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I have been reading posts and advice from TST for a while now and decided to finally join the other day. You guys have a great community and am glad to be a part of it! I am 24 and I started playing golf for the first time 3 years ago for fun with my college roommates but have just started to really work on my game a couple months ago. Most guys I play with shoot mid 80s or so, and have been playing for a while. Right now I shoot a consistent 98-106, some days if I am finding water it might be a little higher with drops.

I have a 4 year old Tight Lies set by Adams, 6i-sw, 5h, 5w, and 3w with the Adams driver. I really feel like I need a 4-5i in the bag. I can't hit my woods or driver to save my life. I do not spend a bunch of time practicing that though as I have not found an effective method to practice that has improved my contact. 90% of my drives are slices.

I just graduated college and am a 7th grade teacher, so taking lessons from a pro is out of the question now. You guys will be my pro :beer: I became a member at a little par 3 course by us for $29 a month and have found that playing there over the past 2 months has caused my iron game to improve significantly but man do I need work off the tee box. I hope over the summer I can join the bogey golfers club and break 90.

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Welcome to TST!!

-Matt-

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isukgolf Great Member

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Welcome to TST. Suggest you start a swing thread and get some great help/advice. Congrats on the teaching job. Teachers do so much, with little reward.

Ken Proud member of the iSuk Golf Association ... Sponsored by roofing companies across the US, Canada, and the UK

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Welcome to TST! Lots of teachers on here. :-) To improve your practice, check out this thread: http://thesandtrap.com/t/54840/simple-specific-slow-short-and-success-the-five-s-s-of-great-practice To work on your driver, check out these threads: http://thesandtrap.com/t/77144/how-to-draw-the-golf-ball-or-how-to-stop-slicing http://thesandtrap.com/t/77244/how-to-hit-a-driver-hit-it-further-and-stop-slicing

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Welcome to TST! Lots of teachers on here.

To improve your practice, check out this thread:

http://thesandtrap.com/t/54840/simple-specific-slow-short-and-success-the-five-s-s-of-great-practice

To work on your driver, check out these threads:

http://thesandtrap.com/t/77144/how-to-draw-the-golf-ball-or-how-to-stop-slicing

http://thesandtrap.com/t/77244/how-to-hit-a-driver-hit-it-further-and-stop-slicing

Awesome thanks for the posts and the warm welcome to the community!

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