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I have what may be a simple question but amongst my fellow hackers I get varied answers:

 

Should a golfers Driver / Woods swing be the same as the irons swing??

 

Some guys tell me the swing should be the same, other tell me the swing with the driver or woods should be more of a flat sweeping swing than the irons.

 

I admit that I haven't asked this of a Pro just fellow hackers so that should qualify the information I have so far.

 

Anxious to see what you have to say....Thanks!

 

I'm only speaking of my own swing, but I think it should hold true.

 

The sequencing is the same for all full swings, but ball position, tee height, feet alignment can change.

 

For example my full swing wedge versus driver:

Same sequence. Address>left arm crosses chest>shoulders finish the backswing by bringing club to the top>knees/core turn left (no forced hip bump)>Arms drop into impact.

 

With driver I feel like I release hard and quickly (low loft driver, high teed ball, with an uppercut ascending strike). With shorter irons I don't feel a release at all (9-3 type drill feeling), but the sequencing feels the same.

[NorCal anyone?]

Sacramento... East area like Folsom and Roseville. Mather, Woodcreek, Ancil, Morgan Creek, etc.

[How'd you play?]

Looks like I hit my season best a few months ago. Every month I seem to be adding a stroke since having a bunch of under par rounds. Just one little thing is off and it's the difference between 2 under and 3 over.

75/78 in my club championship for a tied for third low gross. Nerves and a broken driver killed me!

[Why NOT to walk barefoot on a golf course]

how about when smokers put their cig or cigar on the grass for a shot!!! The burning end can pick up theose chems and then the smoker is going to inhale them.

[Round putter grips]

I think good putting boils down to nothing more than confidence.

 

It's the puttee, not the putter.

 

The mental side of putting is huge, but having a putter that fits your swing is huge too. Take a given address posture of a person putting. There is a putter with specs that will work with them best. If you put the wrong putter (say the toe hang, weight, length or offset or MOI is wrong for them) they will have to alter something. It could be very minor or the worst case for a few people is the yips when the putter is the wrong design. Selecting a gamer is not 100% mental.

 

I think the round grip is good for certain rotational requirements and it eliminates putting a grip on slightly off since it's round. A lot of putters are design to sit a hair open, so the traditional grip is not actually put on dead straight. If they are the putter will not rest at address as intended.

[PUTTER PORN - - Byron Morgan Hi-Beam Bombora]

..nice use of the TM symbol for the Hi-Beam. I wonder what the Super Rat is calling their patent infringement neck?

[PUTTER PORN - - Byron Morgan Hi-Beam Bombora]

I think this may be the only Bombora with that grind. I could be wrong. I remember seeing one at the mixer that looked like it, so this may be it? If so, the Tuna Milling is an extra deep style and was only done on the first few Bomboras.

[Q & A with Bodybuilding Golf Pro Michael Manavian]

Very interesting thread!

[Sun Mountain SV-1 Pushcart - REVIEW]

The cup holder looks like it was appropriated from a bicycle. It has the bracket to bolt onto a bike frame.

[HERE WE GO! Favoite Brand Poll - lets hear it]

I like golf shops that carry stuff that I can't find at Golf Galaxy or Dick's just down the road. I voted Other