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2. Something to ponder...

Tiger Woods is 6'1" and uses a 44.5" driver
Bubba Watson is 6'3" and uses a 44.5" driver
Luke Donald is 5'9" and uses a 45" driver
Cobra Golf lists standard men's length for drivers at 45.5" and women's at 44.25"
Taylor Made Golf lists standard length for the men's R11 driver at 45.75"
Ping lists standard men's K15 standard length at 45.75 and Faith standard length at 44.5"
Nike lists men's standard length drivers 45.75" and women's standard length at 44.5"
Wikipedia lists the average height of an American female between 5'4" - 5'5" and an American male at about 5'10"

The standard length of most drivers up until the late 80's was 43". Certainly some of the lighter materials (graphite and titanium) allowed longer drivers to be built with the idea that a longer club would potentially create longer drives (a good selling point for a driver...). In some cases that may be true, but if a player cannot strike the ball solidly in the center of the face, the distance gain is negligible. If women are, on average five or six inches shorter than men, why are the standard length drivers only an inch or an inch and a half shorter?

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