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Try looking for a D+, D+plus or a D+plus Limited. These are earlier Diamana White versions that still see regular wins on the PGA tour but should be much cheaper than a DF.

There is no need to match the Driver, 3-wood or hybrid shafts together at all. This is because each club is meant to hit at a different angle of attack (more downward for the shorter clubs and when off the deck) and the shaft is usually of different weights as well to balance the different shaft length. You can confirm this by looking seeing how most pro golfer Winner's Bags that have these three clubs show three different shafts and also of different weights. If you are happy with the shaft/head combination, no need to second-guess it.

If you need confirmation that the Diamana White Board 70 is a competitive shaft, Shane Lowry won the British Open 2019 using a Mitsubishi Diamana White 70X.

The earlier versions of the Diamana White board such as the Ahina, White Board or D+ plus are surprisingly good for 70g shafts. They kept appearing in PGA Winner's Bags (particularly the D+ Plus 70g) even after later generations of the White Board were released. They are not as boardy feeling as the newer white shafts, but are very stable and tip stiff in the 70g weight.

If you go to Club Champion and they have the shafts, you may want to try Tensei AV Blue vs Tensei CK Pro Blue, and Diamana ZF vs BF vs DF, as all 5 of these shafts are all going for the "stiff but maintains some pop" space. Diamana BF series: the latest (4th generation) blue profile shaft, which is the mid launch, mid spin shaft. Justin Thomas uses it. Diamana ZF series: similiar to the BF with a stiffer tip area to reduce spin, supposed to be mid launch, low spin shaft. Diamana DF series: even stiffer and lower spin than the ZF, it mixes the white board mid stiff profile in to be the lowest launch, lowest spin shaft. Tensei CK Pro Blue: new materials version of the Diamana blue board, CK is carbon kevlar, mid launch, mid spin. The CK Pro is the aftermarket version, the CK is the cheaper higher torque version. Tensei AV Blue: the new replacement for the CK Pro Blue, it uses Aluminium Vapor (AV) instead of CK (carbon kevlar) for more consistency.

If you drink beer, your ball will veer (off course). Or not!

The difference between the Ping and Taylormade drivers are that the Pings are all-titanium and the hit sounds like a higher-pitched metallic cowbell ring, while the Taylormades are mostly carbon fiber and have a lower-pitched more muted thud. The other difference is that the Taylormades have a much larger head that some like and others may feel too bulky. It used to be that every year there were some outstanding drivers that were far ahead of the pack but the performance gap between the different brands has narrowed so much that it is now just about fitting and feel which one is best for you. The odd-number Taylormades have a bit lower spin, adjustable sliders and the even-numbers have a bit more forgiveness and are cheaper. The M2 is a classic but the later models are good too.

Sounds about right already. Fish and veggies are anti-inflammatory and will cover a lot of your vitamin needs. Beer and carbs are inflammatory but should not have too large an impact if rationed.

Titleist 917D2 9.5 degrees with Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0s 65g sounds perfect for 95mph swing speed.

I am very familiar with both heads and shafts, having played both. The TS2 head is better because it is more forgiving to poor strikes, but the Tensei 65g R shaft is all wrong for your swingspeed. The stock shaft you would want for that is the HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 or the T1100 75 (see the Titleist website). The 917F2 head is decent though a bit smaller and less forgiving, but the Diamana White 80g S shaft is a perfect match. Best deal would be to get the 917F2 head/80g S shaft for $50. It may not be the best fairway out there, but it is decent and suits your swingspeed for $50. Otherwise, if you want the absolute best, put the $130 towards balls and get fit for a fairway.

Yeah I agree with Bones theory that people just have different muscle recovery schedules. And that some people can mix weights and golf better than others because they heal faster after their weights sessions.

The last 2 wedges in Winner's Bags are almost always 4 degrees apart for good gapping of short chips. 54 and 58 or 56 and 60. Decades of wedge design have proven this. I don't mind bending clubs meant mostly for full swings, but clubs used for short chips with bounce and all, like others said, I would not bend.

Cool. I would not bend the 54 to 53 because the extra degree of loft helps keep the roll short on those important short chips around the green. Perfect 5 degree gapping in this case is not as critical as having that classic 54 58 combination for a short and a super-short chip for an easy putt.

43 48 54 58 sounds like a bit better gapping to me. That is 5, 6, 4 degrees of gapping, quite playable. From experience, you need the 54 for most standard wedge play and the 58 for lob or deep bunker shots, so those need to stay.

Try both TS1 and TS2. Your swing speed 88mph is borderline between those two. TS series are good drivers. Not really better or worse than other brands. But they have a nice all-titanium traditional sound and feel.

I have thought about this subject a lot. The answer is how long do you want your wedges (the shortest club) to be? If you need the wedge shortened to suit your height, then the gap between the wedges and 9-iron may be too large a gap and you need all the irons shortened to maintain the gap.

Weightlifting tears muscle fibers, then the fibers heal and grow thicker with rest. Bad idea to play golf in between the tearing and healing phase. Not only will the muscles take longer to heal, the torn muscle fibers will affect your golf distance and angles. A combination of weightlifting and stretching and flexibility training will increase distance. Just weightlifting alone may not increase distance because the muscles become tighter and muscle fibers interlock ("knots") until they actually prevent full range of motion. Tight muscles may actually reduce distance. If you can bench a lot, all that strength does not translate to the swing without flexibility to use that muscle through the full range of motion.

Been through a lot of different injuries and sprains and learned the following: Circulation is KEY. Massage via machine or therapist improves blood circulation clearing waste products from injuries and oxygenating them to heal faster. Stretching is KEY. Muscles have a very bad habit of getting tighter over time/age. The muscle fibers interlock more ("knots") unless stretched. Stretching/yoga rocks. Correct mattress is KEY. If the mattress is too soft or too hard, it will affect healing, especially if you are a side sleeper. Bad sleep means injuries don't heal. These three things can improve physical condition a lot.

The golf swing is a kinematic sequence using ground force through the legs up the torso to the shoulders then the arm and club. A whole chain of muscles have to fire in sequence and be reasonably fresh and flexible for best results. Any weak parts along the sequence, for example tired legs will affect the whole chain of muscle firing, leading to changes in club path and swing speed.

Turf interaction and slope are a big deal. This is not present at the range.

Its about warming up by stretching the muscles progressively from shorter to longer. Also, grooving in the tempo from slower to faster.

You are lengthening your shafts an inch and half back to regular. This will add a lot of weight to the shaft and increase the swingweight a lot. You need to get lighter shafts if you want to keep the same total weight or swingweight of the club.

You are tired after 17 holes and on the fairway of the 18th hole you need to hit a 4 iron on to the green. Which shaft do you wish is in your iron?

Tiger rules. In the Tiger era, golf courses are far longer than Jack's time so the game has an extra element of difficulty. Apart from needing to be consistent like in Jack's time, PGA golfers now also need to be long drive champions compared to Jack's time.

If you hit a 4 iron to 185 yards and 3 hybrid to 200 yards, then you need a wood to get to 220 yards. If you are looking for a driving iron that can hit to wood distance with iron accuracy, it doesn't work that way, driving irons only go so far. Driving irons are usually 3-4 iron replacements, they may replace your 4 iron and/or your 3 hybrid, but are not really meant to replace your wood or driver.