• Banned Golf Drivers

It contains club names and manufacturers as well as identifying marks on the club itself and contains pictures of each to help users identify non-conforming clubs. Please note this list applies only to clubs used in events played by USGA rules. See additional resources for the USGA listing of legal golf clubs. The United States Golf Association's decision this week to disallow drivers with too much bounce means there are a lot of 'non-conforming' drivers being used in the Quad-Cities and everywhere.

Have you ever heard golfers talking about 'illegal drivers' or 'non-conforming drivers'? What's that all about?

Many major companies make club models that are on the USGA's list of non-conforming drivers. The Bridgestone Sports Co. Manufactures numerous illegal drivers, including the Tourstage V800, which produces lofts of 9 degrees and 11 degrees.

The short answer: The governing bodies of golf - the USGA and R&A - set parameters that golf clubs must meet in order to be 'legal' under the. But just because a given driver doesn't meet those standards doesn't mean a manufacturer can't make it and sell it. It just means that such a driver doesn't conform to the Rules of Golf and, therefore, is not allowed for use in any rounds of golf played under the rules (tournament rounds and handicap rounds, for example).

Some manufacturers - most of which you've probably never heard of - do make 'illegal drivers' and sell them to the golfing public. For example:. But most golfers won't use such a driver, and there is a stigma attached to breaking the rules by playing one. Where to Find the Lists of Conforming Drivers The governing bodies of golf - the USGA and the R&A - maintain lists of golf driver heads that conform to the Rules of Golf.

(What many golfers think of as the non-conforming drivers list is in reality the conforming drivers list.). The USGA's allows golfers to download the full list, sorted either by manufacturer or product; or to conduct a search. The R&A list is browsable and searchable.

Banned Golf Drivers

They contain the same information, just presented in different ways. If you cannot find your driver on these lists, contact one of the governing bodies.

When golf equipment manufacturers design a new driver head, they submit it to the USGA and R&A for approval. The governing bodies run various tests to check the design and technical aspects and make sure the clubhead meets the requirements set forth in Appendix II. Those that do are added to the conforming drivers list.

Those that don't? In most cases, a clubhead that fails the test is tweaked by a manufacturer until it does meet the requirements in Appendix II - until it is placed on the conforming list.

At that point, the manufacturer goes into production with its new driver and the making-and-marketing process begins. Most golf shops only sell conforming drivers because most manufacturers only make and market conforming drivers. But some other companies - and, rarely, a major brand - intentionally make non-conforming drivers. Well, every golfer dreams of being able to bomb super-long drives. Those golfers who aren't bothered by the idea of playing an 'illegal' club might be willing to buy a driver that promises incredible and distance, even if that driver doesn't meet the requirements in the Rules of Golf.

Most golfers won't: We don't want to be called rule-breakers - cheaters, even - by our peers. But some golfers will buy a non-conforming driver because, well, why not? They aren't playing in tournaments, they don't take the game seriously, they just want to have fun and to play a driver that promises to help them hit it long and straight.

And they aren't bothered by any looks or wisecracks their playing companions might give them. The Most Common Reasons a Driver Is Non-Conforming So what makes an 'illegal driver' non-conforming? There are many possible reasons, but two are most common.

When a driver is unintentionally non-conforming: Occasionally, major golf brands will - in pushing up as close to the limits as possible - unintentionally go over the limits or otherwise fail to meet the equipment requirements in the rules. In this case, the culprit is usually. CT, as it is abbreviated, is a measurement of the springiness of the clubface. A manufacturer can exceed the limit on CT, rendering a driver head non-conforming. Typically when that happens, the manufacturer will make tweaks to the clubhead design and re-submit the club for approval. When a driver is intentionally non-conforming: Those off-brand or niche companies that intentionally make and market non-conforming drivers don't bother submitting them to the USGA and R&A.

They build them to be 'illegal,' after all. Typically, by making the clubheads larger than the rules allow. The Rules of Golf limit driver clubhead volume to 460cc.

So a company that wants to make an 'illegal driver' will design a clubhead that is 500cc. Or even 700cc. Huge, in other words. Way over the limits. Massive clubheads also create measurements way higher than are allowed by the rules.

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