Spooky

Your experience (with your "natural" swing) validates what is discussed in the LAW's. You've learned (through trial and error) what works for your body. Teachers who don't take differences of physical characteristics into account do a great disservice to their students. They try to cram everyone into a "one size fits all" swing. In the end, you can't escape your shape...

The club is effectively a 2 wood....So it makes perfect sense that your best drive and his should be about 10 yards apart...The difference is how often he finds himself in play, vs in the woods, or worse...

A bit of a late response to your question, but I haven't been on here in awhile. I got the GX-7 in early April of this year. It's been a great investment in my game...I love it so much that I bought the 5 and 7 woods in July and the IRT-5 hybrid in October. These clubs have made a huge difference for me and won't be coming out of my bag in the foreseeable future.

None other than Dr. Jim Suttie states that all players (including professionals) are either better with their irons OR with their wedges and woods. This is due to the angle of attack. Given the statement about your dramatic iron game improvement, I would venture a guess that you're trapping v.s. sweeping the ball and therefore have a steeper, more V shaped swing. I know you don't want to shelve the driver, but at a 20+ handicap, what can it hurt? Hit it down the middle and play your game. If you need further encouragement, research the great Corey Pavin. He hit his 3 wood nearly as far as his driver but with much greater accuracy. I have put the driver away and gone with a 2 wood equivalent (the GX-7). If I absolutely zeroed my driver and then did the same with the GX-7, I'd be within 7-10 yards of my driver shot. I'm willing to sacrifice that tiny bit of distance to improve my # of fairways in regulation (nearly a 50% improvement). Just food for thought....

I own both the "driver" and the 5 & 7 fairway woods. None of which are leaving my bag anytime soon. I've had great success with the driver both off the tee and off the deck. Long par 4's are reachable in 2 much more often for me, as my drives are in a lot better place to start with and I now have the confidence to go after it with my second shot. I've hit a few par 5's in 2 as well and when I don't, I'm often within wedge range.

While relating that to a fellow player, he said 'that's why I also like watch the LPGA, many of them have great tempo and surprising distance.' Where many of the best PGA players all but jump out of their shoes swinging at the ball - somehow staying in balance/control. Food for thought... Women are generally LEVERAGE players, due to their size and strength and flexibility levels. As such, their swings are usually rotary, symmetrical, and nice to watch. They're tempo driven. Golf swings for men come in a wider variety of shapes and styles, based on their physiques. There are LEVERAGE players (think Steve Stricker), WIDTH players (JJ Henry comes to mind) and ARC players (Mickelson or Couples are good examples). All of them have different sources of power. Couples swing is so pretty to watch and effortless, because his hands wait up there a long time as his hips shuttle to the left to create the room for them to drop. He gathers his power slowly- like a plane taxiing down the runway in preparation for takeoff. Guys like J.J. Henry are slashers. They don't have the same degree of flexibility as Couples, and rely on short, fast swings, with alot of muscular effort.

Still loving mine. It took me a few swings to get the knack of hitting it off the deck, but once I got one pure, I haven't looked back. I hit it further, longer and more accurately than my 3 wood.... I've decided to pull the trigger on the fairway woods as well...Will report back with my results

The best club in the world won't fix a bad swing....But a solid and well designed one, placed in the hands of people it was designed for, can make a big difference.

Seems a lot of work v.s. spending $199 on a club with a 60 day, money back guarantee.....and I can attest that the GX-7 works well off the deck. I've never been able to hit a driver off the deck.

Hello Mark. I've had no issues with the club or customer service. I know there were some initial delays getting the club out the first couple months of the year, due to heavy demand and back orders, but I believe that's been resolved. I just ordered the fairway woods on Sunday and tracking says to expect them this Friday (pretty good, considering Monday was a holiday and I'm sure they were slammed with orders over the weekend). I don't think I've heard anyone complain about the quality of the club and everyone seems in agreement that it's sharp looking. The one thing I would recommend is to buy a package of 48 mm step down tees. I've found them on eBay cheap and they last forever. I've found these to be the perfect height for the GX-7. No guesswork.

Dittos, Spullin

I noticed the same thing... I'm expecting the fairway woods later this week and believe they will be just as impressive.

Two months with the GX-7 in my bag and not only am I keeping it, but I just ordered the matching fairway woods. I'm sold.

Good deal...I've had far more good shots than than bad with it. My bad shots are generally much straighter and further than a mis-hit driver.