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I just want to start off by saying I'm a high handicapper at a 22.7. I'm 31 and been playing for about 5 years. Two years ago I would drive the ball a consistant 260+ fade with one or two pokes over 300 straight, however my irons were horrible.

Today, I only drive around 230yds with one or two over 250 always pushing or slicing right. What I'm puzzled about is my swing speed hasen't changed. My Iron play is 3x what it was two years ago. It seems I'm always scrambling after my tee shot.

I've been told I've lost distance because of something with my left knee. I don't know, whatever it is, I need to figure it out. I think it's costing me at least 5 shots a round, maybe even 10. Please help!

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saevel25 Incredible Member

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Swing speed, but your club face angle has changed or your swing path has changed. You can hit the ball 280 yards if it does move much. If you add in 30 yards of slice that sucker isn't going 280 anymore. the ball might travel the same distance on the arc, but the flat horizontal distance to your ball will be shorter.

Check out your backswing, downswing. I would see if you can find an impact bag to check your hands at impact.

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jambalaya Dedicated Member

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Don't know if this link will work for you but some good basic information about set up with the driver. It's from golflink which is a really good site but the forum is not nearly as active as this one. They have excellent tips and videos. You may be asked to sign up to see it but it's free now. It used to be a pay site.

http://www.golflink.com/tipsvideos/v...t=38234&e;=.swf

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Today, I only

Are you exagerating when you say you're scrambling after tee shots of 230-250 yards? With good iron play, a 250-yard drive is acceptable even on a 550-yard par 5. I understand you're lamenting your loss of distance, but by no means are you "scrambling"...

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Shanks A Million Great Member

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Are you exagerating when you say you're scrambling after tee shots of 230-250 yards? With good iron play, a 250-yard drive is acceptable even on a 550-yard par 5. I understand you're lamenting your loss of distance, but by no means are you "scrambling"...

Yes, 230 is a great drive. Most 23 handicappers are averaging 180 or so. If you're a 22 handicap, you need to worry more about the approaches than anything else. Being able to find the green from up to 200 yards with some consistency is much more important than driver distance.

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CalBoomer Well Established Member

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Just a very quick suggestion. Good iron play naturally requires a slightly more vertical swing plane. Maybe your work on your irons has resulted in your unconsciously making your driver swing plane more vertical than is ideal. An excessively vertical driver swing plane can lead to all kinds of errors and inconsistency.
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