eatonswann

hi dan thanks for the welcome yesterday. the right technique is whatever keeps you in balance throughout your swing. driver distance will then be more or less a function of club head speed after impact. i think taking lessons from a pro is like buying a new car. after you drive off the lot you're on your own with a car that may be whatever. my advice would be to first study hogan's book 5 lessons, take his advice and try to do the things he preaches. later after you know more then maybe see a pro and you will be better able decide whether the pro you pick will be an asset to your game or not.

ok my turn to get my 2cents worth in. the two most important things will determine which clubs to get. today all irons are too long and too strong. do yourself a favour and buy a set of forged irons so you can adjust the lies after you cut down the shafts. swingweights will go down but you will gain more control of the clubhead, will probably swing better, will probably make better contact, will be easier to square head at impact and in the end will probably not lose any yardage at all - may actually gain some. the second most important thing is the loft. having long irons bunched together in 2deg increments and having to add a gap wedge makes no sense. forged heads will allow you to have them bent to reasonable increments starting with the PW. only 10 years ago mizuno MP-14's had 50 deg PW and went down in 4deg incr from there. no gap wedges then. hogan wedge 10yrs ago was 49. today bobby jones would just shake his head at how marketing has taken over. 46" drivers. get real. who can hit fairways with a 46" driver. i bet most would get more length if they cut down their driver 2".