I had similar ballooning type shots with my driver and the prolaunch gave me a more boaring shot and ive gained a fair amount of control with it also. Donald had an outstanding year in 2011, winning several tournaments and awards. Donald is one of the growing number of players to carry a sonartec club. Mizuno mp62 3pw with true temper dynamic gold s300 shafts. Luke campbell donald mbe born 7 december 1977 is an english professional golfer who has been the world number one. My driver is at least 7 inches above my belly button. For example, a scotty cameron by titleist kombi mallet has a headweight of 340 grams at 35 inches, 350 grams at 34 inches and 360 grams at 33 inches. Driver shaft length i saw a segment on the golf channel this morning in which they said your driver, when standing up, should be just an inch or two above your belly button. Sep 20, 2016 tour edge also gave the xj1 driver a thin, sp 700 beta titanium face plate that is thinner near its edges, which the company said broadens the sweetspot and helps protect ball speed on offcenter hits. Also, notice how he has good hip rotation while the club.
The taylormade m2 2016 drivers features is highlighted by the. The driver of choice for luke is a titleist 983k with 9. They come with 9 and 15 degrees of loft respectively and both come with a mitsubishi tensei blue 70tx shaft. Robertson is widely known as the man who makes driver and 3wood shafts for former world no. Apr 24, 2012 if youre just looking for a shaft change, i just put a grafalloy prolaunch red 65 shaft into a new driver and it is a huge improvement for me. See luke donald bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports. Luke donalds and lee westwoods race to become world no 1 began in promising style yesterday as both shot rounds of fourunder to feature high on their respective leaderboards. Swinging the club on plane is a key to hitting the ball solid and maintaining a consistent ball flight.
Clubs are accurate as of the rbc heritage 42014 driver. Luke donald says shaft lean is bad friendly forums. My fairway wood was good, but it launched a bit lower than optimal. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on luke donald of the golf. Equipment is accurate as of the 2017 wm phoenix open 2717. My driver shaft was an excellent fit as it should be, ive had the opportunity to test nearly every shaft made.
Donald is a rare witb addition that has a set of mizuno irons and wedges in his bag. Tour edge exotics cb2 15 with accra avix xc 75 x shaft hybrid. Aug 26, 2012 i was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. The driver and all other clubs have golf pride cord grips on them. We are all able to spy in on that session and learn more about the fitting process thanks to a video posted on the mizuno europe. To help moderatespeed players, tour edge made the stock shaft the 45gram fujikura air speeder.
Luke donald latest news, breaking stories and comment the. It got me to thinking and i realized i havent been hitting my 45 inch driver with the control and accuracy that i once did with a pers. Titleist golf ball players are titleist s top golfers. Taylormade rocketballz 15 with an accra xc 75 x shaft hybrid. If youre just looking for a shaft change, i just put a grafalloy prolaunch red 65 shaft into a new driver and it is a huge improvement for me.
What is interesting about this is most of the rack drivers are 4546 inches in length and some are even 47 inches. Dec 14, 2016 as we work to prepare our report, here are the lowest spinning driver shafts as identified by the manufacturers that produced them. Though accra, like their bestknown tour players matt kuchar and luke donald. Luke donald pga tour profile news, stats, and videos.
Review ontario company gives luke donald and me the shaft as the worlds topranked player has apparently excelled with accra shafts in his driver and 3 wood over the past year or so, i figured id take a chance too. Mizuno shaft optimizer 3d find your best matched iron shaft in just 3 swings. Barely two years ago he won the race to dubai and the pga tour money list. Mizuno clk flihi 17 with aldila nv 85 x shaft irons. As we work to prepare our report, here are the lowest spinning driver shafts as identified by the manufacturers that produced them. Considering xstiff driver shaft clubs, grips, shafts. Shaft profiling services in san antonio mk golf technologies. Graphite golf shafts are lighter than steel shafts, resulting in an increase in swing speed and distance. See more ideas about luke donald, golf and golf pga. It is becoming a clear trend that pros with either a mixed bag, or with. Learn about his golf game and find out what titleist equipment hes using today. In 2008, he and partner dave makarucha bought the accra name from shaft manufacturer ust.
