I am looking at getting a Macgregor Eye-O-Matic driver. Only $49.00, I thought I would get this (decent driver) & play with some shafts. I am looking at the UST Irod driver shaft. One that will help me get the ball higher but still has little torque to help keep it straight. Am I thinking right????I hit the ball on a line, not high at all. I hit my driver good, but if it wasnt for roll I would be real short. I thinking right about a low torque shaft & one that has a low kick point to get the ball up but still straight. Do I need to look for one with more torque? What affect does torque have on a drivers loft, if any? I have the Sasquatch in 9.5 with stock Mitsubishi that has 4.5* of torque & still do not hit it as high as my FT-3 with a Prolaunch Blue.

The one thing I do not like about the Prolaunch is it seems to be a bit bigger around the grip. My friend has noticed this also. He has the Aldila NV shaft & there is some difference.

There are a number of different things that you are going to have to consider here.

1. A low torque shaft can help keep the ball straight in the right set up.

Today’s lower torque shafts are designed for a 460 cc driver head. If you are looking at the smaller 400 cc Eye-O-Matic don’t go with a low torque shaft. Here’s the reason: A low torque shaft is good in a large head because it prevents the club from twisting at impact. This means your miss-hits will stay straighter. When a player makes the mistake of getting in to a shaft that doesn’t have enough torque they will never be able to square up the clubface properly and will hit everything to the right (for a right-handed golfer).

2. Generally low torque shafts have a very firm tip section. A firmer tip section will move the kick point higher up the shaft and produce a low ball flight. Some of the newer shafts on the market (notably the ProLaunch and the iRod) have been able to actually combine a stiff tip section with a lower kick point to give you the best of both worlds. So while there are a couple of shafts that will offer low torque with a high ball flight, there aren’t many.

3. Most graphite driver shafts have a butt diameter of about .600 inches.

The Grafalloy ProLaunch is right on spec with that and is actually smaller than the Aldila NV by about .015″. It is probably a different size grip that is throwing you off.

4. The overall flex of a shaft will also have a big effect on your ball flight. If you are hitting the ball too low try a more flexible shaft.

If you do decide to purchase this MacGregor driver I would make sure you buy the 460 cc head in at least 10.5 degrees of loft (more if its available). Then you can try some different shaft combinations.

I would rather see you work with the two drivers you currently have as both are much better clubs than the MacGregor. The FT-3 especially is a good driver and you already have a good shaft in it. I don’t know what loft or flex you have in this club but I doubt that you would be able to find any shaft combination in the MacGregor that would outperform your Callaway.

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With fitness for golf exploding, golfers are wanting to know what they need to get to be able to do a program specific to golf.  I can tell you firsthand, the golf fitness equipment you need will cost you less than one round of golf, and is so portable, no one will ever see it in your house!

I’m talking about golf products for fitness you can get at a local Target store!  Simple stuff you won’t believe will transform your golf swing!  I’ve seen it happen with thousands of golfers all over the world.

Read more about golf fitness equipment right here!

Cart golf bags are the rage! With so many golf courses making it very difficult to walk the course, golf bags for your court are becoming very popular.

I went shopping for one last week and found an amazing one! It is a Sun Mountain bag that has every bell and whistle imaginable. In fact, the best feature is an entire side cooler that will hold all my water, nutrition bars and fruit without getting crushed.

Cart golf bags can really pay off if you choose the right one!

If you want to know everthing about golf bags…you’ll want to go to my golf bags advice site that I just launched.  It’s a brand new site, so it will be a little while to get the content and information built up…but I plan on growing this site rapidly.

If you’ve read any of my articles or posts on this blog, you’ll know I’m not a huge proponent for going out and buying new golf equipment everytime your game goes south. But if you’re in the market for a new driver, irons, putter or gofl equipment, I do believe you need to do a little research first.

A great site for golf reviews is About Golf.

I’ve referred many of my subscribers and customers to this site and they were never disappointed. There are hundreds of golf review sites on the net, but this one covers pretty much everything you’ll need to know about the latest, greatest golf equipment.

How many golf drivers do you have in your garage? Come on…how many?

I have five of them!

I will admit, I only purchase a new golf driver about every 4-5 years, since my philosophy…”it’s not your equipment, it’s your body” is what I live by.

But every now and again, I get the itch to go to my local golf store…and god only knows what I’ll come out with.

About a year ago, when I was visiting family back in Oregon, I came across a brand new golf store. Golf Galaxy was the name. For Oregon, it was awesome!

For the record, I wasn’t even looking for a new golf driver, but I proceeded to ask a young kid working there about their latest greatest drivers.

I’ve never before done this, but he lined up 10, yes…10 drivers for me to hit in this virtual screen that supposedly shows ball flight and distance.

I started going through them one-by-one and eliminating the ones that didn’t feel right. But it was comical…the screen was showing my average drive to be over 330 yards and my ball speed to be over 175mph. I don’t know how much I believe those gadgets, but I do hit my drives consistently over 300 when I play.

Anyways…I finally picked the Mizuno golf driver with a 9.5 degree loft. The shaft is just a standard stiff that weighs 75 grams.

I love this driver!

I’ve never hit a driver so far and straight. For a hack like me, it is very forgiving, and allows me to give it a good rip.

I still believe..”it’s not your equipment”, but it sure is fun to get something new once in a while.

If you’ve ever read any of my articles, you’ll know that I state over-and-over again, “the most important piece of equipment in golf is your body”.

Well…after 8 years with my “bread-and-butter”, OLD King Cobra 3 wood, I’m retiring it and getting a brand new Mizuno F50 3 wood. Very cool. I think after 8 years I deserve a new piece of equipment eh?

I matched the very same shaft I have in my Mizuno Driver, so I should be good-to-go!

Hope you all are finally getting a chance to go out and play! I played yesterday, and it was 94 degrees (I live in Scottsdale, Arizona).

If you’ve ever wondered what the best golf workout is…I’m here to tell you, you do not need to go to a gym, nor do you need expensive golf fitness equipment.

In fact…you can do the very best golf workout with just golf exercise tubing!

I’m not kidding!

Basically a strong rubberband with handles. All of my golf training dvds, manual and even my private golf performance membership site incorporate a ton of exercises with this very inexpensive tubing.

This tubing allows you do do the exact same movements the golf swing requires, but with the added resistance of the tubing.

I have taken this tubing on all of my vacations and business travel!

There is no excuse to not get on a golf workout with this approach!