Need help with driver specs

[JasonMacIsaac]

I haven't golfed much last season but when I got heavy into it I went to golf town to get a driver. I told them I want 13 degree launch angle and 2800 rpm spin.

So I get on the machine had a clubhead speed on of 115 and an average fly of 265-270 which is way off. The sacriest thing was my spin rate was 4000 - 4500 back spin, the balls went straight off the simulator so it wasn't side spin. My launch angle was 13. They started telling me they couldn't build me a club that would gt my specs. I realize I probably have a problem sliding a head in the downswing that is causing the steep angle but for them to tell me BS like that was odd. I know I read somewhere by adding loft to your driver and putting a really low launch shaft in, that your spin rate goes down while launch stays normal. Its what Charles Howell III has to have done.

Anyone have experience in this?

Edit- I was hitting 9.5 and 10 degree drivers still flex mid launch.

 

[LeftyHoges]

Not a hell of a lot of experience with this stuff but doesn't a Tip stiff shaft (Creation, Protopype etc) bring down spin rates?

 

[bryguy]

Lots of things to consider. Shaft could be the biggest issue. What shafts were in the drivers? The ball also has a lot to do with spin numbers. When I find a good combo(my SS is a tad bit slower, mine is in the 112 range), my spin is right in the 2800 range. Lefty makes a good point about shafts, plus I think I would look elsewhere to be fit. I am sure that there is a decent fitter within a few hours of you.
One of the best driver combo I have is the Ping Rapture V2 and the Diamana blueboard shaft(which broke, and now resides in a 3wood). The head is a 12 degree head, and it is a heck of a driver. Super easy to hit. It was a real eye opener for me when I hit this combo. Lots of long bombs with that combo. Need a BB to replace it with. May pick an I-mix shaft up form Callaway preowned and pull the adapter.

 

[LeftyHoges]

May pick an I-mix shaft up form Callaway preowned and pull the adapter.

Well Bry, now is the time to do it mate, 30% of all imix shafts at the moment. You can get a fubuki for like $40.

 

[295yards]

IGNORE ANY NUMBERS THAT COME FROM A LAUNCH MONITOR AT GOLF TOWN!!!