paranoid about my shaft

[catalzzy]

Hello, 

Recently i played at the golf course, i have the motore speeder tour spec 7.2 X paired with the sldr 430 9 deg and it was a bomb. I just recently purchased that shaft. 

Once at the tee box, i was gonna hit up the driver, i swung so hard and i fell back. Cos i wanna hit damn far. The club head hit the ground and made a divot. It wasnt downward strike. It was a upward strike at a wrong bottom before the ball. Then i topped the ball. 

For the second time, at the driving range after the golf course. I went to practice my clubs until the driver. I was getting great drives then until one drive i whacked so fast then i fell back as in lost control, it hit the mat and skimmed. I saw metalic flashes under the driver head. Same story as very upward strike. 

It has been done twice and i hope not to do it again in the future. I am worried about the shaft, Will it break or snap? I do not want to spend more money for a new shaft again. 

Thankssss 

[boogielicious]

25 minutes ago, catalzzy said:

Hello, 

Recently i played at the golf course, i have the motore speeder tour spec 7.2 X paired with the sldr 430 9 deg and it was a bomb. I just recently purchased that shaft. 

Once at the tee box, i was gonna hit up the driver, i swung so hard and i fell back. Cos i wanna hit damn far. The club head hit the ground and made a divot. It wasnt downward strike. It was a upward strike at a wrong bottom before the ball. Then i topped the ball. 

For the second time, at the driving range after the golf course. I went to practice my clubs until the driver. I was getting great drives then until one drive i whacked so fast then i fell back as in lost control, it hit the mat and skimmed. I saw metalic flashes under the driver head. Same story as very upward strike. 

It has been done twice and i hope not to do it again in the future. I am worried about the shaft, Will it break or snap? I do not want to spend more money for a new shaft again. 

Thankssss 

It should be ok. I would just take a look at it near the hosel with a magnifying glass. If there was an issue, you would see cracks appearing.

[catalzzy]

13 hours ago, boogielicious said:

It should be ok. I would just take a look at it near the hosel with a magnifying glass. If there was an issue, you would see cracks appearing.

I had a look at the shaft under the light and the sunlight too. I inspected every single area of the shaft. it seems smooth to touch and i dont know about the internal one. do cracks appear on the internal wall? 

[Valleygolfer]

You will never know if there are cracks internally. Just because you don't want to buy a new shaft, how is this going to change the situation? Are you going to quit using it so you don't break it? Kind of a bizarre post.

[freshmanUTA]

Only on a golf forum can you have the title "paranoid about my shaft" with no issues...

 

the he shaft is fine they're essentially the same shaft as the fairways so they can hit the ground without damaging the shaft. The Sparks come from the speed of the driver and the friction. 

[Ernest Jones]

1 hour ago, freshmanUTA said:

Only on a golf forum can you have the title "paranoid about my shaft" with no issues...

 

the he shaft is fine they're essentially the same shaft as the fairways so they can hit the ground without damaging the shaft. The Sparks come from the speed of the driver and the friction. 

Freudian Slip? 

[catalzzy]

Haha but honestly when i did, it looks like a big one that comes to my paranoid level to ask questions about it.

When i hover the driver above the grass, that was ok. 

[Mr. Desmond]

Swing efficiently and in control...

not hard.

From the description, you are out of sequence and out of balance.

Probably not good to swing at high speeds into the ground ... just sayin'.

Edited April 3, 2016 by Mr. Desmond

[catalzzy]

1 minute ago, Mr. Desmond said:

Swing efficiently and in control...

not hard.

From the description, you are out of sequence and out of balance.

Probably not good to swing at high speeds into the ground ... just sayin'.

yeah haha my stance has more of a reverse k when i swing in control i am fine. Just something else threw off my mechanics, maybe i just forgot to clear my hips or something. I never hit downwards as in more of an extreme out to in. Its more like upwards in to out path and my club head caught in the wrong bottom before the ball haha. 

