Do I need a stiff shaft on my TM Burner???

[zanemoseley]

I'm still a noob (100+) and have fought a slice ever since starting. My set of clubs is a bit pieced together:

TM Burner 2008 Reg. Shaft

Titleist 904 3 Wood Stiff Shaft

TM Rescue 3h  Stiff Shaft

Ping I3's with steel shafts

I thought I was always slicing the driver because its the longest and most difficult to control club and me being a noob. So this led to me using the 3 wood a lot from the tee. On the couple range visits I've had this early Spring to start warming up I'm still slicing the driver horribly but when I hit my 3 wood it is much more straight, sometimes even straight as an arrow. Same goes for the 3h, I usually hit it fairly decent. I've had stretches where I could hit straight drives and even had a few hooks but by far my worst part of the drive is severe slices.

So since my 3W and 3h have stiff shafts and seem to be going fairly straight does this mean I should fit my Burner with a stiff shaft or is this just a waste of money trying to bandaid my poor swing?? I never thought of myself as having an extremely fast swing speed but perhaps its faster than I think (I'm 6'0", 185lb and 28yrs old). Actually I always thought it was a macho/douchbag move for noobs to fit drivers with stiff and x-stiff shafts when their skill was the obvious deficit.

I do plan on getting some lessons finally this Spring after getting back in the groove a bit. Just wondering if I should make the move to a stiff shaft and get the hang of it before some lessons?

[Bullitt5339]

You need to see what your swing speed actually is, but I've found that if the shaft isn't stiff enough, I typically hook the ball instead of slicing it.

It sounds like you just need to work on your swing.  Post a video of your driver swing, and there's some guys here that can diagnose it for you very well.

[zanemoseley]

Well I googled it and looks like a unanimous NO to a stiff shaft with the intent on fixing a slice.

For the life of me I don't understand why my 3 wood shots are so much nicer than the driver. I know the driver is a longer club but its not "that" much longer.

[binga7]

Im certainly no expert, but where do you place the ball in relation to your stance for the driver. Could be too far forward causing you to pull across at impact with an open face.

Best to post a video and let the experts like iacas take a look.

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by zanemoseley

Well I googled it and looks like a unanimous NO to a stiff shaft with the intent on fixing a slice.

For the life of me I don't understand why my 3 wood shots are so much nicer than the driver. I know the driver is a longer club but its not "that" much longer.

What is the loft and length of your driver?  Fairways clubs are generally straighter because they have more loft and are shorter, making them easier to control.  Next time out, try gripping down by an inch or even two and see what happens to your ball flight.  That would be a quick and easy start.

Your driver specs and set up might be to blame a little, but I'm sure there is probably some swing fault issues going on as well.