randall

Can anyone help me out here? I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, but i am topping my hybrids way too much ~30% of the time. If I top it it will go straight but obviously not very far. I have tried moving the ball back in my stance, forward off the left heel, etc. If I make good contact they just take off but those flubs are really killing my scores. I don't have a problem topping my driver off the tee or my irons.

I have the entire iron set of the A3 series. 6-PW are irons; 3, 4 and 5 are hybrids. It took awhile to hit them right, but now that I have sort of figured it out I really like them. Off the deck I can hit the 5h about 200, the 4h about 210 and the 3h around 220. I still have problems topping the damn ball with these from time to time. I think it happens when I have the ball back in my stance too far. But, when you get the ball in the sweet spot they really take off. Even the regular irons hit farther than I am used to. Maybe they have a different loft. But the other night I hit the 6i 210 off the tee (verified by GPS). I still have no idea how it went that far. I'd definitely recommend them. You can buy the entire iron set for $300 these days, so paying $110 or whatever is a bit much. You can get them on ebay for about 70 bucks each.

Not sure if the guy was feeding me a line, but I asked one time while in there does this thing really pick up a slice or a hook? He says it will, but with the lines and all the aiming points on the deck of the simulator that people line up properly far more often than they actually do on the course. Due to that you have less slices/hooksand more straight shots/fades/draws when using the simulator. Just passing along what I was told.

Some good comments in this thread. I don't really understand why people pull out driver on a 320 yard par 4. I see it every time I am out. OK great you hit it 270. Now you have a 50 yard shot into the green where if youd' have used a 3 wood you'd have a 100 yard shot into the green. I'd much rather have a full wedge shot than a chip any day!

Let me state I'm not a very good golfer. If I break 90 on a tough course I'm generally happy. I have been playing now approx 5 years (I am 33). This year I have golfed more than I ever have before. As a result I am definitely improving. I still have issues with blowup holes, chunking pitches, horrible sand play, 3 putts, etc. You know, the typical weekend hack type stuff. This year I really have it in my mind to break 80. I've sniffed it a few times, 82, 83, etc but haven't broken that barrier. Anyhow last night I was playing really well. I knew I was playing well but kept my mind on the game. I did not know my score, I did not want to know my score. I just knew I was playing well and wanted to keep it going. Then we get to the 15th hole. Someone yells out 'HEY YOU ARE 3 over par right now!!!". Then the other guy starts chiming in. Well, sure as hell I go bogey, double, double, double the last 3 holes and hit an 81. I had parred 11 holes and bogeyed 3 through 14 and then just fell apart. It is not the end of the world. Obviously I am not a mentally strong player having fallen apart after something like that. Just wondering if during a good round you should call it out to everyone in the group? Sort of like a pitcher in baseball during a no hitter. If it's no big deal I'll just chalk it up to another choke job and try to bust that 80 number next time I am out there!

A program I came across a few weeks back is bbgpsgolf. It's free, and IMO really good. I've tried freecaddie (which is pretty good too) but I like this one a lot. It is very easy to plot your course if you don't have it listed.

I just got a new set of Adams A3 irons for $299 at Golf Galaxy. I have been an Adams fan for awhile now, I replaced my GT2 undercuts with these. I also have an RPM 3W. They hit nice - straight and far. You can get them a little cheaper than this on ebay. But, I wanted instant gratification and also wanted to hit them first. The A3 OS were pretty nice too but the ball ballooned a bit too much for my liking and they were a few hundred more. These too though you can get on ebay for around $300. Had I liked the A3 OS more I would have bought them on ebay.

You guys think the weighted driver is better than the dual hinge? I have a cheap 8 iron weighted club I picked up at Fleet Farm years ago. I use it to warm up and get loose. It's practically identical to the original Momentus iron.