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By Justin H

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  1. Justin H

    Justin H

    I was fitted for a Titleist 910 D3. I was playing a Burner Superfast 2.0. I started having a tough time controlling the ball which eventually turned into hitting a high, ballooning fade. Based on my fitting, I was good to go with a Titleist D3 with an 60 RIP shaft. I have it dialed down to a the 'D2' setting to help reel in the fade and lower ball flight. However, I have had this club for a couple of months and my results have really gotten worse. I hit either a giant slice or hard pull left. I'm totally lost at this point. I was consistenly shooting in the high seventies, but now I cannot keep it in the fairway and my scoring stinks. Any advice out there? Is this the wrong club for me? (I'm sure it's not just the club, it's more me, but it cannot be this hard hit a driver) Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
  2. Nate S

    Nate S
    Saint Johns, FL

    You should probably get some lessons and get fit for the right setting
  3. Ryan Crysler

    Ryan Crysler
    West Palm Beach, FL

    I'm not a huge fan of the RIP shaft but it does fit a unique player profile. I suggest moving the setting. Since your swing path appears to be left and steep (pull or slice RH Golfer) there are a couple of quick fixes we can try. #1 In C-1, move the ball back until the ball starts right of target with a straight push or block slice ball flight. (Goal is to elimnate left) Once we have a push/push slice consistent ball flight, study your grip and see if a stronger grip brings the club face back inline. Then try with all clubs. #2 In C-4, experiment with the ball a smidge further way from normal stance. One way is to address the ball off the toe. Feel like your posture has to be lower in order to reach the golf ball... rather than extending your hands. Swing with the feeling of lower posture keeping your chest closer to the golf ball than normal. Obviously it's tough without seeing you, but these are some of the adjustments we make. RC
  4. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Justin - are you tall or average height? I'm assuming you had a bit of an upright swing with the TM. I'm 6'1" with WTF of 35.5. My driver length has always been between 44.5-45" With a G2 and 983K neutral driver, I hit a power fade. I have a Burner HT Draw and hit it dead straight. I know if I get over anxious with the driver I end up with a high fade that ends up at the right edge of the fairway. In 2007 I used a X Speed and a 975D that I hit pretty straight but tended to hit high; I also had a fairly flat swing so I usually pulled it on basd shots. I went to a more upright stance in 2008 and was more consistent but my straight shots were a bit high and I had a power fade with a lower trajectory that got a good 25 yards more. I also went away from a rotational swing because it gave me back problems.

  5. Lou G

    Lou G
    San Diego, CA

    Justin H said:

    I was fitted for a Titleist 910 D3. I was playing a Burner Superfast 2.0. I started having a tough time controlling the ball which eventually turned into hitting a high, ballooning fade. Based on my fitting, I was good to go with a Titleist D3 with an 60 RIP shaft. I have it dialed down to a the 'D2' setting to help reel in the fade and lower ball flight. However, I have had this club for a couple of months and my results have really gotten worse. I hit either a giant slice or hard pull left. I'm totally lost at this point. I was consistenly shooting in the high seventies, but now I cannot keep it in the fairway and my scoring stinks. Any advice out there? Is this the wrong club for me? (I'm sure it's not just the club, it's more me, but it cannot be this hard hit a driver) Any suggestions are very much appreciated.

    Go to www.revolutiongolf.com and watch Paul Wilson's anti-slice videos. His point is the reason most people slice is they try to hit the ball too hard (the arms take over and one comes over the top). Also have your golf pro look at your swing. This may or may not be your problem. Here's another thing. TM drivers are 45 3/4" with 59.5 lie angle. A Titleist driver is 45" with a 58.5 lie angle. So here you have a driver a degree flat and 3/4" shorter than you are normally used to. If you take your normal stance you hit a slice (toe points down). If you compensate for a shorter and flatter club with a flat swing, you'll hit a hook.

    For Ryan C - what would setting to A2 do? It would close the clubface and also make the lie angle slightly more upright than his Burner. Mathematically should equalize the clubs. I used to hit a power fade with a 983K driver. I hit it dead straight with an HT Draw Burner with the same length shaft.

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