pma531 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you MGoBlue100, drrlramsey, cksurfdude and 1 other 1 3 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Able up post a swing video? Really tough to say one way or another... When in doubt buy a new one? That's my philosophy. Paul Hedrick, CFreddie, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
Javs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you What is your miss? Post a video if you can cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment
pma531 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 I’ll try. I thought about that. What I need to do is just post 5 consecutive swings and not just the good ones lol haha i think I’m on to something though. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_APH and tony@CIC 3 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
pma531 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, Javs said: What is your miss? Post a video if you can That’s it. My miss is all over the place. I started to make sure both my arms are straight at impact which I feel made it more consistent tony@CIC, GolfSpy_APH and cksurfdude 3 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
drepark78 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I sympathize. It sucks when you can't get the driver going no matter what. Best help I got was to just slow it down and make contact w your feet together. Most times you're just getting ahead of yourself just a bit . Sequence is everything. Or do what I did. I threw that driver out and got a new one! Lol. cksurfdude, pma531 and tony@CIC 2 1 Quote Stealth Driver w fujikura fuel shaft 9.0 degree stiff. P790 irons w kbs shafts. 3 wood Titleist 917d diamana blue shaft in Stiff. Hybrid is a titleist also. Putter is no name brand. Used guerin rife putter but my wife stole it. Link to comment
NM01 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 The driver will show more of the swing faults than irons. The longer the club and the less loft the more prevalent ones swings issue will be and the results will be much worse. It’s easy to compensate for them with a short iron. 1 hour ago, pma531 said: Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you These are evident of a bad swing. Could be bad swing is made worse by the equipment such as the shaft is causing your swing to be even more out of sequence than with your irons, could be the weight and balance of the club causing it. Could be ball position, could be all of them combined No way to say what the issue is without a swing video from face on and down the line, based on your profile and handicap it’s more than likely improper sequencing of the swing early in the takeaway and backswing tony@CIC, cksurfdude and Golf2Much 3 Quote Link to comment
Javs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, pma531 said: That’s it. My miss is all over the place. I started to make sure both my arms are straight at impact which I feel made it more consistent What shaft are you using? tony@CIC and cksurfdude 2 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment
drepark78 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Maybe taking a breather for a couple days. Relax have a few beers. Don't even look at a club. tony@CIC, cksurfdude and Javs 3 Quote Stealth Driver w fujikura fuel shaft 9.0 degree stiff. P790 irons w kbs shafts. 3 wood Titleist 917d diamana blue shaft in Stiff. Hybrid is a titleist also. Putter is no name brand. Used guerin rife putter but my wife stole it. Link to comment
drrlramsey Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you I actually adjusted my ball position a little further back toward the center of my stance and paid close attention to maintaining my head position as much as possible through impact and it helped tremendously. tony@CIC and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: 2022 0211 RH 10.5 Driver ProjectX Cypher 40 5.5 Grips: JMX Ultralite 3 Wood: 2022 0211 RH 3 Wood EvenFlow Riptide CB 50g 5.5 Hybrid: 2022 0211 RH 19 Hybrid MCA Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrid 75 - R Irons: 0211-V3-CHR-Irons 4-LW w/ Mitsubishi MMT 60 A- Parallel Grips: CP2 Pro Jumbo Backups: 0311XF Irons 4-LW w/ KBS TGI 80 Grips: JMX Ultralite Putter: Spider Tour Black 2020 35" Putter Golf Club w/ Super Stroke Ball: B RX Gloves: Mens Player's Glove Rain Rooster Shoes: Codechaos 22 Boa Training Aids: Triple Threat Combo Swing Training Aids (Driver,7i, Wedge) Core Fitness Program Puchcart: 3.5+ w/ conversion for: Club Booster V2 TFS CB Sidekick Link to comment
pma531 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 29 minutes ago, Javs said: What shaft are you using? Fujikura Armos S-Flex 18 minutes ago, drepark78 said: Maybe taking a breather for a couple days. Relax have a few beers. Don't even look at a club. That I’m good at. Unfortunately, work is me tied up all weekend. 38 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said: The driver will show more of the swing faults than irons. The longer the club and the less loft the more prevalent ones swings issue will be and the results will be much worse. It’s easy to compensate for them with a short iron. These are evident of a bad swing. Could be bad swing is made worse by the equipment such as the shaft is causing your swing to be even more out of sequence than with your irons, could be the weight and balance of the club causing it. Could be ball position, could be all of them combined No way to say what the issue is without a swing video from face on and down the line, based on your profile and handicap it’s more than likely improper sequencing of the swing early in the takeaway and backswing I have worked a lot on sequencing with my irons. Have actually made a heck of a difference with them. Is the sequencing essentially the same with the driver? I feel like I swing the driver totally different than my irons. cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
