Nov 26, 2015 the new anser driver is the companys first adjustable big dog designed to finetune ball flight through a combination of loftalteration and shaft selection. All the rules have changed, yet the golfing public has been left in the dark. The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering golfers the ability to finetune their trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. Rounding out the top drivers for golfers with swing speeds less than 100 include the wilson d100 and the ping anser. This indicates that distance isnt the result of more loft or less loft, but of getting the right loft. Set it to the lowest loft and the face will be open. I was trying to loft up with the anser and g25 playing 12 and 10 in the sf tec was a much better fit for me. And the easiest way to achieve these more optimal launch conditions is to use a driver with more loft.
Ifwhen your fairways are mowed very short, or are hard, firm and more conducive to roll, the driver loft which will result in the most total distance will be between 1 to 1. On most other adjustable drivers in the past, these two aspects went handinhand. Using a ping wrench to loosen the clubhead and adjust the loft, you can easily add or subtract 12. An average driver loft if you are unsure would typically be a 10.
More loft will not always lead to more spin, due to things such as impact points, spin lofts, facetopath relationships, and the ball you play but it is a good general rule of thumb. The anser driver allows players to adjust loft by plus or minus a half degree to optimize your launch angle and spin rate. The new anser driver is the companys first adjustable big dog designed to finetune ball flight through a combination of loftalteration and shaft selection. On the range the anser driver was a joy to hit and the tuning options for shaft and loft did make a difference. With its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimized design solution for maximizing distance and. Adjustable loft tuning lets the golfer add or subtract onehalf degree of loft beyond the standard setting with the simple turn of a ping wrench. Overall, the ping anser driver produced slightly above average distance numbers across the board, and well above average numbers for 2 of our testers. The driver produces a high spin rate that may hurt distance for some players. Get the best deals on ping anser driver when you shop the largest online selection at. With its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimized design solution that generates ideal trajectories for maximizing distance and accuracy.
The flatstick and the role of loft on putters liveabout. Used ping anser lefthanded driver in very good condition. His main concerns with his current driver were not being able to hit a draw as easily as he would have liked, and also that he felt like he might have been losing carry distance due to his spin rate being too. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. An exception to this rule is when golfers hit the ball low on the face with above average club head speed, as the added loft will cause the ball to spin too much and the ball flight will be too high. Ping also is introducing anser fairway woods that are adjustable within the same onehalf degree loft choices in either direction. Jul 26, 2012 the anser driver delivers a lower spinning flight than the i20, but launches the ball higher so, in theory, you should get more distance. Participants in our tests achieved more distance when they used drivers with less than 10 degrees of loft. There is a revolution on the pga tour regarding correct driver loft and golf ball selection for max distance and accuracy. Golfers can adjust the loft by halfadegree up or down using the supplied wrench.
The driver is adjustable for loft half a degree up or half degree down. For a golfer with an 85mph swing speed and a downward angle of attack, a move from 9. This technology allows for effective loft adjustment 0. Optimum driver loft calculator instruction and playing.
The anser driver delivers a lower spinning flight than the i20, but launches the ball higher so, in theory, you should get more distance. Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. When talking about distance, the driver is the most important club. Scott was playing the g ls tec driver with 9 degrees of loft set at standard, with a graphite design tour ad di 6x shaft. If its a 10 degree driver, it will always be 10 degrees, no matter how you twist it. The ping anser driver offers a nice allaround blend of distance, feel and forgiveness, with the added benefit of adjustable loft angles that allow you to finetune your shot trajectory. When this happens, the dynamic loft of the driver is too low for their ball speed, so they need to add loft so they can maximize their carry distance. I have owned the anser, g25 and now bag a g30 sf tec. With its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimised design solution that generates ideal trajectories for maximising distance and accuracy. The anser driver sits neatly between the two in terms of both looks and performance. Other than the putter, the driver is leastlofted golf club, for most golfers between nine and degrees of loft.
The ping anser driver features trajectory tuning technology which allows the player to add or subtract the loft in 12 degree increments. Every golfer wants to hit the ball farther off the tee. This is mainly due to the increased radial distance from the golfer, but also because the driver head is rotating around the shaft. Jul 26, 2012 the ping anser driver is an adjustable driver enables golfers to finetune trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot dictates.
And the lob wedge is the mostlofted, typically from 60 to 64 degrees. I bet none of these guys have my rflex, midkick shaft in their big stick. The large head is less pleasing to the eye to some players the 917 d2 is the most forgiving driver titleist has ever made, period. And for drglew on fact villegas and other winning pros have a 10. A low lead edge gets the club under the ball so impact occurs higher on the face. Traditional shaped 460cc clubhead is cast with variable wall thickness from ti 811, a light weight, low density titanium. The most notable feature of the new ping anser driver is its trajectory tuning technology.
