There are two types of players: those who follow the most distance and those who want more accuracy. Aaron Rai is firmly in the second camp.
At the time of writing, he was hit 653 out of 890 ways this season, good for a 73.37 percent accuracy rate. For comparison? The less accurate driver in PGA Tour (Frankie Capan) finds the right path only 42 percent of the time.
What makes RAI’s running statistics so interesting is not just how accurate it is, it is what you are using to do it.
Aaron Rai’s Driver Setting: Not what you will expect
Aaron Rai is still playing a 2019 Taylormade M6 Driver one with Mitsubishi Diamana BB 73 TX shaft
For the context, M6 won “best for distance” in MygolfSspy’s most sought after driver test 2019. It did not end at the top of the tables for forgiveness, but its mixture of speed and consistency works for RAI.
What is showing even more is that RAI is not afraid to replace and update the equipment. He plays modern Qi10 Fairway Woods. He is testing what is there, but there was no reason to change in something other than M6.
Longer against the most accurate: How are their seasons compare
The other clear question that comes to your mind is how important it is to hit the right roads in PGA Tour. We got the longest driver on the tournament, Aldrich Potgieter and compared it to Aaron Rai to see what their seasons look like.
Of course, there is much more than the distance against the accuracy outside of tee, but it is still interesting to take a look.
Aaron Rai (most accurate)
- Accuracy: 73.37%
- Earned strokes: off-toee: 0.390 (22)
- The speed of the club’s head: 113.38 MPH (145)
- Average car distance: 284.5 yards (162nd)
- Official money: 2,771,710 dollars (50)
- Top-10 ends: 1
- VICTORY: 0
Aldrich Potgieter (longer)
- Driving: 327.6 yards (1)
- Earned strokes: off-toee: 0.686 (2)
- The speed of the club’s head: 125.77 MPH (2)
- Accuracy: 55.21% (137)
- Official money: $ 2,950,266 (47)
- Top-10 ends: 3
- VICTORY: 1
Then what do we learn?
Despite RAI’s elite accuracy, Potgieter’s energy game has been translated into a stronger season in general. He had more Top-10, more prize money and a tour of the tournament. This is not to say that RAI’s strategy does not work (its sustainability from TeE is still among the best in the world) but it highlights a truth that most of the good knows well: hitting the right roads is valuable, but the distance wins more often.
Look at Rory Mcilroy, the second longest driver in the tournament. It ranks in 171, five from the bottom, for accuracy.
Final thoughts
Aaron Rai may be one of the few players in the tour still playing a six -year -old driver, but has a good reason: she performs for her.
If a club gives you confidence and controlThere is no need to be the newest model. However, it is likely to make sense to try it and see what changes in statistics would look like. Something something Aaron Rai is likely to have done every season.
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