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Went 6/14 Fairways Hit...and 4 Were With Less Than Driver...


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Played the other day at my home course over father's day weekend. Finally cracked out my Game Golf for the second or third time this year to see if I can figure out what the heck is going on with my game and why I can't score.

 

First hole, I hit 5 wood off the tee and am on the short grass. Not dead center but I'm on the fairway. 1/1!

 

Second hole, I hit hybrid off the tee and am center cut. 220 hybrid? I'll take that all day! 2/2!

 

Third is a par 3.

 

Fourth hole, long-ish par 5. Pulled driver and hit it really well, but found the rough/edge of fairway bunker. 2/3

 

Fifth hole, short par 4. Hybrid again goes about 225. 3/4!

 

Six is a par 3.

 

7 is a decent par 4 down hill so I pull driver hoping I can make it an easy wedge in. Block party my way to about 20 yards off the fairway. 3/5...

 

8 is a short par 5. Unless you're in the fairway bunker or really off in the deep stuff, it's a green light. I pull my tee shot and end up about 12 yards off the fairway. 3/6 (now I'm really not a fan of my driver)

 

9 is a short par 4 with water 220 off the tee. I pulled 5 iron to stay short and hit the fairway. 4/7

 

10 is another short par 4 so I pulled driver to get within spitting distance of the green. Found the fairway but was just about off. 5/8

 

11 is a short par 4 with a bunker dead center of the fairway so I pull 5 wood and find the fairway. 6/9

 

12 is a longer par 4 so driver comes out. Quick duck hook ends up 20 yards off fairway. 6/10

 

13 is about the same as 12. Same tee shot, same result... 6/11

 

14 par 3

 

15 par 5 long! Hit driver...HARD! Blocked it and missed the fairway again. 6/12...now really thinking about just not having a driver

 

16 long par 4. Hit driver and drew it about 10 yards offline. Rough again...6/13!

 

17 par 3.

 

18 short par 5. Pulled driver so I could try to get home in 2. Hit it well but missed the fairway by about 8 yards into a fairway bunker and had to take my meds. Finished the day 6/14 for fairways.

 

Last year, I was averaging 12 fairways a round and had great accuracy with my driver. This year, it's all over the freakin place! When I do catch a fairway, it's a big ball so distance isn't the issue. Is it the shaft that is leading to my lack of accuracy or is it just my timing?

 

I'm going to try out a new shaft this weekend and see if that helps but I'm almost at the end of my rope. Maybe I just don't even bother with a driver in the bag anymore? Anyone have any suggestions on how to find a few more fairways with my driver?

 

FWIW, Playing 2016 M1 10.5 set down a notch with Aldila RIP 70s shaft 45" playing length. Attempting to try a TP6HDe X flex 46" playing length.

 

Any advice or support would be greatly appreciated!!!

Option 1
Ping G400 LST 8.5 Tour-X
Callaway Big Bertha 816 Alpha 16 AD-DI 8x black
Nike VR Pro 3 hybrid project x 6.0
Adams XTD Forged 4-PW Fujikura MCI 120S
Adams MB2 GW
Callaway Mac Daddy Forged 60
Toulon Garage Atlanta Black Pearl
Ping 4 Series Tour Edition White/ Bridgestone 2014 Tour Bag

Option 2
Taylormade 2016 M1 10.5 Whiteboard Flowerband 7x
16 Taylormade M1 5 wood AD-TP 7s
Ping Anser 20 stock stiff
Taylormade 2016 M2 Tour XP105 stiff
Cleveland RTX 2.0 52 deg raw
Titleist Vokey Prototype 58 T Grind
Carbon Ringo Raw Whisky

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Agree with HatsForBats on the lessons. Can't comment on the shaft model or weight based on the information provided, although I don't think going to 46 inches is going to help.

 

If you're hitting blocks and hooks, my guess is that you're delivering the club too much from the inside and getting handsy at impact. I say this because I have a problem with that myself.

WITB

TaylorMade M5 (10.5) Graphite Design Tour AD GP 6 S

Callaway Rogue ST MAX (15) Graphite Design Tour AD F-75 S

Ping G425 (19) Mitsubishi TENSEI CK Pro Orange Hybrid 80 S

Mizuno MP-53 (4-PW, 22-46) Nippon Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 S

Titleist Vokey SM9 (50.12 F, 54.10 S @ 55, 60.10 S) Nippon Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 S

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Sounds like your driver is pushing you into the rough the most. I would say get the driver fitted to you utilizing Tom Wishons methodology and see what that does. My driver is shorter, somewhere around 44 1/4-1/2 and after fiddling with weighting with my fitter I was able to drastically improve my ball striking with Minimal off center strikes after the fact. Still have path issues but it was solid contact (center of face) and good ball flight almost every time just some directional issues. The extra inch or two longer can dramatically DECREASE distance and increase dispersion due to off center hits. If you have the consistency of a machine then the longer shaft is awesome. If you are a mere human then you can gain a lot of control by shortening it some and not lose any distance.

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