Tom wishon driver test

Tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing in club head design, shaft performance analysis and club fitting research and development. Tom explains the performance, design and manufacturing aspects of the. Tom wishon who like geek doesnt really do stock elected to send his. After a comprehensive overview of my stats last year i came to the conclusion that if i want to get to the next level as a golfer, i am going to have to hit more greens, and that all starts with how i position myself off the tee. In this photo i am shown presenting tom wishon with the.

On many web sites i have seen they are all recommending 43 44 driver length yet all the driver companies sell 45,46 and some approaching 47 drivers. Tom wishon agreed to provide his thought on updating the levels of club fitting from his book. All new thin face, high cor, variable thickness face in a carbon steel body to offer a wide range in lie and loft bending for custom fitting. Golf shaft alignment by tom wishon, tom wishon golf technology this was copied from a discussion on another forum. Tom wishon, one of the worlds leading club designers, takes you on a guided tour of the golf club, explaining in lay language how and why golf clubs work the way they do. Description 550c are a true forged carbon steel design, made from a softer alloy of carbon steel called 1035c with lower carbon content for allowing the forging process to pack the steel tighter and improve grain structure and reduce internal voids 550c is a true cavity back design, which means it is. Mar 25, 2015 suitable candidate shafts are chosen by the club fitter from which the test club hitting process begins. It is the same as a private conversation i have had with tom while researching the history of sst alignment. Thoughts on kzg and wishon golf clubs clubs, grips.

Perfect lies golf custom golf club fitting as a premiere custom fitters can offer many specialized shaft options manhattan,rockland county, bergen county, westchester, orange county, putnam county, otsego county, albany county,fairfield county, delaware county, schoharie county, oneida county, greene. Perhaps of even greater importance, he explains what to look forand what to look out forwhen you buy your next club. Again, because the best club fitters are superb multitaskers during the test club sessions for flex and bend profile, the club fitter is also testing for shaft weight, swing. I play a wishon driver and 4 wood with wishon shafts. Wishon has written more than 200 magazine articles on clubmaking technology, and has been on the golf digest technical advisory panel for more. A wishon 959 olits nonconforming, but at age 72, i dont even compete in golf leagues any more. Bottom line on the bigger heads from his perspective is that you can create higher moi and because they are bigger shift enough weight to make a difference in ball flight for a better player. The tom wishon series of drivers can be hand picked to exact specifications. Titleist ts driver stock shaft testing whats the difference. We will let you know when it becomes available again. Then what does it do to the swing wt, shaft flex, club wt. Jun, 2017 i recently spoke with gene bonk, owner of ads golf who is one of tom wishon s clients and a past head at san diego golf academy. Wishon shafts went into a majority of the clubs i built also. After getting a test club driver i have already hit it farther than i have ever hit with my name brand driver.

Amateur champ is the only tour pro who uses a singleplane swing while playing irons that. Tom wishon drivers 919thi drivers wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options features. I recently spoke with gene bonk, owner of ads golf who is one of tom wishons clients and a past head at san diego golf academy. Golfer driver 3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph mph golfer downswing transition rating. Mar 28, 2016 the quest for a more accurate driver everyone wants to find out how to have a more accurate driver including me. This is one more key to the enhanced spin design of the pcf micro tour wedges.

Microgroove scorelines are more narrow and closer together than traditional scorelines the microgroove design allows the edges of 5 lines to contact the ball at impact while traditional lines only allow 3. Nov 18, 2015 so i heard back from tom wishon already. Sep 05, 2019 tom wishon 919thi me the rbz stage 2 is the biggest surprise of the entire test. I was excited that he agreed to provide the input on this that is noted below. Jun 14, 2016 we spent the last year looking for ways to refine and improve the most wanted driver test.

I have complete confidence i can fit 90% of the amateur golfers who need custom clubs with wishon products. I am getting a 919 thi head as soon as i can thanks for the kind words. Hot face, but it has a closed face and can become a hook machine. The 919thi driver meets all the criteria that makes up a true custom fit titanium driver.

