New Driver + Improved Swing...Problem

[Tugglife2]

To make a potentially long story short, I bought a new driver to help increase my trajectory. I am not a long hitter. I recently got some solid advice and now my ball striking is 100x improved. I feel like I'm swinging more powerfully as well.

Now a lot of my drives seem like they are getting too high costing me distance. Could this be a sign of a mismatched shaft to my swing? My driver is a TaylorMade R9 460 10.5* regular flex shaft.

What's the best way to test this? Do golf stores allow you to walk in and hit their drivers on the SS/statistical machines free of charge?

[delav]

Is there a pro in the area you are taking lessons from? Trajectory can vary day to day, especially for higher-handicap players. Although numbers from a launch monitor will tell you how you were hitting that particular day, a pro will be able to read between the lines and make a better suggestion after seeing you hit a handful of balls.

You can certainly visit your local Golf Galaxy, Golfsmith, etc and hit your diver against a few demos. Some places charge $20-$30, although I've yet to experience this. If you are making changes in your swing that you believe are for the better, I'd really see a pro before changing out your equipment.

Good luck.

[CrazyXGolfer]

If you could post a vid of your swing it would be much eaiser tell.

I would say it's a swing fault, not a driver fault. I can get a 13 driver and make it launch like a 9.5 changing my swing and I can get a 6.5 driver to launch like a 10.5 just by making a very easy change.

If you could post a vid I could help you out...

Without a vid, I would guess your hitting a high slice or cut shot? witch usually means your not getting your weight through the ball, witch fources you to leave the club face open though impact.