I believe he suggested I get new ones for added length.

I'm not interested in upgrading irons yet, unless it's absolutely economical to do so (like say I could get new irons fitted/good length for 1.5-2x the price of what it would cost to have my current ones done, fine, that makes sense for me). I'd prefer to just get new irons once I'm a better golfer, as I'll likely get more into customizing. But for now, I'm like the low stakes fish, I don't need an optimal HUD or advanced opponent information, I just need to learn to value bet and understand position!

"If you're getting them lengthened, I'd be worried if your shafts are regular stiffness."

If my shafts are regular stiffness, what should I be worried about (if I understood this statement correctly)?

Thanks for the advice so far, much appreciated.

From the only two people I've talked to, I've heard "$50" and "$8-10 per club" from each of them. I think the former was talking about sizing and the latter replacement, however.

Are my prices for extending my irons that low? I assume decent sets of irons will be over $100, even with a good used bargain.

Getting your whole set of clubs reshafted would 100% be more than 100, probably more than 200. Probably better off selling these for like 75 and spending 275 on decent clubs?

re: shaft stiffness/ swing speed. having improper shaft stiffness will cause a loss of distance and can lead to a 'correct' swing to be misaligned at impact. A quick google search will give you all the info you need to know on it. I assume at 6'7 you should have stiff shafts. x-stiffs on irons are rare and only should be looked into if you swing ridiculously fast.

You can get a great deal on top brand used clubs for $100-200 (and add ~$100 to lengthen them) that will last you 5-10yrs and are good for the mid-high handicapper. Then if you really get into/get good at golf you can look into buying a newer, more expensive set.

Thanks guys.

Bought the Rossa Corza Ghost putter tonight. Can't wait to get out tommorow, but it's passed the living room test.

Somewhat newbish question: is there something inherently better about a swing that promotes a draw instead of a fade? Whenever I'm paired with randoms who are very good they tend to draw most drives (with their poor shots being hooks), while I and most poorer players I know tend to fade shots with the bad ones being slices. Reasons for this?

K,

Generally, better players will have coordinated their swing so that they get the timing correct(like don't swing so hard that the club never gets square), their swings tend to(in the most general sense) create a draw instead of a fade, and the extreme versions of that(the bad swings) exaggerate the ball flight.

tobdog

Latest OOB poll has more than 50% of users claiming they swing driver in excess of 100mph. I call bull****. I am unsure of the sample size of the poll however.

Thoughts?

Everyone who has EVER had 100+ on any swing will tell you they swing their 5i over 100, its just standard to lie about those things. I tell people my speed that was measured once and they all tell me I must have had faulty equipment.

I don't think that's right. I just got it done yesterday and was 105 range over a few tries. Over the last year since taking up golf I've golfed with probably 100 people, and maybe 5 hit the ball as far or further then me. Although I suppose the average oob golfer is better then the average golfer on the course.

I think most people just lie about it. I was in a tourney last weekend and one of my co-workers was saying he had a 300yd driver, when on the range he had the most akward looking hacker swing that couldn't of been over 85mph

the faster than 100mph number is 100% wrong.

Anybody have Tiger Woods 11 for the Wii? The last version I had was 07, so it's been a pretty big jump. It's definitely taking some getting used to--I had my share of 100+ rounds when I started, and I've still got a long way to go before I put up scores in the low 60s (or 50s). I think the putting system is good, but there are a few too many courses where the tough difficulty settings leave you with almost impossible putts (ones that roll back to right where they started, scoot 30 feet past the hole, etc.).

I was hoping the long game would be pretty similar to real life, but it's too easy. But maybe it'll be good practice anyway. I haven't been able to play in more than 3 weeks (mostly due to lots and lots of rain), so this is the next best thing.

In any case, I'd be up for some friendly online matches with fellow 2+2'ers. EA account name is the same as this one.

I am jealous. Would love to hear a TR.

The golf club swings in a circle, with the low point of that circle being the apex. Good players hit the ball with a descending blow on the "back" of the circle (just short of the apex), which is slightly in-to-out, with the face pointing somewhere between path and target, causing a slight push draw.

I think in the offseason I'm going to start learning how to build/maintain clubs. I have virtually no knowledge - I mean, I understand how to replace a grip but have never done it myself. I have no equipment. What I do have is a good workshop and a decent inventory of old clubs I can practice on.

Anybody have a recommendation for (basically) club building for dummies? I would really like to be able to read through a book/website to get a feel for the things a novice can easily learn to do and to start making a list of things I need to pick up to make it happen.

http://www.amazon.com/Golf-Design-Fi...8293456&sr=1-1

Maltby is the guru of club repair.Learnt to re-bind and refurbish persimmon woods with the help of his books.Gee I really do miss the sound of balata of persimmon..sigh.....

If you have any trouble Bonds or you want some info just pm me.

Thanks. I'm going to start by getting my hands on a copy of the Maltby book so I know what I'd be getting myself into.

just walked out on course after a few glasses of wine to play a couple of holes - par 4 8th 319 yd drove the green, 7 feet from pin - only other club i had with me besides driver was 7 iron... used that to make the putt, 2nd eagle ever, ship it!

Wow grats Cc. Sounds like a fun eagle.

I have a question about my swing I'm hoping someone can give me a hint at what I'm doing wrong.

I have a vicious slice, and I'm pretty sure everything is my problem.

To counteract my slice I have to pull my club back on what feels like a VERY inside path, and to make this easier on my body I close my stance by moving my back foot backwards, allowing my body to rotate the way it needs to.

The problem is my stance is closed, I close my club face and tilt the shaft of the driver backwards. All 3 of these things need to be done for me to hit a lesser slice. When in fact they should be creating a massive hook.

One thing I haven't got comfortable with is rolling my wrists over correctly. If I learn to do that can I have a normal stance?

baumer,

IMO a lot of what you are doing is counterproductive to hitting a draw. The only way to make the ball move right to left is to have the face closed relative to the path. So imagine your target is at 0 degrees. To hit the ball to the target with a slight draw your swing path would need to be something like, say, 4 degrees in-to-out. The face would need to be something like 2 degrees closed relative to the path . That means that the face would be open relative to the target line. Does that make sense? It's a very important concept.

So, lining up well right is not really necessary, especially if it is causing you to swing the club further left in an attempt to get the ball to start on target. All that will do is make the face more open in relation to the path, causing a bigger slice.

Just aim at or slightly right of the target. Get your hands forward at setup, that promotes an in-to-out path as well, and work on swinging the club to the right (like if 2nd base was your target, try to swing the club to the 2nd baseman). That should get your face and path on a more similar track and help straighten up your ball flight.

Thanks mbp. I understand what you are saying about the relationship between swing path and club head position. My in-to-out swing is so barely in-out though.

I'm a lefty and here is a somewhat graphical representation of my stance.



This is the only way I don't slice the crap out of my drives.

Weird. I'm a lefty too and my stance used to be just like that -- left foot behind my right, so my body/hips would be lined up to the left of my target, and I would slice the hell out of the ball. I figured it was my upper body adjusting to my lower body stance in the swing, thus the club would come on a bit of an in-to-out path but the clubface would be wide open. I've since consciously made an effort to move my left foot up to the point where I feel it's closer to the ball than my right, and only at that point am I actually lined up properly down the target line (with someone watching me DTL to check).

Also, do you really wail on the ball with the driver? The other part of my fix coupled with the alignment issue was to swing a bit slower but with much better tempo/rhythm. The harder I would swing, the higher and more towering slice I would produce.