That New Driver Feeling

[DukeStKing]

You know that new driver feeling? The one where you can do no wrong with it for the first few rounds? Then the magic is gone. Does anyone use a rotation of shafts to regain that “new driver feeling?” I have a G425 Max with a Rogue White 70 grams, an EvenFlow Black 65 grams and the Alta Slate at 55 grams. I like the mix of different weights and profiles- two counterbalanced, one not. Anyone else try to recapture that new driver feeling in the same way? 
 

[RickyBobby_PR]

Nope. It’s not the arrow that’s the problem if something is different from round to round or round to practice or practice to practice.

Changing shafts constantly or settings on the weights or hosel introduces too many variables 

[DukeStKing]

14 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

Nope. It’s not the arrow that’s the problem if something is different from round to round or round to practice or practice to practice.

Changing shafts constantly or settings on the weights or hosel introduces too many variables 

[RickyBobby_PR]

17 minutes ago, DukeStKing said:

So be it but changing shafts especially in different weights and/or profiles can have an affect on how the body moves and if that’s changing while trying to get the swing sorted out one is just adding to the potential issue and more than likely not going to make the right seing adjustments.

Throw in some different weather conditions and things get more complicated on figuring out why a ball is reacting the way it is.

No need to make golf harder than it already is

[DukeStKing]

25 minutes ago, DukeStKing said:

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by DukeStKing

[DukeStKing]

4 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

So be it but changing shafts especially in different weights and/or profiles can have an affect on how the body moves and if that’s changing while trying to get the swing sorted out one is just adding to the potential issue and more than likely not going to make the right seing adjustments.

Throw in some different weather conditions and things get more complicated on figuring out why a ball is reacting the way it is.

No need to make golf harder than it already is

 

With a full time job, no club membership and 3 kids, I  barely have enough time to get rounds in- forget practicing. I have to rely on my good looks and talent to get by in this dog eat dog world. 

[bens197]

Nothing wrong with some experimentation.  I did it with my G400LST when I swapped a HZRDUS Yellow with an Evenflow black.  The EF was a more penetrating and better feeling shaft and it definitely felt like a shiny new club.

 

But to the contrary, buying a shaft to experiment with and realizing it doesn't work is some super cool magic when you want a reminder that you've already got it and just need a reset.

[DukeStKing]

2 hours ago, bens197 said:

Nothing wrong with some experimentation.  I did it with my G400LST when I swapped a HZRDUS Yellow with an Evenflow black.  The EF was a more penetrating and better feeling shaft and it definitely felt like a shiny new club.

 

But to the contrary, buying a shaft to experiment with and realizing it doesn't work is some super cool magic when you want a reminder that you've already got it and just need a reset.

Just had a terrific round while playing the Evenflow Black- part of it was my ball striking- I hit 17/18 GIR. But the Evenflow felt great- stable yet smooth. 
 

[bens197]

7 hours ago, DukeStKing said:

Just had a terrific round while playing the Evenflow Black- part of it was my ball striking- I hit 17/18 GIR. But the Evenflow felt great- stable yet smooth. 
 

It is a solid solid shaft. This doesn’t surprise me one bit.