I'm aware of the lower spin rates of newer heads but I am hearing things like, high launch angles but lower trajectory. I'm trying to lower my trajectory a bit but also slow the spin rate down.
That's a little bit of a mouthful and a lot of variables. Maybe you should stick to your same shaft and just install a HiCOR 9.5 head. That way you change just one variable which would allow you to determine how great of an effect was made to the ball flight pattern. Of course, now, what we are seeing is what some old pro's have been telling us for a long time. That is that a longer hang time coupled with the proper flight arc will result in a longer driving distance.
As factors go you now have:
A: Larger design heads to achieve a higher launch angle with less of the initial spin rate.
B: A wider range of shaft choices which influence the effect of the head impact into the ball and the resulting spin rate.
C: The actual loft of the club face which factors into the launch angle.
D: The swing of the golfer which influences the angle of the clubhead path into the ball.
E: The ball itself with it's initial spin rate and decaying spin/ball flight characteristics.
F: The height of the tee'd ball.
You pick how many more factors you want to add into the mix. Most golfers change too many variables at one time and so never really know which are significant variables for them and which are not significant.
Rich "Mac" McHattie
Mac's Golf
