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i'm thoroughly confused by your post. there also seem to be some contradictions...you don't draw the ball, but you fight a hook? either case you are working the ball right to left...play around with your grip (position and pressure, and perhaps even grip size), and you can probably turn that hook into a nice controlled draw. can you hoist the ball up when you need to? i.e. getting over a tree or something...most people look for ways to get a more penetrating ball flight, knowing that they can get it up high when they need to.

so i'm playing some of the best golf of my life, a lot of it has to do with new found consistency with my driver (you never think it, but hitting just a few extra fw's can do wonders for your scoring). anyways, i feel like there is more to get out of my driver, but just looking to untap that potential....the problem i have now is that i'm getting little to no roll on my drives. i can carry 260ish easily, 275 if i reach back a bit more than i want to, but it stops almost in its tracks. I'm playing a 10.5 with regular shaft...how can i get more roll? should i go down on my loft to a 10 or 9.5 or should i go for a stiffer shaft or perhaps just one with a higher kick point? from my knowledge of physics, i would presume all of those would give me more roll, but from a real world stand point, what are your guys' opinions?

don't know if anyone posted this since thursday...but what is worse: shorts or john daly's purple paisley pants? i rest my case... the thing no one should have is a $20 dollar divot tool...don't get me wrong, everyone should carry a divot tool out of respect for the course your playing on and your fellow golfers that have to putt on the greens after you...but most nice courses will give you a little plastic one that works just as well for free..

depends what segment of irons you are looking at. for instance, players irons are pretty similar...improvements in materials and forging and use of computers have made them feel better ever so slightly. on the onther end of the spectrum, there is a whole new market of irons in the super game improvement segment...which include hybrid type irons that make the game simpler and enjoyable for the high handicapper who wants to spend an afternoon out of the house and on a course.

upon quick perusal, there are two alarming things that jump out at me..they are: 1. WORLDWIDE Shipping from EMS cost $105. don't get me wrong, even with it, at $534, its a great deal for AP2's...phenomenal actually. but EMS i believe is an overseas chinese shipping service. while it could still be a legitimate set purchases from a chinese store, buying clubs overseas could be a nightmare if anything goes wrong. that said, it makes me have my doubts. 2. The title says the irons have project x 6.5 shafts, but the body says regular and stiff is available. if i've done my hw right in the past, rifle uses numbers to designate flex. a reputable store or seller would know what they are selling. On a side not...at a 36 handicap, perhaps the AP1s would be a better fit...but i obviously have never seen you play so take that with an ocean sized grain of salt

pga pros play a demanding schedule, and major equipment changes take time. i remember reading once that vijay won't put new irons in the bag until they are completely worn out. fred couples plays with a 15-20 year old wedge. paddy is still playing pi5's. tiger has been using the same putter since '99, and he still had steel shaft in his driver long after everyone switched to graphite...and i still think he's got steel in his woods but that i can't say with certainty.

pi7's or cci forged irons.....don't know what to get. any thought/comments/concerns or irate demands regarding either?

Agree and disagree...depends on the type of iron...players irons are more or less the same in my opinion. manufacturing advances and new materials have made some differences, but not a whole lot. For the typical mid handicapper, however, a lot of advances have been made in iron technology. With the advent of computers, companies now can put weight exactly where they want it in a club so that it is both forgiving and workable at the same time. We are seeing nice deep cavities with perimeter weighting on clubs that look at address like they should be players irons...pretty remarkable. i'd say a new a set of irons could get the OP 10-15 yards and more control. That said, you are still right, if you love your irons, don't replace them until the heads break.

and if you are such a cameron junkie, why would you even bother getting some generic grip on your putter, its easy as pie to get a proline style grip...that way you can overpay for that crown emblem just like you overpaid for your putter

