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I have been gaming a Purefit DC tour with a new image silver image shaft for the last few months and I love the driver. If i put a good swing on the ball, I am rewarded with an excellent shot. THe problem is that I don't get much height out of it. I watch others and the ball gets to the tops of the tree's or slightly lower. Mine doesn't get nearly that high. Now I get excellent distance, total distance is (GPS tested) 230~275 with the norm around 250-260. I am very happy with that and comparing it to my other clubs (full 7 iron around 155 on average) I feel that is appropriate.

I have taped the club head and generally a good hit results in a pretty close to center of the head impact. I tee the ball up so the equator of the ball is at the top of my driver, and i line it up off my front arch.

What can people do to help me increase my launch angle.

For those that don't know the brand of the head and shaft the head has been tested at 10.5 degrees of loft and is 1.5 degrees closed. The shaft is a mid torque (3.9), 80 gram shaft, mid flex point with no tip trimming.

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water

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Check your setup carefully at address to make sure you are not de-lofting the club.

Driver: Nike Ignite 10.5 w/ Fujikura Motore F1
2H: King Cobra
4H: Nickent 4DX
5H: Adams A3
6I 7I 8I 9I PW: Mizuno mp-57Wedges: Mizuno MP T-10 50, 54, 58 Ball: random

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I have the same problem...i have a fit on gold stiff by fujikura which is supposed to give me a higher ball flight and all i do is hit p-rods. far, but p-rods none the less. i'm with the op, any suggestions? alignment, loft and position are standard at address...?

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g

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I have the same problem...i have a fit on gold stiff by fujikura which is supposed to give me a higher ball flight and all i do is hit p-rods. far, but p-rods none the less. i'm with the op, any suggestions? alignment, loft and position are standard at address...?

what do you mean by p-rods?

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water

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what do you mean by p-rods?

Pissrods, frozen ropes, liners, wizzbangers, loop-dee-doops without the loop, pissers, screamers, etc lol (ok alittle carried away but a very low, line drive...great distance and a ton of roll-out)

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g

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Get a higher lofted driver. For many years I played with a 13.5* Ping G5. I drove it pretty far with that thing too, and only missed a fairway or two a round.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2

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I was doing this exact same thing, before I went to golftec and saw my mistakes.

What I was doing was getting ahead (my big head lol) of the ball at impact, pushing off with my right (rear) foot too early in the downswing.

I concentrated on keeping my head BEHIND the ball at impact, yet still have your hands ahead of the ball at impact.

Bam, higher drives instantly! (No I'm not bald •••••••ss)

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha 10.5* 

3WD:  Callaway Big Bertha 15* / X2 Hot H4 Hybrid
Irons:  Callaway Apex 4-PW Project X 5.5 shafts

Wedges: Callaway MackDaddy 2  52/58
Putter: Odyessey Metal X Milled 1

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I still don't see the problem... you hit frozen ropes consistently 250-260 yards. Maybe I don't understand just how low your drives are but with the trees around here, a drive that high is way too high.
In My Bag (upgrading soon hopefully)

Driver: TiSI 10°
Irons: ISI Black Dot 3-PW (minus lost 5i)
Putter G5i Piper JMAX Milled Wedge 52°Ball: Whatever I Can Find
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I was doing this exact same thing, before I went to golftec and saw my mistakes.

When I hit a low ball with the driver this is what causes it, great tip.

 - Joel

TM M3 10.5 | TM M3 17 | Adams A12 3-4 hybrid | Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 5-PW

Vokey 50/54/60 | Odyssey Stroke Lab 7s | Bridgestone Tour B XS

Home Courses - Willow Run & Bakker Crossing

 

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the 80 gram shaft will help produce a lower ball flight. Also, If you are hitting the ball with a descending blow, that will also cause a lower ball flight. I have a lower ball flight as well, but when I want to hit it higher, I put the ball forward in my stance, tee it up a little more, and focus on hitting the ball on the up-swing. Sometimes I hit my longest drives like this.

My swing thoughts:

- Negative thinking hurts more than negative swinging.
- I let my swing balance me.
- Full extension back and through to the target. - I swing under not around my body. - My club must not twist in my swing. - Keep a soft left knee

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