Slicing 3 Wood?

[gord962]

Re: Slicing 3 Wood?

When you got your club reshafted, did the person doing the work do any swing analysis with you or did they just ask what shaft you wanted and stick it in? I would take it back (most places have warranty) and tell them it is not working for you. They might be able to switch it out and perform a swing analysis so they can match up your frequency to a shaft.

[Dnamixup]

Re: Slicing 3 Wood?

Ok, ill see what i can do, i must try all these things you said, but wont get to the course till saturday

[Dnamixup]

Re: Slicing 3 Wood?

Well, its all sorted, i took my club to american golf and tryed it against some other woods, and i was hitting them all better than mine. so i swapped mine and some money for the new cobra sz wood!

[LowPost42]

Re: Slicing 3 Wood?

Problem solved?

[Dnamixup]

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YES problem solved, it was great, i used today and was so much better

[Mizunoman]

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What? you binned the PT???

Good show, I never understood what all the fuss was about those clubs. They are lovely bats to be sure but theres easier stuff out there to use that does the same job and cheaper (cant beleive how pricey they are as well). It sounded a bit like the "oooooo Tiger's got one I better get one' scenario yet again. Same thing happened with that Grafalloy Blue shaft, theres lots of guys out there ruined their driver by getting one thrown in it, a clubmaker I know reckons only 3 out of every 10 players that get one get anything out of it.

Dont let that put you off the PT by the way, I love em just cant afford the luxury of a club I would only use three, maybe four times a round.

D.

[Dnamixup]

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PT? i dont got one of those! i had a titliest 980f, i just coudnt get to grips with it! so now someone else can try and use it :P

[Mizunoman]

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I just realised you never said it was PT DNA lololololol

I dunno why I thought it was, just when you said Titleist. A young guy I know got one lately and he been having bother with it, oddly he got a ProLaunch Blue as well lololol.

D.

[Dnamixup]

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lol dnt worry, i dont think graffoly and titlesit go :

[Newbie4me]

I am new to the game of golf and hope that you all can help me.
I have never played golf in my life and have recently taken several lessons to minimize the number of bad habits I will have to reverse sometime in the future.
My problem is that although I hit straight with my irons (steel shaft) and my fairway wood (titanium shaft), my driver slices something aweful. I hit further with my irons and farway wood than my driver.
I have a pretty hard swing and can actually see the shaft bend at the bottom of my swing as I keep my eyes on the ball.
I am using a Big Bertha II with a firm graphite shaft. Should I have it reshafted to something with a lower torque?
Thank you for the assistance.

Aloha!
Newbie4me

[LowPost42]

Re: Old-guy newbie needs to stop slicing

You can try something with a lower flex if you like. As far as torque is concerned, you want the lowest torque you can find.

Torque effects the shafts' ability to square up at impact - the lower the torque number, the better it squares up.

As for slicing, if your mechanics are sound (and they sound like they are), there are two things to check for the club.

First is the grip size - a grip that is too big promotes a fade/slice, a grip that is too small promotes a draw/hook.

The second (as mentioned) is your shaft flex. If a shaft is too stiff it's tough to load, and tough to square up at impact - causing a slice.

A shaft that is too flexible tends to snap shut, promoting a draw/hook. The problem here is that due to the flexibility, you'll often spray the ball all over the place. Maybe it's time to try some regular flex drivers, maybe even consider an A flex driver.

The key to shafts (as stated many times here) is to play the most flexible shaft you can control. (In other words, play the most flexible shaft you can, while maintaining accuracy). The extra flex helps you keep your distance up.

[bonzi_532]

Re: Old-guy newbie needs to stop slicing

Also, move the ball up in your stance and away from your body.

These two things are great to promote a draw!!

I recently fixed my driver draw with the opposite of these two things!

Good Luck

[Newbie4me]

Re: Old-guy newbie needs to stop slicing

Thank you LowPost42 and Bonzi 532 for your responses and tips.

It is always great to get input from professionals. =)



LowPost42,

I greatly appreciate your expert advice.

I will apply your following suggestions:

- Try something with a lower flex. - I will try something with less flex than firm flex (I currently have a GBB System 60, Firm Flex), Regular flex, and ultra flex to see which one better fits my swing.

- Try something with the lowest torque I can find. - I will try several soft shafts with low torques to see if this helps. Just for yucks, I will try to see if I can find a driver with a steel shaft (minimizing torque) to see if this helps in the opposite direction.
- Check grip size - good suggestion, but I checked the grip size (girth and length) and found it to be the same as my irons and fairway driver.
- Check to see if the shaft is too stiff, which makes it tough to load, and tough to square up at impact - causing a slice. - I checked my swing, and found that my hands are too fast and are at the 4:30 position (forward of the ball) when the head hits the ball (the shaft bends a lot on my swing, not allowing me to square up at the 6:00 unless I deliberately slow my swing and let the head catch up). I get a hook when I slow things down. Yes, I "spray the ball all over the place" when I try to time the swing to allow the head to catch up and become square at impact. All my steel and titanium shaft clubs hit pretty straight. (Is 200-220 yards using a 3 iron an okay distance?)

Bonzi 532,

Thanks for the suggestion!

I have tried your following suggestion:

- Move the ball up in your stance and away from your body. - I have the ball just inside my left foot (I am right handed) and have put the ball away from my body. This does allow me to have a straighter hit, but I am still slicing when I take a strong swing. I hit straight only when I slow my swing down. I can force a draw by adjusting my swing speed, but lose about 50-60 yards. I usually hit straight about 215-230 yards using my fairway wood (5 wood Taylor made titanium shaft), but hit cars and homes at about 180 yards (yardage before the ball leaves the range) using my Big Bertha II.

I will keep you all in the loop as I try the different suggestions. It might take a while since I will have to save enough money to pay for the shaft change on my driver after finding someone to lend me the different shafts to test.



Thanks again for the suggestions!



Aloha!

Newbie4me

[LowPost42]

Re: Old-guy newbie needs to stop slicing

I checked my swing, and found that my hands are too fast and are at the 4:30 position (forward of the ball) when the head hits the ball (the shaft bends a lot on my swing, not allowing me to square up at the 6:00 unless I deliberately slow my swing and let the head catch up). I get a hook when I slow things down. Yes, I "spray the ball all over the place" when I try to time the swing to allow the head to catch up and become square at impact. All my steel and titanium shaft clubs hit pretty straight. (Is 200-220 yards using a 3 iron an okay distance?)Newbie4me

Yes, you've got good distance with your 3i.

Hands in front of the ball is good - you definitely want your hands in front. 4:30 might be a bit much (which indicates some serious clubhead lag). Part of the reason you're slicing is that the clubhead is still open because it's lagged so much. I must have missed that comment (about the flex and lag) earlier - you may want to try a stiffer flex, as this will help your clubhead to keep up with your hands.

[bonzi_532]

Re: Old-guy newbie needs to stop slicing

If you want control and dont care if you sacrifice a few yards on your drive, go with a flex that you dont bend a lot, this makes control a lot easier although you lose a bit of distance which shouldn't be a problem if you hit your 3i 220