Im going to refer to two different tests here that were done with a mix of golfers. Geoff built a 11 degree head with standard lie and loft and fitted with two different shafts. The result higher cor and higher ball speed for offcenter hits for more offcenter shot distance. Wishon thi driver perhaps more surprisingly given the titleist rep, our slower swing speed players loved it as much, if not more than the higher swing speed players. Introduces its new 959ol driver, a usga nonconforming driver that has a cor of nearly 0. He said there was no convincing folks that you could achiever high enough cor with the smaller head.

Some of you may recall i mentioned several months ago that i was going to build a high lofted driver with a 44 shaft. Tom wishon, golfs leading master club fitter, has designed more original golf components than just about anyone else in the industry and brought technical innovation to modern club production. Professional golf shaft fitting tom wishon golf youtube. Hi tom, id like to offer some feedback regarding my trial of the new 519shpr driver. They both kicked name brand clubs out of the bag because they simply out performed the others. Jan 22, 2016 this video is about twgts sterling irons single length irons. I typically play a draw, but this club wanted to hit it straight, so my normal alignment to the right left me. I also really like the grt gradual roll technology of the woods. Tell mr wishon to keep up the good work and also a pat on the back for all of you employees also. The first is by tom wishon, who is considered by many to be one of the leading.

Looking forward to continuing my work with the clubfitter. We opened a new test facility and again enlisted 20 testers to help us put 28 drivers through their paces. I live in melbourne, australia and am fortunate to have met geoff waldon, an exquisite clubmaker of wishon equipment and a great friend and teacher. Tom wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options. Tom wishon talks about the eq1nx single length irons duration. The 919thi drivers are now designed with a unique, pure titanium bendable hosel to allow you to fit any golfer for lie and face angle. Download pdf common sense clubfitting the wishon method. Perfect lies golf custom golf club fitting as a premiere custom fitters can offer many specialized shaft options manhattan,rockland county, bergen county, westchester, orange county, putnam county, otsego county, albany county,fairfield county, delaware county, schoharie county, oneida county, greene county. I play maltby golfworks irons, but wishon has a couple different iron heads that i want to try in the future. He has been responsible for more than 50 different club head design firsts in his design career, including the first adjustable hosel device, as well as the first 0. Wishon driver general equipment talk mygolfspy forum. Tom wishon september 25, 2018 yes, the final testing is being done on the new 519shpr driver in anticipation of having it join the product line next spring. Wishon has written eight books on golf club making and design, including the bestselling the search for the perfect golf club which won book of the year honors from the international network of golf.

Tom wishon, chief designer at tom wishon golf and a longtime fitting advocate, argues that physics make it more difficult to swing a longershafted driver at the same speed as a shortershafted. Thoughts on kzg and wishon golf clubs clubs, grips, shafts. This wishon driver head with s choice of fitted shaftscan not be beat. Tom wishon 919thi me the rbz stage 2 is the biggest surprise of the entire test. Kyle yes, the final testing is being done on the new 519shpr driver in. Be sure and complete all questions before you order for the best custom fitted driver. This is a benefit only the professional golfers experience.

Experience with wishon or other custom club components. Wishon golf 919thi driver clubhead only spargo golf. May 02, 2012 i play a wishon driver and 4 wood with wishon shafts. Wishon golf invented cup face driver construction in the mid 1990s variable face thickness to allow offcenter areas of the face to flex inward more than possible with a single face thickness. Tom wishon talks about the technology behind the 919thi, our most versatile driver design. Having begun his career in clubmaking in 1972, tom has worked exclusively since 1980 to develop a truly highend segment within the component clubmaking industry.

