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I have trouble slicing off the tee. I swing a 5i about 185. I have, what I think, a lot of power due to a swing somewhat like a hockey swing. that was my sport of choice till my ankles started hurting. I just never got back into it. But I have a lesser name brand set and when I bought it used I also bought a lesser named larger driver. now I can hit a 3w on the ground as my driver off the box. I am wondering if it is possible that I am just swinging too hard for the shaft. It feels like it has a little more bend to it but I don't know if that can account for my slice. But I don't want to get a stiffer shaft if it is just a mistake I am making. I hit everything else straight but my driver is just bad. IF I use it it is very very weak to just get it straight and on fairway but only pushes about 215 yards. If anyone could provide a solution or a answer on if I just need to get a stiffer shaft I would really like the help. Thank you.

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ill throw my hat in here too. im in just about the same boat you are. i blast drives, but they always have a light to medium slice. i wont call it a fade because i dont do it on purpose! today at the range i figured out if i stand a little further back from the ball (where the ball is lined up with the toe of my club) it slices way less, but is still present. i like to think i have a pretty fast swing so i want to upgrade to a stiffer shaft and the nike sumo sq. theres a demo day down here next week and im gonna try it out.
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I would take your driver and clubs to the golf store with a launch monitor and better yet a driving range.

hit your driver and hit another driver the salesman recommends and see if its your swing or your driver.

While you are at the store hit your iron and the rest of your clubs and have the saleman recomment a set of irons for you to try for the fun of it.

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Choosing the correct shaft flex can be tricky.

When a golfer starts his down swing, he's starting to bend the club's shaft and storing energy. Usually at the time he enters the hitting zone, the shaft has reached its full flex and then starts to kick back and straighten up again, releasing the potential energy that was built up. Hopefully at impact, the shaft will return to its original straightness, hence converting all of its potential energy into kinetic energy, resulting in extra swing speed.

So the goal is to correctly figure out which flex shaft returns back to its original straightness by impact.

If your shaft is too flexible, it could mean that the bend created from the start of the down swing never returned to straight by impact, resulting in a misaligned (and open) club face. This will promote a slice.

However, a too supple and flexible shaft could also promote a hook or draw since the club head could have accelerated or sprung back beyond the original straightness, resulting in a closed face.

The same principles apply to a staff that's too stiff as well. One could cause a fade or a draw.

The best thing to do is get fitted by a professional. Trial and error at a demo day is a good choice as well.
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