Fitting Loft & Swing Speed

One factor of importance to may golfers and many senior golfers is the affect of "Loft" on distance. Swingspeed is the speed in miles-per-hour through the "hitting zone" at point of contact with the ball. The higher the swingspeed the farther the ball goes.

This works for those golfers that have swingspeeds in the 100 mph and over levels. They need and can benefit by lower lofted clubs particularly in the Driver. With higher swingspeeds the energy transferred to the ball, called "ball speed", can propel the ball to roll farther when it hits the ground. At slower swingspeeds, there is not enough energy transferred to the ball, with lower lofted Drivers, to get much roll once the ball hits the ground and encounters resistence.

With slower club swing speeds, in the area of less than 90 mph, greater loft that carries the ball farther in the air before it first hits the ground, will result in greater over-all distance. Don't hesitate to test Drivers with 11, 12 or more degrees of Loft.