MattF

Played like a wounded duck! Shot a 106 that on paper, is easier than the course I shot a 93 on last week. At least my putting was consistent!! I may have to buy a jag hook and some fishing line to keep my head down.

Played yesterday at Fox Den in Stow, Ohio. Shot a 93, which I'm not disappointed in...I got my irons dialed in fairly well as the round progressed, but I need to keep my head down with my driver and hybrids. All in all, not a bad day.

I just write a 7 next to the ball number...one day I'll shoot that score!

Shot a crowd pleasing 98 at Brookledge Golf Club, a public course owned by the city of Cuyahoga Falls. I wasn't too terribly disappointed with that being the first time out this year. I worked out something with my driver after about 12 holes and started hitting it better, my new hybrids I like, despite no having the opportunity to use them much, irons were good, especially from 100 and in, my putting on the other hand sucked big time. 40 putts with a 5 putt...who the f$%# 5 putts??? The greens had to be running a 10 and this course like them fast, so they'll be 11.5 or so come mid season. Time to work on the flat stick.

No mate I didn't. To be honest, I haven't even gotten them yet, I've been so busy working 2 jobs I really don't know if I'll be pursuing that idea now or not. But it will be interesting to see what Matt and the MGS crew come up with, with their test.

Thinking more about it, with what you are both saying, I have FST Pro115 shafts in my irons, obviously as the name implies, they are 115g raw. I'm wondering if the 65g shafts in my drivers are contributing, along with my sucky swing, to my drives being unpredictable. This new thought process has me believing that counter or back weighting may help in the long run.

And there's the rub, it's only with the driver...but I think I know what it is and will get out to the range and try a couple of things to see if I'm right. If I am, I'll go to a pro and have him set me straight. As for videoing my swing and posting it here, I hear ya and for now, it's not happening! I'm going to take the plunge and get a Tour Lock Opti-Vibe and a Tour Lock pro counter weight and play around with them and see what happens. If they don't do anything for me, I'm out about $20 and can just regrip the club.

That's one review I'm looking forward to!

I'm a bit dense BK. I've seen a lot on counter-weighting putters and wedges but not too much on drivers.

Matt, Are you going to just do putters or will you include other clubs. I agree that's it's a fairly inexpensive route to take and will probably take the plunge with the drivers and play around with them a bit and see what the results are. I'm hoping there have been others that have experimented with counter-weighting that will chime in. MattF

I'm interested in experimenting with counter-weighting my drivers. I hit my irons and hybrids pretty well and actually pretty straight (no fade/slice/draw or hook) but my drives are another matter. I used to hit a slice but that's now turned into a hook and from what I've read about counter-weighting, there may be a big benefit for me. Can anyone explain, in layman's terms, the pro's, con's etc of doing this. I've read a lot on the net from places that do it, but that is more promotional blurb than real world "this is what I did and this was the result" stuff. All thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated.

I write a 7 to the left of the ball number...one day I might actually shoot a 71, 72, 73 or 74.