(from left to right) Adams Speedline 9044LS and 9064LD drivers
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Inside Adams’ new LS and LD drivers
James Achenbach talks about the new Adams drivers, and which ones work best for different types of players.
Skeptics were plentiful in 2008 when Adams Golf decided to partner with the Long Drivers of America, the organization that conducts the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship.
Comments such as “Those long-drive guys have zero influence on consumers” were common after Adams became a sponsor of the RE/MAX showdown.
Guess what? Sales of Adams drivers steadily increased when Jamie Sadlowski won back-to-back world titles in 2008 and ’09 and regularly eclipsed the 400-yard barrier with an Adams 9032LD driver.
Not that Sadlowski needed it, but Adams has released a new family of 9064 drivers, replacing the previous 9032 series. The new driver is available in two models – 9064 LS (Low Spin) and 9064 LD (Long Distance). The 9064LD will be in Sadlowski’s hands when he defends his crown in November in Mesquite, Nev.
The 9064LS will be the driver of choice for many amateurs and touring pros, as well. It went right into the bags of Tom Watson, Paul Azinger and Tommy Armour III.
The LS model is a low-spin, low-drag driver that is the latest in the Speedline series that was developed after extensive wind-tunnel testing.
The LD model is a collaboration between Adams and Sellinger’s Power Golf, the company started by Long Drivers of America founder Art Sellinger, a two-time World Long Drive champion.
“I love this driver,” said Sellinger, who worked closely with Adams design chief Tim Reed to produce the LD. “However, the LS is the driver for most golfers. Let me tell you, it is very long.”
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Adams Speedline 9064LD driver
The skinny: The reinforced, deep-face LD clubhead can be bent for loft and lie. It is offered in lofts ranging from 4 to 8.5 degrees, and Art Sellinger guarantees that lofts will be accurate within one-quarter of a degree. So who uses a driver with as little as 4 or 5 degrees of loft? Someone with an enormous amount of clubhead speed, meaning 130 mph or more.
Cost: $279 for the LD head only (shaft is an additional charge)
Available: Immediate (available only through www.sellingerspowergolf.com)
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Adams Speedline 9064LS driver
The skinny: Available in 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5 degrees. The choice of shafts for the 45.5-inch LS is attracting a lot of attention, because the stock shaft is the new RIP from Aldila, available in two designs: Alpha for a lower, more penetrating trajectory, and Gamma for a higher, maximum-carry trajectory. Flexes are R, S and X.
Cost: $379
Available: Immediate
