I can’t hit fairway woods off the deck

[Marty2019]

5 minutes ago, rehmwa said:

I think I'm understanding the 'higher swing speed' comments better now.

The speed has nothing to do with getting a good hit - that's about contact, not speed.

I think it is more about just a lower lofted club launches lower (no kidding) so getting to max height certainly would take more travel.

In that case, the "hit it harder" type of feedback is quite misleading.  One can misinterpret it as hitting it harder is needed to get it up off the turf right away, rather than eventually.  Launch angel and elevation path are related, but not pertinent to this context.  Contact is important, getting it 'high enough' is fine.

just guessing here, having a hard time verbalizing half of this...

I think the most important thing with a fairway wood is not to swing harder or to try to add club head speed, but to simply hit it squarely on the club face.  If you can do that, you will have no problems. 

[Lihu]

6 minutes ago, rehmwa said:

I think I'm understanding the 'higher swing speed' comments better now.

The speed has nothing to do with getting a good hit - that's about contact, not speed.

I think it is more about just a lower lofted club launches lower (no kidding) so getting to max height certainly would take more travel.

In that case, the "hit it harder" type of feedback is quite misleading.  One can misinterpret it as hitting it harder is needed to get it up off the turf right away, rather than eventually.  Launch angel and elevation path are related, but not pertinent to this context.  Contact is important, getting it 'high enough' is fine.

just guessing here, having a hard time verbalizing half of this...

I'd say that was pretty good verbalization, and I'd like to add that a lower lofted club also has less margin for error.

[Mr. Desmond]

At the beginning of the summer, I could hit high fairways off the deck. The last 2 months? Nada. Need to discover what I was doing previously. Might have something to do w looking at George Gankas vids. Stopped doing it. Closed face, lack of weight shift, no release on lower lofted clubs equals low hooking = one frustrated golfer.

[rehmwa]

50 minutes ago, Marty2019 said:

but to simply hit it squarely on the club face.  If you can do that, you will have no problems. 

every club in the bag, man.  every club

[Mr. Desmond]

14 hours ago, Mr. Desmond said:

At the beginning of the summer, I could hit high fairways off the deck. The last 2 months? Nada. Need to discover what I was doing previously. Might have something to do w looking at George Gankas vids. Stopped doing it. Closed face, lack of weight shift, no release on lower lofted clubs equals low hooking = one frustrated golfer.

Oh, gosh, on the range tonight, I discovered that my address position was too far away from ball, and I had lowered my hands at address. I was setup for failure. Made  a few minor changes, and was hitting fairways high again. Now I can determine whether the shafts fit on some new Tour Edge woods - I fear the regular is too soft. Another winter project - shafts. I want to be done with clubs.