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Up until a couple of weeks ago I had the problem of hooking my long irons and my driver.  So I took the advise I received on this forum and posted my swing under Members Swings as well as on the Golf Channel's Swing Fix.  I took the advise I received and tried to get into a more athletic stance and changed my swing a bit.  And I also purchased a used Ping G25 9.5 driver, set to 9.  I went to the range and taped the face of the driver and hit a half bucket.  I found that the Ping driver feels much better, I am making better contact and am hitting the sweet spot (or close to it) instead of the toe hits.  However now I have a horrible slice.  I am in the process of finding a pro right now, but I would like some advise as to what I might work on until I go for my first lesson.

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Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft

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Up until a couple of weeks ago I had the problem of hooking my long irons and my driver.  So I took the advise I received on this forum and posted my swing under Members Swings as well as on the Golf Channel's Swing Fix.  I took the advise I received and tried to get into a more athletic stance and changed my swing a bit.  And I also purchased a used Ping G25 9.5 driver, set to 9.  I went to the range and taped the face of the driver and hit a half bucket.  I found that the Ping driver feels much better, I am making better contact and am hitting the sweet spot (or close to it) instead of the toe hits.  However now I have a horrible slice.  I am in the process of finding a pro right now, but I would like some advise as to what I might work on until I go for my first lesson.

Thanks


I had a Ping G10 10.5* Regular TPC 129D shaft for 3 years and it did this EXACT same thing. I draw my long irons and draw/hook my 3 wood, but that Ping G10 had a wicked slice on it. I never could get rid of it. I put 2 different shafts in it (ProLaunch Platinum & Aldila NV both in stiff flex) and it never fixed anything. I ended up selling the driver 2 weeks ago and got a Callaway X Hot 9.5* Stiff. Problem gone! This driver even draws/hooks like my 3 wood. I have a friend who has the G15 and it does the same thing for him. Can't figure out why. I'm beginning to think it's Ping?

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I am making better contact and am hitting the sweet spot (or close to it) instead of the toe hits.  However now I have a horrible slice.

I'm thinking gear effect from hitting off the toe probably contributed to the ball flight. Now that you are hitting closer to the sweetspot, the ball will behave more in line with your swing. Btw, did you get fit or did you just buy the club and set it up? I'm just wondering why you would select 9 degrees as your loft.

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Since I am one of those guys that thinks if I have Ping irons I want Ping woods. So I went through the fitting program on the Ping website. It actually recommended an 8.5 loft. I picked up the 9 cheap, so why not give it a try.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft

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Since I am one of those guys that thinks if I have Ping irons I want Ping woods. So I went through the fitting program on the Ping website. It actually recommended an 8.5 loft. I picked up the 9 cheap, so why not give it a try.

I never did like those online "fitting" systems. I took a look at your swing thread; it appears to me that your hooks were coming from either the toe hits or a left facing clubface at impact. Just by looking at your swing, I would have assumed you slice the ball. I'm assuming you looked at the videos @iacas linked; how have the changes been? You should update the thread when you get a chance.

Bill

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Since I am one of those guys that thinks if I have Ping irons I want Ping woods. So I went through the fitting program on the Ping website. It actually recommended an 8.5 loft. I picked up the 9 cheap, so why not give it a try.


Ok, now I'm intrigued. Why did the Ping program recommend only 8.5* loft? What is your driver swing speed? Would you characterize your swing as being a sweeping swing, hit the ball on the up swing, or hit the ball on the down swing?

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Changes to my swing, knees bent, butt out, chin up and arms straighter down. Backswing slower, left arm straighter, elbows closer to my body ending up with left shoulder under my chin. I feel like I am hitting the better, but still can't get consistently straight ball flight.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft

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Changes to my swing, knees bent, butt out, chin up and arms straighter down.

Please see this thread:

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I feel like I am hitting the better, but still can't get consistently straight ball flight.

Better contact is good, but it's not really about hitting the ball straight so much as hitting a curve that you can control and account for.

Try to update your swing thread. It will be easier to go through what you need to work on if we can see the video of what you are actually doing.

Bill

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Will do

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft

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