BigBaffy

@Vinsk , if I could transfer this swing to a driver, I would, but I'd be chunking it every time. I'm too stiff and too slow to line everything up with my driver consistently. I guess that's a common problem with once-a-week players. I completely hear what you're saying, but it felt really good to find my tee shot 210 to 230 yards in the middle of the fairway most of the time. I'm saving money of golf balls, I know that. And to respond to Aix, I did try a shorter driver late last season, it was around 42" and had about a 300 cc head. It did work for a while, but again, not with the consistency that I wanted. So far the Hybrid is giving me that and putting me in a position to get close, either hitting it again or a mid iron. I guess the clincher is it was way more fun hitting that hybrid than my driver. I wasn't stressing about my tee shots (maybe that's why I hit it better ).

Did it two weeks ago. Threw away the driver and started teeing off with a 19 degree 3 Hybrid. I'm not long off the tee, but I honestly hit this club as long as my driver, and it's in the fairway. Way easier to make solid contact and way easier to control your downswing. Never going back.

Would you happen to know when these Mac LITE irons were made?

That's the question of the hour . I posted on another forum on Facebook for buying/selling clubs, and asked what I should do with them. The overwhelming answer was put them on display. The thought of playing them just broke people's hearts. So, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I hate the idea of sticking them in an old bag in my office. If I were to sell them, I'd probably let them go for around $200 CAN, plus shipping (in Ontario, I think I could ship them Canada-wide for around $35.) That's what I paid for them, and I don't want to rook anyone. Part of me really wants to play them. The same seller has these Spalding Elite Plus woods for sale. They're laminated, but they're really beautiful clubs. I think I would have preferred these, to be honest. Top Flite spalding Elite Plus Golf Club Wood Set driver 1 3 5 NEW w/box | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Top Flite spalding Elite Plus Golf Club Wood Set driver 1 3 5 NEW w/box at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

Found out they're from around '79/'80. Stiff flex Response shafts.

HI. I just bought a set of Magregor woods on eBay. As far as I can tell, they've never seen grass. They were purchased from a golf course that was going out of business. They came shipped in their original box, with the grips still wrapped. I'm thinking they are from the late '80's or early 90's, but I'm just guessing. They are 300 series (see attached photo from the shipping box. Any info on these clubs would be appreciated. Thanks.

I think everyone makes good arguments for Daly not being in, because of his sparse wins, but I personally think it's a crime if he doesn't get in. He resurrected golf popularity in the pre-Tiger era, did the impossible at the '91 PGA, and won at St. Andrews. I understand your arguments against him, I just think his performance is Hall-worthy. A train-wreck in life, yes, but a phenomenal golfer.

I really liked it. For instruction, I've only read the ones I mentioned earlier, but it's my favorite so far. I just like the way he tells the reader to have realistic expectations of what they should be able to do on the golf course. And his suggestions of focusing on your grip, your setup, and turning around your head really do work.

I always wrote Arnold Palmer off as a lovable, folksy kind of old-guard player, not someone to seriously listen to about how to play. Man, was I wrong. I just finished reading the '80's version of his book, My Game and Yours, and I wish I'd read it when I started golfing. I've read Hogan's 5 lessons, tried to get through Nicklaus's Golf My Way, and even Johnny Miller's Pure Golf, but none of them simplified and clarified golf the way Arnie's book did. His simple lessons of using a neutral grip, setting up solidly, and turning around your head seem so obvious, but when you limit your swing thoughts to these three things (really only keeping your head still and turning around it), man, does it make golf simple. I can't believe how the combination of a neutral grip and turning around my head had such an immediate impact on how straight I hit the ball. Also, his tips about swinging within yourself, and limiting your back swing to what you can control, both helped keep me on plane. There's way more about actually playing golf, but I'll leave that to you to read. I recommend this oldie but goodie to everyone.

I might :-). All I know is I'm hitting it straight now.

I've read articles about this and seen spots about it on Golf Channel, but never really thought much about it. I was slicing all over the place at a golf tournament a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to look at my swing again. I also happened to see a recent video about the flat left wrist (in the take-away, where I was tending to cup it, opening the face), and decided to give it a try. I can't get over the results. Instantly I was hitting it straight with my driver. I combined it with a higher hand position in my back swing and boom! I started hitting straight, low rising drives without loosing any distance. If you're having trouble slicing, this might be your answer (for your driver, anyway). Anyone else have similar experiences with it?

Thanks for all the responses, everybody. Now, for swing style, I generally use more of a flop-shot style (the only one that I've had any success with, L to L, loose wrists), but I've seen a lot written about finishing high and swinging hard and fast (not giving up on the shot, etc.), but I've had no success doing that, I just bury the club head and watch my ball roll back to me. Any tips on how to swing, grip-style to use, etc.? I should add that the flop shot only works if it's a fairly flat lie, and the ball's not buried.

Hi. When setting up for a green-side bunker shot, should the ball be pretty much in the middle of my stance, a ball-width back, or a ball-width forward? Hitting a couple of inches behind the ball has me questioning where the ball should be, especially when I'm trying to hit a high, short shot. Please let me know. Thanks.

I respect your opinion, but Daly was WAY more than a redneck who could drive (I'm not a fan of his life choices either, but you can't say he couldn't play). Exhibit A: Watch just a few minutes of him at the PGA in 91, and tell me he wasn't a golf god. His performance there, especially when he came from nowhere, should probably alone get him into the HoF.