The first golf club in australia was the royal adelaide golf club, founded in 1870. Off the tee and fourth in driving distance, averaging 317. Golf academy near brisbane, australia, where the distance from europe helped him refocus. With an average drive of 3 yards nicolas colsaerts was officially the. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended. Nicolas colsaerts has hit some pretty memorable shots in his career. Nicolas colsaerts stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Nicolas colsaerts hits longestever european tour drive. He uses a titleist 9 d2 to reach third on the pga tour driving distance statistics. The perfect club driver 370 vft perfect driver golf club. Colsaerts removed his driver and went with a callaway x hot 3deep off the tee. Sep 18, 2014 newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a 5under 66 on the opening day of the wales open.
Nicolas colsaerts hits a big drive on the practice range. I may be off be 12 but it is not that important to my question. The golfer known as the belgium bomber due to his great length from the tee. Current cobra l5v is standard length which i think is 45. The perfect club driver is shorter than a conventional driver. Richard sorell and your team at vidauban golf club, you guys rock. Equipment is accurate as of the isps handa world cup 112216. Increase your hand speed while shallowing the club duration.
Golf nicolas colsaerts sport news headlines nine wide. Nicolas colsaerts, the pga tours longest driver 306. Get the latest tournament results for golfer nicolas colsaerts on. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. Sep 04, 20 as is the case with adam scott the touring professionals, who have access to any length of driver they wish up to 48inches have selected the most efficient length, which is on average about 44.
Nicolas colsaerts bio, stats, and results olympics at. Nicolas colsaerts pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. After over seven years of grinding away on the european tour, belgian professional nicolas colsaerts finally got back into the winners circle in. But the shot he hit on wednesday in dubai was the one he had been waiting to hit for 30 years. Newport, wales ap nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse. Driveshaft length has to factor in 1 suspension travel 2 universal joint angles and 3 sliding of yoke in transmission. Coming from a sporting family his great grandfather represented belgium at basketball and water polo at the 1920 olympic. Nov 28, 2005 driveshaft length has to factor in 1 suspension travel 2 universal joint angles and 3 sliding of yoke in transmission.
For his 3wood, mickelson used a fubuki kseries 80x. This action organized in belgium is quite interesting, its to help healthcare staff booking holiday residences for free. Short game shots from the best players in the world. For now i have moved almost down to the shaft on the grip, which seems to have taken approx. Short game, putting and long game, we went through the whole game and the bag. Colsaerts, also known as the belgian bomber, was born in schaerbeek, belgium. Open for a short time this year and i shot two 65s in the british open. Belgian golfer nicolas colsaerts makes first ryder cup the new. Trump international golf club dubai is still a month shy of its second birthday but its already earned a reputation as the place to play if youre in. The first golf club in ireland was the royal curragh golf club in kildare, founded in 1858. Feb 05, 20 mickelsons driver shaft was a mitsubishi rayon fubuki kseries 70x. Colsaerts played solid golf on his return to the main tour in 2010 and registered five top 10s with a best result of 3rd place at the bmw italian open. The most important specifications of the driver head for most golfers are the loft, face angle and the head weight. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43.
European tour professional nicolas colsaerts needed nerves of steel when he hit a threeiron through a hotel window in dubai. Translation for drive shaft in the free englishfrench dictionary and many other french translations. Cool colsaerts charges four shots clear in turkey reuters. The first golf instruction manual was published in 1857. Arrived here on sunday night with mich and vincent. Due to an eye condition, the longer clubs have become rather difficult to hit. I took my current driver, which is the titleist d3 8. For a brief period during the third round colsaerts was tied for the lead and started the final round just three strokes back of the leaders. Callaways new fairway woods gaining tours attention. Nicolas colsaerts on callaway talks callaway golf news. Jul 16, 2012 nicolas colsaerts hits a big drive on the practice range.
The first callaway club on the list of the top ten, colsaerts uses a callaway razr hawk tour driver that is reported to have 8. Ust mamiya attas 3 international series let3000 bk7 3 wood. I now have confidence with a large volume driver 415cc vs 205cc. Nicolas colsaerts 14 november 1982 is a belgian professional golfer currently playing on the european tour and previously on the pga tour. After a little hitting on the golf tron, we decided on a 43. Any loss in distance has been minimal, as im making contact with the center of the club face more consistently and i get better roll out in the short grass. A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft australian english, propeller shaft prop shaft, or cardan shaft after girolamo cardano is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drive train that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them. Homesick for the european lifestyle, belgiums nicolas colsaerts has.
