A little frustrated

[frogger]

I'd just spend some quality time with your new clubs at a driving range. After you get used to them and are hitting them consistently, take notes on the distance you hit each club. Any new set of clubs would cause this problem.

[Phil]

I golfed nine holes today after work and I shot a 46, I basically took a club higher for every hit compared to what I was hitting with my previous set. As for comparing the lofts on the clubs, I could not find the specs on the internet for my original set of clubs but when you put the same club side by side you can tell the difference. Maybe the john daly were lower in loft than your average set of clubs, the slogan on the box said something like grip it and rip it.

Anyways I hit the clubs a lot more solid today and feel like I will adjust fine, I still was not getting the distance back on my irons but I will just have to adjust that part of my game.

[CarlSpackler]

The higher ball flight could also be related to a lower center of gravity with the new clubs compared to the old.

[Parker0065]

  Phil said:

So now I am stuck, I want to use my old irons but I don't want to piss the wife off. Should I stick it out with the adams clubs or risk the wife finding out that I am not using her gift to me?

LOL,,,,One thing my wife knows in our 16 years together is to not buy golf equipment for me without my prior approval!

I buy my clubs, she slaps a ribbon on it, and were both happy! Good luck though, it's a tough position, you don't want to tick off the wife!

[wedgewizard]

  None said:

So now I am stuck, I want to use my old irons but I don't want to piss the wife off. Should I stick it out with the adams clubs or risk the wife finding out that I am not using her gift to me?

For crying out loud!

Be a man and don't worry about what your wife thinks!

[Kingfisher]

  wedgewizard said:

For crying out loud!

You're either:

a) Single b) A fool c) both of the above

[Kingfisher]

  Phil said:

Anyways I hit the clubs a lot more solid today and feel like I will adjust fine, I still was not getting the distance back on my irons but I will just have to adjust that part of my game.

Good, sounds like a happy ending for you both

[$2 Nassau]

  wedgewizard said:

For crying out loud!

This is very poor advice.

[youngskip40]

  Phil said:

I golfed nine holes today after work and I shot a 46, I basically took a club higher for every hit compared to what I was hitting with my previous set. As for comparing the lofts on the clubs, I could not find the specs on the internet for my original set of clubs but when you put the same club side by side you can tell the difference. Maybe the john daly were lower in loft than your average set of clubs, the slogan on the box said something like grip it and rip it.

Awesome! Glad they are starting to work out.

  CarlSpackler said:

The higher ball flight could also be related to a lower center of gravity with the new clubs compared to the old.

I was thinking the same thing. +1 here.

  Kingfisher said:

You're either:

or d) soon to be single.

[tjy355]

  Phil said:

I golfed nine holes today after work and I shot a 46, I basically took a club higher for every hit compared to what I was hitting with my previous set. As for comparing the lofts on the clubs, I could not find the specs on the internet for my original set of clubs but when you put the same club side by side you can tell the difference. Maybe the john daly were lower in loft than your average set of clubs, the slogan on the box said something like grip it and rip it.

I really think it takes the average golfer quite some time to adjust to a new set of irons. Just keep playing with them, you'll be fine.

[CarlSpackler]

  Kingfisher said:

You're either:

Or...

d) On wife #3+

[Phil]

  wedgewizard said:

For crying out loud!

Haha good one

[wedgewizard]

  Kingfisher said:

You're either:

Nope, I'm neither.

I've been happily married for nearly 18 years and I'm certainly no fool. Surely your wife is intelligent enough to understand that it's not disrespectful or an insult to use the equipment that works best for you. If she can't understand that then she must be very young and naive.

[Slim 11]

you could try telling your wife how much you love that she bought you clubs but they just aren't working for you, etc. etc. but....

Chances are that you are going to experience the same thing with most any other set of clubs. Newer clubs are designed to be more forgiving. As one poster said, the center of gravity of the club could be giving you more loft. Newer clubs are designed to help players get the ball in the air.

[Marmitetoo]

Sell the Adams on eBay.....Buy her a diamond ring and some flowers with the money...Then...One Night Over Dinner!
Tell her that your clubs were stolen out of your car at the range. Tell her you were so distraught about losing such a special gift that you bought her something to make up for it. Then present the ring. Problem Solved!

There's absolutely NO WAY that I would try this! I just thought you could try it for the rest of us and let us know how you get on?

Steve

[Phil]

  Marmitetoo said:

Sell the Adams on eBay.....Buy her a diamond ring and some flowers with the money...Then...One Night Over Dinner!

You wouldn't be able to buy a very good diamond ring for the selling the clubs I got.