Adding weight lead tape can it help want to learn more about the vertical golf swing and my peak performance golf swing. The final photo is an application to the heel of the club. Where to place lead tape on your driver to fix your common miss. Nov 24, 2017 weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial royboy golf. If you can make square contact with the ball in the optimal spot on your driver golf club, you stand a chance of hitting the ball farther consistently. Using sharp scissors, cut 12inch tape in half lengthwise for a better fit on your racket. Pga professional eric hogge has a quick trick to cure your slicing problem, and he thinks it might be a simple solution to help you discover how to hit a driver farther and straighter. After about 15 swings it starts to peel and wouldnt want that to happen mid round in a. Many golfers attach lead tape to their clubs to alter the balls trajectory, to help cure a. Add lead tape to the bottom of the drivers heel near the shaft to prevent or minimize a slice. As the opposite effect of the previous photo, when we apply lead tape to the heel of the club, it speeds up the closing or rotation of the clubface, promoting a right to left shot for the righthanded golfer, or a. Add lead tape to the back of the driver, close to the toe of the club to help correct a slice in your golf balls trajectory 1 2. Would adding some lead tape increase the feel of a heavier head.
Conversely, tape applied to the heel, they believe. Lead tape is available in rolls from golf retailers or golf web sites. Use lead tape to square clubface at impact how to break. Erics secret for how to fix a slice in golf is a little bit of lead tape applied to the heel of your drive. It also did it 12 way down because it made the top a little thicker than the bottom which was nice.
Using lead tape to aid in correcting a slice or hooked golf shot has been a trick of professional golfers for a number of years. I ended up putting 8 grams of lead tape in the toe to counter balance it and it worked good for me. As you can see, this driver doesnt have many places to put the lead tape, but the spot ive located should work. Apply lead tape to the heel portion of your driver head for more dynamic closure of the face as it reaches impact. If you can make square contact with the ball in the optimal spot on your driver golf club, you stand a chance of hitting the ball. Then it will take more than of lead tape to raise the swing weight of a club 3 points.
See how you can put your lead tape on your driver to change your ball flight. Others say putting tape in the back rear of the club produces a higher ball flight. Yes, lead tape will make the club feel heavier, but it might not correct your problem. The most common way to this is to add lead tape in these areas, which, if youve ever seen a tour players bag up close, often has lead tape sprinkled throughout the bag to fully dial in their highly attuned feel with equipment. The only place to position that much tape is on the sole and that will lower the cg of the putter a lot. However, some holdouts still exist, like scott piercy, who puts lead tape on almost every club in his bag, including his titleist 9d2 driver. Weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial youtube. Adding lead tape can improve your distance and accuracy. Putting lead tape on the low back of your irons will increase the launch angle. Assuming lead tape is typically available in 12 wide strips. Putting lead tape on your driver head can dramatically change the way you feel your. Apply lead tape to the heel portion of your driver head for more. You will need to swing a few shots to determine where exactly you need to place the tapes for your driver or club.
Brent kelley is an awardwinning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Pga professional george roy shows us how to add weight to sand wedges thats not only functional, but much more aesthetically pleasing. Add weight to your driver golf club for more distance pga. Placing the tape in this location helps to correct a hook in the balls trajectory.
Dec 11, 20 by using and changing lead tape placement, you can change your ball flight. And if we instead added 2 grams to the clubhead, this would increase the swing weight to e0. You may also show all questionsfor a given rule by using the pulldown list below. Use lead tape to square clubface at impact golf tips. If you think it may help, take your driver and a roll of tape to the driving range. So, you can get the swing weight back up by either putting lead tape on the head but that gets real messy sometimes, doesnt look good, and actually adds head weight which will make the shafts flex weaker so it is now recommended and why golf grip companies are making these now to put on an ultra lightweight grip. So, you can get the swing weight back up by either putting lead tape on the head but that gets real messy sometimes, doesnt look good, and actually adds head weight which will make the shafts flex weaker so it is now recommended and why golf grip companies. Waiting on my lead tape and lighter grip to show up in the mail but i couldnt help myself and cut the driver to 44 today i played it as is at c2. Conversely, adding lead tape to your driver s toe helps reduce draw spin, providing a straighter shot. Putting some tape on the crown of a driver before a round is ok same as bubbas paint job on his driver but putting some tape on the face is definitely not. What is the proper positioning of lead tape on driver head. How to add weighted lead tape to a tennis racket healthfully. By using and changing lead tape placement, you can change your ball flight. By using and changing lead tape placement, you can change ball flight this maybe a quick cure for some golfers.