Nicolas colsaerts claimed his first european tour victory in seven years at the. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Nicolas colsaerts is a professional golf player from belgium, qualified for the european tour. The short answer is yes but not in the way you might think. Nicolas colsaerts stats, tournament results pga golf espn. The hightensile, betatitanium crown, titanium soleplate and variable face technology produce plenty of distance and forgiveness with a high trajectory. Event tour week year finish rank points weight adj. Nicolas colsaerts in his last five euro tour starts, colsaerts has three top10 finishes, including a runnerup at the portugal masters in october and. Nicolas colsaerts hits longest drive on european tour pga tour. His driver, which was 45 inches in length, featured 5 grams of weight in the toe and 3 grams in the heel.
Youll find it easier to hit the sweet spot with a shorter shaft, and you can go after tee shots. Playing on commercial bank qatar masters and oman open. Oct 27, 2010 my bigger question is how the club felt with this short a shaft, and how the swing weight might have changed and what if anything you did to correct this. Mickelson played kbs steel shafts in his irons and wedges. Monday was a great day of training with a new shaft in my 3 iron xseven true temper. My experience was with my stock ping g30 shaft when i switched to an aftermarket house of forged shaft and the difference was phenomenal, less spin better feel all on a gc2 hmt unit which clearly by far proves that the shaft is the most important aspect of a driver. Newport, wales nicolas colsaerts has hit the longest drive ever recorded on the european tour en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead with a.
The drive shaft must also be capable of rotating at the very fast speed required by the vehicle. Our civic engagement should be more important than our short term careers period. In jack nicklaus day the early 60s to the mid 70s the standard length for a driver was 43. The perfect driver lets you play golf the way it was intended to be playedfrom the fairway. With the shorter 44 shaft you have greater confidence and can cut loose with your swing. Nicolas colsaerts 30year wait for an ace ends at trump dubai and. Nicolas colsaertss road to the ryder cup was not a straight shot. Shorter driver shaft i went from 45 to 43 12 a few years back and have gained more control over my driver. For longer distance with big bertha, nicolas colsaerts says you should hit the ball from the inside out and release your clubhead through the. My length off the tee, the eagle on my 36th hole and my 2 cards of 67 are the good. This is also the home of the 14 club challenge, little interviews. Mickelsons driver shaft was a mitsubishi rayon fubuki kseries 70x. Pretty much proving the old golfing adage drive for show and putt for dough to be correct when he fiveputted the 15th green for a 9.
Aug, 20 nicolas colsaerts, the pga tours longest driver 306. The drives shaft must also operate through constantly changing the angles between the transmission, the differential and the axels. The official pga tour profile of nicolas colsaerts. The longhitting german made a doublebogey on this hole in his opening round, but looked like he.
Join facebook to connect with nicolas colsaerts and others you may know. Piercy might not be a household name, but he is an excellent player, and long driver. While the length of the shaft may not seem like a big deal, its worth noting that 43. Defending champions day, scott headline world cup of golf field. Nicolas colsaerts length and athleticism are assets that made him a. How to hit a golf ball 447 yards nicolas colsaerts youtube. Im 61 and the number of flush strikes are better and my distance has not suffered whatsoever. Nicolas colsaerts fiveputts the 15th green, misses the. Everyone, i am toying with changing my driver length. The person that hates the 15th the most might be nicolas colsaerts. There is no question i have been an advocate for driver shaft length to be shorter than the current standard driver shaft lengths as offered by the various golf equipment companies. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on nicolas colsaerts of the golf. He would capture his first tour win the following year at the volvo china open where he won by an emphatic four shots. If any of those three elements are illfit to the golfer, no matter how well the shaft, length, total weight, grip or any other factor of the driver are fit to the golfer, the clubs performance will be poor.
In golf magazine it wrote that his new graphite shaft mitsu diamana is almost 40 grams lighter then his older steel shafted one. After the round, i went to my local shop with the driver to get a better fit on the shaft. Nov 20, 2014 nicolas colsaerts in his last five euro tour starts, colsaerts has three top10 finishes, including a runnerup at the portugal masters in october and a t4 at the isps handa wales open in september. Nicolas colsaerts golf swing driver in high speed, slow motion down the line. Today i watched a video with luke williams from callaway introducing the new razr x driver for 2012 and in the video luke talks about the 46 inch shaft, yep 46 inches installed there to get you increased clubhead speed and thus more distance.
Open at the olympic club and made the cut for the first time in a major championship, going on to finish tied 27th. Interviewgolfbelgian bomber aims to overpower pinehurst. Nicolas colsaerts golf swing driver in high speed, slow motion. Nov, 2008 i now have confidence with a large volume driver 415cc vs 205cc. Aug 20, 2015 using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length.
Belgian nicolas colsaerts shot a superb fourunderpar 67 in the french open third round on saturday to take a threeshot lead into the final day at le golf national. Nicolas colsaerts official world golf ranking home. With this shaft and length, i am renaming the club. Using trackman my idea was to test the same golfer, clubhead and golf ball, but change the shaft length.
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