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Date Posted: 12:53:18 03/13/07 Tue
Author: Jaacob
Subject: Re: driver vs fairway woods
In reply to: David Lake 's message, "Re: driver vs fairway woods" on 10:01:23 02/12/07 Mon

Good call about forward ball positioning.

But why does a driver need to be longer because it is teed up?

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[> [> [> Re: driver vs fairway woods -- David Lake, 11:36:31 03/14/07 Wed

If a ball is hit off of the turf the ground contact through impact helps to square the clubface (this is true for both irons and woods). When a ball is teed up 1" or 2" off the ground this does not occur and the clubhead is left open in the majority of cases (this is one of the reasons for the preponderence of sliced drives). The purpose of a longer club length for the driver is to create a flatter swing plane which dynamically produces an effective closing of the clubface through impact.

David Lake

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