The anser driver offers golfers the ability to finetune trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment plusminus 12 degrees and by choosing one of four highperformance shafts. Set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face. As a group, the average gain in distance from the subtle tweak was 11 yards, but some. So the worst possible place to impact the driver is low on the heel see above. A change in driver loft will not achieve the same result for all golfers because of the relationship between loft and swing speed and angle of attack. Max drive distance has faded a little with old age, but this driver has provided a much more consistent ball flight, and right to left action. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight golfwrx. If you have a mid swing speed of 95104 mph, a driver loft of between 1011.
Each player hit the same loft driver using a g20 and an anser and ball flight variables were gathered using trackman, a dopplerbased ball flight monitor. The anser driver, the pingsfirst adjustable driver. Noticed the f8 in the pros rack so he let me try it for a couple of rounds. Distance seems to be a goal for all golfers, from the novice to the professional. Aug, 2014 of our 12 sets each golfer produced 3 sets, 1 with each driver, we found that less loft produced more total distance only half the time, 6 out of 12. The faces have a large hitting surface, which provides forgiveness on shots missed toward the heel or toe and adds distance and accuracy to misshits. In golf news and rumors by the golf drill guru august 17. That encourages a low launch angle with high spin, and a push or slice flight pattern.
Golf driver loft distance, degrees, and best club selection. August 20, 2012 the anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering golfers the ability to finetune their trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. Launch angle is the angle that the ball flies at from initial contact with the driver club face. Seems like if it was 5 degrees like in your repair shop, that driver would have been a three wood loft, and the golfer would have caught on rather readily in both appearance and distance lost, yet at the time most golfers were really happy with that driver and their increased distance until the stories came out and they found out their driver. Depending on the performance level and swing speed of the senior golfer in question the best driver loft for senior golfers should be somewhere between 10. But it turns out that flatstick is really a misnomer. If we look at carry distance, less loft produced more distance only 4 times out of 12. With the driver adjusted to 11 degrees of loft, my shot had 3415 rpm of spin. While the majority of golfers dont have enough loft on their driver and would benefit from more, for the others and those using differently designed driver heads, more loft can in fact lose them distance. Accuracy and spin as a group, our testers missed the center line by an average of 14. How adjusting your driver loft changes your ball flight. Jul 27, 2012 the anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering golfers the ability to finetune their trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. Aug 25, 2015 set the driver to the highest loft and youll see a closed face. Oct 11, 2012 the anser driver sits neatly between the two in terms of both looks and performance.
The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot. The ping anser driver is an adjustable driver enables golfers to finetune trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. The center of gravity in the ping anser fairways is placed for a slightly lower than launch with low spin rates to promote distance. The variablethickness face helps generate incredible ball velocity, while the external sole weighting positions the cg low and raises the moi providing a midhigh launch that adds to distance and forgiveness. Adding yardage to your tee shots can be done through a number of outlets, be it a lengthening of your backswing, a speeding up of your followthrough, or, in some cases, a changing of equipment. In fact, swings often got the most distance with driver lofts at 9 degrees or less.
One of the components of launch angle, is the degree of loft in the driver. The anser drivers trajectory tuning technology gives golfers the ability to add or subtract. By adding loft, the face angle closes, when subtracting loft, the face angle opens. The process is called trajectory tuning with its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimised design solution that generates ideal trajectories for maximising distance and accuracy. On the range the anser driver was a joy to hit and the tuning options for. Ping with its own anser for the adjustable driver game. It is very important to note the above chart offers the optimum driver loft for maximum carry distance. Lets assume for now that you have a 100 mph club speed and your driver launch is 10. Heelside weighting, a lighter swing weight, and higher lofts promote righttoleft shot bend. I plugged in my 85 mph swingspeed, and it said i should have a 14.
This is because the construction features a stiffer sole than the other ping drivers a welcome side benefit of the adjustable design. Been using ping anser driver for several years lately seduced by advertising ive tried the rogue and ping alternative but found no improvement on my anser either in distance or spread. The shot pattern below with a higher apex height will help golfers optimize carry when conditions are soft. Nov 08, 2012 overall, the ping anser driver produced slightly above average distance numbers across the board, and well above average numbers for 2 of our testers. The anser driver with adjustable loft offers you the ability to finetune your trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. Optimum driver loft calculator instruction and playing tips. Trajectory tuning technology allows you to hone in your launch angle and spin rate to increase distance. Miles of golf conducted a product comparison of the new ping anser driver against the ping g20 using players of various swing speeds. The degree of launch angle that you want with a swing speed less than 110 mph, is a lot. Jul 25, 2012 with its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimized design solution that generates ideal trajectories for maximizing distance and accuracy. Feb 07, 20 seems like if it was 5 degrees like in your repair shop, that driver would have been a three wood loft, and the golfer would have caught on rather readily in both appearance and distance lost, yet at the time most golfers were really happy with that driver and their increased distance until the stories came out and they found out their driver.
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