What is the best way to use lead tape on golf clubs?
I just got a new Titliest driver. I’m having trouble hitting the high draw that I am aiming to hit and was wondering what positive effects lead tape would have on the bottom of the golf club. And where should the tape go to impact my golf swing the most.
You didn’t say anything about you golf swing or your handicap. But typically lead tape is used by the better golfers—it helps them to fine-tune their ball flights. But regardless of your skill level as a golfer, here are the typical uses of lead tape on golf clubs.
Golf shots that start out straight are the result of a good swing path. How square the clubface is at impact then determines how the golf ball reacts as it continues down the course. Open club face means fade or slice, closed means draw or hook. If you are a low handicapper, please bear with the explanation.
By adding a small amount of weight to the toe or heel of a golf club, you can affect how the clubface squares at impact. In your case, you can add some height to your tee shots by putting a bit of tape behind the sweet spot on the back of the driver.
So in general it works like this. To enhance a draw you want to add tape to the heel of a club. This helps the club to rotate to a more closed position at impact. Now if you add lead tape to the toe it will reduce a draw or enhance a fade.
You can work with the tape and the golf club and try and adjust until you get the ball flight that you desire. Good luck! Oh and once the golf club feels just right, here are a few extra golf tips that should help.
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Comment by Lee on 11 July 2006:
I just got a new sand wedge. The golf club feels a little light and therefore hard to control. By adding a strip of lead tape to the back increase my control of the club?
Comment by Bud on 13 August 2008:
You didn’t specify the shaft specs on this club. Assuming a standard weight steel shaft [found on most aftermarket, add-on, non-set wedges], if it “feels a little light”, try adding 2 inches of 1/2″ lead tape just above sole centered per club face. IF you have a strong draw or fade tendency with short irons you can bias tape placement towards heel [promoting draw] or near toe [promoting fade]; I’d stick with center placement. Try it on the range and for a round or two; if you want it heavier add a second strip or peel off original and add longer/wider strip if you have room. Lead tape additions are done by feel; when it feels right, don’t worry about if you added the “correct” number of swingweights… I have a freebie steel shafted hybrid that plays to a heavy E5 – which I would have never built myself but it plays very well and I can work the ball either way with it. You can also increase the length of the shaft by 1/2″ via a shaft extender [cheap fix]. That will make the club feel heavier.
Comment by Shane Hoover on 13 February 2009:
I am currently a 2 handicap but tend to hit a 5 to 10 yard fade with my longer irons (3,4) is lead tape a good solution to hitting my shots straighter with out altering my golf swing too much.
Clubs currently playing: Mizuno mp32
Comment by Matt on 24 February 2010:
If you are a 2 handicap, a 5 to 10 yard fade is awesome… Don’t mess with it… like Ben Hogan said, there is no such thing as a straight ball… Jack N. Played with the power fade his whole career, that is probably 5 to 10 yards…
Comment by Neal on 23 June 2011:
Lead tape is used to do one thing – increase the swingweight of a club. The notion that you can alter the flight of the ball by adding a few grams of weight to a clubhead is a myth. If you add lead tape and the ball flight changes, it’s the placebo effect in action and not the tape that made the change.
Comment by Joey Boots on 27 November 2011:
I hit the ball as straight as an arrow off the tee, just not that far (average 265 yards). I always carry a few strips of lead tape with me in my bag so I can shape drives. Dependent on the hole, I place the tape for a fade or draw. I just take the tape off after the shot. Don’t talk about the tape trick during your round of golf.