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Got my new woods a couple days ago and WOW. The confidence of being able to take a 3w over a 4i off every tee box helps so much. I shot a 90 with 3 water hazards (it rained a ton last night, two of them would have been in play).

This season: Break 80!

2013 Goal:

 

Single digit handicap


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Sometimes a new club gives a nice boost of confidence. I am curious, do you think the improvement is mostly due to the new woods, or have you worked harder on the fairway wood shot at the range? It looks like your next step is getting the driver out of the bag. It is a big asset to be able to put that club in the fairway. You will leave yourself shorter approach shots and be able to hit more greens in reg.

"I'm not going left or right of those trees, okay. I'm going over those trees...with a little draw." ~ Tin Cup


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