I was hitting it fairly straight, with an occasional fade. I'll try moving the ball closer into the center of my stance and see what results I get. I figured there was something to the club's configuration that was creating the frustrating trajectory.
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>From: Corey Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Fitting Question >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 01:30:27 -0800 > >Hi Doug, >It sounds like you are coming up into the ball on the upswing which >is usually desirable but tends to increase loft some. I wonder if >the head is ahead of the shaft at impact which can further increase >loft. >What's the other parameters of the ball flight? Are you hitting more >of a draw with this club? Moving it back in your stance can help >some but the risk is pushing the ball towards a slice. > >Best, > >CB > > > > > >At 11:14 PM 10/25/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >>Shoptalkers: >> >>I have a seemingly simple fitting question concerning a club I put >>together recently. When I hit the ball, I almost always have a >>trajectory that is far higher than normal for me (which is fairly >>high already). The shots are so high, I get no distance from them. >> Normally, I can hit about 250 on a "good" swing with my driver. >>With this club, its about 150!! I have not hit a club with this >>kind of consisten result before. I've had my fair share of >>high-flying shots that gain no distance, but on this club it's >>every shot. So this brings me to my question. What things do I >>need to look at adjusting? The measured loft of the head is 10.5* >>which is around what I normally hit, the shaft is 45" long, also >>typical for me. I am putting the ball at the same position in my >>stance as I normally do (off the inside of the left foot - I'm RH). >> The head is a PowerBilt GrandSlam 230cc and the shaft is a UST >>ProForce .350 tip stiff! . What is happening? I am at a loss as >>to why this club, which I was very eager to try out, is sending the >>golf ball nearly vertical?!?! >>TIA >> >>Doug Audirsch >> >> >>---------- >>
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