bwinger79

Setup with the ball off your right toe(for rightys) with your hands ahead of the ball. Make sure you have your hands well ahead of the ball at impact. This will de-loft the club face and keep the ball nice and low for you.

There is one over on Two Notch also. I get the same thing from them every time I have been in there. Its like you're bothering them buy going in there for anything. Made me take my business elsewhere. Good luck. Maybe someone that actually wants to help will be working when you go in.

The body doesn't dictate what the hands do??? Tell that to anyone with a one plane swing and they will laugh at you. Ever hear an instructor say "stay connected"? Ever seen anyone put a glove under their lead arm to help the stay connected through the swing? Do you even golf???? I am done arguing with this idiot, because we are starting to get way off topic. You can take his advice if you would like, but I wouldnt recommend it.

I understand the theory of what you are saying, the only problem with it is that when you stand with your back to the target, your body forces your hands to turn over. Once you take your normal setup position, the body no longer forces the hands to turn over. So all that practice you did looking like an idiot on the range hitting balls with your back to the target ultimately did nothing for you. I understand that this approach is a first grade swing fix, but it really isnt effective. You would have been much better off telling him to make sure that his left forearm(for a righty) was facing the ground after impact. If that is a technique that you actually use yourself, then I would really have to question the validity of your posted handicap. BTW.....asshat...... real mature.

I would stay away from Dicks at all costs. The people at Golf Headquarters are A-holes. I used to live in Columbia, and never found a good pro shop to have any work done at. If you had to pick one or the other I would pick Golf Headquarters, but they are both pretty bad. PS.... I have only been to the GH on Harbison, so I am not sure of the quality of their other locations.

If he is hitting the ball too high, why would he want a shaft with a lower kickpoint? I could see trying a shaft with a higher kickpoint(lower launch), but if he were to put in a low kickpoint shaft into a driver he is already hitting high, he will end up hitting drives that look like wedge shots.

Another thing you might want to look at is holding the angle created by your wrist set in your backswing until the last possible second on your downswing. Keeping the L or 90 degree angle between your forearm and the shaft on your downswing(with a little practice) will lead to a very powerful release of the club and increased clubhead speed. Hitting the gym now and then doesnt hurt either. As previously posted.... stretching is key.

The only problem you run into doing this is once you return to your normal setup, the body no longer forces the hands to turn and you will probably not have changed anything. I guess if you set up with your back to the target on the course then you would be ok.

Light grip. The weight of the club will naturally turn over if you let it.

Typical week of practice consists of: 1000-1500 range balls 2-3 hours of short game every day 2-3 hours putting every day I practice way more than I play. I feel that playing 36 holes and shooting bad numbers is a total waste of time.

What yardage do you usually find yourself at on the course that you need this wedge?? Once you figure that out, and hit both of them to see how far you carry them, you will know which wedge you need.

Grant, you put your money in the right place. Seems like you may have found an instructor that really helps you understand the swing and more importantly, your swing. New equipment is good, but if you dont have a solid understanding of the swing, it means nothing. Keep swinging em good, and I hope your lessons pay off.

Give this site a try. http://www.keepmygolfscore.com/

Always, always, always use a tee when given the opportunity. Even if you push it all the way into the ground and sit the ball on it, do it. Enjoy yourself while you are out there. The best golfers in the world are the ones that can forget about their bad shots and move on. You can start with group lessons because they are cheaper, but after a few months you might want to get private lessons just to have more face time with the instructor. This will allow you to get a much better understanding of the golf swing, how it works, how it breaks down, and how to self diagnose to fix swing problems mid round. Once you have a firm understanding of the swing, the sky's the limit as to how low you can shoot. Have fun, don't worry about bad shots(everyone has them), let faster groups play through, PLEASE YELL FORE if you hit a shot towards another group, and enjoy your time on the course with your woman.

Taylor Made RAC OS are good irons and you cant beat the price right now. The R7 irons are good too. Callaway, Cleveland, Mizuno, Ping and many others all have great equipment. Major manufacturers all stretch their technology to the acceptable USGA limit. Most irons on the market fall into your price range, so it is a little hard to pick just one. There must be somewhere close to where you live that you can demo clubs. If you arent buying "off the rack" irons, then go to a reputable fitter. After seeing your brothers swing and ball flight he should be able to narrow down your search for you. If you live in Walnut Creek, CA, then you have a Golfsmith right around the corner from you. I wouldnt get fit there, but you can always just go in and have your brother demo some clubs and see what he likes.

