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MAXIMIZE YOUR DRIVE // A Conversation With Long Drive Legend Jason Zuback
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2024
- Today we are thrilled to have the legendary Jason Zuback with us in studio. A 5 time World Long Drive Championship winner, Jason gets into deep conversation with Ian about drivers and the effects so many little details in your swing and setup have on your distance and control before demonstrating with a few absolute bombs in the bay.
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He changed long drive forever, and a great ambassador for the sport.
wait a second...I was told this year I needed to maximize my 10,000 moi. You're telling me I need to hit the ball correctly?
Your comment makes absolutely zero sense. The purpose of 10k moi is for people who don’t hit it perfectly dead square. It doesn’t change the fact that the goal should always be to hit it flush and centerface.
@@brettfrimmer6567 Not sure if you know what a joke is, but this would be one.
Love how tech and detailed he got with all the metrics and forces at play to create his speed. So knowledgeable at that level.
I am really enjoying the variety of content to start the year! Keep it coming!
What an incredible video. Big kudos to Zuback, hope that last injury gets resolved. That can’t be a fun injury to overcome
And that is how to have conversation that stops you in your tracks and you listen in awe 🙌🙌
It’s insane how efficient he is! His swing speed is 125mph and hitting it 400. That’s nuts! 🤴🏼
I really needed to see this. I'm able to easily swing at that speed but my efficiency is absolutely crap 1.38-1.42. I can get it to 1.44-.1.45 at 118mph. I need help!!!!
That 413-yard drive was done with only 123 mph clubhead speed, insanely efficient and optimized to the max in everything else but clubhead and ball speed.
He still can hit those freaky drives but in a completely different way doing it now.
I recorded once with 126 mph clubhead speed with my driver on a course the other day and ball only goes 350 yards.
Used to workout with Jason in Calgary in the mid-2000s. Dude is a complete machine and awesome guy!
Fascinating technical discussion. The top long drive competitors like Jason are not just muscle bound giants who pound the ball willy nilly, they are scientists of the game, deeply knowledgeable about the technical and physics factors involved. A session like this with Ian really increases the respect they merit. One question: Jason's all out swing, and those of other long drive competitors, involve a huge amount of compressive and rotational torque forces on the knees, and specifically the meniscus. Has Jason ever had issues with meniscus tears, or know of fellow competitors who have? It seems to me that yes, it is good to add 25 yards with intensified effort, but playing well for the long haul and enjoying this great game for life is also an important goal for most of us. One needs to keep in mind the increasing vulnerability of our complex mechanical systems as we age.
Back in 98 I was at the golf club in drayton valley, Alberta one evening and as I finished the round Zuback was out smashing balls hitting the green from 380 out on 1. What a personal show I got!
Excellent Interview, really highlighting how far ahead long drivers were/are.
Time to knock the dust off my superspeed sticks
thats ridiculous that hes able to carry those distances at mid to high 180s. thank you guys so much for getting jason to do this video
So fun to watch! I'm glad to see this changing attitude about speed. When I was learning all everyone did was try to slow me down instead of working with something that has ended up being the best thing for my golf game.
Many years ago I was at a driving range here in Calgary. Everybody is hitting balls about the same. But all of a sudden there was this so much louder "Whack". Practically shoot the walls. It happened again and I looked around and there was Jason hitting balls about 10 stalls away. It was a sound that was so much louder than everyone else's hit. Impressive!
Douglasdale driving range? I remember seeing him crushing balls most times i wemt i went there!! Always had a golfbag loaded with 10 to 15 drivers...
amazing video! as someone who was in his prime without all the tech that is available now for him to be keeping up with the new launch monitor data to continue to hone his craft and help others is something to behold. As someone who has been trying to decrease my AOA as I hit up around 6-9 on driver and trying to be more neutral, I am just going to continue hitting up on it and just get a lower lofted head! or maybe get fit!
So. Many. Absolute gems of insight dropped in this conversation. Loved every minute!
Interesting info. Enjoyed it. Looking forward to Part 2. And thank you to Jason for jumping in the comments here and clarifying things for people who have misunderstandings about the video.
Hello Jason from a fan in Ottawa. You inspired everyone who wanted to hit the ball further. The very best to you and your family!
Love it
Love him best ld driver of all time great to see him swinging again love to see him competing again❤
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Wow what a demonstration!! Great video!
