Driver Advice

[twostrokepenalty]

Hi

I have an old Taylormade Burner - 10.5, stiff shaft - about 9 years old. I can hit it with a slight draw, very high about 230- 245. I also have a wilson staff dd6, regular that I often duck hook.

Do you think the shaft is the reason for the duck hook or as anyone else had this problem with the DD6?

 

[swingstar1]

the softer shaft in the Dd6 sounds like the problem - the extra release you'd get from a regular flex is probably speeding up the closing of the face turning the draw into a hook

is the ProForce V2 shaft by the way in the Wilson

 

[twostrokepenalty]

Yes, its the v2 shaft.

I think I might just cut my losses with it and trade it in - A duck hook is so unpredicatble and I can hit the burner 240 with a slight draw so should just stick to that.

 

[swingstar1]

hook is never what you want in the locker - I'm often fighting one and it can just wreck your card

 

[ocha84]

I would suggest you to find a custom clubmaker. I had my driver custom fitted by a custom clubmaker about 7 months ago. It's a Titleist 983K with Aldila NV stiff shaft. It turns out that the shaft didn't suit me. I was then recommended a Fujikura stiff shaft and cut to 43.5" in length considering I'm only 5'8". At first I thought I will lose so much distance, which was true for the first few balls (10 or so) on the range. But as soon as I got used to it and had the swingweight properly set-up, I was able to hit the driver from 235 yards carry to being able to bomb the ball 260 yards straight like a cruise missile. I was amazed. the original driver was 45" in length.

hope that helps in helping you to get a new driver when you consider buying one.