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Mens Golf DriversDid you know that the driver is the lightest club in your bag? It's also probably the most expensive club in your bag. Reason: club manufacturers have golfers worked into a frenzy believing that the right driver will help them hit the ball 10 yards farther than the driver they currently own. As a result, we golfers are forever buying, selling, and trading up to the latest and greatest drivers...oftentimes laying out $300 to $400 or more for a chance to outdrive the next bloke. Not me. I'll take accuracy anyday, and twice on Sunday. I don't care if you drive the ball 30 yards further than me, especially if I leave myself in a better position in the fairway. You see, it's not always about distance. How many times have you seen your favorite tour pro use a fairway wood or long iron off the tee, to gain a strategic position in the fairway? Granted, they probably hit their 3 wood farther than you hit your driver, but the concept still stands - they use the club that will reliably let them place the ball on the fairway where they want it to be.
Some amateur golfers become mindless zombies when they step onto the tee box. "Par 4? Driver. Par 5? Driver." Instead they should be asking themselves, "which club can I hit with the highest degree of accuracy, that will leave me the best distance out from the green?" It does no good to drive the ball 275 yards into the rough, leaving yourself with an 85 yard wedge shot from the deep stuff. I'd rather have two 180 yard drives to the green, using a club I'm deadly accurate with, like a 4 or 5 iron.
That said, there are times when a long, straight par 5 simply demands a well-placed driver off the tee. For those times, you need a driver with a large "sweet spot." TaylorMade, Ping, and Callaway sell drivers with oversized sweet spots which are more forgiving and increase the chances of driving the ball straight. One thing to keep in mind when looking for a driver is that a golf ball's spin rate and trajectory are more critical to long-distance drives than COR*. The clubs' center of gravity should be low and centered near the sole to accomodate this. * COR is the ratio of rebound speed divided by initial speed expressed as a percentage. If a golf ball is fired at a clubface at 100 mph and the ball rebounds at 83 mph, then that clubs COR is .830. This value is limited by the USGA, so as to keep golfers from knocking the ball "out of the park" with non-conforming drivers. Good luck in your search for the right mens golf driver. Did you find this article
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