Javs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 46 minutes ago, pma531 said: Fujikura Armos S-Flex That I’m good at. Unfortunately, work is me tied up all weekend. I have worked a lot on sequencing with my irons. Have actually made a heck of a difference with them. Is the sequencing essentially the same with the driver? I feel like I swing the driver totally different than my irons. The shaft might be wrong. Were you fitted? cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment
NM01 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, pma531 said: Fujikura Armos S-Flex That I’m good at. Unfortunately, work is me tied up all weekend. I have worked a lot on sequencing with my irons. Have actually made a heck of a difference with them. Is the sequencing essentially the same with the driver? I feel like I swing the driver totally different than my irons. Yes the difference is the plane the club moves on cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment
Javs Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 hours ago, pma531 said: Fujikura Armos S-Flex That I’m good at. Unfortunately, work is me tied up all weekend. I have worked a lot on sequencing with my irons. Have actually made a heck of a difference with them. Is the sequencing essentially the same with the driver? I feel like I swing the driver totally different than my irons. I think you will find that you actually hit down on the irons. The driver is more sweeping and catching upward. This is established by ball position and where you strike the shot through the swing. There are similar fundamentals with grip and alignment, but the ball position and desired strike are different. You wouldn’t want to hit down on a drive like you would an iron. Additionally, while hitting down and through on an iron it is still ball first contact. Lastly, if your misses are both ways then I would recommend you getting lessons to work on the fundamentals and proper setup, alignment and swing path. cksurfdude, tony@CIC and pma531 3 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment
Fred Mitchell Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 20 hours ago, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you If all else fails maybe try and find a buddy with a 44.5 or 45 inch shaft with the TM hosel and take a few swings. VS what was probably a 45.5 or 45 3/4 stock shaft im guessing. It might be not only a cheap but frustration free fix. cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Ping 430 Max H/L 10 Degree Geezer Flex Ping 425 7 wood Geezer Flex Ping 425 5H [Not in bag] TM DHY 4/5 Titlist 5-Gap T300's Geezer Flex Wedges Cleveland RTX Fullface Zipcore 52 degree and TM Hi Toe 4 56 degree Putter Scotty Cameron Golo S Center Shafted Ball Bridgestone BXS , Trying The Maxfli Tour S also Bag Titlist 15 Cart Bag Link to comment
Blueberry_Squishie Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Sounds like professional help is needed. I would recommend finding a coach that uses a launch monitor to be able to show you the deficiencies in your club delivery so that you can have greater understanding of why the ball is behaving the way it is. It has been refreshing having a new pro at our club who is younger and has almost "grown up" with launch monitors being part of his teaching. He has really helped me. Also - time. The best players in the world take years to implement swing improvements. Stick with it. Golf2Much, Javs, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Cobra F9 9.5° (Hzrdus Yellow X) Cobra Speedzone 15° (Tensei Blue X) Srixon H85 19° (Hzrdus Black 85 6.0) Mizuno MP20 MMC 4-PW (KBS $ Taper 120S) Mizuno T20 51°, 55°, 59° (KBS $ Taper 120S) Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 34" Srixon ZStar Link to comment
ballhawk Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you First, tie your left shoe string in a double knot. Then take all your change and put it in your right pocket. Take 2 tees and stick them behind your right ear and lastly, take your driver and put it in the trunk and just use your 3 wood.............. cksurfdude, tony@CIC, MadHatter and 1 other 2 2 Quote Total Callaway bag - except putter Link to comment
