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anyone else have tips or suggestions?

One thing I forgot to mention, I sometimes do take a divot with my driver too...which I had never done before. Also, my iron divots are WAY to the left. I have been trying to cure my outside to in swing bath, which I think causes my slice. But I would rather make solid contact first with the driver and then fix the slice problem...unless my entire swing path is causing the problem.

A little history regarding my problem - I have 2 ruptured discs in my back and I have had chronic pain for years. I recently got a shot in my spine that took care of most of my pain. Since this shot, I have been unable to hit my driver. When I had pain I guess I must have favored a side consistently enough to hit the ball well with my driver. I am a big hitter and often hit the ball over 300 yards. Since my shot, here is what happens. I picked up a NASTY slice. It starts left of the target line and ends up WAY right of the target line. That is IF I even get the ball in the air. 90% of all swings with my driver are hit very thin and a "divot" mark from the BALL is on the tee box. You can see where the ball has skidded across the teebox and even worse at times where this is a complete indentation from the ball. I have tried teeing the ball higher and shallowing my swing path a bit. Nothing seems to help. Right now I have NO distance with my driver. Even if I hit it solid it may only go 200 yard with the nasty slice. Even if I hit it solid, the trajectory of my ball is VERY low...like a knockdown shot into the wind. I have no elevation to my driver shots now. I use to hit the ball VERY high. I can still hit my irons fairly well, but I can't get off the tee box at all. Even if I switch to a hyprid or 3W off the tee it results in the same thing. Any tips or drills would be greatly appreciated. I am half tempted to give up the game because of this. I have been practicing a lot lately with very little improvement. I am not sure how a measly shot could cause so many problems.

I am not a great golfer, but I will often play from the blue tees at our local course just for the feel. Our tournaments often go 9 from the whites, 9 from the blues. If I were to never play from the blues, I would have no idea how to play from them. Many holes on our course have to be played much different. If you pay your dues, I feel that you are entitled to play from wherever you want.

First impressions are huge for me. New courses that don't have a lot of growth really turn me off. I played a newer course a few weeks ago with very few trees....not many hazards...etc. It seemed like I was playing in an open field. The greens were also very very slow. Not impressed.

When I hit a fat short it is normally taking too big of a backswing with a wedge and decellerating through impact. If I actually swing through with consistent speed/tempo, I usually will hit a clean shot.

I have to really concentrate to hit good iron shots. In my head I am telling myself to aim in front of the ball to ensure that I hit down on the ball. It works for me and has really improved my iron striking.

We have a Golf Galaxy within 45 minutes. I will give it a shot. Any other suggestions besides Adams clubs? I don't want true Hybrids or anything like that, just some minor improvement irons.

I have never tested clubs before. Not sure around here where I could do that. Will most large retailers allow you to do that? Test the clubs, etc?

Being an ex-college wrestler and now a college wrestling coach, I am pretty certain I would make him look like a punk in wrestling. Never underestimate the man though!

I currently use Golfsmith P2 irons...4-PW and a 55 and 59 wedge. I hit them ok, but I think I need something with a little wider sole. WOuld anyone have any suggestions on some good clubs that would fit my high handicap need? I have a very fast club head speed and am very athletic. Just can't seem to play golf too well Also, are P2's very popular? Maybe I could find a partial trade for some new irons.

I have the EXACT same problem you do now...and I mean exact. My problem stems more from my stance than anything. I didn't notice, but I was having the tendency to aim right...but thinking I was aligned with my target. I have since aimed more left(straight in reality), and it has straightened out my shots more. I still have the tendency to close the club face and aim right which gets me all over the place. I find it very difficult to leave the clubface square or even a bit open at address, because of the feel in my hands.

Not very well, no! I struggle with my 3wood. I can hit a driver off the deck pretty well though. I have recently improved my struggles with mid-long irons. I can now hit them pretty well. I was not releasing my wrists/forearms and hit the ball with my right arm tucked under the club rather than releasing.

I joined a while back, but just came around again recently. I look forward to reading up on different topics and hopefully gaining some knowledge of the game. I am in my 2nd year of golf and have many struggles. Namely my mid-long irons

Granted, I am a first year golfer and not a very good one at that This golf season has been very frustrating. I started out the year playing much better playing much better than I am now. I went through a phase where I was playing 3 or 4 times a week. I have gotten so frustrated that I am now playing 1 time per week. I started off driving the ball very straight and very far. That has now changed and I slice everything. not a moderate slice, but an EXTREME slice. 1 fairway over at times. I also do the same thing with my 3-wood from the fairway. My irons/wedges are not the same problem. I was hitting them very well early on in the year and they got worse as the season progressed. I would still hit a few good shots until the last month, I can't hit ANYTHING. Every iron I swing seems and feels like I swing right under and through the ball, barely hitting it. The ball then goes really high and really short and usually pushed to the right. In my head this tells me I am hitting the ball with an open clubface, though I could be wrong. Just yesterday I went out and played a best shot tournament....with my driver, I went to a half-backswing and I hit the ball straight as an arrow and still good distance. I think once I take the club back too far I cock my wrists and don't get the club back to my starting position. I will stick with my half swing and continually get further bakc over time to see if that helps. I tried this same approach with my irons to no avail. The easy answer is to say I need lessons, which I would agree with, but I am not going to do that this late in the season. It will actually be the first thing I do next golf season. I am just wondering what drills I could do, or tips to help any of my faults. Without watching my swing it would be hard to address, I understand. Just at first glance of the details, what would you suggest?