in these clubs. They can fit you with conventional length shafts so you can benefit from these great clubs. It is only the heavy endorsement by highly paid PGA players that keep us believing that the major manufacturers are building the best drivers. Also remember most PGA players are more interested in control than just more yards because they usually can already hit it far enough. I think the long drivers know better what clubs get the most distance, and we should look to them to find the best golf drivers for adding distance.
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