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Question for the pros:

I have a 88-90 MPH driver swing.

I have a Stock PXv Regular xhot 11.5 driver that I has 1 inch taken off the butt end.

I have a Regular stock Taylor Made Mini driver.

I hit both clubs the same distance.. about 210 yards whyyyyyyyyy??

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Without knowing more like the loft of the mini driver, some things that come to mind are that you may not be hitting up on the driver or you're making more solid contact with the TM. Another thing is that 11.5° may be too much loft for your swing speed. That coupled with chopping an inch off could make the clubs close. I think the xhot is adjustable. Have you tried playing with the loft? Also, are you losing any yardage with the driver to slice / hooks? Are you carrying both the same or are you getting different amounts of rollout? These are some things to consider if you haven't. I had a 10.5° driver that I hit poorly and a 13° 3 wood that I hit well. I was losing tons of yards with driver by hitting down on it and over fading it. A lesson helped rectify that issue and now the driver is going about 30 yards past the 3 wood consistently.

Dom's Sticks:

Callaway X-24 10.5° Driver, Callaway Big Bertha 15° wood, Callaway XR 19° hybrid, Callaway X-24 24° hybrid, Callaway X-24 5i-9i, PING Glide PW 47°/12°, Cleveland REG 588 52°/08°, Callaway Mack Daddy PM Grind 56°/13°, 60°/10°, Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter w/SuperStroke Slim 3.0 grip, Callaway Chev Stand Bag, Titleist Pro-V1x ball

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Yes, taking an inch off is a lot. Effectively makes the shaft more stiff and you do lose a little speed by having it an inch shorter.

Also check out this thread, might help.

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I will stop by Golfsmith and use a machine to get my angle of attack and see if I am hitting down more than I think. although I may end up walking out with a new driver if I go there  :)

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According to GC2 my driver is generating 6000 rpm of backspin, and I am averaging 38 yards of height. So.. It's my swing. Although I did try the TM SLDR and it reduced my spin pretty significantly, it's a lot to do with my swing
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According to GC2 my driver is generating 6000 rpm of backspin, and I am averaging 38 yards of height. So.. It's my swing. Although I did try the TM SLDR and it reduced my spin pretty significantly, it's a lot to do with my swing

Yeah that's a crazy amount of spin, something is off there but even if it's off by 2000, the spin is still too high.

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According to GC2 my driver is generating 6000 rpm of backspin, and I am averaging 38 yards of height. So.. It's my swing. Although I did try the TM SLDR and it reduced my spin pretty significantly, it's a lot to do with my swing

That's seriously high spin. Your multishot average is 6000? That's a decent amount for a wedge; for driver it's looney tunes. Depending on loft and club, I'm usually 2000-2500 for multishot averages with this year's Callaway models that I've demoed. Are you hitting really high up the face?

I think you might want to go in for a lesson to have someone take a look. Probably better than messing around with buying new clubs if there's perhaps an underlying issue there.

Dom's Sticks:

Callaway X-24 10.5° Driver, Callaway Big Bertha 15° wood, Callaway XR 19° hybrid, Callaway X-24 24° hybrid, Callaway X-24 5i-9i, PING Glide PW 47°/12°, Cleveland REG 588 52°/08°, Callaway Mack Daddy PM Grind 56°/13°, 60°/10°, Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter w/SuperStroke Slim 3.0 grip, Callaway Chev Stand Bag, Titleist Pro-V1x ball

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