This increases the weight of the club and often promotes a stroke where the hands are less involved. If that is not an option, you can put on a heavier grip change from winn to golf. Swingweight measures the weight of the club toward the clubhead relative to the weight of the club toward the grip. Your heels should be slightly wider than your shoulders. With the rise in popularity of mitsubishi chemicals tensei orange driver shaft in recent weeks, we look into the benefits behind counterbalance technology, and how it could benefit the. How to improve your putting woes with a counterbalanced. Hes also been a featured speaker in the online golf summit and is a member of ultimate golf advantages faculty of experts. I still have an old driver with a 20 gram weight installed in the butt. My reason for the interest is i accompanied my father in law to a fitting with a guy tha. Golf digest certified americas 100 best club fitter. Counterweighting is often used in driver shaft designs. Jun 04, 2018 every driver golf shaft well every golf shaft has a balance point.
So thats why in this article im going to give you a simple golf drill to help you fix your golf swing balance problem. A lot of shafts are going crazy with the counter balancing trend, but the fubuki zt just makes a subtle nod in that direction. When it comes to equipment, garcia tends to go his own way. Mar 06, 2014 matt is a golf instructor, club fitter, and writer living in the northwest suburbs of chicago. See the tourlock pro selection guide for a basic guide on where to consider starting with counterweights in your quest to further develop your golf game. The longawaited project x even flow riptide shafts are hitting the market the first week in january, 2020. My theory on counterbalancing a golf club is that it is beneficial in reducing the sway on the club head caused by the swing itself.
One benefit of a high balance point or counter balanced shaft is it allows for more head weight without drastically affecting the swingweight of a club. Using the same strict engineering methods that put rockets in space, they set out to provide real, quantifiable game improvement technology. Counterbalanced driver shafts game improvement golf. Balance and rhythm, or tempo, are necessary for a great golf swing. Counter weighted, counter balanced, back weightedwhat is it. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, explains how grip weight influences swing speed. The average golfer with a smooth tempo will like a lighter swing weight. The power x by momentus golf is the simplest and fastest way to to add yards to any of your clubs. With putters, products such as balance certified and superstroke countercore add weight at the butt end of the grip. As recently as 2015, driver head weights were pretty much right around 200 grams. And why they arent necessarily uniform throughout the industry. The answers to these questions might be more complicated than what they appear. Counterweighting restores the feel needed to maintain swing plane and to more easily feel the golf club counterweighting increases total weight of the golf club and moves club balance point closer to the grip. Counter balance grips cord grips hybrid grips nontapered grips ribbed reminder grips training grips wedge grips wrap grips golf shafts shaft brands aerotech shafts aldila shafts alpha shafts apollo shafts fst shafts fujikura shafts grafalloy shafts graphite design kbs shafts mitsubishi shafts nippon shafts.
When you add weight to the butt end of the club, you shift the balance point of the club towards your hands and raise the overall static weight of the club. Watching a golfer whose swing shows good balance is a visually pleasing experience. Below are five golf balance drills including videos that will improve your balance. New variable weight technology provides up to 30 more yards for senior men and women with slow swing speeds. Two golf drills for balance in your golf swing the golftec. Counterweighting golf clubs may greatly improve your game. If you are referring to the new stroke lab, you are missing out if you ignore the putter. Our founders, former nasa engineers, designed patented products to enhance the game of all golfers. Dynamically altering clubs static and balance weight affects individuals differently. One of the results was a company offering tour lock weight. Counter weighting goes by many names, but, no matter what you call it, were talking about the same thing. Three ways to lose your golf balance video by pete styles. Weight balance movableweight the driver has been designed with an adjustable. If that is not an option, you can put on a heavier grip change from winn to golf pride and take off a swing weight or more.
The importance of balance in a golf swing golfweek. Installation tips for hireko counterweights hireko custom. Now counter balancing with a heavier club head imo would create more distance if you can keep your same speed at impact. Aldila rip gamma is another one that is designed as a counterbalanced shaft. A golf clubs swingweight refers more to the clubs balance than its total weight. To a golfer switching to a lightershafted club, the relatively heavier clubhead may feel uncomfortable. I was specifically talking about the boccieri grip, not the other counter balance weight kits that allow you to move weight down into the shaft more. The coin drill to improve balance take a quarter and place it under the inside pad of your trail foot. Butt weight insert tubes featuring external fluted ribs to fit into any golf shaft but diameter for counterbalancing. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points oh my. Counter balanced driver shafts are starting to be all the rage both on tour and in our clients hands. Counterbalanced shafts are configured to add more weight near the butt of the club, creating a lighter head feel, reduce swing weight by 2 to 3 points, and generating more club head speed. Before the power x, counter balance weighting for your golf.
