jeffhale08

He has been, but it was last summer. He has completely changed as a golfer since then. We need to get back on one again. I think I am going to order another shaft model from Golfsmith and then return his other one for the 90/10 guarantee. I just talked to customer service about it.

His old driver (10.5 degrees) seemed to come off lower (possibly difference in shaft makeup), so we went with an 11.5 in the Taylor Made. Seems to hit it a bit higher as expected, but I hit a 13 degree high launch driver from Golfsmith and absolutely kill it. I am outdriving his Taylor Made by 25 yards or more. I am just thinking that he probably needs to go to a stronger shaft and back to a 10.5 degree loft. I am working on that today.

I bought my son (15, 5'11", 165) a used Taylor Made r7 460 11.5 degree driver from Golfsmith a few weeks back. He has dropped 3 strokes on his handicap (12 to 9) because he has hit 10-13 fairways a round the past 2 weeks along with winning 2 local summer junior tour events shooting 77 and 79 to win the 2 events. But, since switching he has lost about 25 yards on his drives, straighter, but shorter (260-280 compared to 270-300+, yes these yardages were checked using SkyCaddie). The driver has a 55 Reax, regular flex, soft tip shaft in it. For those out there using Taylor Mades, are they traditionally shorter? I do not know, both of us have always used custom built drivers by me through Golfsmith. The previous driver was a Snake Eyes 10.5 degree with a 61 gram regular flex shaft with a low/mid bend point. I know you can't have your cake and eat it too always, but I am just curious if anyone else noticed a distance loss with Taylor Made or could it just be the shaft, maybe try and find a mid tip shaft and give that a whirl.

James was the Australian guy correct? If so, I liked him and wish him the best of luck, as to you also.

73, Babe Zaharias Golf Course, Port Arthur, Texas (67.9 / 102). 34 on the front and just could not make a putt on the back.

Figuring your handicap: Score minus course rating, multiply by 113 (standard USGA slope) divided by the course you played slope. This gives you your handicap differential. To get a more accurate handicap (and legal according to the USGA), you need 20 scores, then you take your lowest 10 (handicap differentials, not scores). Average them out and now you have a handicap.

I have been working on clubs for 15 years and as far as the cost of reshafting clubs, I usually charge $10 per club plus the cost of the shaft (including shipping and taxes it took to get the shaft to me). Most clubmakers might charge you more for this service because some believe to be competitive with pro clubs, they need to charge more, thinking price gives them credibility. I do it for a hobby and back when I was younger I snapped a few shafts on trees and over my knees. Go to Golfsmith.com and look through the shafts, find one you like, then find a clubmaker local to you. See what his charges are for reshaft. Good luck, if you have trouble finding one, contact me, I'll help you out.

Your 20 or 21 years old, have been playing for 3 years and still list a 36 handicap (which is the highest USGA allows for men). You obviously have yet to take it up serious enough. I am not saying you can't, but we're not all Greg Norman. I would say your best bet is to set a goal, say by the age of 25, if you haven't won some significant amateur tourneys, then it is time to make it a hobby, passion or obsession. Whatever you want to call it. My wife calls it an obsession, I call it a passion. There is nothing wrong with setting goals and working hard to achieve them. Best of luck to you.

I open both front foot and back foot at address, not much, just enough to allow me more coil on the backswing and then more turn on the follow through. Especially as we all get older, the easier it is for us to turn, the longer we can maintain our power and more than likely, ease some of our little aches and pains after a round.

We all know that there is nothing better than puring a driver, 275-300 yards down the center stripe! Then again, nothing like hitting that high soft cut into a back right pin from 185 with a 6 iron! Then again, putting a little stoppage on a wedge to inside 3 feet, it don't get any better than that! However, sinking that 35 foot, double-breaking bomb that wins the back nine, 18 and birdie pool for the day! Oh hell, I like them all! Don't make me choose!

