Clement: 3 important tips for hitting more fairways with your driver
This video will knock your socks off with options with the driver to find more fairways and raise your accuracy with the big stick! One of the tips we will give you will allow your driver swing to track way more accurately along your target line!
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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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FIR
Sep 13, 2020 at 5:11 pm
There is exactly one thing that is the most detrimental problem with driver accuracy. It’s adrenaline.
When you step up to smash a ball, the natural concept of hitting further is your body winds up just a little more. More power, it thinks. That’s generally right, but when your backswing gets too long, it is very unlikely you will unwind and hit the ball in the way you wanted to.
How can you tell? It’s easy. If the rest of your body causes you to move your lead cheek – yes, cheek on your face – you’re toast. This is because you can control the path of the club until you reset your eyes and change your perspective. As soon as you reestablish a location for your eyes, your body automagically goes into an emergency mode of “just make contact/don’t fail”. When you do, you are at the mercy of how you’ve set up, and the balance you’ve put yourself into by overextending.
This is why pros try to stay limber and flexible. If they do, that gives them more backswing without changing their body orientation and balance! It is why we can all usually be very successful with 80% power shots; we don’t change the intended balance and position on transition into downswing.
I hope this helps someone. Cheers.
Graeme Phillips
Sep 13, 2020 at 7:09 am
I found this fascinating to think about changing ball position and feet position rather than changing my swing. Gonna try it next time out!! Thnx!!!
Bobby Rocks
Sep 12, 2020 at 11:50 pm
No way his club head speed is 110 mph. He has no shoulder tune and thus no torque to produce that kind of speed.
rez
Sep 13, 2020 at 9:18 pm
tell me about it…270 carry? 300 rollout? are you kidding me lol
Speedy
Sep 12, 2020 at 9:29 pm
Grip down one inch on driver. Play to strength, fade or draw. Takeaway low and slow.