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Well . it seems the 75 works for me in the fairway woods since I hit them okay. .. but then again, I have never tried the 65. And maybe the 65 works better in the driver than the 75 would. I dunno. May I ask why you would suggest the 65 stiff or regular over the 75 stiff? Thanks!

Hi, Two years ago I purchased two Ping G5 fairway woods (at a price I couldn't refuse) to match my G5 driver and to replace the garbage 3 and 5 woods that I was using. The two fairway woods I bought have the Prolaunch Blue 75R shaft. I am pretty happy with these clubs with my generic 11.5 hdcp game. A tragedy unfolded last year and my Ping G5 driver with the stock TFC shaft broke. It was a stiff shaft. It is now TWO stiff shafts!! LOL! Anwyay, I would like to complete the fairway wood set (and perhaps mimic the feel a bit) by putting a Prolaunch Blue shaft on my driver. My swing is a little quick at the top. Should I get the 75R shaft or, being it is a driver and I have always had a stiff shaft in the past, should I get the 75S instead. I am worried the 75R might be too soft. A buddy of mine who had made his fair share of drivers thinks my swing is quick enough that the 75S would be right and the 75R could hurt me (like it can get any worse!!).. Thoughts? Thanks!!

I am now hitting the driver better by making a concentrated effort to keeping the hands well in front of the ball (ala J.B. Holmes .. amont others). It feels very weird and awkward for now but I did hit a 270 yarder so things are looking up. Well, down, being I am not hitting it so high. Thanks all. By teh way .. tried a different driver (titleist) and I hit it better too .. so it could all add up eventually. P

All, Thanks for the comments .. even the "funny" one! Good days ahead! There is a Ping demo day this weekend at a local shop/range. I will try a bunch of different clubs/shafts and see what happens. Also, we have Golf Galaxy. I have thought of the launch monitor idea so perhaps I need to give it a serious try. I have a lesson this Sat. I will talk to my Pro too. I will keep you all posted. P

Swing speed? I don't know. I am 6'1". The driver is already at 9 degrees. I don't tee it all that high either. Not like some people I have seen. I don't swing up either .. more through. I probably need to go to a fitting place.

Been using the driver for years. I did all that .. Also I don't want to hit a driver like there is wind when there isn't. Nowhere do you see under normal circumstances "put the ball in the center of your stance". Always up front. Besides, what would I do if there WAS wind? Put it back in my stance? \Further, putting teh ball in the center is asking for a push slice as the club hasn't had time to square up given the typical length of the driver. More comments are welcome. Thanks.

Hi, New guy here. I dropped in because I have a question regarding my Ping G5 driver with a TFC100D stiff shaft. I guess it si pretty much an off-the-shelf combination. My abilities are improving. I am a 12 and steadily dropping. I am in my fourth year of lessons with a reputable pro (about 15-17 lessons a year). My form is without a doubt improving. I have a decent inside out swing path, loose hands, etc etc. Anyway, when I hit a good drive (have been fairly consistently this spring), it draws nicely. I can tell I hit is quite well based on impact, velocity off the tee, swing path, balance, etc. However the ball flight seems to me to be quite high, and has a ton of hang time. It doesn't seem to have a lot of roll (costing me a bunch of yards). It doesn't "rise" during flight and then drop out of the sky, but seems to have more of a consistent arc. A good drive is 230 - 250. I feel I am losing a lot of distance with the height and was wondering if anyone has had similar experience with this shaft and if it is in fact the shaft that may be causing this. Oh yeah, the driver is 9 degrees. Thoughts? Thanks. P

Until Tiger can prove himself and pass Jacks statical wins etc. It is Jack. Jack didn't have the convenience of new technology either. However, I think it is inevitable that Tiger will surpass Jack.

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