You know your doing something wrong when.....

I had a brand new club (3 fairway wood Callaway) before I started my first range session. I look down after each shot and notice the top face starting to erode away. Notice the damage to the top edge:

I'm a neewbie, I have no idea what my clubface is doing at impact. Any likely causes? The shots were wild but not complete duds.

Thanks!

I would say that the club has been improperly refinished to look new and the paint is chipping off or you may have been duped into buying a counterfeit club with a cheap paint job.

mmpphhhh.....I certainly wasn't expecting that possibility!!!

I purchased this at my local golf shop, they aren't into the business of ripping people off as it's a small town and word gets around pretty fast.  The club did come with a 5 year warranty I might have a chat to them about it.

Thanks for the suggestion Rocket Man.

No, that's called crowning. you're hitting the ball off or near the top edge of the clubface. You could be teeing the ball too high, or swinging under the ball, or a combination. I'm guessing you pop the ball up somewhat, as opposed to a line-drive trajectory.

The commonly accepted guide to teeing a driver is to have about half the ball above the top edge of your clubface when the club is at address behind the ball. And, when you swing, to compensate try to hit the ball on the lower half of the club face.

This is a very common problem It is called a skymark.  It is caused by the ball hitting the top edge as you hit it. Solution is to place the ball on a lower tree.

Thanks guys. I do use high tees, I'll adjust the height of the tee. Thanks again!

I have understood that with modern drivers, you should hit with upper half of the club face.

Nothing wrong with impact tape. I use duct tape, though. It's cheap, easy to carry a roll, and serves the same purpose.

Hey, that looks familiar......

This is my 3 rescue/hybrid.

Do you know an easy way to fix (touch up) the club. I also suffer from "Crownitis"

I was thinking about sandblasting and painting a couple of older sticks that still use. There's some decent info on the net about touch ups and refinishing clubs. I'm in the group, 'Clubs are just tools. They're going to get scuffed.' Can't imagine using iron sleeves, but I know some guys really like them.

I was looking it up earlier and found this.... Link. But I'm leaving mine, I like em. The one he fixed was also very small.

yes, but if you're hitting it on the lid, you gotta compensate..

I had a hit out today at my local course and was more aware of my tee height, I found I was getting much better contact.

I'm really struggling with my 3 wood ATM I only use it once on the Par 5, hitting my 2nd shot of the fair way but even then it has a mind of its own.

I have to say I played some terrible golf today, I should have quit after the front 9 instead  I played on and it was utter disaster, now I'm just feeling sorry for myself!

Do you ever come home after a game of golf and just feel terrible?

Sure! But i don't quit. There's always a shot you hit that brings you back.

True. What I found also is that I kept comparing my shots to what a pro would hit, then I just though hey I've played for three months who cares if instead of sailing through the air my 8 iron shot runs along the ground for 50 yards, that's 50 yards closer to the Green!!!

I've also found my scores are getting lower even though I feel I'm not improving, so something must be working.

Cheers!!!

Just about every game ,there's not many times every thing goes your way but when it does it's a great feeling. The good games more than make up for the bad ones .Even one great shot takes the sting out of a bad round when the wheels fall off.