Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

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CRAIG’S

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FITTERANALYSIS
Craig’sbiggermisswastotheleft,soI
wastryingtofindashaftthatstarted
theballfurtherrightsohecanstilldraw
itbacktothetargetifhewants.The
mainthingthatCraigaskedmeforwas
moredistancewithoutsacrificing
dispersion.I puthimintheTensei
Orangeshaftandhelikedthefeelofit.
Wesawanimmediateincreaseinball
speed,thenusingtheFCTloftsleeve
wesquaredthefaceandgotitonthe
settingwherehecouldfindthecentre
ofthefacealotmore.Thenitwasjusta
caseofusingtheweightsontheM5
drivertodialinhislaunchandspin.
Craigwasalsosufferingwithahigh
toestrike,sotheTwistFacehelped
overatraditionalbulgeandrollface.
Movingthelieanglemoreupright
shiftedthestrikepatterntowardsthe
centreofthefaceandhisshotswere
flyinghigherandstraighter.Whenyou
getfaceandlieanglemarriedup,that’s
whenyoustarttoseeamorecentred
strike.Weputoneoftheweightsinthe
middleofthetracktooptimisespinand
theotherinthetoetohold the face
openthroughimpact.

CRAIG’SFEEDBACK
Iboughtmycurrentdriverofftherack
justbecauseitsuitedmybudget.I’ve
alwayshittheballquitelowand
struggledwithatwo-waymiss–I
wouldn’tknowwhichwaytoaimonmy
nextdrive.It’sdefinitelyaweaknessof
mine.WiththeTenseiOrangeshaftin
theM5I couldfeelthedifference
immediately.Theballwaslaunching
higherbutstayingintheairalotlonger.
Itfelthotteroffthefaceandthe
dispersionwasmuchbettertoo–my
misseswouldstillbecatchingthe
edgesoffairwaysratherthanflying
intothetrees.I’venowgottoconsider
tellingmygirlfriendtheweddingis off
becauseI’mbuyingthisdriver!

CRAIG’SFITTEDDRIVER
TaylorMadeM5,10.5°,Mitsubishi
RayonTensei CK Pro Orange shaft,
stiff flex.

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