LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Short length drivers and swingweight Thread: Short length drivers and swingweight View Single Post #4 06-26-2006, 07:45 PM Toolish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 139 Originally Posted by Daryl Hi, How did drivers ever get to be 45" longish? Would 43 1/2" give more contol? Would that be at the expense of distance? But why 45"? Why not 46 1/4"? Some players on LPGA have 46" drivers for distance...as do long drivers... They used to be shorter, but with graphite shafts and lighter heads they became longer to allow the swingweight to be ok, and to increase distance. There is a trade off for accuracy though. Pretty sure the rule book stioulates a maximum length, not sure what it is though. Toolish View Public Profile Send a private message to Toolish Find all posts by Toolish