Kkiser8609 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 This year I'm hitting the ball 20-30 yards longer. But having a hard time scoring. I'm not used to being able to hit par 5 in two. I lost 30 pounds and can now turn on the ball. But l can't judge my length anymore. I was same length for 7 years. I love how I'm hitting the ball. But I still having hard time. For a 150 par 3 I would have hit a 6 iron. Now I can hit a 8... It sucks I hit it longer but play worse... Has anyone had this happen b4? Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemclub Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Champagne problems how is your dispersion pattern? Are you hitting it longer but all over the map? Just need some time to get used to your new distances and probably groove your new higher powered swing. You always get worse with a swing change before you get better. Bag: Bennington Quiet Organizer 9-Lite (link) Cart: 3.5+ Driver: F9 speedback, Accra iWood Woods: Sonartec GS Tour 14*, Fujikura Six S DI: T-MB 2 iron, KBS Tour-V 120 X, Irons: PP-9003SN 4-GW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Wedges: 1957 K-grind SW, LW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Putter: EXO Indianapolis (link) Ball: MTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yup, it's just going to take a little time. Another possibility is that your clubs are no longer the correct fit for you. If you are hitting it two clubs longer you must be swinging much faster as well. You might have to take a look at your equipment and see a fitter to find out if they are still correct. Other than that, take some time to figure out how far you hit each club now. Spend some time on a launch monitor to get a baseline or average of how far you hit each club. Then if you have the ability to spend some time on the course drop a couple balls and verify those distances on actual course conditions with your own ball. Once you are confident in how far you can hit each club the game gets much easier! Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkiser8609 Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'm hitting it with a lil draw. But I can't fade it anymore. It's crazy. I know it's a good thing but it just happened so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808nation Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'm sure it'll take some time to adjust to your new found distance and your new body physic, just need to be patient, I wish I had that problem...but congrats to you on losing 30 pounds and being healthier. Sent from MyGolfSpy mobile WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Ha I wish I had that kind of problem SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 This year I'm hitting the ball 20-30 yards longer. But having a hard time scoring. I'm not used to being able to hit par 5 in two. I lost 30 pounds and can now turn on the ball. But l can't judge my length anymore. I was same length for 7 years. I love how I'm hitting the ball. But I still having hard time. For a 150 par 3 I would have hit a 6 iron. Now I can hit a 8... It sucks I hit it longer but play worse... Has anyone had this happen b4? Any tips? Happens to me every time that TaylorMade releases a new driver. According to their claims I should be able to smooth one out past Sadlowski by now. WITB 2024 Driver: Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60 6.5 Fairway: M5 15* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Fairway: Sim 19* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Hybrid: 0317x 22* KBS Proto 95x Irons: X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Wedges: Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Putter: Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Ball: Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'm hitting it with a lil draw. But I can't fade it anymore. It's crazy. I know it's a good thing but it just happened so fast. While I've never had this happen through the bag I have with a driver. i went from a Taylor Made original one to the Titleist 907 D. Huge jump in distance where I was driving it through fairways and into all kinds of trouble. It took a month or so to make that switch. Try thinking about each shot as if you had a 1 club wind at your back and see how that works. I've lived my entire golfing life without being able to hit a fade. In some ways it's way less complicated. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you are getting that much more yardage, yet your short game is not getting the job done, you may want to look at your shafts......possibly they are not strong enough for your swing speed. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiBumGolfer Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'm having this problem as well since I've fixed my extension and switched to graphite shafts. I agree it's a little perplexing and hard to commit to your new numbers. Still figuring it out, but one thing I've done is start hitting more choked down, controlled irons instead of going all out. I've decided to view the added power as a reason to focus more on precision, rather than just hitting a 155yd 8i because I can. Currently In The Sun Mountain 3.5 DLX:Drivers: ​ Vapor Pro 12.5* (Open) [ Prototype (65g, approx. R+ flex)] Fairway: Big Bertha 3W (16*/N) [ Fubuki Zeta 65 stiff (69g)]Fairway: XR16 5W (19) [ProLaunch Blue 65 stiff (64g)] Hybrids R15 4h (22*) [ Speeder 77 Evolution (70g)] Irons: J15 DF 5-PW [Aerotech Steelfiber i95 stiff ssx1]Wedges: JPX 50*-6* [Dynalite Gold XP Wedge]Wedges: Forged Copper (54*-11*, 58*-9*) [Dynamic Gold Wedge]Putter: Cottonwood II 355g (33")Leupold GX-1i Rangefinder Don't sell yourself short, Judge...you're a tremendous slouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigtazzGolf Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 This year I'm hitting the ball 20-30 yards longer. But having a hard time scoring. I'm not used to being able to hit par 5 in two. I lost 30 pounds and can now turn on the ball. But l can't judge my length anymore. I was same length for 7 years. I love how I'm hitting the ball. But I still having hard time. For a 150 par 3 I would have hit a 6 iron. Now I can hit a 8... It sucks I hit it longer but play worse... Has anyone had this happen b4? Any tips?Yup. Just hit the range and zero your irons back in. I wrote my new distances on a index card and taped it to the back of a bag tag so I could refer to it if needed. Good luck. Tazz Yup, it's just going to take a little time. Another possibility is that your clubs are no longer the correct fit for you. If you are hitting it two clubs longer you must be swinging much faster as well. You might have to take a look at your equipment and see a fitter to find out if they are still correct. Other than that, take some time to figure out how far you hit each club now. Spend some time on a launch monitor to get a baseline or average of how far you hit each club. Then if you have the ability to spend some time on the course drop a couple balls and verify those distances on actual course conditions with your own ball. Once you are confident in how far you can hit each club the game gets much easier! Grip n Rip it Chicks dig the LONG ball In my staff bag King F7+ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60 - Graphite Tour X-Stiff CBX 13.5 3 Wood Atomic Irons 4-AW (reviewing) CG16 Satin 52* 588 RTX 2.0 56* and 60* Sentio Sierra 101-M Putter Proud tester of the Tommy Armour ATOMIC Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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