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You might find this interesting. 🤔 A friend of mine decided to try a short-shafted driver. We talked about it a few times previously and he decided to give it a try. He has a GC Quad, so I asked him to do some testing. HIS HANDICAP INDEX: 📊 5.0 to 8.0 (6.1 when he did the test) APPROACH: 📔 After a warm-up, he hit 15-20 drives per day. In between each driver shot, he would hit a 50-60 yard wedge. He did 10 total sessions, alternating clubs each day. Same head in both clubs (each at the same setting). Same shaft in both clubs - one was at 45.5 inches the other 42.75 inches. 45.5 INCH DRIVER: ➡️Avg Total Distance: 248.4 yards ➡️Offline STDEV: 22.1 yards ➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 17.5% 42.75 INCH DRIVER: ➡️Avg Total Distance: 245.2 yards ➡️Offline STDEV: 19.5 yards ➡️Percent of shots >30 yards offline: 12.4% SUMMARY You can see in the image below, the short shafted driver resulted in a tighter grouping on the face. He was able to keep the ball closer to the sweet spot. Average distance with the shorter shaft decreased 3.2 yards. Offline STDEV with the shorter driver decreased 2.6 yards. He saw an increase in accuracy, with a decrease in the number of "big misses". WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM THIS? If you have not tried a shorter shafted driver, you may want to put that on your list. Make sure you consult a fitter so they can get you squared away. Distance is VERY important, but reducing big misses is also an important part of the puzzle. Be open minded to trying a different approach. You may find something that works really well for YOU. A shorter shafted driver supplemented with speed training might be just the thing to take your driver to the next level.