Fascinating and inspiring video! I recently started hitting 3 to 4 degrees up on the ball and that indeed opened up different shaft options for me. It was like a video-game power up moment!
congrats on the new place!!!!🎉
A real legend. I will always remember the Golf Channel episode of 'Playing Lessons With the Pros' he was featured on.
No idea why but listening to Ian’s “yah,” “ahum,” “right,” “mm,” “sure,” was cracking me up. 😂 love you bro. Keep up the great videos
Can’t wait to watch the how to do video especially getting double digit positive AoA! :)
Fascinating, loved that session 👍
Love this one guys! I’m sure this one is an eye opener for a lot of people 🧠
The dynamic lie angle discussion is quite interesting especially when you consider the impact of lie angle before length was regulated. I have a 59" long Titleist long drive club in my collection, and when you set it down like a regular driver you basically have the toe pointing straight up.
Great content - thanks for getting Zuback on camera!
this is a fun one, cheers!
Great stuff. Legend of the long ball.
And Jason. ;)
I think people, myself included, are either scared to miss the ball, shank the ball, or hurt themselves. So they don't swing to their full potential. But just like you're not going to bench 300lbs on your first try,.you're not going to hit a ball center fairway with 20mph more ball speed right away. Bryson says it's practice and especially breaking that mental barrier that gets you to hit further and faster. If you're healthy, I think everyone should try to hit the ball as far as possible. If you're broken like me, maybe accuracy and consistency is the way to go.
Great conversation. I've just started experimenting with a higher tee height on my driver. It makes a huge difference hitting up on the ball (from an inside path).
Great content!
Please tell me you also filmed a fitting with him. Would be so cool to see him get fitted on some of the new releases and see how a fitter would approach someone with that level of speed and delivery.
True legend of speed and power Golf! Never can give Jason enough credit!
Jason ironically now has the most optimized swing in the world, swing below 130 mph yet carries it 380+ and over 410 yards total.
Clearly there is more to distance than this, club speed and ball speed used to be the be all end all.
If he can be this efficient and optimized to the max in all the other areas, then they enable him to hit just as long with less effort.
His smash was bang on the launch was very high yet spins very low and send it up to the heavens with 11.6 degrees AOA.
These distances used to be exclusive to those that swing at 140+ club speed and 210 mph ball speed.
Wild! I’ve gotten 339 total, 181 bs, 15 launch, 1700 spin and aoa 6.8.. that angle of attack must be the biggest contributor!
This guy is awesome
What's incredible is that his ball speed numbers aren't any bigger than Rory or Windham Clark, Cameron Champ etc when they open their shoulders. But he's way more optimal, higher launch and lower spin which gets him another 30/40 yards.
Well I have a full thickness tear (complete tear) of my right latissimus dorsi which caused an immediate loss of 10-12 mph CHS. So yes speed isn’t great for me at the moment.
@@jasonzuback494 I hope you recover soon, just a phenomenal display of how to drive the ball.
@@jasonzuback494how do you get such high smash factors? Hats off to you for hitting those numbers. Very inspiring to us older guys.
west to school with this guy. i remember one day in 8th grade he didn't get 100% on a math test and he started to cry. true story.
Very cool!!!
the LD GOAT!!!!
413yd total off 186mph bs is possibly the most efficient drive I've ever seen. Spin rate and AoA are as good as it gets for LD. I imagine Mr Zuback in his prime with modern equipment would be 230+ and efficient af
They're in Calgary, pretty sure they are set to calgary elevation, these numbers at these ball speeds make no sense at sea level.
The ball speed, spin and launch relation has a lot to do with the distance. More spin and it balloons, less launch and it sinks etc… just perfect scenarios from his swings.
@@165sos242 Still both me and my brother swig faster. I could get close to 130mph on trackman without warming up. the gcq is gcq when it comes to driving. 126 on quad is like 123 on trackman. I can get there with my 2 iron.
Also Foresight simulation software is pretty generous on the high launch low spin shots. My gc3 gives further than actual distances on those shots.
I remember back in the day it was 1659 I watched Jason being carried out of the hospital by his mother. Her back broke because he was already 210 pure muscle
Very interesting video, I remember watching Jason back in the day, thanks! Edit: deleted a dumb question :)
Awesome stuff!
At 53 he is smashing it! Great to see him on the channel!
He can still move it!
Amazing vid Ian.
Anyone know how ge got the injury?
