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[undercoverbrother]

Too cold for golf today

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Too cold for golf today

I canceled my tee time in Phoenix as the temperature was 41C at the time I was supposed to start.

I played TPC Champions Thursday afternoon in 38C and I felt awful all night and didn't want to hop on a plane feeling like crap.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Slava

I've played a bunch of Srixon and ProV's over the past year. I like the Srixons quite a bit and I think that those and ProV's are extremely similar. I think that this coming month (right around Fathers Day) Srixon runs a 2 for 1 deal and obviously, that might be worth having a look at if you want a good discount.

I've used Srixon Q Stars and really liked them.
My go to is TP5x though; particularly the pix balls.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

My go to is TP5x though; particularly the pix balls.

I find this model to be really good in the wind. Doesn't balloon at all.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Slava

I've played a bunch of Srixon and ProV's over the past year. I like the Srixons quite a bit and I think that those and ProV's are extremely similar. I think that this coming month (right around Fathers Day) Srixon runs a 2 for 1 deal and obviously, that might be worth having a look at if you want a good discount.

I've been playing Titleist Tour Soft or TP5x. Both seem to work well for me.

[Manhattanboy]

Hi looking for some advice on grips (ie how to hold the club). I posted on this a while back.

Older golfer, shoot in the 90s, drive about 220 and always trying for more distance. R shaft irons, S shaft driver to control my slice.

Have always used the 8 finger grip (ie right pinky finger on the club, no overlap or interlock), but its been suggested that I switch to an overlap. I am told the 8 finger grip is not very popular.

I have tried this the last few times on the range, and the overlap grip is not too bad for low and mid irons, but for woods and driver for sure I seem to have more control, and hit the ball much more solidly staying with the 8 finger grip. For driver the overlap feels loose.

Thoughts? Do golfers switich grips depending on the club? Thanks!

[Dion]

I've always used the interlock grip for every club. Last year I upgraded to midsize grips which helped me with gripping the club better.

[Tron_fdc]

I had my driver midsize wrapped as well, it seemed to help (I have long fingers). Went with a tour grip, stiff shaft and a Taylor Made Sim Driver.

I've been following Rob Hogan on TikTok and using his driver theory along with a "strong" grip and it seems to work for me. No more thinking JUST THROW THE CLUB AT THE BALL MAROOCH

I now hit a light draw with a low ball flight. Before that was a ballooning slice. Occasional NASTY pull though.

[Red Ice Player]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Hi looking for some advice on grips (ie how to hold the club). I posted on this a while back.

Older golfer, shoot in the 90s, drive about 220 and always trying for more distance. R shaft irons, S shaft driver to control my slice.

Have always used the 8 finger grip (ie right pinky finger on the club, no overlap or interlock), but its been suggested that I switch to an overlap. I am told the 8 finger grip is not very popular.

I have tried this the last few times on the range, and the overlap grip is not too bad for low and mid irons, but for woods and driver for sure I seem to have more control, and hit the ball much more solidly staying with the 8 finger grip. For driver the overlap feels loose.

Thoughts? Do golfers switich grips depending on the club? Thanks!

I have always gone with the overlapping grip and midsize grips. Now don't take this the wrong way, but I don't understand how going to a stiff shaft with driver would help cure a slice in a slower swing speed player like yourself or me. I would think it would make it worse.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Red Ice Player

I have always gone with the overlapping grip and midsize grips. Now don't take this the wrong way, but I don't understand how going to a stiff shaft with driver would help cure a slice in a slower swing speed player like yourself or me. I would think it would make it worse.

I went to a Taylormade SIM MAX D driver with a regular flex shaft and that has done wonders for my slice. I now keep a good 90% of my drives in the fairway.

[Red Ice Player]

Originally Posted by Dion

I went to a Taylormade SIM MAX D driver with a regular flex shaft and that has done wonders for my slice. I now keep a good 90% of my drives in the fairway.

I've got the Taylormade M6 in R flex at 12 degrees. Loft and high MOI are the senior golfer's friends.

[Manhattanboy]

I know it seems crazy. I have Taylor Made sim 2s and have always liked a lower loft 9.0 driver. When I picked them up a couple years ago I could not hit a straight drive with the R shaft. Every drive went way right. I was really unhappy. The pro suggested a stiff shaft for the driver and I’m pretty much straight all the time. It’s weird. But I wonder if I am losing yards with the S shaft and low loft given my slow swing speed? Thanks.

[Red Ice Player]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

I know it seems crazy. I have Taylor Made sim 2s and have always liked a lower loft 9.0 driver. When I picked them up a couple years ago I could not hit a straight drive with the R shaft. Every drive went way right. I was really unhappy. The pro suggested a stiff shaft for the driver and I’m pretty much straight all the time. It’s weird. But I wonder if I am losing yards with the S shaft and low loft given my slow swing speed? Thanks.

The shaft could definitely be costing you yards, but I would try lofting up first, since you're already hitting it straight. At lower swing speeds more loft means more carry. It can add spin as well, but I have found it so much easier maxing out my distance at 12 degrees. And I hit driver longer at age 65 with 12 degrees of loft than I did at age 50 with 10 degrees.

[Slava]

Best thing I’ve done for my slice is (finally!!) accepting that I shouldn’t swing as hard. This game has a lot of perplexing aspects, but I basically hit the ball just as far because I make better contact, but keep it in the fairway or in play.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Just buy a 45 minute session on a trackman Sim and ask the pro to set you up with a readout of your swing path, face angle, attack angle, club head speed etc. You'll see very quickly what is causing your ball flight. It's almost always a negative, steep swing path that leads to slicing, I suspect, as opposed to leaving the face open (though obviously lots of people do both).

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

I had my driver midsize wrapped as well, it seemed to help (I have long fingers). Went with a tour grip, stiff shaft and a Taylor Made Sim Driver.

I've been following Rob Hogan on TikTok and using his driver theory along with a "strong" grip and it seems to work for me. No more thinking JUST THROW THE CLUB AT THE BALL MAROOCH

I now hit a light draw with a low ball flight. Before that was a ballooning slice. Occasional NASTY pull though.

Teaching pros seem to like the pull as a mistake - it's almosta sign you are doing thing right.