I hope the OP posted this to point out the ridiculousness of being charged when the employee at dick's made a mistake and told him they had something that they didn't realize until it was too late. On the other notion that you can't putt with a black grip and your golf game is going to be thrown out of whack b/c your putter grip is now a different color...i roll my eyes in a planetary sized circle. nothing about the color of a grip affects the mechanics of your putting stroke. I'm guessing before you had a red grip you probably had a black grip and if it was good then, then i'm sure you can adjust now. it seems like teh grip that was installed was teh grip you liked the feel of just a different color. i get the fact that your eye is trained to the red grip...but go to a putting green before your next round and in about 5 strokes you'll forget that the new one is black. and if the black grip does affect your mechanics then get some lessons and go to a sports psychologist cause you've got much bigger problems than your grip color

no doubt the bridgestones are great clubs, but even int the pocket cavity form, i would be hard pressed to recommend them to a high handicapper. i do like nickent irons...i have the 3dx reds that you have listed...not sure if yours was the combo set or not...mine is. awesome hybrids make hitting 200-220 yard shots a breeze, and the irons are no slouch either. saw these on golfsmith and it might interest you http://www.golfsmith.com/products/NI...h_Steel_Shafts

i'm a strict tape and no glove guy.

i usually play the front better. i think its a stamina thing...i just get lazy and drop my shoulders or don't use my legs properly on the back. it's more of an issue if i'm walking cause most of the courses nearby are pretty long

i play both for fun and to get better. i start every round with the mindset of going lower than the last... i'll play 9 holes brilliantly...around the turn the wheels tend to get a little loose. i try hard on 13-15 to save a few pars to see if i can get back on track...if i can great! if not, i'll crack open a few beers enjoy the last few holes. the problem i have is maintaining my energy throughout a round. i lack the stamina and the mental resolve to carry any momentum i have on the front to the back. the last two round i've played, i've been 2 and 3 over through 9 and 7 and 10 over, respectively, on the back. It really just gets frustrating knowing that if i could keep it together, i could potentially be under a 5...

A wise friend once told me, "Freedom in this country means the right to make money, spend money, and look at whatever you want on the internet" sorry, your quote just reminded me of that.. and i agree. i myself would never spend that much money on equipment...but thats just cause i don't feel my game warrants it at the moment. if i can get down under a 5 or better yet 2 or 3 i might throw down for a set or better player irons that would dig deep into my pockets...but gotta get there first. that said i don't ever get annoyed when people playing in the 100's have expensive clubs. Most of the time, they are playing expensive clubs that fit their game....for instance a high handicapper playing $1000 ft-hybrids is totally okay (people buying products is good for the economy and the industry...money in = research and development and progress. I do get kind of annoyed if a high handicapper is playing clubs not well suited for their game and then throw their clubs around, but that is just my golf purist heart talking. But even in that case, i would blame the person who sold the clubs to the person and not the player himself. I've rambled enough. to answer the question, i like nickent, wilson staff, and cleveland. if you wanna save some dough and want irons to develop your game in the early going, i like Hireko golf.

tees a sleeve of balls good balls a sleeve of top flight's or noodles (just in case i feel like doing something i probably shouldn't off the tee and don't want to waste a good ball on it) a roll of tape cause i don't wear gloves a few assorted coins receipts from the range a water bottle i used to throw my cell phone in my bag, but now that i used freecaddie on my smartphone it stays in my pocked if i'm walking or in the cupholder if i'm riding...

i seem to remember a pretty similar discussion regarding wilson staff about 11 months ago, after Paddy came off of winning back to back majors and 3 out 5...Here is the gist about golf clubs....believe it or not, companies not named mizuno, callaway, taylor made and titleist are capable of making really good equipment, which when in the right hands can produce winning results. adams is certainly one of them...lets not forget too that non adams players also put adams clubs in their bag (AK I know for a fact has a 2 hybrid which almost always replaces all his fairway woods). i'd throw certain products from wilson staff, nike, and nickent into that mix as well.

nickent is awesome. i don't really have a brand loyalty, but I prefer local and smaller companies that put forth plenty of R&D;, deliver top notch products, have tremendous customer support and oh yeah, don't charge so much that I can't afford greens fees or lessons. I've had to call nicket regarding and small tiny little issue with one of my irons (the ferrule on the PW slid up the shaft...didn't affect the club but cosmetically annoying) and they were incredibly helpful in getting it taken care of in a timely fashion. If there are any other brands that stack up to nickent in terms of quality, cost, and service, let me know...I'm gonna look at new irons in the off season and I want some suggestions!

