Videos
Stickney: How to find the right speed for your driver swing
Top-100 teacher Tom Stickney of Punta Mita Golf Academy explains why swinging too slow or too fast is bad for your game. Check out the video below.
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Instruction
Clement: Why your practice swing never sucks
You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!
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Equipment
Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive
Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.
In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.
Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!
- :40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
- :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
- 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
- 1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
- 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
- 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
- 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
- 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
- 4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
- 5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
- 5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
- 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
- 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
- 8:55 – More players going lightweight
Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums.
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Equipment
2024 Vokey SM10 wedges: Club Junkie’s full fitting video
Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.
Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece.
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Bob Jones
Oct 15, 2018 at 1:34 pm
So? How do you find your speed? That is what this tip should have been about.
ogo
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Yes…. see my reply comment at the bottom of this topic thread. Hope Tom replies.
Juststeve
Oct 15, 2018 at 8:49 am
Tom:
Great information for those whose primary focus is scoring well. Not so much for those WRXers who just want to hit it as far as they can, occasionally
Brad
Oct 14, 2018 at 3:41 am
There are some pretty good studies showing that intentionally swinging slower, not only does not improve accuracy, you also end up hitting it much shorter. A smooth swing that makes contact with the center of the club face, with the maximum speed at the point of impact will generate the best results.
A smooth swing does not mean a slow swing; though, so just let the swing build and concentrate on making center contact while accelerating through the ball.
http://www.swingmangolf.com/slow-it-down-to-speed-it-up-with-your-driver-swing/
Mark
Oct 14, 2018 at 3:26 am
Am I the only one who found there to very little teaching in this video?
Butch Taylor
Oct 14, 2018 at 10:10 am
Probably. One of those things that seems obvious when you hear it, but often overlooked in the moment.
geohagan
Oct 14, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Stinkney has dropped another pile of Stinkney
engineer bob
Oct 13, 2018 at 11:44 pm
So… if yer max clubhead speed is 100 mph you should swing at 80 mph??!!!
Wrong wrong wrong …!!!!!!!
The Kinetic Energy difference between 100 to 80 mph is a whopping 36% drop in KE !!!
Your body neuromuscular system would never adjust to that huge drop in energy output for consistency. Stickney and all the other non-scientific ‘instructors’ just don’t know what they are talking about…. soooo obvious
tom stickney
Oct 14, 2018 at 4:56 pm
While I appreciate what you are trying to say the net effect is that regardless of your swing speed there is a best “speed” that maximized accuracy, impact quality, launch conditions, and distance. Swinging faster does not always mean better results when you think of the bigger picture, not just the KE chain of events
steve
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:35 am
Most recreational golfers don’t know how fast/slow they swing, they just whack away. Tour pros can vary their swing speed based on experience. Good amateurs need help by instructors like you to find their ‘best’ speed.
ogo
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:05 pm
But ~80% of the clubhead speed is generated from the body from the feet to the shoulders… not the arms and certainly not the golf club. So how does one vary the “speed” in your driver swing? How should you adjust your body “KE chain of events”?