Stephen deane, head professional, emirates golf club discusses how the weight of the driver can have a dramatic impact on the swing. This will help the clubhead close more around its axis. Add a piece of lead tape to the back of your driver, close to the heel by peeling off the backing from the tape 2. Where to place the strip of lead on the putter hea. It takes 4 12 of this tape to add approximately 1 swing weight to the head. Going one step further, i firmly believe that you would have to apply a significant amount of lead tape to the back of an iron head in order to affect cog enough to drastically change the flight. What will putting lead tape on the bottom or low back of my. Weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial.
Lead tape to adjust ball flight completely agree with weirfan in that the placement of lead tape on an iron head will not affect shot shape. At the 2010 valero texas open, taylormades tour technicians started googling golf counterbalance. Illustrated guide to put a lead tape on a driver golf. Lead tape, for a time being, was the goto stuff for golfers making quick adjustments to their clubs. Continue to add and adjust the lead tape on the back of your driver until you achieve a straight ball trajectory and feel comfortable with the additional weight on your driver head 2. If youre a feel putter like i am, consider using lead tape on the bottom of your putter when greens are slow. You may search for a specific question within the rules of golf faqs by enteringa keywords in the field below and clicking search. As mentioned, weve seen lead tape under grips and weve also seen it applied on the heels and toes of drivers and woods, in the cavities of irons, and the back of wedges and putters. Btw, this was a lot of lead tape it looks obnoxiously bulky. Driver tape protection united kingdom ireland team titleist.
To begin with, i just did some experiments with lead tape at the range this sunday, and wanted to know if anyone else has done the same. My point is that as with lead tape, we just experiment by adding more or less to the heal and or the toe or bottom and or the top until we get the ball flight we want. Illustrated guide to put a lead tape on a driver penulis. Tuning drivers with lead tape clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Discussion in general golf talk started by pa jayhawk, jan 26, 2006. Lead tape is one of my favorite golf accessories of all time. How to fix a slice in golf swing with lead tape pga digital. Due to the general rules of cg, placing weight closer to the face. Lead tape can change feel of golf club swing surgeon. It can be argued, but experts claim that adding weight to your driver, in the form of lead tape, has little effect on curing a slice, eliminating a hook or changing the trajectory of the ball. Pros still turn to lead tape to tweak swingweight, ball flight. Ill use from one to three pieces, depending on speed. You may also show all questionsfor a given rule by. To keep the toe from releasing too much through impact, place lead tape on the toe portion of the driver sole.
Dec 03, 2008 assuming lead tape is typically available in 12 wide strips. I just bought some lead tape as i cut my driver shaft down and wanted to bring the swing weight back to a similar feel as when the driver was longer. Put the club in a swing weight scale, cut off more lead tape that you know you will need and drape dont stick yet it over the head to see what the swing weight comes out to. Tried using foil tape and 2 quarters on the back of the sole, but they were gone pretty quickly. And that is why i use lead down the shaft for most clubs, and maybe heavier weights in. Putting tape on multiple points would create nodes that screw up the shaft cpm profile. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of centeredness of contact. What will putting lead tape on the bottom or low back of. If you buy it in roll form, simply cut the piece you need and stick it to club head. Other golfers may simply prefer the feel of a bit of extra weight around the grip. Its a wonderful way to tweak your equipment to feel exactly how you want it to. Since youre only adding 23gs of weight, placement is not critical, although i come from the school that any extra weight should be added behind the sweet spot. It was used to add weight to various places on the clubhead or putter, changing not only the. Even so, golfers at all levels of the game, including pga tour professionals retief goosen and phil mickelson, still use this lowtech approach to fine.
Does adding lead tape to golf clubheads change the swingweight. If you want the driver to fade more, you place it on the toe. For most amateurs, using lead tape should be used with a tempered attitude because the cause of the slice is most likely because of significant swing. Adding some lead tape around the drivers grip can balance the clubs weight and make it more comfortable. Swing defects which are minor can easily be corrected by attaching a piece of lead tape to the driver. If you want your driver to draw more, you place the tape on the heel of the club. One of the results was a company offering tour lock.
I explained that i was debating putting some tape on my driver as it felt a little light, when in truth, it felt fine, i probably at that time wouldnt have know if it was light, however the truth was that pete, sam and all the older guys that i looked up to had tape and i wanted tape, lol. Putting it at the heel of the club will help the clubface turn over through impact, therefore promoting a draw. Dec 20, 2007 putting lead tape on the low back of your irons will increase the launch angle. When it comes to equipment, garcia tends to go his.
How to attach lead tape to a golf club driver golfweek. How to fix a slice in golf swing with lead tape pga. Lead tape around hosels japanese golf clubs japanese. Learn about drivers that allow golfers to alter the weight of the club. As far as i remember, the lylefaldo incident centred on sandy putting a sticking plaster on the top of the putter to reduce glare during the round, hence altering its playing. One of my earliest encounters with golf technologybeyond just owning and using standard golf clubswas the time a childhood friend. Many golfers attach lead tape to their clubs to alter the balls trajectory, to help cure a swing defect or to adjust the clubs feel. Use lead tape to square clubface at impact golf tips, golf. If the lead tape will not remain on the club in the same location, new tape may be used.