The location of the balance point of a shaft will primarily affect the weight feel of a golf club so the club moi or swingweight. Dec 30, 2019 project x riptide shafts the longawaited project x even flow riptide shafts are hitting the market the first week in january, 2020. For the past 5 years, hireko has sold an assortment of counterweights for steel and graphite shafts as well as steel putter shafts. Golf geeks how the shaft affects performance mygolfspy. With shafts that are counter balanced, swing weights can be reduced 2 to 3 points creating a lighter head feel and potentially generating more clubhead speed.
With the help of v1 sports, master professional mel sole can help improve your golf game, no matter where you live. Tourlock pro selection guide start here to select a counterweight. I have 20 years of counter balancing putters that have made improvements on the golfers stroke. Some stronger players would put a fishing weight into the butt end of their driver or 2i shafts to tame down their hands. New counterbalanced shafts can they help your driver.
If you take a shaft and balance it on the tip of your finger, it is the location along the shaft where it balances. However, when taylormade club manufacturers found out via the internet about the weights from balance certified golf they installed some in his clubs to try out. We keep the cost low, and our service is legendary. If you want to try counter balancing, use some lead tape or get the the boccieri grip for your driver. Head weights, shaft weights and balance points hireko golf. In this regard, i tell all of my students they can swing as hard as they want. The counter balanced putter might be of some help for someone with the yips, and maybe partially because people with the yips to tend to believe they cannot use a standard length putter any more. I preferably would like something with midhighmidhigh or midmid around 60g in weight. Get the best deals on other golf equipment when you shop the largest online selection at. Golf digest identifies the clubs that are making the biggest impact in the golf world. Before the power x, counter balance weighting for your golf clubs could only be done by professional club fitters. Its effect are most noticeable in putting, however, the benifits of counter balancing can be felt from wedges to the driver. When you add weight to the butt end of the club, you shift the balance.
I have been struggling with the yips for about 6 years and switched to a counter balance. With the rise in popularity of mitsubishi chemicals tensei orange driver shaft in recent weeks, we look into the benefits behind counter balance technology, and how it could benefit the. Jul 05, 2019 counterbalanced putters have gained in popularity over recent years with amateur and professional golfers alike especially with a flurry of players such as keegan bradley and justin rose bagging. These shafts are the next evolution of the popular even flow shafts that came in red, blue, black, white, and an oemonly green. Ive got a new 46 inch uncut driver shaft with a balance point of 24. Every driver golf shaft well every golf shaft has a balance point. The truer balance mallet putter has counter balance weighting provides game changing stability for steadier putting stroke. They are often in full balance with their finishes, as if they could keep the position for hours. Matts work has been published in mulligan magazine, chicagoland golf, south florida golf, and other golf media outlets. Two golf drills for balance in your golf swing the. Today, we are seeing headweights of 203 grams consistently but some as high as 209. Dave, we mucked around with counter balancing years ago and ended up giving it away.
Balance point is an often overlooked aspect of shaft design, see how it can influence club performance and what might be right for your game. See how much you can save when you browse our selection of driver deals. As a smooth swinger, true counter balanced shafts are pretty much all i play in my drivers. How to attach lead tape to a golf club driver golfweek. We are the premier online suppliers of golf club components, including iron heads, driver heads, shafts, grips, clubmaking. Weights and flexes the even flow riptide black will be available in 50, 60, 70 and 80 gram weights. Why drivers vary in length and swingweight do you ever wonder why drivers are a particular length or swingweight. I preferably would like something with midhighmidhigh or. Golf components and custom golf clubs are our specialty at. Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for shafts they like. If youre suffering from losing your balance as youre swinging youll know how detrimental this can be to your ball striking. Golf grip weight explained the golf fix golf channel.
Enjoy renewed distance and more forgiveness in an easy to swing driver. Counterbalancing clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Oban engineers shifted the shafts cg center of gravity toward the grip end of the club to generate a prime counter balance effect. Understanding the benefits of a counterbalanced driver. You notice that one of your golf friends is playing so well, hitting all the shots so perfectly and ultimately end up winning the game. Obans newly released devotion high balance is a gamechanging addition to the popular devotion series, prized by tour professionals and players of every skill level. We are the premier online suppliers of golf club components, including iron heads, driver heads, shafts, grips, clubmaking supplies and other parts for sale. Jack nicklaus use to add lead tape under the grips. Three ways to lose your golf balance video by pete styles so if weve established that a golfer really needs to keep good rhythm and good balance during the swing, we can look at one of the major causes why golfers have sometimes they have bad balance. Nov 10, 2018 counterbalancing can take many forms, from higher balance point shafts, to heavier grips.