I know he was big into weight training back in the day
What's crazy is this shows how important launch conditions are. This is a bit of a glass cannon swing but I was swinging an autoflex at 120 and getting 170s ball but I wasn't even sniffing 385 carry because my aoa was around 1 and spin like 2600.
Great video ! When’s the Black Ops driver review coming!!!
The GOAT!
interesting to see only mid 125 club
10 degrees up is crazy!
I’m over the moon hitting it 300.. 400 is unfathomable
I wondered why Jason no longer compete he definitely still got the speed and distance.
Would still be quite a threat in today's Senior Division.
Him and especially Jamie Sadlowski simply faded away from the long drive scene for years now.
I don't blame Jamie though for retiring, a normal sized guy like him the heavy odds must have been working against him all the time and he tried to be a touring pro for quite a while, now.
WLD and LDA events in recent years without the likes of Jamie became essentially was it was back in the days, like a strongman competition.
Kinda sad WLD and LDA never once crossed their minds about the idea of having past winners and hall of famers of long drive competing and turned it into a charity or exhibition matches.
Ian Fraser your in Calgary would love to come say hi get a fitting
When I first started playing, everyone told me to slow down, and it killed me. I was killing it and using ground forces before I knew what they were. I now swing like on old man at 46, because I slowed down and the lower body now stalls. Never listen to your friends young people.
The fact that he's still got LTDx in the bag tells you how good that one was-- get one on the cheap!
What flex shaft is he using in his 45 inch?
Where can i get that peg solution that you used in this video. Would love to have that one
I'm guessing the quad is set to Calgary elevation?
I used to hit balls at the Golf Dome regularly with him a few stalls down. Back in his Cobra days the ball sounded like a gunshot. Frightening sound.
That efficiency is amazing. Low 120s club speed and over 400? That’s absurd.
Yea how is that possible. Is it the custom low lofted driver giving that smash factor?
Calgary legend! 👍
Not bad for a 54yr old :)
LEGEND.
What's the tee holder product?
The holder and lanyard are Tee Claws and he’s using Tornado Tees.
Amazing, 53 yo and an absolute bomber. Thank for the video and removing my excuse as a 54yo😅
You’re giving this guy the time of day after he was mouthing off Mac Boucher on his instagram account?
20:00 and there abouts ... Jason's not faking it. He's breathing a little heavy because he is trying to hit it hard and that's taxing on the body. It's hard to sustain that high intensity effort for a long time, which is why PGA and LPGA pros don't go that hard.
What is Jason wearing on is right hand??
It’s Rock Tape with TPI logos on it. Just to protect calluses on thumb and 3rd finger.
@@jasonzuback494 Does that leave a residue on the grips?
No the rock tape is good from my experience and better flexibility than regular cloth tape.
@@jasonzuback494 Can we buy that???
“Step right up folks and see if you can out drive the Amazing Golf Ball Whacker guy”
What’s the specs on his driver? Looks like RDX Green, maybe 60tx? 5* Aerojet?
Was a new Cobra Aerojet LS (from
The tour department) 9° loft set at -1.5° . Ct 242. Good catch on the shaft Smoke Green RDX 60 TX.
I obviously need a lesson from a true fitter to understand this video!
How old is this guy, imagine him going for a fitting..the fitters face would be so funny
385 carry *WooHoo*
How do you get smash factor of 1.50 on GCQuad?
For me, with Trackman I always get 1.48~1.50 but with GCQuad, I can never go higher than 1.46~1.47.
I even tried to hit golf balls with both simulators. Carry distance, spin rate, club path, and etc. were all similar but always get 2~3 miles higher club speed and 2~3 miles slower ball speed on GCQuad which obviously will make lower smash factor.
Does anyone know the reason?
Quad was probably reading club head speed slower than it really was, maybe because attack angle was so much up or something
@@kourt2469 It was actually the opposite. The club speed on Quad was 2~3 miles faster than on Trackman and the ball speed was slower on Quad
I'm not saying for you. I'm saying in this video for this long drive guy he's probably swinging faster than what quad is reading as far as clip is, but his ball speed is probably accurate which would equal a higher smash
@@kourt2469 Oh I see what you mean now
Didn't think you could carry it that far with 186 ball speed and 2700 spin. Miss read or is that possible?