[Mr. Desmond]

1 hour ago, catalzzy said:

yeah haha my stance has more of a reverse k when i swing in control i am fine. Just something else threw off my mechanics, maybe i just forgot to clear my hips or something. I never hit downwards as in more of an extreme out to in. Its more like upwards in to out path and my club head caught in the wrong bottom before the ball haha. 

Sequencing ... bottom to top on downswing ... feet, legs-hips, shoulders, hands.

Proper sequencing gets rid of a lot of maladies. Now if you can get the feel for each sequence..

Only surpised  a 14 dare swing a SLDR 430. Understand wanting low spin with high speed, but you can also setup for low spin with some axis tilt, and hitting up on the ball. Good luck!

Edited April 3, 2016 by Mr. Desmond

[catalzzy]

isnt the reverse k already have some axis tilt on my shoulders which would be hitting up the ball? maybe the mistake was i had excessive axis tilt during the downswing. 

I know a 14 or more is crazy because i am not good with my irons. 

 

3 hours ago, freshmanUTA said:

Only on a golf forum can you have the title "paranoid about my shaft" with no issues...

 

the he shaft is fine they're essentially the same shaft as the fairways so they can hit the ground without damaging the shaft. The Sparks come from the speed of the driver and the friction. 

is the driver shaft is basically made for the driver and fairway woods or the weight should be different? < stupid question... 

[Mr. Desmond]

40 minutes ago, catalzzy said:

isnt the reverse k already have some axis tilt on my shoulders which would be hitting up the ball? maybe the mistake was i had excessive axis tilt during the downswing. 

I know a 14 or more is crazy because i am not good with my irons. 

 

is the driver shaft is basically made for the driver and fairway woods or the weight should be different? < stupid question... 

Think the description of a reverse K at setup threw me off. Axis tilt good, sometimes it is how you gave yourself the axis tilt that affects other parts of the swing. Maybe you are hitting ground because you tilt too much on the downswing without much of a shift towards the front. It's tough to know without vid. You might also want to tee the ball up and off of the front big toe. There are threads on these topics (here).

[freshmanUTA]

3 hours ago, catalzzy said:

isnt the reverse k already have some axis tilt on my shoulders which would be hitting up the ball? maybe the mistake was i had excessive axis tilt during the downswing. 

I know a 14 or more is crazy because i am not good with my irons. 

 

is the driver shaft is basically made for the driver and fairway woods or the weight should be different? < stupid question... 

They're different weights but some people play with driver shafts in woods(Rickie)

[catalzzy]

55 minutes ago, freshmanUTA said:

They're different weights but some people play with driver shafts in woods(Rickie)

so basically the shaft weight becomes heavier and stronger ranging from a driver to fairway woods? even tipping as well too? 

do stronger stiffer shaft are less prone to crack/snap/weaken? 

[SavvySwede]

8 minutes ago, catalzzy said:

so basically the shaft weight becomes heavier and stronger ranging from a driver to fairway woods? even tipping as well too? 

do stronger stiffer shaft are less prone to crack/snap/weaken? 

Driver shaft plays more flexible because it is longer. A fairway would will typically have a shaft that is equal to or heavier than the driver. But I imagine you are seriously overestimating your strength if you think you're going to snap it from normal use. The most common cause of breaking (other than frustration) is hitting the ball off the hosel which can snap the shaft where it inserts.

[Abu3baid]

8 hours ago, freshmanUTA said:

Only on a golf forum can you have the title "paranoid about my shaft" with no issues...

Even funnier is that it is followed up with this post.

6 hours ago, catalzzy said:

Haha but honestly when i did, it looks like a big one that comes to my paranoid level to ask questions about it. 

 

[freshmanUTA]

32 minutes ago, SavvySwede said:

Driver shaft plays more flexible because it is longer. A fairway would will typically have a shaft that is equal to or heavier than the driver. But I imagine you are seriously overestimating your strength if you think you're going to snap it from normal use. The most common cause of breaking (other than frustration) is hitting the ball off the hosel which can snap the shaft where it inserts.

but what about a fairway wood?

[SavvySwede]

5 minutes ago, freshmanUTA said:

but what about a fairway wood?

Lol. You see this is why I need to stop browsing TST on my phone.