Brian A Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 So my driver distance has been dropping, according to arrcos it’s in the low 200’s with a swing speed in the 105-110 range, hitting high pop ups, I’ve tried moving it back in my stance, lower tee, etc. from what the trackman at a local store says my attack angle is too steep. I am striking my long irons well though and getting 155yds with my 7 iron. Anyone have any tips or ways I can fix this and get some distance back? ejgaudette 1 Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, Brian A said: So my driver distance has been dropping, according to arrcos it’s in the low 200’s with a swing speed in the 105-110 range, hitting high pop ups, I’ve tried moving it back in my stance, lower tee, etc. from what the trackman at a local store says my attack angle is too steep. I am striking my long irons well though and getting 155yds with my 7 iron. Anyone have any tips or ways I can fix this and get some distance back? Not sure if you can get on a launch monitor like GC Quad but I was just able too and it was an eye opening experience. I have been mostly self taught and lately have the same issue, swing speed around 105 on course but hitting it 220. For me the issue is obviously multiple, I deliver too much dynamic loft (well north of 20), plus hitting up gets launch numbers averaging around 18, that and the open face and massively out to in path get the spin around 3500 to 4000. Of course I am not sure what specifically is doing that for you but wanted to share my experience. So I am currently working to really exaggerate the shallowing/ coming from the inside with a slightly close face to path. I do this by really keeping the right elbow tucked in. This should all help in theory bring down dynamic loft a bit but still launch ok if I hit a bit up on it and lower the spin. Only time will tell and seeing how far off I was on my own has me contemplating lessons for the first time ever. Good luck on your journey to get this delivery more improved. Brian A 1 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 There are a lot of drills that will help you hit more up on the ball. The best one I have seen is to put a headcover about a grip length in front of the ball and when you swing miss the headcover with your driver. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, ejgaudette said: Not sure if you can get on a launch monitor like GC Quad but I was just able too and it was an eye opening experience. I have been mostly self taught and lately have the same issue, swing speed around 105 on course but hitting it 220. For me the issue is obviously multiple, I deliver too much dynamic loft (well north of 20), plus hitting up gets launch numbers averaging around 18, that and the open face and massively out to in path get the spin around 3500 to 4000. Of course I am not sure what specifically is doing that for you but wanted to share my experience. So I am currently working to really exaggerate the shallowing/ coming from the inside with a slightly close face to path. I do this by really keeping the right elbow tucked in. This should all help in theory bring down dynamic loft a bit but still launch ok if I hit a bit up on it and lower the spin. Only time will tell and seeing how far off I was on my own has me contemplating lessons for the first time ever. Good luck on your journey to get this delivery more improved. My spin numbers were up in the 6000 range! It was bad 39 minutes ago, cnosil said: There are a lot of drills that will help you hit more up on the ball. The best one I have seen is to put a headcover about a grip length in front of the ball and when you swing miss the headcover with your driver. I will try this tomorrow and hope I don’t lose my head cover! Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian A said: So my driver distance has been dropping, according to arrcos it’s in the low 200’s with a swing speed in the 105-110 range, hitting high pop ups, I’ve tried moving it back in my stance, lower tee, etc. from what the trackman at a local store says my attack angle is too steep. I am striking my long irons well though and getting 155yds with my 7 iron. Anyone have any tips or ways I can fix this and get some distance back? Low tee just makes you hit down more! Get that tee height up and move the ball forward in your stance. Practice with a super tall tee so you naturally learn how to hit up on the ball ( but use an old driver at the beginning of those practice sessions haha). make sure your get some spin tilt ( away from your target) at address edingc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Brian A said: My spin numbers were up in the 6000 range! It was bad I will try this tomorrow and hope I don’t lose my head cover! I don’t think 6000 with a driver is physically possible. Were you on trackman indoors? Then chances are those spin numbers were in italics, which means trackman is estimating spin number and not actually reading it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 minute ago, jlukes said: I don’t think 6000 with a driver is physically possible. Were you on trackman indoors? Then chances are those spin numbers were in italics, which means trackman is estimating spin number and not actually reading it HOLD MY BEER! edingc, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 4 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian A said: My spin numbers were up in the 6000 range! It was bad I will try this tomorrow and hope I don’t lose my head cover! start with a slower swing, don't go all out with swing 1. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 9 hours ago, jlukes said: I don’t think 6000 with a driver is physically possible. Were you on trackman indoors? Then chances are those spin numbers were in italics, which means trackman is estimating spin number and not actually reading it I was indoors. I don’t remember if it was in italics or not. The guy said I was getting 7 iron spin with a driver. Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Golfer Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 10 hours ago, jlukes said: Low tee just makes you hit down more! Get that tee height up and move the ball forward in your stance. Practice with a super tall tee so you naturally learn how to hit up on the ball ( but use an old driver at the beginning of those practice sessions haha). make sure your get some spin tilt ( away from your target) at address Golf is a game of opposites. Normal thinking would have been to lower the tee. Pretty cool. Brian A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 These tips helped a bit, still gotta practice them more but was at least getting some of the distance back Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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