Do you know which caused the other: shut clubface caused flat swing or flat swing caused shut clubface?
Sometimes it can make the correction easier if you know which one to start with as the other will fall into place.
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Do you know which caused the other: shut clubface caused flat swing or flat swing caused shut clubface?
Sometimes it can make the correction easier if you know which one to start with as the other will fall into place.
mikedean441
6X HOF
I'm so flat and coming from so far inside I can't square up the face at impact. Losing power with the lower body slide too.
Will get it sorted and a friend is sending me a 12* to demo so I'll be back with feedback in a few weeks
Quoting myself so 441 will actually answer me.
Robman7
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That's rude he didn't answer you. I'll beat him up for you
mikedean441
6X HOF
Matrix radix in the 10.5 iirc
This might just be beginner's luck, but the 588 Altitude just might be a perfect fit for me. I've used it for three rounds and find that somehow both good and bad swings still find the fairway. During yesterday afternoon's round I hit 14/14 of fairways. I'm usually pretty accurate off the tee anyway, but 14/14 is a pretty rare feat, especially considering it's so early in the season. I can't say I've picked up much distance from my Titleist 913, but so far it's a fairway finder like nothing I've used before.
Dude judging by how lethal you were with the 913 when we played I can only imagine you with this thing in your hands!
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This morning I swingweighted this out so it matched my X-Hot and took it to the range. Gotta get this MC driver thing sorted out and I honestly feel a little schizophrenic about it all.
Anyway, I hit it well today. Started out with some balls that weren't really getting the height I was looking for, but worked through it with things I'm working on in my lesson and it came around very nicely. Higher balls than I've seen out of anything outside the X-Hot. Carry yardages looked decent too. One thing I like about this one is the alignment aid on the crown. Normally not something I'm too concerned about, but it does help me visually at address.
Learned my lesson and will hold off until I get some rounds in with it, but I'm going to stick it in the bag and see what comes out of it.
Anyway, I hit it well today. Started out with some balls that weren't really getting the height I was looking for, but worked through it with things I'm working on in my lesson and it came around very nicely. Higher balls than I've seen out of anything outside the X-Hot. Carry yardages looked decent too. One thing I like about this one is the alignment aid on the crown. Normally not something I'm too concerned about, but it does help me visually at address.
Learned my lesson and will hold off until I get some rounds in with it, but I'm going to stick it in the bag and see what comes out of it.
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What struggles have you had with it in the past?
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Really interesting.
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9? Holy hell, that would make everything just feel a bit wonky.
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Serves me right for messing with it, but I'm not playing a 46 inch driver in July and I need to get it figured out. It's coming along. Contact pattern was really good today, though I was missing high a little more frequently. Barely anything left/right.
mikedean441
6X HOF
9 certainly equals jacked up
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Hawk glad to see you did manage some success with this today. I know you are battling to find the right driver and potential shaft options for July, hope u get it situated.
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Interesting thoughts but this is a driver.
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Now we're cooking. Today was a pretty decent driving day for me with the shortened, leaded up Altitude. Had some misses, but only two that were bigger misses - both to the right and both would have been bad news if there was a lake or something over there. Lucky for me, one was just in some rough and the other was in a natural area that I was able to hit out of. Considering the number of misses I saw my first couple times out this year, two is a big improvement. Also a handful of misses across the face that were just shorter, but in play.
GPS'd one at 245 yards and no that wasn't downhill thanks
. It did run though. Most decent ones were in the 230 range, which is fine with me for now.
Not really hitting the ball super high with it, but I don't really hit the driver super high anyway. As I got more adept at my 'new' swing I actually saw some reasonable trajectory. Will keep working with that of course.
For now, we'll keep it in the bag. With the Custom I couldn't do that, so there's some progress.
GPS'd one at 245 yards and no that wasn't downhill thanks
. It did run though. Most decent ones were in the 230 range, which is fine with me for now. Not really hitting the ball super high with it, but I don't really hit the driver super high anyway. As I got more adept at my 'new' swing I actually saw some reasonable trajectory. Will keep working with that of course.
For now, we'll keep it in the bag. With the Custom I couldn't do that, so there's some progress.
mikedean441
6X HOF
Some progress is better than none. Still wanna try them both and see what works for me but in the interim I will live vicariously through you
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Compared the Custom we are talking a huge improvement Mike. HUGE>
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Looking forward to following this one along Hawk. I liked this when I hit, but get along well with their drivers that fit this mold.
mikedean441
6X HOF
This is what I like to hear! Some liners for good roll still?
I tried this driver today at a demo day in 9* and regular flex not a bad driver for me, but my misses were hooks and the 588 custom was a much better driver for me as were a few others. It seems this club excels with a nice smooth swing, almost trying to swing in a very smooth unhurried manner.
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