arydolphin
GTHC!
I had my first chance to test out the Grandura shaft tonight (530, 65 grams, stiff flex), but first, I thought it would be help for people to know a little about myself and my game.
My handicap right now sits at 9.5. I'd say that the strength of my game is short game and putting, and driving is the weakest part of my game. For the year, I'm at 39% fairways hit, and that's with some 3 woods and hybrids taken off of the tee instead of hitting driver all the time. I'd guess that my percentage with the driver is even lower than the 39% number. For the better part of the past year, I've struggled with a 2-way miss off of the tee: either a quick hook or a big block. Obviously, some of that is due to my swing and not the club, but it's been frustrating. My swing is very long, with a pretty aggressive transition (at least it feels like that). Most people look at my swing and think John Daly, I like to think that my swing is a little more like Phil Mickelson. Anyways, here's a swing from last fall so that you can see what my action is like:
Speaking of my driver: I was fit into it last summer at Club Champion here in Boston, and I felt really good about the process. However, at that time, my swing speed was in the 97-99 mph range with ball speeds in the high 140s with really good contact. After taking some lessons this year, I haven't had my swing speed rechecked, but I've seen ball speeds with my driver during those lessons as high as 159 mph. Thus, I know that I've gained some swing speed, which is why I estimated my swing speed at 105 mph for my entry into this testing. This year, I've hit some really big drives, but I've also hit some offline drives that have me questioning whether my current driver shaft is still the best fit for me.
In terms of my driver shaft, my gamer right now is a Mitsubishi Diamana B-series 60 in stiff flex. The actual weight is 64 grams. I'm a big believer in the shaft being the engine of the club, and I don't tend to change very much in terms of shafts. The only driver shafts I played in the past 5 years have been the B-series I'm playing now, the Diamana Kai'li 60 (very similar to the B-series), and the Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 in stiff flex. FWIW, I play the Diamana Kai'li 70 in my 3 wood and really like that club, so the Kai'li profile is something that I really feel comfortable with right now.
The next post will talk about the performance that I saw tonight, but hopefully this background information will help those reading this thread to know about my swing and game.
My handicap right now sits at 9.5. I'd say that the strength of my game is short game and putting, and driving is the weakest part of my game. For the year, I'm at 39% fairways hit, and that's with some 3 woods and hybrids taken off of the tee instead of hitting driver all the time. I'd guess that my percentage with the driver is even lower than the 39% number. For the better part of the past year, I've struggled with a 2-way miss off of the tee: either a quick hook or a big block. Obviously, some of that is due to my swing and not the club, but it's been frustrating. My swing is very long, with a pretty aggressive transition (at least it feels like that). Most people look at my swing and think John Daly, I like to think that my swing is a little more like Phil Mickelson. Anyways, here's a swing from last fall so that you can see what my action is like:
Speaking of my driver: I was fit into it last summer at Club Champion here in Boston, and I felt really good about the process. However, at that time, my swing speed was in the 97-99 mph range with ball speeds in the high 140s with really good contact. After taking some lessons this year, I haven't had my swing speed rechecked, but I've seen ball speeds with my driver during those lessons as high as 159 mph. Thus, I know that I've gained some swing speed, which is why I estimated my swing speed at 105 mph for my entry into this testing. This year, I've hit some really big drives, but I've also hit some offline drives that have me questioning whether my current driver shaft is still the best fit for me.
In terms of my driver shaft, my gamer right now is a Mitsubishi Diamana B-series 60 in stiff flex. The actual weight is 64 grams. I'm a big believer in the shaft being the engine of the club, and I don't tend to change very much in terms of shafts. The only driver shafts I played in the past 5 years have been the B-series I'm playing now, the Diamana Kai'li 60 (very similar to the B-series), and the Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 in stiff flex. FWIW, I play the Diamana Kai'li 70 in my 3 wood and really like that club, so the Kai'li profile is something that I really feel comfortable with right now.
The next post will talk about the performance that I saw tonight, but hopefully this background information will help those reading this thread to know about my swing and game.
