Joe,
I heard you can get more distance by hitting a draw rather than a fade. Why should it make any difference which way the ball curves?
Ron
Hi Ron,
A draw or hook is caused by the clubface being slightly “closed” at impact, so the loft is decreased, which is like hitting the ball with a lower numbered club. Similarly, a fade or slice is caused by the clubface being slightly “open” at impact, so the loft is increased, which is like hitting the ball with a higher numbered club.
Joe
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Joe,
For 40 years I have played with persimmon woods--Wilson Staffs with steel shafts, regular flex. Great clubs that refused to die. Finally I put them out to pasture and bought a new set of metal woods because everyone said I needed new technology on my side.
Well, these new woods are fun to play with, and they have graphite shafts with lots more flex action. The Hammer driver is 10 degrees, and I hit the ball much further and higher with them--great for clearing tall trees. BUT, I tend to push the ball right with a natural swing--no slice--just to the right. I can easily over compensate and hook it but that solves little. I never did this with the old woods with steel shafts. The ball usually went straight with just a slight controlled fade that I liked. Only the Hammer Driver tends to go right--the 3-and 5-wood are fine whenever I connect.
Seems like a very fundamental correction is needed. My feet are pointed correctly, in line with the fairway, but the ball goes right. What should I do to correct a push right that is a straight ball all the way out? Any suggestions would be appreciated
Ed
Hello Ed,
I had the very same problem when I first tried the new jumbo drivers, and I found that the larger heads were harder to get squared to the ball at impact. So I attended a few “demo days” to see if there was any difference between brands, and yes there are differences. I found that the problem goes away with “heel weighted” drivers. In fact, some of them are so heavily heel-weighted that you may have to fight a hook. Examples are the John Daly Loco Crazy Long, and the Cleveland Launcher. You can try adding lead tape to the heel of your current driver and that might help you.
Joe
For 40 years I have played with persimmon woods--Wilson Staffs with steel shafts, regular flex. Great clubs that refused to die. Finally I put them out to pasture and bought a new set of metal woods because everyone said I needed new technology on my side.
Well, these new woods are fun to play with, and they have graphite shafts with lots more flex action. The Hammer driver is 10 degrees, and I hit the ball much further and higher with them--great for clearing tall trees. BUT, I tend to push the ball right with a natural swing--no slice--just to the right. I can easily over compensate and hook it but that solves little. I never did this with the old woods with steel shafts. The ball usually went straight with just a slight controlled fade that I liked. Only the Hammer Driver tends to go right--the 3-and 5-wood are fine whenever I connect.
Seems like a very fundamental correction is needed. My feet are pointed correctly, in line with the fairway, but the ball goes right. What should I do to correct a push right that is a straight ball all the way out? Any suggestions would be appreciated
Ed
Hello Ed,
I had the very same problem when I first tried the new jumbo drivers, and I found that the larger heads were harder to get squared to the ball at impact. So I attended a few “demo days” to see if there was any difference between brands, and yes there are differences. I found that the problem goes away with “heel weighted” drivers. In fact, some of them are so heavily heel-weighted that you may have to fight a hook. Examples are the John Daly Loco Crazy Long, and the Cleveland Launcher. You can try adding lead tape to the heel of your current driver and that might help you.
Joe
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Joe,
I would like to know why is it that the pros do not play like we do, just one player no help from a second man (caddy) and do their own thinking and find their own distance to hit or to put, I always taught that golf was one on one not two on two. What do you think about that I asked that question many times and so far so bad I never had an answer maybe I'll get one from you. Thank you.
Roger
Hi Roger,
You make a good point, it does not seem fair that the average golfers cannot use devices that measure distance, but pros can have caddies who can tell them the exact distance to the half-yard. Furthermore, golfers who cannot afford caddies do not have anyone to read greens for them, or forecaddies to find their shots in the rough, or have anyone to ask for advice (not supposed to ask opponents). This is why I feel recreational rules should be different than tournament rules. In defense of the pros, look at it like a race car driver who has a pit crew as a support function just as a caddie is a support function in formal competition. It would be pretty funny to see a race where the driver has to fill his/her own gas and change his/her own tires.
Joe
I would like to know why is it that the pros do not play like we do, just one player no help from a second man (caddy) and do their own thinking and find their own distance to hit or to put, I always taught that golf was one on one not two on two. What do you think about that I asked that question many times and so far so bad I never had an answer maybe I'll get one from you. Thank you.
Roger
Hi Roger,
You make a good point, it does not seem fair that the average golfers cannot use devices that measure distance, but pros can have caddies who can tell them the exact distance to the half-yard. Furthermore, golfers who cannot afford caddies do not have anyone to read greens for them, or forecaddies to find their shots in the rough, or have anyone to ask for advice (not supposed to ask opponents). This is why I feel recreational rules should be different than tournament rules. In defense of the pros, look at it like a race car driver who has a pit crew as a support function just as a caddie is a support function in formal competition. It would be pretty funny to see a race where the driver has to fill his/her own gas and change his/her own tires.
Joe
Sunday, July 04, 2004
Question for the Evil Twin:
Jody, in my opinion, golf is a game of integrity, so if you do not follow all of the traditional rules, you have no integrity. How do you justify not following all the rules?
Answer: You must be one of those people who turn yourself in to the police every time you drive 5 mph over the speed limit, and insist on getting a ticket, after all, you broke the rules. If you don’t do this, how do YOU justify it, where is YOUR integrity?
Jody, in my opinion, golf is a game of integrity, so if you do not follow all of the traditional rules, you have no integrity. How do you justify not following all the rules?
Answer: You must be one of those people who turn yourself in to the police every time you drive 5 mph over the speed limit, and insist on getting a ticket, after all, you broke the rules. If you don’t do this, how do YOU justify it, where is YOUR integrity?
