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you may also want to consider chaning your grip, little strong for draws, little weak for a cut.

I use a 52, 56 and 60 CG14. The Vokey I compared it to was a 56/14 same as the cleveland.

Yeah, as a beginner I would lean towards the group option. Group lessons tend to focus on the basics, and the instructor moving back and forth between players gives you time to work on what you just learned. Chances are, as a beginner, you still have a very malleable swing, so you can apply general techniques to come up with your style. Plus you can watch the same adivce multiple times while the instructor works with other members of the group (Maximum retention!) In my experience, private lessons have tended to focus on the idiosyncracies of my swing, something that as a beginner, you wont deal with until you have the basics down. Two other things; First, when my girlfriend started to get into golf, she took a few individual lessons and got frustrated rather easily, as she had nothing to compare her progress to other than the teaching pro. When she switched to group lessons and saw other people improving at the same pace it did wonders for her confidence. Second, group lessons offer the chance to meet similar level players, and an opportunity to set up a round woth players where you know you will be comfortable. rather than being in a group where you may be 5, 10, or 20 shots off other players scores, you won't feel out of place putting up some higher numbers or playing a bit slower. Either way, stick with the lessons. They will work wonders for you game. Good luck and have fun.

The Noodle+ plays really well in that price range. Long on the tee and pretty soft around the green. Its my discount ball. But the Callaway Tour ix is a fantastic ball, and I would really recommend it. Actually, I like to play with expensive balls every round though, as a mental thing. I find that knowing it won't hurt me to lose a ball sometimes causes me to take a different mental approach, not putting my best swing on every shot.

I love my CG14's. The polymer insert isn't for the classic look players, but I like the feel it gives to the club, especially on off center hits. I tried some spin milled Vokeys and the Clevelands before buying and there is a spin difference, but not huge. The Vokey did give marginally more spin, but it also tended to chew up a ball. The Cleveland gets a little bit less spin, but it is still very consistent and playable with a lot of control, and doesn't rip apart a soft covered ball. I liked the bounce on the CG's better than the Vokey out of the sand, and am able to spin it out of the bunker. Overall, I'd reccomend them to anybody.

I threw a couple of these on yesterday and played a round. Wow. I really like the feel of these. I am coming from playing a Lamkin midsize wrap. The DD2 handled the wetness (rained in the am and humidity was about 75%) much better than the wraps did. I am going to be regripping the rest of my bag as soon as I can. I went with the yellow and black (they look quite sharp), and the only downside is that yellow got a bit dirty, but it came off with a little scrub after I got home.

sounds like a natural release of the club to me

how is the durability on the grips? You getting six months, a year, or more? Also, how is the grip when dampness from humidity gets bad?

About time for me to change out my grips and am thinking of using the GP DD2 midsize. Anybody using these and any opinions?

I use the Nike Sasquatch Tour Stand bag. Little bit heavy, but the air cushioned straps make it feel better than some of the lighter bags I have carried in the past. The stand mechanism is really solid, and the quick release straps make it an easly convertable bag for riding on those occassions. The full zippered cooler pocket is great, an ice pack keeps two whole gatorade bottles cool for an entire round. Plenty of pockets, but maybe the coolest faeture that I originally wrote off as a gimick is the velcro spot for the glove. High marks for this bag.

I have recently lost any semblance of what used to be my solid putting game. I've noticed on my last couple of rounds that I seem the be delofting the putter more than normal as I have my hands/wrists forward of the ball at impact, and making some ugly looking strokes. When I make a conscious effort to hold my hands off a bit, I am pushing the put pretty badly. I'm looking to get to that happy medium. Any advice or drills for me?

Yeah, I'm playing the P2 right now and have generally been pleased with them. Great value clubs. Problems for me are that mine seemed to nick up easily, not enough to affect play but they quickly lost the unblemished look. By far the biggest drawback I have had with these are the wedges. 4i through PW I really like them, but I found the AW and SW played much differently. The bounce of the SW just never felt correct, the leading edge woud drag and bury rather than spring through the sand, and the AW looked different at address from the top than the rest of the set. Otherwise, they play pretty solid, with enough game improvement to help but still allows you to work the ball. I would suggest looking elsewhere for wedges though. Overall, great value for the price, but not a total solution for me.

Ive found for me the most important things are 1. ball back in the stance 2. low follow through (bring the hands around the hips rather than up) 3. hands forward to deloft the club a bit

Go with what is natural. Being a baseball player and a big guy, I tried the overlap and the interlock but neither felt right, the baseball grip just fits me better. Its a confidence thing for me. Also, I use grip more than swing path to work the ball and have found the baseball grip is better for me with that.

Pitching wedge and sand wedge. Normally 48 and 56 degrees. Need to have a club with more bounce than a pitching wedge for bunker play. Lob wedge and gap wedge distances can be achieved through swing speed and choking down.

Im a fan of my CG14s. The insert is actualy really nice, eliminates a lot of the vibration without sacrificing feel. Plus I liked the top side visual profile of the CG14s more than the Vokey, its a little bigger with that spoonish shape.

Anoter vote for moving back in the stance. And something really stupid that people tend to do is look to admire the shot before hitting it. Try holding your head down on the ball spot for a two count after hitting the ball and see if that may help.

Practice is only as good as the technique you practice with. Unless you are having problems with off center hits or inconsistent speed then there is probably no need to change putters. If you are having off center problems you may want to look at a new MOI putter like the Spider or Sabertooth. With incosistent speed, you may want to look at getting a putter with an insert. Good luck.

Take the time to go get fit. Swing a few and get your own feel. Try out the Ping G10 and the Titelist APIs, I liked em both.

Sports authority has the Nike SFT double doen pack on sale right now for 20 bucks. They play long and soft, not a ton of spin but really playable. For $20 its a great deal.

The burner has a larger visual profile that i didnt really like. The rescue was more suitable to my eye. They both hit fine, the burner had a little more game improvement if i recall though.

Always good to see mixes in a bag.

Absolutely get fitted. As for cost, if you have any kind of purchase history with a shop, you most likely can get them to do it for free. Same if you give them reason to believe you will use them again in the future.

Agree with some of the earlier commenters. Depends on swing speed and weight, if its quick, go with steel. Really agree with the point on taking divots too. And if you go with a sensicore shaft (or whatever they call them these days) the feedback on steel is comparable to graphite.

Got a Superquad and love it. Never thought I'd be a fan of the moveable weight system but it really gave me that last little tweak that has allowed me to consistently work my tee shots when needed.