Weekend_Warrior Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 If you don’t want to, or can’t, go to a local pro for some lessons, you could try the Skillest app. It’s online coaching, and the entry cost can be much more affordable. You just have to be able to video your swing. This is a face control issue. If I was trying to fix this for myself I would start with making sure my setup (alignment, ball position, grip, etc) are staying consistent. Then work on face control. Spray the face with foot powder and purposely hit the toe, then heal, then center. The goal being to get a feeling for the difference and eventually getting the whole pattern smaller and closer to the center. With some improved face control hopefully you can get to a one way miss which is much better on the course. tony@CIC and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: Titleist TSR4 3 Wood: Taylormade Stealth Plus 2 Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli Hi 4-GW Irons: MIZUNO PRO 225 Wedges 51* and 56*: Honma TII World Putter: PXG Spitfire GEN2 Link to comment
Stuka44 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 2:31 PM, pma531 said: I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to First I would tell you this, IMO there is no such thing as "supposed to" in the game of golf! The driver is the hardest club to become less inconsistent with, and there is no "entity" that is going to take away your playing privileges for using a 4 iron off the tee on a 290 yard par 4, and having 110 in, instead of lashing driver, and going OB. My point is make sure your expectations for driver consistency are commensurate with your level of play, number of rounds you play, and actual results when you use it in play. Now maybe lessons, and concentrating on other technical aspects of your swing, is just what you need, become more consistent, as others have suggested. Or maybe, as I would concur, as others have suggested, you don't have to hit driver on every hole that is not a par 3, and make sure your actual results are as bad as you think they are when you do use driver. Just be careful of the lessons, and trackman numbers route. It may help, but it can lead to the belief that two bad drives means, something is broken and has to be fixed. This forum has at least a few examples of people playing "golf swing", and seeking what a golf swing should be, and not "golf". cksurfdude, SteveGH7, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro 2H Woods: Gigagolf 3W, Putter: Ping Scottsdale Wolverine Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment
Javs Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, stuka44 said: First I would tell you this, IMO there is no such thing as "supposed to" in the game of golf! The driver is the hardest club to become less inconsistent with, and there is no "entity" that is going to take away your playing privileges for using a 4 iron off the tee on a 290 yard par 4, and having 110 in, instead of lashing driver, and going OB. My point is make sure your expectations for driver consistency are commensurate with your level of play, number of rounds you play, and actual results when you use it in play. Now maybe lessons, and concentrating on other technical aspects of your swing, is just what you need, become more consistent, as others have suggested. Or maybe, as I would concur, as others have suggested, you don't have to hit driver on every hole that is not a par 3, and make sure your actual results are as bad as you think they are when you do use driver. Just be careful of the lessons, and trackman numbers route. It may help, but it can lead to the belief that two bad drives means, something is broken and has to be fixed. This forum has at least a few examples of people playing "golf swing", and seeking what a golf swing should be, and not "golf". I agree with much of your comment. I would add that finding or grooving a solid repeatable “golf swing” is executed in the dirt on the range. Dedicated practice with a goal and good fundamentals are key. When playing “golf” the key is scoring. On the course you can’t score if you are playing “golf swing”. You’ll end up with paralysis by over analysis. However, you need to have a stock fix you can rely on when your swing is broken during a round. Example resorting to half or knock downs to hit solid shots and get it around when things are off. Again this is golfing not golf swing. End note: golf swing is practice and golf is in the arena playing for a score. My two cents. cksurfdude, Gripit, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment
Dweed Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 3:39 PM, drepark78 said: I sympathize. It sucks when you can't get the driver going no matter what. Best help I got was to just slow it down and make contact w your feet together. Most times you're just getting ahead of yourself just a bit . Sequence is everything. Or do what I did. I threw that driver out and got a new one! Lol. 100% concur. Slow and easy shots, no longer than 100yardsor so. As you start to hit the center more increase speed, feet still together and you'll be out to 150. Then after that confidence builder, start to widen your stance a little at a time and slowly increase your swing speed. That will help get you into a confidence level to look at things like shaft type and length and such variables. Good luck and smiling. tony@CIC, cksurfdude, IndyBonzo and 1 other 3 1 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment
pma531 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 All good suggestions for sure. I’m gonna keep at it. I’m entertaining lessons for sure just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I’ll look into the shaft. Have to do some research though about specific needs. Thanks to everyone for their responses. I’ll report back when I get it all squared away. cksurfdude and tony@CIC 2 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
