Driver (or swing help)???

I am working on figuring out which driver I need (loft, lie, shaft., length, etc...) that will work with my recent swing change...I am doing my version of the stack and tilt...my coach calls it a left axis swing as I basically rotate around my head (keeping it still...for the most part) and my weight stays on my left side through out the entire swing...I am getting excellent results with my irons all the way to my 3 wood but when I try to hit drivers I get mixed results...I assume because I am approaching the ball with a decending blow. I did own a driver that was 44.5in, 9.5 deg with a 85 gram X flex shaft before my swing change but when I decided to commit to this swing every time I hit this driver it would go straight as an arrow but I could not get the ball very high and my distance seriously suffered from lack of carry...so I have been testing some 10.5 deg drivers with stiff shafts and the ball flight looks better but I don't like the feel of a lighter shaft (especially at 44.5 inches which I loose a couple of swing weights)...do you think it would make sense for me to go to heavier shaft or is this swing just not going to work and I need to do something different when hitting a driver???

Since you are doing stack and tilt (or your version of it) check out this video from the guys at Golf Evolution...



This helped me out so much... for the first time since I started golfing (nearly 10 years) I feel comfortable with a driver in my hands.

Have you tried the move in the video where he moves his hip slightly forward when addressing the ball (be careful not to shift your shoulders or head forward)? Tilting the spine away from your target will reduce the amount you're hitting down on the ball meaning you launch the ball higher without adding more backspin (that you would get from hitting down with a club with more loft). Other than the small hip movement you should pretty much be able to execute your normal swing.