Not way back, I wrote a narrative concerning the rise in Mini driver choices and hopefully supplied some insights into whether or not a mini may be best for you.
Alongside the way in which, I steered that maybe that, whereas intriguing, the mini method may not be excellent for common golfers. Most of us may be higher served with a full-sized driver lower right down to extra playable (fairway wooden) lengths.
Having tried the same construct, I can let you know that if straighter tee photographs are your objective, it really works as marketed (insomuch as shorter driver builds have ever been marketed).
The final considering behind these kind of builds is that, opposite to what many imagine, a 3-wood isn’t more likely to be extra correct off the tee than a driver and whereas higher off the tee than a fairway wooden, a mini driver goes to be tougher to hit off the deck.
It’s why one reader known as the mini driver a worst of each worlds answer. Harsh, however if you wish to learn that mini drivers have a restricted viewers, that’s probably truthful.
Macro > Mini
Inside this context, it’s not less than fascinating that you simply received’t discover PING among the many listing of manufacturers rumored to have a mini driver within the short-term pipeline. That’s to not say PING doesn’t assume there’s worth in a extra controllable driver however it seems the corporate thinks that if you’ll want to hit photographs off the deck with any regularity, maintain your 3-wood. In the event you don’t, you would possibly need to take into account what is typically known as a “thriver.”
Merely, a thriver or what PING’s VP Becoming and Efficiency, Marty Jertson, suggests is also known as a “macro driver”, is a full-sized driver head with a shaft lower right down to 3-wood (43.5 inches), 5-wood (43) and even 7-wood (42.5) size.
Jertson posted the graphic under. It offers some key insights into who ought to take into account a thriver/macro driver in addition to some knowledge from PING’s Proving Grounds displaying comparisons between a shorter driver construct and a traditional 3-wood.
The abstract model is that the … let’s name it a “macro driver”, I actually like that … hit 10 % extra fairways and produced 40 % tighter dispersion than a PING LST  3-Wooden.
In contrast to mini drivers, there’s no suggestion that the macro driver (I’m sticking with that) goes to work off the deck. At 3-wood size, it’s going to fly about so far as 3-wood however you’re getting added management.
Because the graphic suggests, that makes the macro driver an excellent possibility for golfers who have already got loads of distance, want one thing extra controllable than a driver and if you happen to’re going to drag your 3-wood, aren’t typically inclined to hit 3-wood off the deck anyway.
The place to start out
The really helpful start line for a macro driver construct is a 12-degree G440 head. PING has a lot of supported shafts that mean you can construct to 3-, 5- or 7-wood size. Presumably, management will increase as shaft size decreases.
As with mini drivers, it’s possible you’ll not have a spot in your bag for a macro driver however if you happen to assume it may be a very good match in your sport, it’s most likely price spending a while with a PING fitter.
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