3Woodster

After reading all the above theories I came to this conclusion.........I am a carpenter.......Let's say I have a 20D nail 4 inches long. Swinging at the same speed and rhythm, a 32oz hammer will drive the nail further than a 24oz hammer............ Another example to help us under stand is this. Using the same speed and rhythm, which would give a bigger blow to your finger, a 32oz hammer or a 24oz hammer. Case closed.

I agree with "fixing your swing." Why you slice any club be it driver, fairway wood or iron here is what happens. When you start your backswing you move your club and shoulders into the top of your swing and the weight transfers to your right side / foot. Now the brain says “to get back to impact you have to move your shoulders and club back in the same sequence as going back”. For every action sequence, there is a counter action sequence. So if you follow what your brain senses, you will hit a slice, because you will come back to impact from an over the top or out to in move. If you want to hit the ball straight you have to counteract the backswing move on the downswing. To accomplish this, you have to move the weight to the left side / foot before you start the downswing, just the opposite sequence of the backswing. A tip, courtesy of Tommy Armour Sr., that I found helpful in accomplishing the transfer of weight is to raise your left heel about a ½ inch on the backswing. The first move in the downswing then is to replant the left heel . This move automatically shifts the weight and drops the hands and club into the slot……….try this in slow motion without a club a number of times until you understand the dynamics of this slice killing move………

I’ve been reading a lot on the hitting up +5 degrees with the driver. I have watched Joseph Mayo's video…. It all makes sense using a rotational swing, however, I use a ¾ Vertical swing Per Don Trahan. If my ball position is one inch left of center and a driver with a 15* loft, club face square to the target, swing plane is on before, during impact and after impact, are the results different from those of a rotational swing. I am 74 yrs. old and have a club speed of around 85 mph….You can go deep in the answer, for I am a numbers man.... Cordially