How to Choose the Right Driver for My Swing Speed

The most important factors when choosing the proper driver for your particular swing speed are the flex of the shaft and the loft of the face. Those are the two factors of a driver that are directly affected by and work in correlation with swing speed. The weaker a golfer's swing, the more loft the face must have to adequately launch the ball into the air, and the proper shaft flex will be required to square that face at impact.

Things You'll Need

  • Swing speed detector
  • Conversion chart
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the speed of your swing by a swing speed detector. This can be a hand held device or a stationary camera that takes hundreds of pictures a second and deduces the speed of your swing. Most lesson professionals and golf outlet stores offer this service if you don't own the proper equipment.

    • 2

      Swing your driver several times (10 to 20) and make note of the mph reading after each swing. Add all the totals together and divide by the number of time you swung the club. This will give you your average swing speed.

    • 3

      Apply your results to a shaft flex and loft conversion chart.

      These are some suggested conversions from probablegolfinstruction.com:

      85 mph or less: amateur flex (A) shaft, 12 degrees or more

      80-95 mph: regular flex (R), 10-11.5 degrees

      90-105 mph: stiff flex (S), 9-9.5 degrees

      105 mph and above: extra stiff flex (X), 8.5 degrees or less