Its going to take a revolution for this to fully take shape, says edel, dechambeaus equipment alchemist. What length driver should you use with mark crossfield filmed at titleist tpi in the usa with their top fitting team. The other benefit to the graphite construction is that compared. How single length sets of golf clubs can maximize your golfing potential.
In 2011, the average driver length of the brands that we stock is 45. There is a point when the weight of a longer shaft, combined with the awkwardness of controlling the extra length, will result in diminishing clubhead. In addition to the wedges, dechambeau also went back to cobras king ltd driver. Pga tour star bryson dechambeaus unique way to choose. The theory behind single length irons comes from the book the golfing machine.
Bryson dechambeau put a new driver in play at the arnold palmer invitational which, to no ones surprise, is different. Bryson dechambeau witb winning clubs national club golfer. Bryson dechambeau sees happy gilmorelike length in. The most interesting thing about bryson dechambeau. Bryson dechambeau criticized by fellow pros for slow play. Bryson dechambeau dechambeau, played his first pro tournament at the 2016 rbc heritage in hilton head island, s. Cobra king speedzone driver from scottsdale golf for. Dechambeaus driver also features a 121gram conventional is around 50 grams jumbomax xl grip. When you employ a set of single length clubs with 123gram jumbomax xl grips and have a. Nevertheless, dechambeau and other users of same length clubs need to use only four or five different swings rather than 14. In the photos for this article, im demonstrating with a pitching wedge and a 4iron. The loft angle is what matters for loft and distance. Scientist bryson dechambeaus golf bag featuring one length irons.
Amateur and ncaa champion, plays all his irons at sort of a 6iron length 37. Players at all skill levels benefit from the use of custom fit golf clubs. Conventional golf clubs are built in 12 inch length increments with varying club head lie angles throughout a set. Therefore any single length set of woods cannot include the driver and can only include the fairway woods. Amateur champion and top 20 pga tour player bryson dechambeau has played his way onto the 2018 ryder cup team, his welldocumented success with cobra golfs one length irons will get plenty of fresh exposure in golf media. It is designed for extreme accuracy and prodigious distance off the tee. He also uses jumbo grips and bathes golf balls in saline water to check they are correctly balanced. Do bryson dechambeaus singlelength irons make sense for.
A little bit of the backstory here, so this is bryson dechambeau, he is the first single plane swinger of the golf club that ive ever seen, and the first player to use basically a set of clubs that are all the same length. Proper custom fitting from the manufacturer has been abandoned altogether, which in fairness, would be impossible anyway. Single length hybrids and single length woods will have to be fit and built to their own separate single length and cannot be the same length. Dechambeau, who has made headlines for his recent gains in. The point, dechambeau says, is to create a swing thats consistent from club to club, that. Creating an effective set of same length clubs requires some tinkering with clubs loft the angle that the club head makes with the shaft. Im not going to discuss the technical aspects of club fitting, loft, lie angles, clubhead weights etc, but suffice to say, playing with single length clubs makes your life easier. It seems pretty similar, or simple to do, but its actually very, very complicated when you get into this. It may come down to the power of fitting individual golfers to individual specs of not only shaft flex and club type, but unique lengths for each golfer. Bryson dechambeau reveals plan to test wildly popular long. The haggin oaks golf super shop in sacramento, ca, just took delivery of the puma driver continue reading. Dechambeau, a cobra puma golf ambassador, shot a stunning 8under 64 in the final round to finish seven strokes ahead of the nearest challenger, equipped with cobras highlyanticipated king f9 speedback driver and forged one length irons in the bag, and dressed headtotoe in apparel, accessories and footwear from puma golf, including the.
So given his success, should you emulate dechambeau s club selection and play with single length irons and wedges. But if bryson dechambeau wins a couple of tournaments on the pga tour, there will be a lot of people out there who want to try single length shafts. Is bryson dechambeau really considering using a 48inch. But the connection to taylors startup is an intriguing one nonetheless. Its a custom frankensteinmonster set with 124gram jumbo max grips made for him by a small manufacturer more well known for its putters and wedges.
Do bryson dechambeaus singlelength irons make sense for your. Bryson dechambeau isnt the only one getting longer. Bryson dechambeau is a young golf phenom who became only the fifth golfer ever to win the ncaa. Dechambeau also made a tweak to his cobra king speedzone driver in advance of the biennial matches at royal melbourne, dropping the loft from a 6.
