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Do Drivers With Smaller Heads Hit The Ball Farther?


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On a last second whim put the 975D in the bag for today’s round. It went to all of the normal spots I usually hit on my home course. It was maybe a few yards shorter but nothing crazy. Certainly was playable and I certainly didn’t feel like I lost anything.

 

The smaller head does seem easier to square up. And I’m not so sure all of this MOI in current heads is so usable, it’s not like hammers are made larger and lighter to hit nails more effectively.

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It has a huge contribution for off center hit distance but not on center/slightly above center hit distance.

 

Is the huge difference for the better or for worse in a smaller head? I think it is for the better. For a 460 cc head, a strike one inch off center loses a lot of distance, I think.

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It has a huge contribution for off center hit distance but not on center/slightly above center hit distance.

 

Is the huge difference for the better or for worse in a smaller head? I think it is for the better. For a 460 cc head, a strike one inch off center loses a lot of distance, I think.

 

Without question the larger head is FAR better for off center hit distance than the smaller one. It is because the larger the head, the higher the Moment of Inertia that controls how much the head twists when you hit the shot off center. A higher MOI reduces the amount that the head can twist from an off center hit. This means there is far less energy loss from the off center hit compared to the smaller head so the off center hit from a big head goes farther.

 

What's interesting is that it tends to always happen that golfers hit the ball the same amount off center with a small head as with a big head when they make a less than stellar move at the ball. Logic says it should not be that way but it is.

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Scored a 983E, 983K and R510 TP for $15!!!

 

 

Wow, that is absurd. The "midsize" modern classics. Nice find.

 

and I see you're out in shorts and flip-flops. You South Florida guys kill me this time of year!

 

It was a coolish 75* today with a bit of wind. Just about perfect weather! Yesterday was very warm and humid, temp was only in the low 80's but felt like 90*.

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What's interesting is that it tends to always happen that golfers hit the ball the same amount off center with a small head as with a big head when they make a less than stellar move at the ball. Logic says it should not be that way but it is.

From my perspective that is for this reason: moving the face 1cm has a far bigger impact visually with a smaller driver than a bigger driver.

 

I think, people are sensitive to this. So as a result they end up hitting the same spot not because of the measurements, but because of the proportions and hit the same spot at a certain percentage of the total face.

 

I know this is the case for me when testing a 440cc vs a 460cc. I could find middle easier with the smaller head because there's less club for my eyes to get confused with.

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My swing speed range is definitely faster with my 440cc driver vs 460cc. Not sure why. But another interesting fact is that i also swing my 3 wood as fast as my 440cc driver.

Driver - Titleist TS3 9.5* w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6x

3 wood - Titleist TS2 15* w/ Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7x

5wood - Titleist TS2 18* w/ Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8x

Irons - Srixon ZX7 4, Srixon Z Forged 5- PW w/ Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 Tour 120X

Gap Wedge - Cleveland RTX Zipcore 52* w/ Nippon NS Pro Modus Wedge 115

Sand Wedge - Cleveland RTX Zipcore 58* w/ Nippon NS Pro Modus Wedge 115

Lob Wedge - Cleveland RTX Zipcore Full Face 64* w/ Nippon NS Pro Modus Wedge 115

Putter - Bettinardi DASS Diamond Face BB8 w/ Stability Tour Black

Ball - Srixon Z Star

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