new toy came today..393 yards

[sblack5]

Hehehe....new toy came today......9064ld at 6.1* 2 degrees open with a ust v2 ld-2 at 47.75".....been a while since ive swung a proper ld club but i averaged 378 total yards and my longest was 393 yards on trackman. Been gaming a 910 d3 7.5 with a bimatrix shaft at 45" averaging 338 on course. Couldnt help it but post on how excited i was....no aspirations of competing...just a toy......seeing a ball in the air that long is hilarious

[Miknow]

Stop posting and head to the range :P

[sblack5]

Those trackman numbers were from today.

[jharpergolf]

Ur a beast

[jharpergolf]

What was the swing speed, ball speed, launch angle snd spin?

[sblack5]

Averages were .......ss was in the 134 range...ballspeed was 199.6, la was 11.8 degrees, spin was hovering around 1830 rpm and aoa was 4.4 degrees up

[sblack5]

Fwiw, club path was. -. 4 and swing direction was in the neg 4 neighborhood

[eagle1997]

let me save the group some time:

"not-so-passive brag"
"need screenshot of trackman or it didn't happen"
"post a video of your swing"

and so forth.

from me, i'd like to say, that's awesome. congrats on your new toy! enjoy it and keep us updated if you do enter any LD competitions. good luck!

also, any pics of the club itself? thanks.

[sblack5]

I know im throwing it out there.... couldnt help myself...sorry......i havent laughed that hard hitting balls in a while. should be on trackman again in like 2 or 3 weeks at latest......will take a pic of the screen/ video of my swing.......again....no aspirations for ld comps

[fore_life]

393? What's the matter, was it off the toe or something?

[sblack5]

Will get pics of club up tomorrow morning

[bNeill]

If my SS is ~120 with my 910 at 45", any idea what number I could put up with a DL club going at it hard?

[sblack5]

Dunno.....they really are a different beast....especially how hard the ld shafts kick..........the v2 ld that is in mine isnt terrible but the harrison eclipse ld i had in;: a former club was so smooth loading and kicked like a mule through the ball. The swing and ball positions are way different than when im playing a round as well. I.e. when i drive with my 910 i use a normal heighted tee and the ball is off my left big toe. With my ld setup i use a 4" zero friction tee and it is around 6" outside of my lead foot and i have a touch more tilt away from the ball. Having a positive angle of attack is the key to hitting it deep off the tee box with any driver imo.....but that doesnt mean flipping through impact. Having a positive aoa i have seen some balls even with my 910 be as low spinning as the 1400 rpm range.......carry forever!

[sblack5]

[quote name='fore_life' timestamp='1350618402' post='5815247']
393? What's the matter, was it off the toe or something?
[/quote]

My golf skirt got in the way...lol

[bNeill]

[quote name='sblack5' timestamp='1350619648' post='5815309']
Dunno.....they really are a different beast....especially how hard the ld shafts kick..........the v2 ld that is in mine isnt terrible but the harrison eclipse ld i had in;: a former club was so smooth loading and kicked like a mule through the ball. The swing and ball positions are way different than when im playing a round as well. I.e. when i drive with my 910 i use a normal heighted tee and the ball is off my left big toe. With my ld setup i use a 4" zero friction tee and it is around 6" outside of my lead foot and i have a touch more tilt away from the ball. Having a positive angle of attack is the key to hitting it deep off the tee box with any driver imo.....but that doesnt mean flipping through impact. Having a positive aoa i have seen some balls even with my 910 be as low spinning as the 1400 rpm range.......carry forever!
[/quote]

It seems like it really has to be a fast body move as opposed to fast hands to get spin numbers that low. I find it very difficult not to flip when I go at it really hard. I may get 8mph more SS but because of the flip loft increases and my spin numbers jump to the mid 3000's.

[sblack5]

Solidarity of the strike with an upward aoa and a really low loft off a giant 4" tee really does help.......it is my 3rd 9064 head.....ive never seen anything as low spin as this head. Lowest playing combo i had was a 9064 6 degree with an oban devotion 6 flex at 45"......1360 rpm of backspin.....5.1 degrees upward aoa.....ridiculous.......and the flip will actually slow down your ss

[Johnny]

dont forget to...






















TEE IT FORWARD..

[jharpergolf]

You know whit those numbers why not give long drive a go, if you increased those numbers a bit you could really make some noise in LD, in the finals last year in the Remax world long drive championship, the winner Carl wolter hit his biggest ball with 138 club head speed. You never know how you stack up against the competition unless you try. If you don't want to, still go out and try a qualifier next year, do it for the short hitters out there. Lol

[sblack5]

just not focused on it right now. focused more on improving my game over the next year to have a legitimate chance at q school. I bought the club for the head itself.....it will end up being dismantled....but it is gonna be a toy for a bit just to piss off my course superintendent.

[jharpergolf]

So u have the game, so did you play any mini tour events and stuff like that this year ?

[sblack5]

A couple....no cut made....played a lot of sectional pga stuff.....did ok...first year with that stuff. Played as an amateur, was a lot of fun. Needed to know what it was all about so i could focus my practice time properly

[sblack5]

Just got done playing 9......hit the ld stick on a 427 yard par 4.....41 yards left.....hehehehe......wife was like wtf was that???

[sblack5]

got it to 396 today

[tinman]

You need to post a video from DTL,so we can see the flight.

[Swisstrader98]

Jealous...one day I would like to hit it 300. One of my life dreams, but not going to happen with my wimpy 94MPH swing. I have the view that you're born with a certain swing speed. Sure you can tweak it 4-5 MPH, but something tells me I won't be hitting 125MPH anytime soon;)

[sblack5]

Will go to the range one night this week and get some video for sure

[jharpergolf]

It's all about technique I guarantee u can hit it over 300 in no time, speed is endless you have to work and build it.

[jharpergolf]

Sblack how far do u normally hit your playing driver?

[viperstudio]

let us know when you won the LD contest.

[sblack5]

[quote name='jharpergolf' timestamp='1350701958' post='5819629']
Sblack how far do u normally hit your playing driver?
[/quote]..... i normally carry my 45" 910 d3 around 310 - 320.....rolls from there depending.