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From: amv83 (1 of 20)   10/30/2009 11:44:26 AM
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Mistakenly posted this in the Tools of Trade Forum...

Hopefully this is the right place, but I'm really in need of some help.

Currently, I'm hitting a TaylorMade R7 Limited 9.5 with a stiff shaft.

This club works pretty well, I hit the ball approximatley 285 to the occasional 300 yards.

My ball flight is usually Mid-High with a slight draw. I have the weights set up to help promote this.

However, I'll go through periods where I slice the ball very badly.

Now I'm not complaining about my distances but I don't understand how I'm able to hit it that far.

My swing speed with my driver is only 90-95mph when I'm swinging within myself.

I don't understand how I'm able to achieve that distance.

I'm 6'2 180 very lanky.

I don't live in an area where custom fitting is available so all my golf purchases are done online.

Do you think I would benifit from hitting a regular flex driver for more consitancy or possibly even more distance?

Fwiw my ball is the new Pro V1.

Thanks for any help or suggestions

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From: whynotgolf (2 of 20)   10/30/2009 1:39:43 PM
To: amv83 In response to Post 1
It doesn't matter to me how far you hit the ball, but the math (95 ss = 285 yds) doesn't add up unless the FWs are PGAT like.

Secondly, and more to your point...w/o the option of at least hitting some different shafts I think it's impossible to know because there are no spec standards for shaft flex...stiff, regular, from one manufacture to the next will vary.

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From: Al_B_Tross (3 of 20)   10/30/2009 5:01:58 PM
To: amv83 In response to Post 1
Agreed, no way that a 95 mph swingspeed is going to result in those distances, no matter how solid the contact and optimal the launch conditions. Something is not right, either your swingspeed, or your distance. As far as flex is concerned, are you talking about the same shaft (Xcon 5.5 maybe?). If not, there is no way to generalize on whether you need a stiff or a regular as there is no industry standard as I'm sure you are aware. Even if you are talking about the same shaft, you are going to have to demo the regular to find out, nobody on the internet is going to be able to tell you.

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From: Wayward..Nine (4 of 20)   10/30/2009 5:41:27 PM
To: amv83 In response to Post 1

No offense - but you're either just counting/measuring the ones you've bounced a couple of times off the cartparth, 50 mph tailwind, play on fairways harder than runways, or you don't know how to "accurately" figure out the distance. Because it's mathematically impossible.

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From: curran90 (5 of 20)   10/30/2009 9:28:59 PM
To: amv83 In response to Post 1
So if you don't have a launch monitor how do you know your swing speed? It might pay you to drive 50 miles or so to work with Golf Galixy or someone who has a launch monitor and can offer you different shafts. However, if you are getting the distance you are saying you do with your current club then I would stay with it and I would suggest you learn to rotate your left forearm or wrist to square the club when you start slicing.

If you are slicing your drives then you simply aren't getting the club head square at impact which means you aren't rotating the club face correctly at the bottom of the swing. This little drill might help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjfQqEMD2g
Edited 10/30/2009 9:34:00 PM by curran90

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From: amv83 (6 of 20)   10/31/2009 9:48:55 AM
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Yeah,

Well, my distances off the tee I use a skycaddie to measure and appears to be correct.

I had a momentus training device that is digital and tells you how fast you swing when you attach it and swing, obviously never hit balls with the training device attached.

Would usually show a swing speed anywhere from 90-97..

Not sure if I have it configured correctly, will take advice and go to a professional and have my real swing numbers checked.
Edited 10/31/2009 9:50:00 AM by amv83

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From: whynotgolf (7 of 20)   10/31/2009 10:13:03 AM
To: amv83 In response to Post 6
Yea...the SS #s are off. I'm consistently around 105-106 with a driver and roughly 265-275 on avg. I've had a few go 300 on dead center contact too. From my understanding you just can't achieve that with 95 ss.

I would think you're in the low triple digits for SS. As for the shafts...that's really a tough call. My advice would be to make the trip to where you can demo several shafts, because there's no way to tell know without trying them out.



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From: 0putt (8 of 20)   11/1/2009 5:35:30 AM
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These are correct posts. Unless you are playing on semigrassless hardpan fairways and getting a ton of roll, no way on the distances.

More than likely your SS is in the low 100's to 105 -108......

If your slicing is after something specific, a long wait, end of the round, hungry, too much beer: then those are easy fixes......

If it is all day on a given day, maybe that's what ya brung, or work on the release, or make sure you are setting up properly, and that you are using your correct grip. It is easy to whack it foul with just a minor grip change, and it is easy to not realize you are doing it.

You may just be 'blocking ' the ball. A bunch of practice swings, and a deep breath before you step up to the tee could get you back on track.

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From: joro-39 (9 of 20)   11/1/2009 6:27:28 AM
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We have several 300 yd. plus drivers in here. Most of it is BS, but I am sure some actually do, based on the amount of run they get where they play. My SS now at 70 yrs old is about 95mph. I have always hit the ball solid and on the sweet spot and have had hitting efficiency of 1.48 to 1.50 which gives me max carry with my swing speed. The rest is on the ground.

At my course with the Bermuda Fairways my carry is about 235 with a total of under 250, I go to a course that has fast fairways and my distance goes up to as much as 280 and an occaisional 300, although very rare and a fast fairway.

What I am saying is it is in the conditions that usually make the length, although there are some who really whack it, most of them do not hang out here.

Bottom line is the carry is the number, not the end results. And not the drive you hit 340 ONCE.

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From: Wayward..Nine (10 of 20)   11/1/2009 8:11:39 AM
To: joro-39 In response to Post 9
RE:"Bottom line is the carry is the number, not the end results. And not the drive you hit 340 ONCE."


Exactly - one of my golfing buds had been bragging about how far he was hitting his new driver, so I measured/charted his drives for two subsequent rounds. He was dismayed to learn his "average" drive was 240-ish - and I told him, "don't worry that just makes you average, instead of ready for the tour."

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