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Take a look at Royal Precision's line of shafts. They have several that are between R and S flex that should work for you. Don't take that guy's advice. If it feels bad, don't use it.

The only thing is the hybrid. The face on those is slightly closed, which means they may worsen your hook. Try either the 06 or 08 FT Hybrid instead, with neutral weighting.

Gulbis is much hotter than Creamer. Or any other LPGA tour pro. I would say a few of the Asian players on the LPGA tour give Creamer a run for her money as well.

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If they're that old, they could be balata, which means you shouldn't hit them with a metal wood. It should say if they are somewhere on the packaging.

They have plenty that are forgiving and for higher handicaps, but there are more forgiving options. Look at the mx series. The lower the number, the more forgiving the iron.

Callaway: Strengths: FT series is made out of space-age materials, long-standing enigineering knowhow backed by a very talented staff. All-around good. Cons: None, really. Titleist: Strengths: Unmatched in the better player's department. Workable, accurate, a ton of custom options, and undoubtably the best looking clubs on the market. Not to mention Scotty and the Pro V1/V1x Cons: Expensive, not much for high handicaps. Cleveland: Strengths: Wedges, decent irons, and the Hi-bore series really does work. Also have a good lineup of balls and putters. Cons: Limited options, Hibore keeps getting uglier. Ping: S: Anser and Eye2 are legendary, all of their clubs are solid. Had the original fitting system. C: No forged clubs, and lime green and orange? Really? TaylorMade: S: Really is No. 1 driver in golf. TONS of options available, and since a new one comes out every year, you can get last years model at an affordable price. Fairway woods are just as good as Drivers. Irons and balls are both decent. C: New stuff costs an arm and a leg, wedges aren't great, and putters are crap. And Mizuno has pretty much been summed up already.

The titleist staff bags are by far the best looking in my opinion. Heavy, though.

I would have to say callaway as a number two and nike as three on tour. Usually the bigger the company, the more balls it has on tour, with the exception of TaylorMade.

Ben Hogan was quoted as saying that anyone is luck to have five perfect shots in any round of golf. That should say a lot.

I'd have to go with Rory, especially in the open championship.

Yes, opening your stance and the clubface and keeping the club square to the target line throughout the swing is a good way to add spin. One thing though. A flop shot will spin backwards about 95% of the time. So technically the first and second shot you mentioned would be the same thing. If you want the ball to hit the green and stop, then do a normal pitch shot using the technique I just described with your highest lofted wedge. Depending on the type of ball you use and the speed of the green it will either stop or roll out a little.

Sounds legit. Just make sure it will fit the hosel of the driver head.

Personally I prefer Mizunos because of the softer feel. They perform similarly though.

I would reccomend trying the D2 with a low-launch, low spin shaft. Grafalloy has some good budget options, Diamana white or blue board or Fujikura Rombax Z-series or Speeder are the best if you don't mind breaking the bank. The D2 was made as an upgrade to the 905R, whereas the D3 was an upgrade to the 905T. As expected, the D2 does have noticeably less sidespin.

The ones you have should suffice if you aren't having problems with them. However, if you're chunking shots (taking huge divots and losing both accuracy and power) then I would definitely get a set of low bounce wedges. I would shoot for about 10* on the sand wedge and as little as 4 on the lob wedge. Gap wedge should be fine. Also Cleveland is re-issuing the 588 series for as little as $40-60 some places. Definitely something to check into!

I definitely agree with Woods and Stricker. However I'm rooting for Paddy to get three in a row. Go to golf.com and check out that new open championship staff bag that talyormade has. It took a lot of thinking to make that.

UST shafts come in a 69 gram stiff, and will be under $150. Also check fujikura's site. I know they have several stiff shafts down in the low 60 range.

Shot a four under at a nearby par-64. The only reason was I had twenty two putts! Yeah! Now if I can only start hitting my driver better...

I would definitely reccomend trying new irons. There are a lot of reasonably priced options with much more superior technology. But if it turns out you like your old irons best out of what you try, than keep them. Don't be ashamed because they're old. Many guys on tour use irons from the 80's. I would start with a cobra s9 if you want something similar. If you want something smaller, I would reccomend something out of mizuno's mp series.

The D3 definitely has a nice boring trajectory, but it does have a tendency of leaking to the right, so it's good if your miss is a hook/pull, but not for a push/slice. It's an amazing driver, but you will need a custom shaft. (Stock options either feel horrible or cause ballooning.)

I didn't think he would do anything, judging by his track record since torrey pines. But boy was I wrong. He's definitely a contender.

A full swing with a lob wedge actually has the most. More loft and usually bigger grooves are the perfect formula for higher spin compared with the 9-iron, which averages 16* less in terms of loft. As for the tour-i, I've fallen in love with that soft feel. It reminds me of the HX-tour 56, my favorite of any past callaway offering. I didn't really experience a loss of distance with it, though my launch angle averages a degree or two higher, compared to the ix tour. Both are really solid balls. I prefer either to the Pro V1 series.

Putting with a hybrid.