Lead tape is an okay way to try out a wight change with a club, but after you figure out what you like or what works best for you, id much rather go with a more permanent way to add weight. Use the driver weight correctly to improve your swing youtube. One of my earliest encounters with golf technologybeyond just owning and using standard golf clubswas the time a childhood friend added strips of lead tape to the clubhead of his driver. This has the opposite effect of placing tape on the toe.
Sep 24, 2014 my point here is that by experimenting with putting lead tape on your clubs you can find that point and it will make a dramatic difference. Weighting wedges with lead tape tips and tricks tutorial royboy golf. Expert opinion isnt unanimous on lead tapes benefits, but some pga tour pros phil mickelson, for example have used lead tape on their clubs. Lead tape wont completely cure a bad golf swing, but it may help smooth out a rough spot. Adding lead tape to a shaft club makingfittingrepair. United states golf association rules of golf frequently. Like all of my clubs i did not swing weigh it on the scale because i adjust all my clubs strictly by feel. Tuning drivers with lead tape clubs, grips, shafts. Putting it near the toe will help keep the face open at impact and promote more of a fade. Many players hit much better drivers after putting lead tape on their driver. As the opposite effect of the previous photo, when we apply lead tape to the heel of the club, it speeds up the closing or rotation of the clubface, promoting. However, lead tape that becomes detached from the club in the normal course of play may be placed back onto the club in the same location. Conversely, adding lead tape to your drivers toe helps reduce draw spin, providing a straighter shot.
Jun 02, 2016 and if we instead added 2 grams to the clubhead, this would increase the swing weight to e0. Again, test your club after adding tape to determine if enough tape has been added or if too much has been added. Where to place lead tape on your driver to fix your common. If i add lead tape to the back of my 905r, do i pick up a little distance. As you can see, this driver doesnt have many places to put the lead tape, but the spot ive. Simple diy weight change you can make to your golf clubs. Adding tape to the heel makes the toe relatively lighter so that it moves quicker, helping the golfer square the clubface on impact. Illustrated guide to put a lead tape on a driver golf tips.
How to attach lead tape to a golf club driver healthfully. If you want to spread the weight over a larger area, then theres nothing wrong with placing a strip about 1218 long along the length of the underside of the shaft. What makes it so great is its inexpensive, easy to use, doesnt harm the finish of your clubs, and no s. Hit your drive up to 30 yards further using lead tape. The only place to position that much tape is on the sole and that will lower the cg of the putter a. Lead tape is still an important tool that can help your game, if you use it right. Adding tape to the heel of the club will enhance a draw or reduce a fade. Players will also use it to alter trajectory of their ball. Lead tape can change feel of golf club swing surgeon don. He shows you what happens when he takes a normal swing with his driver golf club as is, then demonstrates the effect of a little bit of lead tape in terms of. Putting lead tape on your driver head can dramatically change the way you feel your driver head at address and during the swing.
Where to place the strip of lead on the putter head you will need to add 30g of lead tape, that is 30 of tape. When applying tape to the frame, place the tape on both sides of the strings for balance. Apply the tape to your tennis racket frame, throat or handle, depending on your weight adjustment goals. Strips of lead tape are attached to your irons or driver in order to rectify some minor faults in your swing. What is the best way to make the lead tape stay on. And that is why i use lead down the shaft for most clubs, and maybe heavier weights in a clubhead with removable weights. If you stick to putting it places where youre not going to come into. He explains what lead tape which weighs less than a gram per inch does to affect your swing, then talks about the impact it might have on your swing troubles. Every effort should be made to restore the club, as nearly as possible, to its previous condition.
It seems that the addition of a little mass would be like a hammer effect, correct. Aug 09, 2019 lead tape, for a time being, was the goto stuff for golfers making quick adjustments to their clubs. Putting masking tape on the face to see where we contact the ball also helps us see if we are improving or getting worse with more or less tape. Depending on the size of the roll, a 1inch strip of lead tape typically weighs about 1 gram. Leftys hightech driver sports a little oldschool tape. If you think it may help, take your driver and a roll of tape to the driving range and experiment. If you want to remove the lead tape, use the point of a knife to lift a corner of the tape and then peel it off a layer at a time this is why i said not to. As the opposite effect of the previous photo, when we apply lead tape to the heel of the club, it speeds up the closing or rotation of the clubface, promoting a right to left shot for the righthanded golfer, or a left to right shot for the lefthanded golf. But there are players who started to hit much better driver shots after putting lead tape.