Driver Hosel Adjustment

[warbirdlover]

I have an on-going discussion with sssmokin about this. This might seem like a stupid discussion and you're welcome to laugh at me but there is nothing really clear on how this works.

1. When you set the hosel adjustment to "draw" does this just make it draw without changing the face angle of the club (keep it square) at address? I'm not interested on it's affect on loft.

2. Do you manually set the face closed for draw and this hosel adjustment just keeps the loft the same with the manually closed face?

3. Do you set the club head on the ground and this is the face angle you use at address?

http://www.wishongolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/adjustable-hosel-drivers.pdf

 

[warbirdlover]

Ha ha. You guys don't know either!

 

[azgreg]

Never had an adjustable drive so I'm no help, but maybe this helps.

Guide To Adjustable Golf Clubs

 

[limpalong]

According to Wishon and other professionals, you cannot physically change the loft of a driver. They contend when you do what the manufacturer says to increase the loft, it actually closes the clubface which then increases the loft. Decreasing the loft opens the clubface. Those using an adjustable driver and having a propensity to slice, increase the loft which closes the clubface. The opposite is true to reduce an angry hook.
They also tell us the "draw" setting only moves the lie more upright. When we bend irons upright, we can begin hooking them. The heel of the iron catches the ground, swinging the toe closed. Having iron lies too flat will tend to leave the ball to the right as the toe hits first, opening the clubface. We don't hit the ground with the driver... unless we "drop kick" the ball. Still, there is some engineering principle that suggests having the driver a little more upright will allow the clubface to close faster.
I know I can get "over the top" and fade/slice the ball. Still, I see no difference between the 'neutral' setting and the 'draw' setting. I used to have everything set in the "D" position. Now, have most set neutral... with no change in playabilty.

Every adjustable club I have, though, is set +2 in loft. I've never been able to hit lower lofted clubs and the higher loft settings do not seem to lose distance.

Lots of words to simply say.... I don't have a clue!!!!!

 

[PaPaD]

It's all smoke and mirrors. Just hit the ball, go find it and hit it again. FORE!

 

[warbirdlover]

With my old TM R? with the disk on the bottom you changed the disk setting and when you put it on the ground it changed the face angle and that's what you used. With the hosel adjustments I can't see any face angle change when the club is sitting on the ground. But when using the D hosel setting I do notice it straightens out my fade/slice somehow.

 

[ejdahl21]

I'm going to say that if you forget about the hosel and just tighten up the "nut" on the handle, things will improve.

 

[jhmeg2]

With my old TM R? with the disk on the bottom you changed the disk setting and when you put it on the ground it changed the face angle and that's what you used. With the hosel adjustments I can't see any face angle change when the club is sitting on the ground. But when using the D hosel setting I do notice it straightens out my fade/slice somehow.

what i'm thinking is that with the hosel adjustment you are changing the lie mostly, and when the shaft is reinserted to the head, it changes the spin location in the shaft causing to have a different effect of how the club shaft loads and unloads. not for sure on this thought though... thats how come im going to school in aug

 

[warbirdlover]

what i'm thinking is that with the hosel adjustment you are changing the lie mostly, and when the shaft is reinserted to the head, it changes the spin location in the shaft causing to have a different effect of how the club shaft loads and unloads. not for sure on this thought though... thats how come im going to school in aug

When did you get those Mizuno irons?

 

[jhmeg2]

When did you get those Mizuno irons?

Over this past winter. Got another set of MP29s. Never should have sold the others. But, I still love em, hence when I got another set, put the Matrix shafts in them.