The putter bryson dechambeau has been using is strange, and now it is apparently illegal. Bryson dechambeau is a pioneer of singlelength irons. Importantly, cobra has also rolled out an extensive fitting system and. Bryson dechambeau wowed the golf world this past weekend when he became a twotime winner on the pga tour at the memorial tournament at muirfield village. Bryson dechambeau sees happy gilmorelike length in golfs. But the practice of adding length to each club simply does not make for better golf. And that could mean that club fitting becomes even more important for a golfer considering one length irons. If youre considering making the switch, here are a few tips. Every one length iron has been reengineered to match 7iron length and weighting to deliver more consistency to golfers of every level.
This is soemthing that the young physicist and golfer decambeau embraced. Official storefront of jumbomax golf grips, the superoversized golf grip played by professional bryson dechambeau, winner of the 2015 ncaa championship and the 2015 u. Removing weight from the head wasnt the only thing needed to achieve that feathery swingweight. Bryson dechambeau was always going to be a story no matter how his first season as a professional unfolded. Bryson dechambeau is having a year to remember, on the course. The average length of a driver 5 years ago was approximately 45 long. Dechambeaus new driver has b9 swingweight golf digest. Cobras family of one length clubs are inspired by the revolutionary swing philosophy pioneered by bryson dechambeau on tour. Bryson dechambeau talks about his cobra one length irons at the 2017 pga merchandise show. Now hes a pga tour star, with single length clubs from cobra that are. This week at the players championship bryson dechambeau was spotted testing a new putter shaft. In concept, going to a longer shaft is a great idea since in most cases the longer the shaft the faster the head will travel. Posted in golf club fitting, golf club reshafting, golf clubs, golf drivers, golf wedges, single length golf clubs tagged golfclub fitting, golfclubrepair, golftourvan golf clubs like bryson dechambeau part iv. Cobra king forged one length 4p with nippon modus at 37.
Each club, from the driver to the wedge, also has its own standard length, so you must be fit each type. Bryson dechambeaus 3 tips to hitting singlelength irons golf. Dechambeau was using cobra one length clubs and his iconic puma driver cap. But if bryson dechambeau wins a couple of tournaments on the tour, there will be a lot of people out there who want to try single length shafts. Why most of golfer bryson dechambeaus clubs are the same. Bryson dechambeaus 3 tips to hitting singlelength irons. Bryson dechambeaus radical new driver bunkers paradise. Usga rules that bryson dechambeau cannot use his unique.
Amateur bryson dechambeau of the united states hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the arnold palmer invitational presented by mastercard at bay hill club and lodge on. Single length irons one iron golf system 1 iron golf. The full story behind bryson dechambeaus singlelength iron revolution. Jumbomax golf grips jumbo golf grips jumbo putter grips. If you want to do a quickcheck of your measurements and get a sense of your plusorminus length score, you can plug your numbers in here. Inside bryson dechambeaus singlelength iron revolution. Cobra king ltd 34 project x hzrdus black 85x shaft, 14. Bryson dechambeau athlete profile pga tour superstore. Is golfer bryson dechambeau one of a kind or the start of.
When you employ a set of singlelength clubs with 123gram jumbomax. See what results we got when we tried different length. Cobra king ltd pro project x hzrdus t1100 75x shaft, 8. As shaft length increases, clubhead speed also increases. This means that besides the driver and putter you carry 12 clubs having 12 different lengths and 12 different lie angles. If you didnt know already, dechambeau has a shaft the length of a 7iron in each of his clubs well, irons and wedges for a more consistent swing plane which each club. Driver fitting iron fitting wedge fitting putter fitting shop fitting van experience bobby jones fitting center. The inspiration has come from pga tour rookie bryson dechambeau, a physics major at smu who began touting same length shafts last year when he. Our 1 iron titanium driver is built to the optimum club length based upon your wristtofloor measurement.
The driver must remain as a separately fit golf club. He has already received a lot of attention for playing with single length irons which have created quite a stir and now he has added a new driver. Dechambeau, who halted his studies at southern methodist university after its golf team was suspended due to rules violations involving a former coach, has temporarily forsaken the games riches. Bryson dechambeau is the games biggest one length irons proponent. Dechambeau s singlelength irons allow him to have the same posture and swing plane with each club. Our jumbo golf club grips and jumbo putter grips provide superior.
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