I hate my driver again.....
crapyking
slice. Then the pull hook set in. A zillion drivers later (and a few
more lessons) I found a square driver I hit w/ some consistency.
Now I'm struggling again and don't have the time for lessons or a lot
of rounds. I played a holiday round last week and topped my only
attempted driver shot.
So I think I'm going back to basics. Loose the huge over sized 460
and go w/ a smaller club face. I went to golf galaxy last week &
found a Hibore for $25, I kid you not. I choked up a bit on it & got
some good shots. I've now trimmed off an inch and am going to try it
fot a bit. I think the hibore is actually about 400cc. Either way it
looks smaller and sets up nice. Wish me luck.
Howard Brazee
<crapy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So I think I'm going back to basics. Loose the huge over sized 460
>and go w/ a smaller club face. I went to golf galaxy last week &
>found a Hibore for $25, I kid you not. I choked up a bit on it & got
>some good shots. I've now trimmed off an inch and am going to try it
>fot a bit. I think the hibore is actually about 400cc. Either way it
>looks smaller and sets up nice. Wish me luck.
I have wondered about this. I suspect the best clubs to learn to
play better aren't necessarily the best clubs to score lowest now. But
nobody seems to advertise clubs designed to make us learn, with the
exception of forged blades.
--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
- James Madison
BAR
how...@brazee.net says...
>
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 06:00:22 -0800 (PST), crapyking
> <crapy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > So I think I'm going back to basics. Loose the huge over sized 460
> >and go w/ a smaller club face. I went to golf galaxy last week &
> >found a Hibore for $25, I kid you not. I choked up a bit on it & got
> >some good shots. I've now trimmed off an inch and am going to try it
> >fot a bit. I think the hibore is actually about 400cc. Either way it
> >looks smaller and sets up nice. Wish me luck.
>
> I have wondered about this. I suspect the best clubs to learn to
> play better aren't necessarily the best clubs to score lowest now. But
> nobody seems to advertise clubs designed to make us learn, with the
> exception of forged blades.
The magic driver calls and when she calls she screams. She promises
visions of driver and wedge on long par 4s and the possibility of
driving the green on not so long par 4s. What she doesn't tell you is
that she is a mean bitch and if you hit her wrong you are going to slice
or hook and your dream on that hole will become a nightmare. But, there
is always the next hole that she can help on.
I am going to leave the bitch at home and use the strong 3 wood this
year, at least until the bitch screams really loud.
Dinosaur_Sr
A lot of driver problems are caused by unrealistic expectations. A
nice easy swing and a shot downthe middle is pretty much the best you
can expect. People start out like this with a new club, but quickly
degenerate into trying to hit a full out swing every time, with the
bad results that come with that kind of swing with the longest, and
toughest to control club in the bag.
Carbon
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 06:00:22 -0800 (PST), crapyking
> <crapy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> So I think I'm going back to basics. Loose the huge over sized 460
>> and go w/ a smaller club face. I went to golf galaxy last week &
>> found a Hibore for $25, I kid you not. I choked up a bit on it & got
>> some good shots. I've now trimmed off an inch and am going to try it
>> fot a bit. I think the hibore is actually about 400cc. Either way it
>> looks smaller and sets up nice. Wish me luck.
>
> I have wondered about this. I suspect the best clubs to learn to
> play better aren't necessarily the best clubs to score lowest now. But
> nobody seems to advertise clubs designed to make us learn, with the
> exception of forged blades.
I'm not sure smashing it high and straight is ever a bad thing, even for
good players. But for an average player like me there is no contest. It
used to be that my driver was much harder to hit than my 3-wood. Now if
anything the opposite is true, at least off the tee. I will never go
back to an older style driver, ever.
annika1980
> attempted driver shot.
> So I think I'm going back to basics. Loose the huge over sized 460
> and go w/ a smaller club face.
Sounds like a good way to turn your tops into whiffs.
Alan Baker
<60b08b95-1164-42ab...@v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
annika1980 <annik...@aol.com> wrote:
Only if the driver is smaller on the bottom...
:-)
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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crapyking
> Sounds like a good way to turn your tops into whiffs.
For me, a smaller head helps me focus better, just got back from the
range. I hit a few solid shots w/ the sawed off hibore, a few slices,
kinda all over. Hit an older ERC II knock off (330cc) & drilled a few
perfect. Then switched to an older traditional Dunlop (290cc?) and hit
the most consistent shots of the day. If nothing else I think the
shorter shaft is helping make an inside out swing again.
Frank Ketchum
"Howard Brazee" <how...@brazee.net> wrote in message
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>
> I have wondered about this. I suspect the best clubs to learn to
> play better aren't necessarily the best clubs to score lowest now. But
> nobody seems to advertise clubs designed to make us learn, with the
> exception of forged blades.
There is more money to be made selling snake oil magic fix clubs than there
is convincing people that it isn't the arrow, it is the indian.
Carbon
My personal favorite are those copper bracelets. Some retirement age
friends of mine have them, people who are otherwise perfectly capable of
reason. I guess some will pay just about anything for the promise of
recapturing what was lost.
BAR
nob...@nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
You are missing the point altogether, again. It is not the object itself
it is what the object represents and the positive effect it has on the
persons outlook and behavior.
I own none of these objects. I do have a sister who is an NP and who
also practices healing touch. The power of positive thinking can do
wonders.
Howard Brazee
<nos...@thanksanyway.fu> wrote:
>> I have wondered about this. I suspect the best clubs to learn to
>> play better aren't necessarily the best clubs to score lowest now. But
>> nobody seems to advertise clubs designed to make us learn, with the
>> exception of forged blades.
>
>There is more money to be made selling snake oil magic fix clubs than there
>is convincing people that it isn't the arrow, it is the indian.
Market your product so that we buy two drivers - one "player
improvement club", and one "score lower club". Why not, golfers
tend to be suckers for any way to buy our game better.
bungalo...@yahoo.com
I had problems with my driver for decades until I shorten the shaft a
few inches.
The standard advice that people should try not to overswing with the
driver is a bunch of BS.
At some point the length of the club exceeds your capabilities to
control it, period, no matter how easy you swing. The standard driver
length is ideal for a 5 handicapper, in my opinion. I mean pros have a
tough time hitting it. To hit a standard driver requires a very good
stable swing, with minimal sway, great balance and a very steady head,
most amateurs don't have that, or at least don't have it under
pressure while playing a course.
Carbon
> In article <4b40c244$0$5104$9a6e...@unlimited.newshosting.com>,
> nob...@nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>
>> friends of mine have them, people who are otherwise perfectly capable
>> of reason. I guess some will pay just about anything for the promise
>> of recapturing what was lost.
>
> You are missing the point altogether, again. It is not the object
> itself it is what the object represents and the positive effect it has
> on the persons outlook and behavior.
>
> I own none of these objects. I do have a sister who is an NP and who
> also practices healing touch. The power of positive thinking can do
> wonders.
I said nothing about the placebo effect, including denying that it
exists. What I was talking about was the desperation of some golfers who
start losing clubhead speed due to age, who then allow themselves to
become easy prey for snake-oil salesman. My observation was that it's
sad. Which it is.
dene
"crapyking" <crapy...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Perhaps there is merit to your theory. Personally....I could never hit
those mailboxes.
-Greg