{"id":623851,"date":"2026-04-22T16:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/623851\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:01:09","slug":"heres-how-a-drivers-shape-can-influence-a-players-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/623851\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how a driver’s shape can influence a player’s swing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Figuring out how the looks of a golf club<\/a> impact how a player swings is a big part of fitting, but some traits are more obvious than others.<\/p>\n

While you might not think to give more loft to a player who adds lots of loft at impact \u2014 like this writer \u2014 being able to see loft<\/a> can actually make a player lean the shaft more at impact to compensate.<\/p>\n

But on this week\u2019s episode of GOLF\u2019s Fully Equipped, co-hosts Johnny Wunder and Jake Morrow explained how head shape can also influence how a player will swing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo when I was doing the driver testing with Charles Howell III, for example, from the TaylorMade LS to the Callaway Triple Diamond, the deeper the face gets, the steeper he gets, which is a little counterintuitive,\u201d Wunder said. \u201cThat sits off the ground, instinctively, he wants to beat down on it, and his angle of attack starts going down, and for him, his launch numbers get all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n

LS heads<\/a> are typically deeper faced, so they can be shorter from heel-to-toe and front-to-back to move the CG closer to the face, thus lowering spin.<\/p>\n

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But if someone reacts to that like Howell does and gets steeper, then it will have the opposite effect, and players will spin the ball more. He also swings slower.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s really, really in the weeds, but again, it\u2019s stuff that matters to every player,\u201d Wunder said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the guys that hit it good, it\u2019s every single player, because the one thing that a 35 handicap can do and a tour player can do, they have relatively the same action.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you swipe across it, you\u2019re going to swipe across it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more from Wunder and Morrow, listen to the\u00a0full episode of GOLF\u2019s Fully Equipped here<\/a>, or watch it below.<\/p>\n

Want to find the best driver for your bag in 2026?\u00a0Find a club-fitting location near you at True Spec Golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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