Find out what is in the bag for luke donald this season. Donald, a mizuno golf staff player, also did some work with the team from that company to fine tune his iron shafts and get him familiar with the new fitting tools they possess, including the mizuno shaft optimizer. Not much can go wrong when the club bisects through the forearm on the way back down. Feb 07, 2017 equipment is accurate as of the 2017 wm phoenix open 2717. You can have shaft lean with less then y impact depending on where your body is relative to the ball. The average shaft length of a driver on the pga tour is 44.
Luke donald hitting the fairway with a smooth golf swing. Nevertheless, here is the full arsenal donald chose to play at colonial this weekend. The 15time major winner had the taylormade m3 driver in the bag in 2018 but he has switched to the m5 with its speed injected twist face for 2019. Taylormade r11 9 degree, ust mamiya accra xc65 shaft fairway wood. May 19, 2016 luke donald has won five pga tour events and seven european tour events and was no. Jun 07, 2019 heading into the 2019 season, our very own chris voshall caught up with luke donald to see what was in the bag as he attempts to get back to prime form after a 2018 plagued by back injury. Luke donald slow motion golf swing video dailymotion. Luke donald talks through his fundamentals with swing guru dennis pugh. Theyve got technology, a bigger sweet spot, and they look good. Tpt golf a new driver shaft for this former world no. Sep 19, 2019 former world number one luke donald, aside from a brief foray into using clubs made by ben hogan and titleist, has pretty much played mizuno clubs for his entire professional career.
Whats in luke donalds mizuno bag for the 2019 season youtube. The higher the swing speed, the stiffer the shaft flex should be. Luke donald has won five pga tour events and seven european tour events and was no. Jan 17, 2020 the 15time major winner had the taylormade m3 driver in the bag in 2018 but he has switched to the m5 with its speed injected twist face for 2019. That is what luke donald does in his swing just like every other pro. Luke donald stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. May 20, 2016 that is what luke donald does in his swing just like every other pro. On top of that, he was named european tour golfer of the year, pga tour player of the year, won the vardon trophy and the byron nelson award.
Tour edge also gave the xj1 driver a thin, sp 700 beta titanium face plate that is thinner near its edges, which the company said broadens the sweetspot and helps protect ball speed on offcenter hits. The question arises on why tiger has played a diamana driver shaft, and why luke donald has played an accra driver shaft. Golf digest videos luke donald demonstrates how better. Donald ranked tied147 th on tour for average driving distance 284. Now that the usga has limited the size, length, and cor coefficient of restitution on todays drivers, new avenues must be taken to enhance driver performance.
Heading into the 2019 season, our very own chris voshall caught up with luke donald to see what was in the bag as he attempts to get back to prime form after a 2018 plagued by back injury. Review ontario company gives luke donald and me the shaft as the worlds topranked player has apparently excelled with accra shafts in his driver and 3 wood over the past year or so, i. The man in question is of course the incredible luke donald and his successes in 2011 have got the world of golf talking once again about what you really need to be the best in the world. Taylormade rocketballz stage 2 set to 14 degrees shaft. One of the interesting equipment stories of the year was that luke donald started using a driver that was 43. He won the pga tour money list and european race to dubai to. Jun 04, 2012 for the memorial im using the new irons. Driver shaft length i saw a segment on the golf channel this morning in which they said your driver, when standing up, should be just an inch or two above your belly. Luke donald witb for 2017 pga season what is in the bag. Also, watch how the golf shaft bisects through his right forearm as he swings up and also when he swings down. With a current fedex ranking of 67 and only one top 10 finish this season, luke donald may not be the player he once was, but he remains one of our favorite witb subjects on tour. Made six cuts in 12 starts with lone top10 coming at. Taylormade r9 3wood degree, ust mamiya accra xc75 shaft hybrid. Former world number one luke donald, aside from a brief foray into using clubs made by ben hogan and titleist, has pretty much played mizuno clubs for his entire professional career.
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