Driver Woes

Rickochet · 2017-07-13T13:08:31+00:00

Strikes again. Once again I am driving the ball like crap. Tops, yanks et al and it is killing my game. Scoring is not too bad usually low 80's but scorin...

Rickochet

Well, I got out and played today. No issues with the bruised knee. And for the first time this season no back issues and I was able to swing though the ball. What a difference. I hit the old Wishon 419thi straight and pretty good distance. Not one top. Shot a decent round of 78. I think now as Par4 mentioned earlier, the back was forcing me into a handsy swing. Will now get the Ping back out and start working with it. Thanks everyone for your input.

DC300

Rickochet

Glad you are back to normal, for the first time in my life, my back has been a problem and it has made golf all but impossible. I figured out the woods, but I can't stay down on an iron unless I try feeling like I'm trying to hit it fat and even then I'm pulling back in so I hit it on the Toe a lot. Injuries make the game harder than it already is, it's not fair.

sdandrea1

DC300

I'm there now too. Drove 12 hours on Sunday to get here and my back is really locked up. My game right now is driver off the tee, advance the ball toward the green (worm burner) with anything (hybrid, FW metal, putter), wedge it on and hope for a good putt. My wedge shots are feet close together, weight on front and 3/4 swing.
Irons are almost out of play.

Bankshot

rsvman I have had success with suggestion number one.

Provisional

Should have bought a new driver though
Missed opportunity
Pity

Rickochet

Provisional Should have bought a new driver though
Missed opportunity
Pity

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What choo talkin' bout Willis? No self respecting ho misses an opportunity to order a new club. I received today a new head from DTG, the single length driver head. I also ordered another shaft for my Ping G.

Provisional

Restored my respect !
How long is single length driver ,woods, sorry if this is dumb question .
I get irons all being same as 8 or 7.

Rickochet

Provisional Restored my respect !
How long is single length driver ,woods, sorry if this is dumb question .
I get irons all being same as 8 or 7.

Not a dumb question at all. Info sharing is what this forum is all about. My SL irons are 8 iron head weight but I play them at 39.5". I recently picked up some Pinhawk SL fairway wood heads that are 220g and I am playing them at 43.5" and hitting them well. While this thread was brewing I discovered that Diamondtour had a SL Driver head. It is 14° 460cc, 219g and will be mated with a Harrison Mugen that I had in a fairway head of the same weight that I hit well at 44".

Provisional

Rickochet
I'm surprised with 39.5" iron lengths
swing wt same in all? ? On the Heavy side I'd guess
Your wedges are that long too?
Don't think I'd adapt to that length in short irons wedges easily.

The woods length make sense to me although my driver wt was 208g
I tried some lead tape but took off all but 5 g on bottom back center trying to increase launch angle . 15 g Heavyweight lead made me have to swing too hard but age strength is a factor for me and I only cut shaft down to 45". maybe shorter would have worked
Lots of interest in how your sets work!

sdandrea1

Rickochet

You play ALL of your irons at 2 iron length? Even your wedges? Really? Holy shit!

Rickochet

My non SL irons are always 2" over standard length with 38" wedges. That is what is comfortable for me. I think the SL's are actually 38.5" not 39.5. There are several threads on this forum about single length irons.

Rickochet

sdandrea1 You play ALL of your irons at 2 iron length? Even your wedges? Really? Holy shit!

I always thought 38" is a standard 5 iron length. My SL's are basically at my non SL 8 iron length. With the Sterling heads at my non SL 8 iron head weight I thought those would be a good fit and they are for me.

Provisional

Interesting , but Strange.
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