Gone from Draw to Fade !!!

[nkranga]

I started the year as a 20 and have come down to 14 now. I am new to this game - 4 years old. I used to be able to draw the ball naturally - I mean it just happened. I had no control over it. Recently after buying the new Ping I3 + I was still comfortable and moving the ball both ways. After about a month, I am now not able to draw the ball anymore. The ball goes higher, fades and lands soft. But have lost the draw. I hav decided to play for the fade - aim further left of flag. But I want my draw back !!!! Can U help ?

[Golfbald]

nkranga,

I finished test on a Ping not long ago. I take it you got fitted for the club before you got it. Ping does a good job of fitting. Several lies and loft combinations. Most of their clubs are from 1/2* to 2* closed to help slicers get it more in the fairway. Since you had a draw the head of the club is probably setting up different than your old one. I had the same problem with it. I normally use a biggest big bertha. The head is also taller and shorter across than most of the newer clubs.

The way I got a draw out of the club was to keep closing it and hitting until I got the flight path I was looking for. If it has to be too closed look to a swing fault or the shaft being too stiff.

After trying the Ping I found it better that most of the new lines of clubs I've tested gave it an 8 out of 10 on overall performance. For me that's pretty high. The last club I gave an 8 to was the Callaway Steelhead's.

GolfBald

[nkranga]

Thanks Golfbald !

Thanks for your input. I will try them in the range this week. So, how do you become a club-tester ? Pros-cons of being one ?

[Golfbald]

nkranga,

A friend of mine knew some folks in the industry and needed some testers who were also technical writers. I fit the bill.

Pro's you get to see new stuff before it goes to market. In some cases you get to keep what you test.

Con's you see some bad stuff make it to market. I also see inconsistency in production runs. This makes me angry. Golfer's pay premium from brand name clubs. I see mostly bad shafts. Companies are getting better about putting in better shafts. I play a Biggest Big Bertha. One of the best designed heads ever. The OEM shaft was terrible. If you put in a good shaft, you can't beat it.

Standards are not as high as they should be. I tested a set of irons where the swing weights were off, head weights were off, shafts not from the same run. I had my Hogans taken apart. I had them "tuned" now they are fine.

It's the little things that make equipment better.

GolfBald