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If you don't really compress the ball much when you swing, I don't think either of them are worth any more than a Top Flite.

When I hit the drive high on the face, it's always a straight high pull which would be opposite of you. So, taking my extensive knowledge of physics into the answer, I'm thinking you're you're swinging slightly flat with the face a touch open.

Couldn't tell where the ball went, but you looked up way to quick. The swing looked pretty good to me though.

Well, the second time was a charm I guess. I took my hybrid out to the range today for another go at figuring it out. I made a lot of progress. The club really likes a more downward swing angle, more than I normally use with my long irons. Once I got the club to meet the turf and the ball at the same time, the ball really popped. My best hits were fairly straight with just a tail to the right at the end. It was going a little further than my 3-iron as well. Still couldn't hit one good off a tee though.

Every really good drive or long shot I have done, my finish has always just felt right. I don't always realize what I'm doing prior, but at the end, my body is fairly upright, arms extended, and it feels effortless. You almost feel like you're posing at the end, but you can't help it. I sometimes wonder if you could just practice driving by trying to get to that perfect finishing position and not worrying so much about everything else. If you're flipping at impact, you won't finish in the correct position. You most likely will swing flatter and come across your body more, leading to a hook. Hooks don't feel good, but they feel better than letting go to much and slicing.

This reminds me of what the starter was telling us one day. He posts these pictures on the outside of the starter's booth many days. Just things to think about, pretty cool actually. He had a printout of pictures of Nicklaus, Tiger, and two other golfers (don't remember) showing the moment of impact of their drives. He asked us what was the same in all the pictures. I didn't see it at first, but he told us how they all kept their right elbow tucked in during the downswing. Gives your body a true pivot point to deliver force to the ball instead of just a sweeping roundhouse of a swing.

After the first day, I must say that Tiger looks very strong. He's the one to beat.

Day 1 Leader: David Toms Day 2 Leader: Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson tied Day 3 Leader: Ricky Fowler Day 4 Winner: Playoff between Ricky Fowler and Phil Mickelson...Mick wins.

I bought a used Ping G10 18 degree hybrid, trying to fill a gap between my 4 wood and my 3 iron. I've only been to the range once with it and it was awful. I tried everything. Hitting it hard, hitting it soft, swinging like an iron, sweeping it more like a wood, hitting off a tee, you name it. I couldn't get the thing to go much more than 160yds and it was an ugly ball flight. Lower trajectory than my 4 wood and would just die like a wounded duck. I never got it to go as far as my 3-iron. I'm going to try at it another time at least, but seeing other people struggling with them makes me feel a little better.

I used to live in Florida and went to the course by myself one day to play a round. I got paired up with another gentleman who must have been around 60-65, I was in my late twenties. I'll never forget, he had a set of Cleveland blades which I don't think I had ever seen before. He said he normally played from the blues and asked where I played from. I usually play from the whites, but I told him I'd play from the blues as well (didn't want to let the old man totally show me up). We walked the course and he was fairly quiet during his round. Hardly talked at all. He ended up being the best golfer I had ever played with. He shot an even 72, mostly pars, a couple birdies and a couple bogies. Anyways, going back to the round, we were on the back nine at about the 15th hole. Par 4 and I had around 150yds left to the hole and hit my iron. My shot went left of the green. Before I even looked away from where my shot went, the gentleman tossed another golf ball at my feet. He said, "hit your shot again, but put your left foot just slightly above of your right foot." I stood like he said and hit it again. My ball landed 6 feet from the cup. Best golf lesson I ever had. It was also one of my most enjoyable rounds I have played. This is opposite of what I have encountered with some other very good golfers I've been paired with. Many times they either critique you to death or act very smug like you are hurting their game by playing with them. If I hurt this guy's game then he was probably some Senior Tour guy I didn't know and would have shot a 65. As for being hit up to. If the ball rolls past me, I leave it alone. If it comes very close on the fly, I pick up the ball and throw it in the woods.

I just stumbled across this kit you can buy. Looks like it would be fairly simple to replicate at home. Put some masking tape on the club face and paint a line on a ball. Maybe not giving you exact measurements, but at least giving you an idea if you are too flat or upright. Anyone know of other ways to do this? http://www.golftek.com/lit_docs/LieDetector.pdf

Lots of them dealing with golf balls... - Never use a "water" ball when teeing off over/around water hazards. That's giving up before you even start. - Never putt into a hole with a ball already in it. - Never use a yellow or orange ball. - Never use a ball that you just found during a round you are currently playing. - Never wash a ball and then use it right away at the tee where you washed it. - Never mark a putt with any coin less than a quarter. - If you suddenly realize you are mistakenly playing a Lady Precept, you have to keep on playing it. (Don't ask)

He's a super technical golfer. The way he finishes shots with the club perfectly over his head and parallel to the ground is crazy. I think I'd slice everything if I did that.

Nice free swinging. I agree you've got some good movement in your lower body, but maybe get a little more athletic of a stance for those drives.