paulv
Hacker
I got fitted for a new driver a few weeks ago by a reputable pro at my club (not saying where or who). I tried the M2, G, G LS tec, and a nike driver (don't know which one - hated the look).
My old driver was the TM jet speed with regular shaft and I usually carried it on launch monitor around 220 which would roll out to around 240 - 250 but my dispersion wasn't great with it and I often missed fairway left and right randomly with my bad shot being a hook. I could easily drive it over the back fence at the range which is 200 yards so the launch monitor figures sound about right.
My swing speed is around the 95 - 100 mark so I was fitted for a stiff shaft and to be fair it has tightened my dispersion right up and now more often than not hit it straight or with a little fade (usually if I hold back on it so probably not swinging it quick enough for the stiff shaft).
In the fitting my distance stayed around the same on all the drivers I tested according to his flight scope figures but with a tighter dispersion on the G driver so this is the one I picked. I have played a few round with it now though and been to the range 3 or 4 time and Im struggling to even get it out to 200 yards which is leaving me way short on the course meaning I'm having to use a fairway wood instead of a mid iron on my second shot on mid-long par 4's.
Could this be the shaft is too stiff and I'm not generating enough power to load the shaft? My ball flight is high with what looks like a lot of spin. In the fitting I was striking everyone a little low on the face causing them to spin up to around 3500 but I'm getting it high on the face again now which was what he said the reason for the higher than normal spin was but still seem to be losing distance due to high spin.
I don't know what to do, Im tempted to go back to my old driver but then I think id rather be on the fairway than risk losing my ball.
My old driver was the TM jet speed with regular shaft and I usually carried it on launch monitor around 220 which would roll out to around 240 - 250 but my dispersion wasn't great with it and I often missed fairway left and right randomly with my bad shot being a hook. I could easily drive it over the back fence at the range which is 200 yards so the launch monitor figures sound about right.
My swing speed is around the 95 - 100 mark so I was fitted for a stiff shaft and to be fair it has tightened my dispersion right up and now more often than not hit it straight or with a little fade (usually if I hold back on it so probably not swinging it quick enough for the stiff shaft).
In the fitting my distance stayed around the same on all the drivers I tested according to his flight scope figures but with a tighter dispersion on the G driver so this is the one I picked. I have played a few round with it now though and been to the range 3 or 4 time and Im struggling to even get it out to 200 yards which is leaving me way short on the course meaning I'm having to use a fairway wood instead of a mid iron on my second shot on mid-long par 4's.
Could this be the shaft is too stiff and I'm not generating enough power to load the shaft? My ball flight is high with what looks like a lot of spin. In the fitting I was striking everyone a little low on the face causing them to spin up to around 3500 but I'm getting it high on the face again now which was what he said the reason for the higher than normal spin was but still seem to be losing distance due to high spin.
I don't know what to do, Im tempted to go back to my old driver but then I think id rather be on the fairway than risk losing my ball.
