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Today I whacked a ton of balls at the range. I got frustrated and came home. Reading some threads here on the board I was reminded of Ron Del Barrio's 'passive swing' technique and went back to the range after lunch to try it out. I liked it with the irons - including the head turn down the line on the downswing to help turn the body through the ball - and went to give it a try with the driver. On the second strike, the shaft snapped right at the hosel and the head spun down the range like a frisbee. I have no idea where I hit the ball or where the ball went, but it felt like a good strike.

I guess I'll to on Saturday to get fitted for a driver, and hopefully take advantage of a 4th of July weekend sale. I had been planning on waiting until next year to get fitted for any clubs, but I guess now I have an excuse to do it now! Now the big question is whether to go whole hot and get fitted for a 3-wood and a new hybrid while I'm at it, too. It's a 100 mile drive to the nearest store with a launch monitor, so I might end up taking advantage of the time to buy more than just a driver.

What ever you decide to do, don't try to rush the fitting or do too much in one day, or you might as well give your money to me. I'm sure the sales associate or if your really, really, really lucky - golf pro - will be glad to keep working with you as the cash register rings. That being said, I wouldn't imagine there would be a lot of fitting involved in a fairway wood or hybrid selection after your general swing characteristic are evaluted in a driver fitting. Mainly you'll be looking at your yardage gaps, preferably on a range. Buy American on the 4th and play all day on the 5th!

  QWKDTSN said:
Today I whacked a ton of balls at the range. I got frustrated and came home. Reading some threads here on the board I was reminded of Ron Del Barrio's 'passive swing' technique and went back to the range after lunch to try it out. I liked it with the irons - including the head turn down the line on the downswing to help turn the body through the ball - and went to give it a try with the driver. On the second strike, the shaft snapped right at the hosel and the head spun down the range like a frisbee. I have no idea where I hit the ball or where the ball went, but it felt like a good strike.

A 100-mile driver? Dang!

Here's what to do - do not rush it. Go get fitted for a driver, but while you're doing that ask the stats of the launch monitor (your avg. swing speed, side spin, launch angle, etc) and listen to what the fitting pro has to say/recommend. Take a note if you had to. I'll tell you why it's for later. Secondly, ask to hit some woods with different head and shafts combinations. There should be plenty laying around if it's a fitting center. Whenever you hit one of them and felt good about it (also the launch monitor), take note the specs of the shaft if it's the shaft or the head club if it's the head club. If it's both then you have a winner. I'm sure if you intend to and eventually purchase the driver from that fitting pro, he'd gladly let you test some woods. With that note of your swing stats you got there and the shaft and head choices you've tried, you could actually go anywhere and get the same thing with the benefit of better deals. That's the blueprint of your swing at that time. Later on when you've improved your swing speed for instance, you definitely need to get fitted again and of course would give new blueprint. In other words, you need not to worry about 100-mile drive anymore to go to one place with launch monitor. Just present your blueprint to a clubmaker and a good one will know what to do. Hope it helps.
What's in the bag:
Driver: r7 SuperQuad 10.5Β° ~ UST Proforce V2 65g Regular
Wood: 906F4 18.5Β° ~ Aldila VS Proto 80g Stiff
Irons: MP-60 3-PW ~ True Temper Tour Concept S3
Wedges: Vokey Oil Can 252.08, SM56.10 & SM60.08Putter: Marxman Mallet 33"

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