Do you have a Face-on view of your swing? If so please post it.

Cleveland Golf makes great wedges, but so do Taylormade, Titleist, Mizuno, Callaway. You really need to hit them and see what you like. Make sure you take your course conditions into account when purchasing your wedges.

Those numbers that you read everywhere are kind of generic. It really depends on many more variables than swing speed. You can give 10 golfers with the same swing speed the same driver and they are all going to launch it at a different angle. Your best bet, if you really want the right driver for you, is to find a qualified fitter with a launch monitor. Its really the only way to know what is going to perform best for your swing.

It is very difficult to produce high spin rates both from the rough and on chip shots. Even the best players in the world have trouble doing both. The shot you need to play(high/low) really depends on the situation you are looking at and what you feel comfortable hitting. Personally, I like to play low trajectory spinners into any green that will allow it. I find it much easier to control distance this way. Hitting high, soft landing wedges takes too much precision and doesnt leave much room for error. Hitting down, making sure that you are catching the ball first and acceleration through the ball is what produces spin. As far as recommending a wedge, its all personal preference and course conditions you typically play on that will determine what wedges are right for you.

You have about a 0% chance of becoming scratch in one year. Dropping your cap from 30 to 10 is easy. Once you get down to a single digit cap, thats where it becomes much more difficult to shave those strokes every round. Feel free to prove me wrong, but I doubt its going to happen.

Your numbers may have been better with that shaft, but you were hitting it with a different head. There is really no way to know without hitting the shaft with the same TM head. They may be able to recommend a shaft that is known to reduce spin rates, but again, its a crap shoot until you hit it.

Did I ever say a bad word about whatever company it is that you work for??? NO!!!! I could care less what you do or if you worked on Zack Johnsons clubs. I dont build clubs, I play them, so get over yourself. Sorry that I have never been to one of the fabulous McDonalds Hotstix. Sounds like someone paid 26k for a name and so their son could have a job fitting people. There is no substitute for quality people, regardless of what your business name is, and in time it will come back to bite them in the ass. My experiences are based on countless visits to "actual" Hotstix facilities. Before this thread, I didnt even know Hotstix was taking the Mc route. As long as their AZ and CO facilities dont suffer from this franchising, I could really care less what they do. So back to my original point...... there is no place in the world to get better fit than at HotStix Golf, as long as it is one of the 4 locations they have listed on their site.

I play with my girl all the time for the past 3 years. In that time she has dropped her cap from 28 to 12. IMO, there is nothing better than getting your significant other into golf, because they cant complain about you always going golfing if they are there with you.

Well... if he were asking about fitting then you might have a point, but fitting a 13yr old would be a waste of time unless you were going to do it every 6 months.....unless he has stopped growing at 13. The thread wasnt about fitting. Please try to stay on subject. Anyway, Andrew, take your brother to a pro shop or whatever you have in your area that will allow him to test clubs and see what he likes. Most top of the line clubs are good quality and will last long enough for him to use them for years. In the end, its really all personal preference. If he does get fit for them, you might want to look into something forged, because they will give him greater room for adjustment down the road as he grows.

HotStix franchise???? Never heard of it. Maybe we are talking about 2 different companies with similar names. Here is the site to what I am talking about..... http://www.hotstixgolf.com/ Here are their locations..... http://www.hotstixgolf.com/index.php?action=locations They have 4. Dont know about this franchise thing, but it sounds like it would be a chop shop. Not sure how many of these "franchised" locations they may or may not have, but I have never been to one of those. The work and fitting I have had done in both AZ and CO was far superior to any fitting and clubmaking that I have ever experienced, and I've been many places. Go to one of their main locations, not a franchise, and let me know what you think. Reading the rest of your post.... I see that you have been to what I consider a "real" HotStix. Guess you already know what I previously stated was correct then. They employ only the best golf professionals. That said, sad to hear that they are employing kids that know nothing at these franchises. As far as looking like an ass..... I would have to say that when your company services countless tour professionals, you are most likely the best at what you do..... which HotStix is..... aside from these franchises you are talking about.