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Same problem with me with my driver!! High Slice and or a pull draw/hook type thing! Help!

Ok so it must be my imagination!!! Why is it so hard to believe?? As i said, i am 23, 5'11, 13.7 stone an ex rugby player and can one rep max in bench press is 125kg, therefore by general standards I would be strong. If I was asking for help and advice on a forum, why the hell would i lie???? To boost my ego in front of people i dont know?? Also i greatly appreciate all of the advice that I am getting.

Thanks lads for the help.... getting some good insights. Im not 100% sure on the swing speed but in comparion withothers (who have been tested) it is above 95! The 1 iron is a tour grind blade!! Not sure of the year but i reshafted and regripped it!! Beautiful looking club. Coincidently i also bought a wilson staff fat shaft semi blade 1 and 2 iron. All were bought in the last month and a half long after i got my handicap down. But the 1 iron tour grind has now become a permanent club in the bag!! 1 fundamental thing that I do do is I change my balance when hitting my woods!!! This is because if i hit my woods in the exact same fashion as my irons it ends in a nightmare and as a result my 3 wood is good, my driver is that bad that i dont even bring it out much!!! (I do practice in the range) My Driver tends to be go left!! Whether its a pull, pull hook etc.... its left....... with the odd slice every now and again!!! Maybe its part mentality thing and part shaft thing... ie changing to a stiff or x stiff along with getting over the 'fear' of hitting the driver could help! Also on a sidenote i hit a Titleist 983 stiff shaft and nailed it on both occasions!!! This could just be a fluke but maybe its actually the driver and the flex that could be the problem!!

The reason i bought the 1 iron is because my 3 iron was one of the most solid clubs in my bag so i bought a 1 iron with the exact same regular steel shaft and grip to compensate for when my 3 wood has its bad days. My irons have always been my strong game!! Iv always been a big hitter with the 3 wood and in general!! My average distance with a PW is 150 yards+ and 3 iron being 205+ and 1 iron at between 250 and 275!!

Hi Guys, I have a general query changing shafts from a regular graphite to stiff in my driver. I play off 7 and in getting down to 7 I have rarely used my Driver (Big Bertha Tit 454) I got it as a present numerous years ago but can never, no matter how good im playing can ever hit it. Instead I use my 3 wood which on the majority of occasions I hit between 280 and 300 yards roughy. I have a very fast swing and as a result I invested in a 1 iron (which has soon become 1 of my favourite clubs in the bag) but my thinking on the matter is that to bring my handicap down to 3/4 i need to sort out my driver as it is the 1 part of my game that suffers. I feel that if I can sort this out that because my irons in general from 3-SW are very good and solid I can progress further. All my irons are steel reg shafts while my 3 wood (although inconsistent) is mid firm. I am wondering that due to my swing speed, natural build 5'11 and 13.7 stone (ex rugby player), youth and general fitness etc is replacing my reg shaft with stiff or x stiff shaft the answer. Taking into account that I am 22, a student and stone cold broke and that getting a pro's opinion would cost an arm and a leg. Thanks, AND COME ON RORY!!!!!