Newbie Driving Questions

[Nyrangers1022]

Hello everyone.  Towards of end of this summer was my first time picking up golf clubs.  I bought a Callaway Strata beginner set to try the game out.  I am glad to say I am enjoying it.  I will just discuss driving in this topic, irons and short game are another monster I'm working on.  I like to keep score thru 9 hole intervals and try to not lose balls.  My score shouldn't come to anyone's surprise that I'm all over the place.  Any where from 52-60+ thru 9.

 

Most times I got a terrible slice driving the ball about 225 yards. I went to a simulator to try drivers.  I'm 5'5 145lbs and 31 years old. (Always been small lol).  My driver head speed was 93-95 mph (slap shots from hockey must help contribute to my club speed).  Instantly the guy said my launch angle was way to high, around 20* plus.  Ball rotation was apparently very high around 5500.  He handed me a 9.5* head (down from 10.5 I normally use).  Somehow the launch angle went down to around 12* and spin was around 3400. Most hits seemed to be more accurate.  But I don't know how accurate these machines are at detecting slice.  He said as a temporary fix this should help with my slice problem.

 

So past weekend I used my friends club once which was a M4 , 9.5* .  And to my surprise, it went straight down the fairway at 255 yards.   Now has anyone else heard of lowering the angle to temporarily help with slicing?  I'm also very open on how to help my slice problem with any club.  Sorry for long post, but looking forward to hear any input to help me have more fun without ball Hawking

[dennyjones]

Welcome to TST.   Start a members swing thread.   You'll get great advice

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, Nyrangers1022 said:

Hello everyone.  Towards of end of this summer was my first time picking up golf clubs.  I bought a Callaway Strata beginner set to try the game out.  I am glad to say I am enjoying it.  I will just discuss driving in this topic, irons and short game are another monster I'm working on.  I like to keep score thru 9 hole intervals and try to not lose balls.  My score shouldn't come to anyone's surprise that I'm all over the place.  Any where from 52-60+ thru 9.

 

Most times I got a terrible slice driving the ball about 225 yards. I went to a simulator to try drivers.  I'm 5'5 145lbs and 31 years old. (Always been small lol).  My driver head speed was 93-95 mph (slap shots from hockey must help contribute to my club speed).  Instantly the guy said my launch angle was way to high, around 20* plus.  Ball rotation was apparently very high around 5500.  He handed me a 9.5* head (down from 10.5 I normally use).  Somehow the launch angle went down to around 12* and spin was around 3400. Most hits seemed to be more accurate.  But I don't know how accurate these machines are at detecting slice.  He said as a temporary fix this should help with my slice problem.

 

So past weekend I used my friends club once which was a M4 , 9.5* .  And to my surprise, it went straight down the fairway at 255 yards.   Now has anyone else heard of lowering the angle to temporarily help with slicing?  I'm also very open on how to help my slice problem with any club.  Sorry for long post, but looking forward to hear any input to help me have more fun without ball Hawking

First, what @dennyjones said. Second, the only way to correct your slice is to correct your swing. No club or changes to a club are gonna do that to any worthwhile degree. Welcome to TST.  Let's fix this slice.

[Piz]

It often happens that using a foreign club..."Hey...try this"  will produce a few quality shots.  Do not mistake a good swing for a miracle.  When the general trend is less than optimal the solution is a better swing.  If you think about it...the club most suited to improving your swing would be one that did not compensate for a flaw.  A closed face driver might help, in the short term, but will eventually...if you straighten it out...either reinforce a bad habit or produce a hook.  Club fitting is fine tuning.  Looking for a solution with your wallet is a fool's errand.  I know...I've been trying to convince myself for 50+ years.  Good luck and welcome.  

[gbogey]

There are others that understand trackman data much better than me, but to some extent lower spin (I think) should lead to less curve.  That said, slicing is caused by an open club face so unless your slice has turned into a fade, I would think something else is going on that allowed you to better square the club face.