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Golf is mostly about feeling confident, so go with a club that makes you feel confident. A matching driver/3 wood won't do you a damn bit of good if you can't hit the 3-wood. If necessary just buy matching head covers . Also if you're just starting maybe looking at a 15 deg hybrid would be better than a 3-wood (easier to hit, shorter shaft, and therefore, more accurate)

Driver: 529 3-wood: 220 Hybrids: 400 (200 each) Irons: 500 Wedges: 440 Putter: 300

Hybrids are for cheaters eh... I think the only guy on tour who doesn't use hybrids is Tiger. Adams makes a really good hybrid set. I think you'd enjoy them more than the r7 Draws.

I just retired the Burner for an 08 FT-i LCG 9.5 deg... The square head doesn't bother me, and neither do the drives straight down the fairway

I hear ya. Experts in the industry say that the new 460cc drivers will get you an additional 30 yards TOTAL (including roll) over the old persimmon woods of yesteryear. The biggest advantage with todays clubs is consistency (ie you can mishit your driver and not be penalized as severely as with the persimmon woods). I guess they figured out if you can keep people in the fairway you can play faster and curse less

If the stars are aligned I can get my 21° hybrid 200+ with a little roll, otherwise it's the 18°

I have 2... My old Nikes I bought back in '01 and my new Reelfits (love the BOA system).

I think it's very important to have some consistency in your wedges so I'd go with the Vokey. As you can see I have 4 CG12s and I wouldn't trade them for the world.

I got the Project X Flighted 5.0 with my set of X-20 Tour irons... LOVE 'EM I have a driver swing speed of about 95 mph

The tip that changed my golfing life came from David Leadbetter's Interactive DVD series. It may seem like common sense but I was always leaving my clubface shut at the top of my swing (caused by my bent wrist) causing a slice. I worked on it for a couple weeks and I've straightened out my drives considerably. My handicap went from a high teen to a 9.6 simply because my drives were in the fairway. It also greatly improved my long iron and 3 wood play..... Thanks DL

I'm a 9.6 H.I and I lose about 1 ball a round. The course is surrounded by woods but little to no water. I've been fortunate enough thus far to keep it on the fairway or at the edge of the trees... Hopefully this post doesn't jinx me for the 08 season

I have the Nike Slingshot OSS Cart bag with indi dividers as well as a Walter Hagen stand bag with indi compartments. I wanted the stand bag for walking days and for $49.95 you can't beat the WH especially with the 14 compartments. If this stand bag is going to be your one and only bag I'd recommend a nice Sun Mountain bag. They have a "hug" system bag that reduces the strain on your shoulders, but it doesn't have 14 compartments.

Bushnell 1500 Slope Edition Proplay GPS FootJoy Reelfit

Sounds like me... I play a 10.5* driver with a Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue shaft... supposedly it's supposed to help me get the ball up in the air... I "thought" it was working because my drives have been much better than before. However, I recently demoed an FT-i Tour w/ 9.5* loft and the drives were almost identical. I hit about 60 drives on the range with each club and I'd say my shot pattern was the same with each club. The trajectory with the 9.5 was lower, but distance wise, they were quite similiar.

I tried the Sumo2 and the FT-i tour... Definitely liked the FT-i better... Although if the sound is the problem they're both about the same. The FT-i is supposed to promote a straighter ball fligh than a conventional head driver... But, if your clubface is open at impact it's still going to slice. I can say that I didn't notice a difference in shot shapes between my Burner and the FT-i tour... Sliced a couple with each..... It's all about confidence....

When I run into that problem I just concentrate on the lag... My snap hook is caused by releasing my hands too early when I start concentrating too much on distance control or trying to hit a "hard 6" instead of an "easy 5".

Launch Angle.... You're more at 1 with your driver than those other freaks .... Those swing speeds are crazy quick and you'd pretty much have to be a pro to do that with any consistency.

I'll tell you what, I took your approach by keeping off the course for a while until I fixed my slice. I went to the local Dick's and got a 3 lesson package for $110... The instructor was very personable and we did tweak my alignment and generate a repeatable preshot routine that I was comfortable with. I felt my $110 was well spent but I left with a slice.... So, I turned to Netflix and Mr. Leadbetter. After watching his Leadbetter Interactive DVD Series I found my problem was I was bending my wrist at the top of the back swing (my wrist and back of my arm was at about 90*) so I concentrated on that for a couple weeks..... Presto, slice eliminated (ok, maybe not totally, but only 2/10 are slices ). I'm definitely glad I got the personal touch of the lessons, but there's no substituing for a world class instructor, even if the lessons are targetted towards the masses. All it took was a couple hours in front of the TV, followed by several more in front of a mirror watching my backswing.

Honestly, since you "know" what's wrong I think the best thing for you to do is see a sports shrink. Since you need help unlearning and then learning it correctly. Just think of it as a mental lesson

Driver - TM Burner (I just see so many people playing them) Fairway - Callaway X Hot Hybrid - Callaway X GII - TM Burner XD SGII - TM r7 CGB Player's irons - Callaway X-Forged Wedge - Titleist Putter: Mallet - Odyssey Marxman Putter: Blade - Odyssey White Hot #.... Balls: Premium - TM TP Red Balls: Non Premium - Callaway HX Hot

I can't believe Nitties got axed last night... Not that many guys I can get behind anymore.... I find myself pulling for Josh, then Hiroshi... I'll probably stop watching if they both get eliminated.

Over the past few months I've become more and more aware of just how much offset plays a part on my address position and it really started to annoy me. I was in the market for some new clubs so I looked far and wide for a good set of player irons with minimal offset. My favorite clubs during testing were the X-Forged but unfortunately I'm not at the level where I'm comfortable (read confident) enough to hit 'em consistently. So, I went with the X-20 Tour instead; minimal offset with a blade look. Then, I decided my hybrids and woods could use a little less offset so I ordered myself a TM Burner TP Fairway and a Rescue TP. I'm hitting both well so now all I have left is the driver which is the main point of my post. "Tour Spec" drivers usually have an "Open" club face which I've seen range from 1/2 * to 3 * open. While doing research last night I noticed the Cleveland HiBore XL Tour is 3 * open while the regular, everyday player, edition is square. At this stage of my development I'm more prone to a "slice" (2/10 drives) and maybe 3/10 slight fades, 1/10 hooks, a couple draws and a couple right down the middle. Now, with a 3* open club face would I be working against myself? I've recently tried the SuperQuad TP(1* open), Burner TP(1* open), FT-i Tour (1/2 * open) and I liked them all. Liked the FT-i Tour the most until I snapped the shaft during a range session Has anybody hit the Cleveland HiBore XL Tour? I'd love to try but being a lefty it's next to impossible unless of coarse I pay to demo one. Or, since my 3-wood and rescue are square that the regular XL would probably suit my eye just a little more. Thoughts?

I have a Burner, no complaints.... I don't try to work the ball but I seem to hit it straight consistently. TaylorMade has a lot of different shaft options which makes it even more appealing

I can always tell (after the shot) when I fail to lift my chin because I hit 'em fat. Needless to say the "chip up" is the trigger I use to start my swing.

Anwell, I'm in the same boat you're in, wish more people would golf left handed . Anyways, the best thing I can suggest is to go to www.golfclubdemo.com and "demo" a set of clubs for $30. If you like them you can apply the $30 demo fee to buy the clubs at one of their partner stores. I ended up demoing a few ( , , ) and decided on X-20 Tour.