IndyBonzo Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I have had the same struggles, believe me. I don't know if I am turning the corner, but a few things that have helped me recently hit more fairways (all of which I learned on this site): 1. Get to know the swing weight that works for you. My driver was too light and I would lose the feel of the club head. Increasing weight to D4-D5 has helped my accuracy significantly. 2. As another poster said, a shorter shaft can help with accuracy. Be very mindful of swing weight again. A shorter shaft will decrease the swing weight, so you have to balance that with length. 3. I have a tendency to try to hit the ball rather than swing through it. This manifests in me not turning my hips all the way and creating an open face "block" that results in a push-fade. The best tip I read here which has helped a lot is to focus my eyes on a spot behind the ball in my swing plane, and not at the ball. It sounds counterintuitive to not look at the ball. But my swing was stopping too much at the ball, so by focusing behind the ball and not having a target to hit I tend to complete the swing better. It also helps with hitting up on the ball with the driver. Good luck! And share any secrets you find, please. Lord knows I need the driver help! Gripit, Dweed and cksurfdude 3 Quote Working at getting better ... and very slowly getting there. Paradym 8* ( Shogun Blue M0 Otto-Phlex) Brnr Mini driver 13.5* ( FX 3.0 140 M1 Otto-Phlex) Paradym X 4 and 5 Hybrids Maltby TS3 (4-8)/TS4 (9-PW)/TS1 (GW) (shafts: LZ 6.0) RTX6 Zipcore 53*, and 58* mid wedges ( wedge shafts 6.5) DF 2.1 (BTG shaft) Gloves My Official 2024 TaylorMade Qi10 Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/62804-taylormade-qi10-drivers-2024-forum-member-review/?do=findComment&comment=1014200 My Official 2023 Red Rooster Sussex Glove Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/58614-2023-mgs-forum-member-test-red-rooster-sussex-golf-glove/#comment-911042 Link to comment
tony@CIC Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 2:31 PM, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Every other club I can work out kinks and come up with some type of consistency, but this thing is being one stubborn SOB. Now that I think of it, not being able to hit it is a kind of consistent. Lol I don’t remember last time I hit it during an actual round. Anyone have any advice? Driver: Taylormade M4 stiff shaft Setup: Feet just wider then shoulder length, left shoulder slightly closed, right shoulder lower, ball on the inside of left ankle. Ball is right (off toe), left, topped, bombed (sometimes). I just wanna play the club I’m supposed to. Any advice, tips, drills, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Holy cow - there's lots of advice here. My .02 go take a lesson with someone that you're really confident in or you've heard from others* . Otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy taking and implementing lots of advice; changing positions, changing tee height, new equipment, etc. not to mention time wasted My driver use to be the worst club in my bag - heck my hybrids use to go longer than my driver. A half hour lesson and the instructor pointed out 3 things and from that (after lots of practice implementing his instructions) it turned into my best club. I since upgraded my driver (fitted for) and that gave me even more distance. But the new driver by itself would not have given me the kinds of improvements I got from my instructor. *note finding the 'right' instructor is crucial. I've had worst to best when it comes to instruction. Ask around - do some research, etc. Spending <$100 for a lesson or 2 is a lot cheaper than $600 for a new driver which may not fix the issue. cksurfdude, IndyBonzo, GolfSpy SAM and 1 other 4 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment
pma531 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting formal lessons. I have a guy I went to one time (a friend of a friend). Helped me tremendously and set me off into the right direction for sure. I’m very happy with my iron/hybrid swing. He is just over an hour away. And with two kids, a wife, and a full time job it ain’t easy getting there. Sure you guys know that. I’m in southern Ocean County, NJ. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. If you can’t or don’t want to post instructors publicly in this thread, send me a P.M. I’m not afraid of putting in the work to square it away, for me it’s the best part. IndyBonzo and cksurfdude 2 Quote Keep moving forward Link to comment