I have been building clubs for over 15 years, always have my clubs in my truck (just in case on the way home a golf game breaks out!), and have never had a clubhead come off (I live in Texas, very hot). Never had one work loose. If you use some of the 60 minute epoxy, that might happen, I am not sure, I have always been a bit leary of the 60 minute cure time. I know that is what used on tour vans, but...I have always used the 24 hour cure epoxy and no problems from my everyday in the truck clubs.

With that setup, you really would be better off kicking the LW out and adding a gap wedge, something in the 50-52 degree variety. I have been playing with one for 15 years. If you practice enough, you can play any shot from 100 and in with the sand wedge, 55-56 degrees of loft. My bag has driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, 4-PW, gap, sand, lob wedges and putter. Pitching wedge is my 127-135 club, gap wedge goes 110-120, sand wedge for anything below 110. Lob wedge is used mainly from 85 and in. But about 50% of the time I use my sand wedge as well.

2 to 3 times a week. I have a driving range about 7 minutes from work, I'll get over there and hit balls one day, putt and chip another. I work on fundamentals and swing positions on these days, so that prior to a round all I am working on is where my swing is that day, and warming up.

77 at Idylwild Golf Club, Sour Lake, Texas (71.6 / 123). Drove the ball well except for one freakin' pull hook OB! Putted and chipped well, irons were not so hot. If you need me Monday, I'll be on the range working on my irons. I think I am going back to my fade. Reached 2 par 5's in 2, 2 putt birdie on one, 3 putt par on the other. 9 fairways and 9 greens.

I have preached this word on here several times before, but if you come across some, you should give them a try, Solus wedges, 7.1 Series, my son has a 61 degree and a 56 degree. He loves them, they have really improved his chipping and full shots from the fairway. He is 5'11'', 15 years old and is a 11 handicap.

I am a 6 HDCP and use $19.99 balls. Precept Laddie X. Good ball for the money, soft enough to scuff with the wedges too. My son is a 10 and he uses the Bridgestone e5+ (24.99 a dozen). His Mom likes him better than me!

Ernie Els, no doubt. But as many have stated before me, if I could make a million or more per season, I'd take Jim Furyks!

Can't go wrong with Golf Pride Tour Velvet...

well mainly a lot of wedge practice i would really reccomend you to try the solus wedges to me they are pretty legit all the time i trust that i wil spin one on the green i dont really have enough spin to make it come back to me but i have enough to stick in the same spot ill admit it but my putting is pretty dang crappy i am not the best putter and truely not many people are i believe its just luck lol but to me to keep my score down it all depends on my driver if i can keep it in the fairway and have a second good shot ill be okay if not it could be a bad day i usually shoot around the low 80s but that day i have a really good back nine a 1 over 37

my lowest ever is a 77. im 15 ill take it

what i do is practice with them at my house i have a two hole 100 yrd course so that i can work on my wedge game but when we gotta wash them we either use bleach and dishwasher soap or Dawn with bleach

As you stand over the ball, keep your head over the ball during the entire swing. This will get you more on top of the ball as your downswing starts. Pick out either a spot on the back of the ball or a blade of grass at the bottom of the ball to fix your eyes on. Hit that spot. Not only will you take a divot, but probably hit a higher, softer iron shot that should sit even on Augusta National greens...

Not to offend anyone out there, but if you can't work a cavity back, you have not practiced it much. I realize that you obviously cannot work a CB as much as a blade, but how much do you really need to work the ball? I have been as low as a 1.4 HDCP and currently range about a 5 to 6. The forgiveness is a big thing with me. I have been playing the same CB's for 15 years and have had great success with them.

i am telling you the honest truth you need to try the solus wedges they have so much spn and you can stop them on a dime with the extra bite i promise you can sit them down anywhere

I play a 3 and 5 hybrid made by snake eyes to me they are so much easier to hit than a 3 or a 4 iron so i had to switch i used to play a callaway heavenwood but i switched from that because it had a bad fade to it.