Foresight over reads high ball speed, low spin drives
@ianfrasergolf That was my experience back when I had tested the old SLDR driver and why I bought it ..and found out quick it fell out of the air 😆
Wow 1.50 smash on quad
How is he getting those smash numbers , i swing around 120-125 and my ball speed is always in the 170s
I think that’s a misread he must be at least 130 Club head speed to get those numbers
@@roythomson638 I thought so too at first but multiple times?
@@user-xr3ry9wu4y I’ve seen a video of Peter finch swinging in the 120-125 range on the same launch monitor , he was around 176-185 ball speed but he maxed out at 345, not 400+ so I’m thinking he’s just another level above club head speed wise and the machine is not designed to function as well at those extremes, bear in mind I think your in the top 1% of golfers if you swing 115mph
I had a discussion with one of the head guys at Foresight. Usually a great efficiency number is 1.45-1.46 on quad. I believe it was possibly mis-reading the CHS might be a something to do with of the big AoA, lighting, tee position in the view of quad etc or a combo of these factors. Was a new Aerojet LS 9° set at 7.5° was on the lower Ct side at 242.
@@jasonzuback494 Thank you for your insight, what does Ct and 242 mean?
Term heavy used instead of MoI
Bro can talk lol
413yd fade. 😮
Start it off with a 350yd floaty cut. No biggie
Just a reminder folks…. This is his gamer driver, not his competition driver.
14:52
All of a sudden I feel weak and tired. The effort he puts in has worn me out.
Ian, I completely disagree with your comment regarding amateurs swinging within themselves. Most people I see and I think a lot of people would agree is that most amateurs actually swing outside of themselves which destroys the sequencing and they exert a ton of effort for a poor result.
What sort of PGA/LPGA golfer undertakes an olympic lifting program and doesn't increase their club head speed?!
Muscle doesn't always = speed
Screw this.....I'm selling up and getting a dog. Walks will be shorter and more enjoyable.
Surprised neither of you mentioned the distance error when Quad reads spin below 2000rpm. No way you're getting 380y+ carry on a 123mph SS.
Golfzilla! Quad still over exaggerating numbers on low spin drives. Great video though!
Elevation, they're in Calgary.
@blobbilly Not sure this explains 187 ball speed carrying 385
@@FGrecoJR He's hitting some high launch low spin bombs, they're at close to 4k elevation out there probably so add about 40 yards to a drive like that, you'd have a 345 carry, for a 187 ball speed 1700 spin high launch that might be a bit more than realistic but not by a lot.
@blobbilly So you just gonna ignore Quads software issue on low spin drives? Quad is the best launch monitor but it has this issue. Anything below 2500 spin gets less and less accurate the lower you go as far as carry distance.
@@FGrecoJR So you're just gonna blame everything on quad's issue with low spin and ignore that they're getting about 40 yards from the altitude alone? I just said in my comment that it might be a bit more than what's realistic, that's acknowledging the low spin drives issue. However the bigger part to getting that number is the altitude, not the low spin issue. he had some in the 2000s and they still traveled mighty far for the ball speed.
Shame he's not an american...cuz he's manly for a Canadian
I fell asleep, literally. Nearly 15 minutes of talking that could have been verbally directed to 3 maybe 4 mins... I know I just got back from work, but Im not THAT tired. Something to work on.
Work on not having the concentration span of a gnat. For those of us more cerebrally endowed, it was enthralling.
Wow, it’s like where do you go with the conversation when he doesn’t know his swing weight
I know my swingweight I just don’t put a large value on it.
Swingweight is about feel. For me it’s trying to get the most kinetic energy to the ball which involves mass and velocity. I want the best combination that accomplishes this, I don’t care how the driver feels - heavy or light.
@@jasonzuback494 it's the Indian, not the arrow!
The legend doesnt understand swingweight?
I understand and know swingweight I just don’t put a large value on it.
Swingweight is about feel, my focus is on kinetic energy to the ball which involves mass and velocity of the club head. I want to deliver ver the most energy to the ball not concerned with how the club feels.
@@jasonzuback494great to see you back Jason. I snuck out of work many years ago when you gave a demo at Collingtree Golf Club in England. A true sight to behold. You were carrying the ball onto the 1st green which was 380 yards into a slight head wind. As impressive as that was, you also stood on the ball and semi plugged it then chased it onto the same green. A memorable 90 minutes.
@@jasonzuback494suprised they let you on here after you were such a twat to Mac Boucher