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I used to have shallow 4-8 inch divots with short irons. I sure wish still did. It was a time when I stuck the ball very well. Can't dot it to save my life now.

Here's what I'm thinking. I'm 5'8, 55 years old. Looking at SMT or Geek component head. Shaft Voodoo or Oban Devotion. Probably in regular or stiff flex and 10.5 or even 12. I've been working on some of Lynn Blakes stuff on the left wrist ahead of the club head, but only with short irons so far. I do know that I throw it away from the top sometimes. So if I work hard, I fell I can get the SS up to 103, maybe 105. Been hitting 45.75-inch shafts, but feel I can improve on the smash factor at 44.5 maybe.

What is the best paint and details on the prep?

Bad breaks are not his problem right now, his brain is scrambled.

1996 Hells Point Va Beach. #12 dog leg right. Pulled my tee shot left off the heal and short. We figured it was about 225-230 to the pin. Wilson Staff laminated 3 wood. Hit the little mound behind the bunker guarding the pin and took a big hop to what we thought was over the green. The green was shallow and we looked all around the back of the green up against the marsh. It was in the hole. Wedged one in for eagle from 80 yards on #4 at St Augustine's in Northern Va.

Haven't picked up a club in a few weeks. Got about 10 swings before I had to go. Ball B330-RXS I could feel that I was out towards the toe, thus the lower PTR. My shot shape is usually push draw to straight draw. Misses are straight pulls. Club Ping G-10 9* Stiff TFC129D Shaft 45.75 inches. Ball B330-RXS. I'm working with a club maker to see if I can get some distance. I know I can and will work on the smash factor to get it out there further. Looking for any suggestions you might have. Not shown here is ball height average. It was 30 yards. Thanks, Zelocity Monitor Results Club Speed Ball Velocity Launch Angle Ball Spin Carry Total PTR Deviation 95.98 126.9 18.3 2662 218.7 241.7 132.3 1.9L 93.15 124.5 18.2 2636 211.8 234.0 133.6 2.5L 92.78 121.7 20.0 2492 214.0 236.5 131.2 2.7L 98.97 124.4 17.4 3140 210.8 238.0 125.7 2.8L 97.74 122.2 19.7 2883 211.3 233.4 126.0 5.3R 100.48 123.5 20.0 2943 215.0 237.6 122.9 0.0 94.91 124.3 20.5 2522 215.8 238.5 131.0 6.4R 99.27 120.1 20.6 2991 209.4 231.4 121.0 0.0 98.19 129.9 17.5 2758 223.6 247.1 132.3 2.0L 99.05 125.3 17.5 3103 214.4 236.9 126.5 3.0L Avg 97.05 124.3 19.0 2813 214.5 237.0 128.1 3.3 Opt 97.5 145.8 14.5 2570 233.5 253.2 1.50 0.0

iacas, Thanks for posting the video of Lynn Blake, basic motion, acquired motion etc. I did get the PBS, but it's been cold and wet here so I haven't been out to the range and this post isn't about the PBS as much as it is about the fundamentals shown in that video. When I'm hitting it poorly, the fault is always casting the club with a little over the top move. Made a last minute decision to get out for a round Saturday as the weather was supposed to be decent. I showed up as a walk on and it was going to be about an hour and a half before they could get me out. I took to the range with this video in mind and worked on the basic motion and acquired motion through a large bucket. When moving to the acquired motion I found that another fault was not taking the club back in one piece with my torso and that caused pulled shots. Taking it back in one piece got the club coming though from the inside at impact. Got another bucket and tried to transition to a full swing. Most of the time it broke down, but I REALLY know what to work on now. During my round I took the "feeling" I had at the range. I wasn't trying to score so much as hit the solid shot. For the most part I took an extra club or two and hit 3/4 shots with my irons throughout the round. Some shots where I got it all correct, the ball was flighted so much better than any full shot I've made in a long time, On occasion the 3/4 shot was hit longer than a full swing for a given club. While I didn't concentrate so much on feeling lag pressure, I did concentrate on a one piece take away, flat left wrist towards the target and hands ahead of the club head at impact. I was striking it so much better that the grooves were scuffing the cover of the ball, and it's been a while since I did that. I truly believe that I have found the blueprint for curing a lot that ails my swing through your posting of these videos. THANKS!

A regular Joe with a 15-20 handicap..................................

I know a guy who's being taught like that and he is paralyzed with the number of thoughts running through his head while trying to swing.

I tried several drivers of varying lofts and flex. It was interesting to note that I would have similar spin rates and close to the same launch angle from 9* stiff shafts, regular shafts up to 10.5* stiff to regular. It wasn't until I started getting the kick point higher in the shaft that I got the spin and launch down.

With older blades such as the Wilson Dyna Power that I played with for years. They added to lead the shaft at the hosel to get the swing weight consistent through the set, thus moving the center of mass progressively towards the hosel as the iron got longer.

I prefer a range finder. When playing to the green, I'll use the golfers in front of me to get a good shot when I can. Like when one is chipping from the front or one walking off the back.

I would only add that being confident in ones short game goes a long way in taking the pressure off when hitting that shot to the green.

Towards the end of the summer and through the fall, I used the feet together drill for warming up before playing. I would start slow with quarter and half swings building to a full swing. I was able to take that to the course and hit a lot of fairways. One affect of building up to a full swing with normal stance was a nice tempo and balance. I haven't done it with the irons, but I will start. Thanks for the help.

It was a long time ago.....Wilson 1200LT's