I think what most people in the 80's are looking for is a ball with low spin off driver and good spin on irons to land softly on the greens on the approach. basically if you stick more greens on your approach, you don't need ridiculous spin to play miraculous greenside wedge shots. I've found many premium balls as well as mid level balls that i have liked. These include srixon z-star x's, TM TP Black, and Nike One's, as well as srixon trispeed, bridgestone e5+ and e6+ (depending on the way i hit driver on the particular day) and tm burner tp's. I seem to have found a happy combination of distance, spin, feel, durability and value in the Taylor Made Burner TP.

i was playing gamers, recently switched to Burner TPs. much more durable cover and better all around ball. 2 dozen are 45 bucks, but combine it with one of those 10-15% off coupons golfsmith always sends out and your'e looking at just about 20 bucks a dozen. TP blacks are a great 3 piece and at 2 dozen for around 50-55 bucks they are a good value, but the urethane cover (great as it feels) gets cut up easily.

maybe you have defective shoes... you play at such a low handicap its hard to imagine that you are doing anything really weird or awkward with your left foot to cause damage to your spikes like that. can you take a picture the next time it happens? i'd like to see what teh damage is you are talking about. this is really interesting

I think the answer to your problem is to learn how to hit it perfectly every time. when you crush long and straight, does your swing feel right?perhaps that is a hint that it is not the driver and a lack of consistency in your swing. Also, you must be one hell of an iron player if your playing off a 6 with no consistency with a driver

+1 on Hireko... The Acer XK line (speaking about the irons) is top notch and was featured briefly in the Golf Digest Hot List Budget Guide for 2009. They are a legit company with lead by respectable people in the industry. You can feel safe you are getting a quality product from them. gigagolf is pretty solid too from what i hear

I walk about 3/4 of the time so i bought a stand bag....but i've stopped carrying my bag and opted for a pull cart. I noticed by bag was getting heavy and the strain on my shoulders and back was causing my game to slip late come 15, 16, 17 and 18, especially on really long courses. You never forget those late round bogeys. after switching to pull cart, i'm playing a lot better at the end of rounds. if i had to go all over again, i'd still get a stand/carry bag but i'd pay closer attention to where the pockets are so that they are easier to access when on any type of cart.

I would say it really depends on where that handicap is coming from. handicap is a measure of how good a scorer you are on the golf course, not how well you can hit the ball. sure there is a correlation between being able to hit the ball well and scoring lower but I'll give you some examples of how ball striking and handicap could be misleading: 1. you could be a horrible ball striker but have impeccable greenside control. can chip well and be 2-and-done or less on the green without fail. On a lot of holes on your average golf course, you can get the ball to the green in 3 shots without the ball ever getting more than 10 feet in the air. Such a golfer could essentially play bogey golf without being very good. I've seen my fair share of these people and i'm sure you all have too. I remember when I was struggling with breaking 90, I would play with people like this and it would be frustrating cause i was a much better ball striker than them and they were outscoring me. 2. there is the opposite of number one. great tee to green/greenside, but considers a 2 putt a giant achievement. Strokes add up quickly when birdie and par opportunities turn in to bogeys and doubles because of three putts. In my experience, most 20 handicappers fall into one of these categories. The people who are struggle tee-to-hole tend to be scoring up in the triple digits. The point of this long reply is this, buy the clubs that you hit well. the last thing you want to do is if you're like teh player in #1, is buy clubs that are too hard to hit, and now you take 5 shots to get to the green instead of 3.