baw1

Thanks for the various suggestions. I have tried various permutations of all of the above, but still have not cracked the code and thus my frustration, confusion, and post on this forum. It certainly may in fact be my swing mechanics, but just trying to eliminate anything obvious such as shaft length (as was suggested by others).

Yes, will do that first for sure. Thanks.

Thanks for your feedback. May I ask how far down you cut yours too? My driver is 45.75. 3-wood is 43. Also, if I walk into my local GolfSmith, will they cut down my current driver or would they want me to buy a brand new one(and cut that one)? Just not sure how this retrofitting is supposed to work.

I didn't know that the pros use shorter drivers. Very Interesting. I did experiment a couple times with choking down, but probably didn't give it enough time. I will try a full session at the range this way and see what happens . Thanks for the tip.

I just took up golf for the 1 st time 4 months ago. I worked with an instructor for a couple months, spent many hours so far at the range and have managed to play around 15 rounds (Chicago winter has halted that for now). While I have seen steady improvement with all aspects of my game (putting, irons, hybrids, 3-wood), I am still not able to hit my driver properly. In fact I don’t pull it out of the bag when playing. I tee off with the 3-wood. When I hit my 3-wood properly (which is increasingly more often than not), the ball trajectory is a beautiful airplane like ascent with decent distance (175-200). My main swing thoughts are stopping at the top of my backswing, turning my hips/body first as I start the downswing, and almost letting go of the club (or throwing it) as I swing through the ball. When I get off the good shots, the club feels light and the swing feels easy…Now the driver, on the other hand, is a much different story. Despite trying to mimic the above, I cannot get that smooth contact or shot off. Right now I am focused on the bigger clubhead with a hard to find sweet spot as the culprit, but I really am at a loss. I know the driver has less loft and longer shaft as well. Any wisdom out for a newbie like myself? I know that this is supposed to be the hardest club to master, but all the players that I get teamed up with at the course can all hit the club properly (give or take). It just seems like I am missing something very fundamental that alludes me. Thanks for any feedback! More info: --------------- * 3-wood: Ping G20/ Regular flex shaft/15 loft * Driver: Ping G20/Regular flex shaft/10.5 loft * 44 years old * 5’7” * 175ibs * Very good physical shape