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I will try the sandbox drills you suggest. Hopefully, I will get the feel. Thanks again for your help. I did not realize this was a very complicated problem.

Thanks for posting this. I will try it out. Is there also a post or article to help with setting the ball position at address? What are the optimum positions in all three dimensions in space?

I have gone out with a relatively small guy, who hits it regularly 270 or possibly more if he hits it perfect. His swing speed is also 115. The only way I "keep up" with him is with fairway shots. All my shots land either on the fairway or in the rough next to it. He usually has a gimme on the green. I need to pitch it an extra shot every hole. Unfortunately, this usually means a bogey for me, as it takes two putts every hole except the occasional par 3. The main issue you are having is that most people seem to not believe you can hit it 300. The math shows it is possible with a 115 swing speed. Forget trying to convince people on the Internet. Just have fun showing the people at the driving range :) Even with my slower swing speed, it's fun hitting the back fence, and calling the posts it will hit sometimes. I just joined the forum last night, and I am hoping there will be lots of people who can help my game.

We have roughly the same swing speed, as far as you have mentioned. But it is possible your speed is higher if you are not enclosed in a tiny stall at golfsmith where you would measure it. I feel like I need to back off my swing so nothing bad can happen inside the swing speed measurement stall. However, I still have issues with high ball flight. Your video does not show high ball flight. Is it possible that a 105ss could get 300 yards with a low penetrating ball flight? I don't know. I recall making it to the front of the fairway bunker on a par 4 320 yards once from the tee box, but I assumed my shot over the trees of the dogleg shortened the shot by 40 yards or more. Nevertheless, 240 to 260 yards is a long way, and most of the time I don't see where it lands, exactly. I can only tell by the feel of the shot, and from what I observed on the range where I hit the back fence. However, I need to fix my high shot. Help...

Okay, I agree with ValleyGolfer, I am a novice (about 2 years) and my swing speed is probably about 105 as well. When (if) I hit it pure, it seems to only go to about 240 (public course fairways) or sometimes 260 yards with lots of roll. Otherwise, it mostly goes straight (sometimes a light fade), but really high. I am lucky to get it to 200 yards, because the ball gets about 100 to 120 yards of vertical distance as well. Now, I probably should post this on another thread, but I am going to ask you folks, here, anyway. I hit my 3 and 5 fairway woods reasonably far (5 goes about 200 (avg) to 220 if I get it perfect, and 3 goes anywhere from 220 (avg) to 240 if a good hit). This is off the deck, if I tee it up they go really high as well, and I lose about 10 yards for every 1/4" I tee it up in the same way as the driver. I need help with my setup and positioning of the ball, and the little alignment target on the driver. I have watched many videos and my kids coaches drive. There seems to be no common position to setup the ball relative to the club. First of all, the driver feels really heavy and awkward compared to the 3 and 5 woods. Is this normal? Secondly, how do you align the ball relative to the club head: X, Y and Z axis? It seems that setting it up farther out is better as the arms "stretch" out during the swing. Or is this incorrect thinking? I have experimented with about 200 balls over a five different practice sessions, and have not found an optimum position to setup the ball. I tried teeing up lower, higher and hold the club off the ground during setup. Setting up the club centered on the alignment target on the club head, and near the toe. Weak grip, strong grip, and various neutral grips. All with the same results. What do you think is going on? If a video is requested, I will re-post this on another thread.

I'm the parent of two of those first tee program kids, and we (the parents) started playing instead of sitting around waiting for them. First tee is really good for the kids, and my kids seem to enjoy it. My family often goes to play 9 hole executive or 18 hole as time permits.The greens fees are $1 for the kids at SCGA sponsored courses. A foursome (on 18 holes, super-twilight) for only $56 includes 2 carts, we usually get 16-18 holes before dark. I presume that we will continue to play as a family for years to come. Far better than theme parks (we live in So. Cal.), and less expensive too. We can purchase 2-3 year old equipment (brand new in the store) for about 1/3 the price of new model years. So, there we are happily playing golf twice a month together. We get some hard stares from people behind us, until my small 12 year old (with a 15 handicap) drives 200 yards off the tee.