cksurfdude Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 2:31 PM, pma531 said: I have practiced religiously with my driver. ABSOLUTELY can not hit it no matter how hard I try. Hey I literally feel your frustration!! Also struggled with driver to the point where I just didn't carry one in the bag .. and didn't even practice with it, either... (..was using on old deep-faced 3W to tee off) I can suggest a few things to try out that seem to be helping me: #1. Reverse your mental block and convince yourself that 'this is the season I'm gonna hit that suckah' 2. Not to be trite, but .. lessons with a good pro who can see exactly what you are doing (not YouTube) and then practice. Essential. .. practice a little bit and more frequently can be more effective vs too much practice one day a week 3. Try a Ladies driver (second hand; thrift shop; etc) .. with a very light and flexible shaft .. to practice with. The head may feel light but you can always add lead tape to suit your swing weight preference. You may find this can be easier to swing, and again this is practice. 4. Mentioned by someone in an earlier post - go to the range (..leave the driver in the bag when you play!) - and do *not* full swing! .. start out gripped all the way down on the grip, feet close together (but not so the way together) .. do not stress tee height or ball position yet, close enough is good enough to start .. and work on HALF SWINGS AT HALF SPEED! .. first goal is to make the ball go straight (not far) .. focus is center face contact .. when that starts happening now start thinking about your swing technique, eg takeaway, body positions, pressure shifts, whatever whatever your instructor gave you to work on... ** again .. you're still practicing half swings at half speed to get the feel of the proper technique / movements But heck yeah once in a while let one rip to see where you're at (..sheesh I almost sound like I might know what I'm talking about ) Good luck! pma531, cnosil, Javs and 1 other 4 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. Link to comment
GolfSpy SAM Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Mostly echoing what others have said - I was in a nearly identical position as you. I had bought a Lag Shot driver as a training aid, and could hit that significantly better than my "real" driver. Not *further*, per se, but straighter and WAY more consistently, so much so that I started using it in rounds. I posted about it here on the forum, like, what am I doing wrong that I can hit this rubber-shafted driver but not my Cobra??? For me, it came down to the fact that I couldn't feel the head loading in the same way as I could with the Lag Shot. Which got me thinking about a whippy shaft, or at least something that allowed me to feel the head a little better. Ultimately, I ended up in an Otto-Phlex-type shaft, with a PXG head (I love) and I've gone from hating driver to really loving it. I don't (this feels obvious, but I'll say it anyway) always have perfect driving days, but my consistency has improved so much. Now if I'm off, I know it's more timing than anything else, and that I can work on - smoothing it out. This, combined with some lessons I gifted to myself last year, have been literal game-changers. Good luck!! IndyBonzo, azstu324, Gripit and 2 others 5 Quote Driver - Callaway Ai Smoke Max - 9* - Draw setting; Maltby UL (Otto Phlex) 5/7 Wood - Takomo Ignis Utility - Caley X01 Driving Iron (3 = 18*) (currently benched) Irons (5-PW) - Caley 01T Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60) - Indi Wedges FLX 48 / ATK 52, 56, 60 Putter - L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 - 65*/DF3 65* Ball - Chrome Tour Triple-Track Link to comment
CaptStang Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Sometimes this drill will help out-on the range tee up 5 balls like you are on a par 3 and 5 balls with normal driver tee height. Take a 7 iron and hit the 1st five balls (which are teed low) , then take your driver and hit the next 5 shots...this is designed to be a speedy drill-no practice swings and hit move forward, hit move forward.... rinse and repeat 10 sets and see how things look... IndyBonzo and cksurfdude 2 Quote Golf Gear Head Link to comment
ChuckZ Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I have to ask, were you fitted by a certified fitter for this driver? If you were then you really need to see a teaching pro to get these quirks worked out. If you were not fitted, then there is where you problem started. You may have the wrong equipment. Someone needs to actually see your swing that is qualified (a pro) to break down your issues and steps to correct them. IndyBonzo, tony@CIC and cksurfdude 3 Quote Driver - TSi3 10.75* - Fujikura Speeder 661 TR Fairway - TSi2 14.25* - Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 6.1 Fairway - TSR1 17.0* - Fujikura Vista Pro 65S Hybrid - TSR1 19.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Hybrid - TSR1 23.0* - Fujikura Atmos Red Tour 75 Irons - T350 (2023) - 5-48W - True Temper AMT Red 95g-107g Wedges - Vokey SM9 - 52.08F, 56.10S, 58.08M ** GolfPride MCC +4 Midsize Grips (all woods/irons/wedges) Putter - 2023 Scotty Cameron Super Select Squareback 2 35" ** Superstroke 1.0 Pistol Grip Golf Ball - TITLEIST - Prov1 (2023) Golf Bags - TITLEIST - Cart 14 (black), Mid Size Tour (black/white) Golf Glove - FootJoy (StaSof), Shoes, Apparel and Outerwear Rangefinder - Bushnell Pro XE Link to comment
billybogey Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Have to ask "The Question??" Are you trying to Kill IT?? Also read all the Replies here. Some really good ones that I know have/will help me. & I'm am old guy & have a Listening problem, Thanks to MGS & Readers & HRH, I am playing better & making some Coin!! IndyBonzo, cksurfdude, Dweed and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment
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