YAMS

Very fond of my 5 wood and putter at the mo. Also the 52 wedge is behaving lately.

Srixon AD333's all the way. £15 a dozen over here in fair blighty.

The problem I have is my hands getting ahead of me. With the driver/3 wood in paticular. As a result a consistent vicious slice in the usual result. The link mentions this problem at some point. At point of impact my hands are ahead of my club head. If I straighten my left arm I find i'm behind the ball way more and my hands come through in line. It's early days for this change, am down the range tomorrow so will work further on it.

I've noticed that keeping my front arm (left) straight allows me to tuck my right arm into my ribs. As a result my backswing feels far more natural as my shoulders are turning automatically. Still a touch limited on feel, as in the whole process doesn't feel normal at the moment but I guess muscle memory will help soon enough.

Just wondering how many of you peeps manage to keep your front elbow locked throughout your swing. I had a simple swing at my local shop the other day trying a few hybrids and the assistant immediately commented of my front elbow not locking. This meant I was coming over the ball at impact and my hands were ahead of myself. So I hit the range tonight with the intention of this front elbow locking and I did notice some difference in performance. Particularly with the driver and 3 wood. Found it rather akward though and very limiting in the swing in general. So do you manage to keep your front elbow locked throughout your swing and if so did you find it difficult at first doing this?

Reccomend the 33's. I play off 18 (was a 12 about 5 years ago). These blades are quite forgiving for their genre. Look bliss as well.

I carry 52 & 60 degree Mizuno tour styles. Have a 56 as well but it's redundant most of the time so doesn't go in the bag.

Hey, first post here. I'm 35 and feel about...... well 28 I guess. Excellent.