Something you want to consider is offset, as well as, of course, forgiveness. Taking the guesswork out of selecting shafts part 1 by tom wishon in nearly 40 years of golf equipment design and research work, i think it is fair to say that the shaft is th e least understood component of the golf club. This video is about shaft flex vs swing speed ratings. Extended 1mm face to back dimension positions mass farther from the cg to increase the moi to 5,000 gcm2. Taking the guesswork out of selecting shafts part 1. Absolutely unbelievable driver in terms of forgiveness and distance. Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options features. Acer callaway nike tom wishon golf technologies kzg alpha bang geek. I can name all kinds of drivers i believe are trustworthy, all at a multiple price points. Im all for wishon as a guy, as a clubmaker, and especially as a great source for equipment. He said that tom wishon is still hands on, but that diamond has more of a distribution role. Tom wishon golf technology introduces single length clubs new for the 16 season. The quest for a more accurate driver practical golf.

A fter i did my monday blog post, i emailed tom wishon, owner of tom wishon golf, about the blog post and asked him his thoughts on updating this. This was in response to an article from tom wishon golf suggesting that players with swingspeeds under 110 mph. Clubmaker tom wishon has lost 60 percent of his hearing, at least a portion of the damage attributable to the time he spent laying down the drum tracks on the steve miller bands 1973 album the. Tom wishon golf technology click twgt designs on the left to view the offerings, then talk to your local fitter about what he recommends. He made that club in 0405 before he had to move to a larger headed driver to keep up with the oems. Whether you need a driver with a 2 open face, or a loft of exactly 10. It is smaller, running at 412cc and will be available to begin with in rh in 9 and 11 lofts. Since i have engaged in serious shaft research since 199 0. As mentioned above, it remains to be seen how long he intends to be active. Tom wishon is well on the record about his belief that most golfers would benefit from playing a shorter shaft in their driver. Jan 15, 2011 tell mr wishon to keep up the good work and also a pat on the back for all of you employees also. Jan 07, 2015 tom wishon is a 40year veteran of the golf equipment industry specializing in club head design, shaft performance analysis and club fitting research and development. For added information about cuttingedge golf components, go online to. Oct 01, 2006 wishon has written eight books on golf club making and design, including the bestselling the search for the perfect golf club which won book of the year honors from the international network of golf.

Again, because the best club fitters are superb multitaskers during the test club sessions for flex and bend profile, the club fitter is also testing for shaft weight, swing weight and continually asking the golfer for feedback with each. Aug, 2015 this video is about shaft flex vs swing speed ratings. Sterling irons single length irons consumer youtube. Suitable candidate shafts are chosen by the club fitter from which the test club hitting process begins. The golf digest 2014 hot list winner, tom wishon 771csi. This was in response to an article from tom wishon golf suggesting that players with swingspeeds under 110 mph would actually get more carry distance and potentially. Wishon golfs most popular driver design in a wide variety of custom fitting options. Mygolfspys most wanted driver test beyond the numbers.

Wish it was a generation or two newer, as i think the newer driver heads have more rebound effect than the older ones. Extended 1mm face to back dimension positions mass. Tom, i have your hybrid, e wood and 4 wood and you mentioned sand blasting. This ensures the data is comparable from shaft to shaft to shaft in the data base o f. At my peak i had approximately 3 dozen driver heads and 2 dozen iron heads to test on over 300 different shafts. And then above the 6 iron, you probably would want to think about a 4 hybrid of around 24 loft at a length of around 37. Tom wishon golf technology stands alone in the custom clubmaking industry as the only company that designs all of its own original clubhead, shaft and grip models. Tom, i play mizuno irons that i have been fitted for, they are 2degrees flat and i hit them very well with a slight draw.

Tom wishon golf technologies s2s shaft fitting system. The author of nine books about club making two of them are on the curriculum for pga pro training, wishon began. I hit the driver well, but when i miss, it always a fade or push. Not only did he contact me on the driver but he insisted on weighing in on a smaller head. Golfer driver3 wood clubhead speed enter speed from 50 120mph mph golfer 5 6iron clubhead speed enter speed from 40 90mph mph golfer downswing transition rating. If i buy a new driver should i get it cut down by an inch or two. Price quoted is for a basic graphite shaft with no upgrades.