MizunoPlayer

The correct way to address the ball would be to stand straight up and down, squat just a little with the knees, and then bend at the waste. Your hands should fall comfortably in front of you. When you actually grip the golf club, you will want your hands slightly in front of the ball (just in front of your zipper). You do not want to hang your head at address either. Your weight should be on the balls of your feet. You don't want to feel like you're on your toes, but also not on your heels; if that makes sense.

And then you'll have an excuse to buy more clubs . That driver setup sounds great. Let us know how you hit it!

The degree of the head is only part of the equation. You need to factor in club speed and launch angle because the faster you swing, and the steeper the angle, the more backspin that you will put on the ball, thus hitting it higher. My suggestion would be to get fitted for a shaft that fits your swing speed. Remember, a driver should be hit on the upswing, not the down swing. You will most likely need to get something with a low kick point. I personally hit a 7.5* R5 Dual with a VistaPro 70 stiff shaft. You can't even find drivers these days that low so you will have to compromise and get a shaft that allows you to launch the ball lower with less spin.

That's great man! I haven't used anything other than a Scotty Cameron since freshman year of high school.

What model of the Stainless do you have?

Great job man! It's always great to finally break through. Now you know you can do it, it's just a matter of doing it consistently. Next time you go out, track your round (# of fairways/greens hit, sand saves, up and downs, etc.) and see what you need to work on. You could probably spend 20 minutes a day on the chipping green and be breaking 40 in no time! :)

Post up a video man. We'll be glad to see what's going on. A few different things can cause a shank. The most common is "sliding" through the ball rather than turning.

Good evening guys. I wanted to introduce myself to you last night, but I wasn't able to. Anyways, I'm 23. I've been playing golf since I was six. I played all throughout high school on the team, but not in college as my studies took priority. I'm a member here in Tampa at a course called Emerald Greens. I've been playing MP-37s since they first came out (I can't even remember it's been so long). I refuse to get rid of them because I haven't found another set of blades that look and feel as good as mine. Before I started my full time job, I was shooting 73-74 pretty consistently, but regrettably 3 months worth of going through job interviews and actually starting my job has caused rust to build up on my game, but recently I've been able to start polishing it up. I look forward to helping out in any way possible on this forum and if anyone has a question about something, don't hesitate to PM me.

I think this is a great answer. Ball position really has nothing to do with your lie. The only thing that should affect ball position is the trajectory of the shot you're attempting to hit. You should never hit a full regular shot with the ball past the middle of your stance. Like the statement above, that can lead to you moving in front of the ball, hitting a block, hook, and taking huge divots...and the dreaded shanks.

I'm sorry for your loss friend. I lost my brother in late July. I know it is tough to lose someone close. We are here for ya if you need anything.

Hey Billy, why not get the lob wedge and just have it bent 2* strong?

I very rarely hit a "full" sandwedge. If I'm in that 110-115 range, I will go up a few wraps on a 52* to lessen up the spin and bring it in a little lower. I feel it's a much more controlled shot then getting on a sandwedge. As far as distances go, I would say the reason you're not getting the distance is because you don't have the perimeter weighting of the cavity back behind the ball. On the flip side, you have much more control around the greens. :)

I do hate that. It's most annoying on short par 4s (400 or less) and I'll hit iron of the tee to leave a bit longer approach shot and I'll over cook it left or something. It's like, so much for playing smart haha.