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Nothing beats some hot water a plastic bristled brush and dawn dish soap to have a grip feeling like new. This wasnt asked, but I would recommend cleaning the grips after every round IF that is feasible for you. Playing with dirty grips and clubs IMO can add strokes to your game. A grip that slips around in your hands isnt much of a grip at all!

If you are having problems with hosel shanks, try a straight back straight throught swing path. Keep your head down and dont "dip" with the knees. Keep a nice flex and smooth back and smooth through tempo. As long as you dont look up to see that perfect shot then you shouldnt find yourself making contact with the hosel! This usually occurs when you swing outside to inside on your swing path or as some call it "coming over the top" Cheers!

To the OP the best advice you will ever get is focus on the short game and putting! 80% of a golfers shots are from 100 yds in. If you can become a good "feel" player and clutch putter then you will shave strokes off your score dramatically. Instead of wasting time on the range focus on going to the green and getting a consistent stroke. As the old saying goes "there is more than one way to skin a cat." Thats the beauty about golf, there isnt one right or wrong way to swing the club or stroke the ball. Find something that is comfortable for you and always remember CONSISTENCY trumps the new tip on the range any day! If you are still going to the range and looking for the best solution to straightening out the swing stick to the fundamentals. Keep the left elbow straight throughout the swing and work on steady sound footwork. Take a look at the pro's and you'll notice one thing, they are rock solid sound and consistent from the waste down. The less movement you have during your swing the more likely you are to make solid shots at impact! Good Luck and Happy Venting! :)

Depending on the shaft that is in it $50 is about middle of the road price wise. I hit a K back in high school and found one for $40 on craigslist and began rotating it into my bag as my daily gamer, unfortunately it still had the 10 year old factory Titleist shaft in it which broke while hitting a drive off the 7th. I put a Harrison Saga in it and still game it on Windy days! In my honest Opinion the K is the last driver Titleist produced that was solid and forgiving. I had the 909D2 and D3 and tried the new COMP last year with adjustable hozzle, although they look good at address I was disappointed at the lazy ball flight and I could not work the ball and shape my shot. I sold both of the newer models shortly after finding another K! Cheers PS If you want a good decent beginner driver for the price go with any of the Adams Speedline series, I picked up an original for my father for about $60 on ebay. I play the 9064ls as my dedicated gamer. You will find out that the shaft has more to do with the club than the head, that and eye appeal. If it doesnt look good to you at address you probably wont hit it well!

Judging by the intro to the vid and your photos you need to get the grip more into your fingers and not on the palm. This will give you much more control. If the end of the club ever falls into the palm aka no man's land you will find yourself spraying inaccurate shots. Grip the club down into your fingers and then check where the tips touch :)

I have an uber slow swing with club head speed just above 100mph. I can NOT play with a R flex which is recommended. I have very "busy" hands at the bottom. I use the Adams 9064LS with RIP red eye shaft. People always tell me before seeing me hit it that the shaft is too much for me because Im tall and lanky. However I am more consistent with this driver than any other driver Ive hit. It is my theory that the stiff shaft allows for less club head movement at the top where you "load" your swing. Try this, ALWAYS ALWAYS keep your left elbow stiff. Also make sure you are not swinging outside to in, these are two common mistakes made by people who fight the slice. Also line your feet up straight at the target, aligning your feet left opens your hips up which will make the slice worse. Lastly make sure your knees are staying flexed, people have a bad tendency myself included to lock their right knee on their back swing this kills all lower body movement. Keep them flexed and finish on your right toe with your belt buckle facing the target line. With a little practice working on keeping your lower half consistent and solid, will ultimately lead to longer straighter drives. This is coming from someone who hits nearly every fairway! cheers

Lengthening the driver will generally promote more distance with less control, however I have played with a driver 1.25" longer for about 8 years and went back to "standard" whatever that is these days and noticed little difference in accuracy once I had adjusted. The one thing I did notice was it changed the swing weight and I hit more consistent drives. Also, the the shorter shaft and on those 54 hole days I wasnt having any issues splitting the fairway towards the end of the day :) Typically using a longer Driver will promote more right to left (draw) movement because you will subconciously change your swing path to compensate for the length. If you want to mess around with it go have a plug put in, it is reversible and if you dont like it you can always remove it. Should cost but about $18 to have it put in a regripped and then just the cost of a regrip if you dont like it. cheers!

If you'd like I can email you pics of before and after. I just cleaned up my original art of putting Laguna today. The rust wasnt too bad, but the product took it off without affecting the finish. Unfortunately it says Im not allowed to upload images? Guess Im too new :(

It is possible for the finish to come off. My studio design #1 was forced into storage for several months, upon removing the headcover the next season it had rusted and pitted badly.Birchwood casey makes a product to help remove rust that wont hurt the finish. Once you are done use gun oil or the Cameron oil cloth to wipe it down. If you dont oil it the thing will begin to rust pretty quickly.