Thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau and Single Length Golf Clubs

Many have asked about one-length irons with rising PGA Star Bryson DeChambeau having a very successful pro debut on the PGA tour in 2016. Not to mention one heck of a showing at this year's Masters.

Doc and I have actually discussed the concept of one-length-irons in the past, but today Doc is going to revisit the topic. Due to the increase in popularity as a by-product of Mr. DeChambeau, there have been some improvements in the equipment that is available for one-length irons.

Watch today's video for more details. If you have any further questions, comment below or contact Doc directly.

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Thanks Doc

Doc:
Thanks for the information. I would not consider doing this but it is fascinating. Question - if you have a longer 9-pw-sw, would you hit them farther because of a longer swing arc because of the longer shaft? And hit the 5-6-7 iron shorter because of the opposite? I say this because I like to choke down the shaft when in between clubs and when between 60-90 yds.
Totally agree about Tom Wishon. I first knew about him through your early videos seeing his banners on your wall. I looked him up and watched all of his videos. The 12 myths book is excellent, I refer this to a lot of my friends when they ask why I drove 1 3/4 hrs. to see a clubfitter. I got fit by Greg Courtnay and most of my clubs are Wishon products. I got two wedges several weeks ago they have been excellent. Getting my irons, hybrids, and 5 wood built this week - all Wishons. Again, thanks for this info and all you have done on this site, really has helped me understand what clubfitting is all about.

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Jerry - W
Warren, MI

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I found that I got a little more you already did I do with conventional irons but not tremendous and there wasn't a disparaging amount of yardage difference between the mid irons and short irons the yardage question that you've asked was handled by the amount of spring in the club faces 5 6 & 7 have a whole lot more andvthe 8 9 pw aw sw have less so that's how you create a club with a longer shaft that's not going a lot longer than what you're used to and as far as choking them down and playing half shots or choking them down and shortening the distance you can certainly do that

Thanks Doc

Dr. Griffin:
Thanks for the reply, thanks for the many house calls that gave me the knowledge of club fitting. Taking my new sticks on the course for the first time today. Take care and have a great weekend :)
Jerry - Warren, MI

Why Not?

When I first heard of this concept I also heard the criticism that the distance gaps were not large enough. My first thought was "why not change the lofts so that they were?" There is nothing sacred about the loft of any single club, in fact the pros tweak their clubs a great deal. Mr. Wishon (I agree with your opinion of him) solved the problem with making the club heads more or less "springy" (coefficient of restitution I assume?) which seems a bit over complicated.

Also, making the shafts the same length as an 8-iron because that is what the head weight is typical of is illogical. This is only an advantage to link an adoption of their new clubs to their old clubs. And that link would be unnecessary after a few weeks of practice, the amount of time needed to adjust one's swing (and since our swings are different for each club now, why would adjusting something different be a problem, especially when all of the irons will be swung pretty much the same way). Why not make the shafts longer or shorter and then "select" shafts that fit a golfer's swing parameters with those heads. This way we would have control over how far we stand from the ball and can adjust the set for height of the archer?

Fascinating concept, possible long overdue for the attention of someone as talented as Mr. Wishon (and yourself).

Why not

The answer as to why not is in your own question that the heads are the weight of an 8-iron so if you make the clubs longer you are making the swing weight higher and at some point a golfer would find it unmanageable go lighter and it's just the opposite that doesn't mean they can't be made longer or shorter they certainly can just means that the concept is for it to be 36 and a half of 37 as far as player height goes you can adjust lie angle to make it more accommodating to a person's height