If a driver has a smaller head in size, with the same weight, shouldn't it make the ball fly farther?

Question

I do realize it would be less forgiving, but wouldn't you get a better output on the sweetspot?

Answer 1

That's a great question.

I suspect if you were using high quality drivers, you'd probably get a little more distance with the larger head size.

My guess is that the larger face would provide a little more "spring" effect when the golf ball was compressed on the sweet spot, resulting in additional distance.

Answer 2

i'm guessing you would want the largest contact area between the head and the ball so that the maximum amount of the energy is transferred from your swing to the ball. a smaller head size would waste alot of the energy since less of he head is in contact with the ball. obviously a much larger head would be heavier and you wouldnt get the same force in your swing, so there should be a middle ground to look for.

Answer 3

no because they make huge drivers with alot of sweet spot such as the big bertha

Answer 4

You are correct in terms of pure physics.  Forget about spring effect, or forgiveness, or size of the sweetspot.  Pretend you can make the exact same swing every time, and hit the ball in the center of the face every time.  A club that weighs the same, but has a smaller head will have less wind resistance going into the ball, therefore your swing will create more clubhead speed with the same effort and the ball will fly farther.

But that is only good theory.  The reality is we almost never swing the same way twice, so go for the biggest head you can with the most forgiveness and biggest sweet spot.

Answer 5

Actually, no it would not make it go further.  What is so great about the larger heads is first of all, they are able to make them larger and larger without making them heave because they are discovering newer and better available "metals" to work with. Secondly, yes it is more forgiving and that is why it helps many Amateur Golfers, but thirdly and most important  concerning your question is it gives the club face a larger "Sweet Spot"  in width and height.  The club head being larger and having the sweet spot larger while at the same time making it lighter which allows for more club head speed which results in further and straighter drives.

This I hope answers your question,

Feel free to email me with questions in this category anytime.

Thanks Greatly and The Best Of Luck To You On The Course.

Hartdawg

Answer 6

Think about it from the Law of Conservation of Momentum.  M1xV1=M2xV2.  Assume object 1 is the ball.  Mass is constant.  Assume object 2 is the driver.  V2 is constant (assuming you swing a larger or smaller driver at the same speed).  Thus, as you increase the mass of the driver, you increase the velocity of the ball.  More velocity = more distance.