Confused...

[creedm66]

Went to the driving range again today and hit almost every club decently.

My biggest problem is the 5 wood, i have a new 08 taylormade burner and for some reason the club gives me fits. Every third or fourth swing, i will hit the ball solid and about 200 yds. I would attribute most of the mistakes to my swing, but my friend has a cleveland hi-bore 5 wood which i hit consistanlty solid shots with. Out of about 7 balls i had 1 bad one with the cleveland...

Any help would be appreciated.

[buttuh]

It could be the shaft.

[sasquatcho69]

you could just feel more confident with the cleveland
possibly you like the way it looks or feels
and the shaft is a possibility

[creedm66]

His cleveland has the stock fujikara shaft i think its yellow
and my taylor made has the stiff shaft

[Shorty]

  buttuh said:

It could be the shaft.

It won't be the shaft.

If your swing is inconsistent it's just a lottery. You could hit 50 balls with any club, irrespective of shaft or shaft flex and you'll hit a few good ones, a few great ones and a lot of ordinary ones. The fact that the club is not suited to you will not result in awful shots. The starting point is a square face at impact. Once you get to a more advanced level you can start to fine tune with shafts. Let's not blame a shaft because someone hits some bad shots on the practice tee. That comes A LOT later.

[creedm66]

Thanks for the advice so should i stick it out with the taylormade?

[NorCalGolfer]

stick with the TM and save your money for a shrink. lol