Balance your weight at key swing positions to hit a perfect shot. Our tourlock pro counterweights, optivibe internal shaft weights and new enforcer stabilizing weights help golfers from casual hobbyists to professionals optimize their swings and refine their approach to the game of golf. Putter grips golf grips say no to taper superstroke golf. For example, a driver with a lighter shaft has more weight concentrated in the clubhead. If youre having trouble with balance in your golf swing, try these two drills. We are now offering a vip program that allows you to take one threeday school. They just have to maintain proper balance and a good finish position. Adding some lead tape around the driver s grip can balance the clubs weight and make it more comfortable.
Talking counterbalancing with steve boccieri and tom stickney. Looking to try a counter balanced shaft in my g 410 plus. Maintaining balance is a key to consistent shotmaking. I have also created a free reference sheet for you that includes not only exercise based golf balance drills but balance. Some players feel head weight loss, but most do not. Make offer nice nickent golf genex trimax 460 driver 10 right handed rh graphite regular nickent 4dx 460cc on off driver 10. Oct 04, 2012 in this video jason explains the differences between a counter balance and non counter balanced and explaining how it can help with your swing method wether a 2 plane or 1 plane. This shaft is designed for stronger players but with a better feel, i.
Counter balanced shaft vs non counter balanced shaft youtube. So, up until counter balanced driver shafts came along, you only had a. Back then, he suggested it as a solution to the balance problems of the thenlightweight aluminum shafts some club makers were making back then. The dropin weights from balance certified golf, inc. Whether youre new to golf, havent played in a while, or just looking to straighten your game out a bit, there are several steps to take in order to drive a golf ball. This is a common practice in putters but not so much in drivers. They were the first counterweight technology to bring golfers of all abilities. Taylormades tour technicians started googling golf counterbalance. Narrow stances with woods result in a loss of balance. Benefits of counterbalance in golf clubs blog monark golf. The concept of back weighting clubs has been around for many years. The importance of balance in a golf swing by brian hill. If you would like to speak to one of our gurus, just email with the subject request a call back, and one of our knowledgeable reps will call you within 2hours mf 9am4pm pt. Find great prices and discounts with free shipping and free returns on eligible items.
Because most manufacturers of drivers are making their. Pga tour, pga tour champions, and the swinging golfer design are registered trademarks. There are two models of the 2020 evenflow riptide driver shaft from truetemper. To create the foundation for a powerful swing with your driver, it all starts with your stance. Tourlock golf is the most comprehensive resource for golf club counterweights. The cb model is counter balanced for use in heavier, longer clubs to reduce swing weight. Jul, 2016 they are often in full balance with their finishes, as if they could keep the position for hours. The location of the balance point of a shaft will primarily affect the weight feel of a golf. If this is true ive removed some or all of the counterbalance weighting. For the most part, balance points of shafts can be all over the place and there really is no standard for whats.
Available in standard, draw bias and offset drivers. Worth invitational with the mca tensei orange ck pro in his driver and fairway woods. Be the first to get notified about sales, promotions and new products. In this video jason explains the differences between a counter balance and non counter balanced and explaining how it can help with your swing method wether a 2 plane or 1 plane.
As i have seen many times, counter balancing has more effect on the shaft profile that it will have on the balance of a driver. A club with a heavy swingweight is more massive on the clubhead side. I just want some honest feedback if i can get it about counter weightingback weighting if anyone has tried it. Balance certified has been offering counter balance weights for years for all clubs. Today, interchangeable weight can be installed in the butt end of woods, irons, wedges or putter.
The power x by momentus golf is the simplest and fastest way to add yards to any of your clubs. Plug the power x into the back of any grip and experience more yards and improved accuracy. In this video jason explains the differences between a counter balance and non counter balanced and explaining how it can help with your. List of counterbalanced, lower spinning shafts golfwrx.
Truer balance mallet putter warrior custom golf putters. Counter balance weights and backweighting golf clubs. Oct 29, 20 counter weighting goes by many names, but, no matter what you call it, were talking about the same thing. The g410 driver plus is engineered to outperform other similar drivers through the advanced technology it utilizes in its form. Good balance and rhythm create a perfect golf swing.
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