thats that settled. stupid purchase

[Philm]

recently(as in a matter of days ago), bought a set of MD woods, Driver 3 and 5.

I was convinced in my head (and by a fella in my local golf shop) that I would only hit the ball better with the driver with a full 460cc head and a reg shaft.

I bought the 3 and 5 purely to complete the set.

i have a very big problem with my purchase and whilst I accept that these clubs could well be perfect for another player they certainly aren’t for me.

I previously used a Mizuno MP001 driver 10degrees stiff shaft, I have thankfully held on to this club because its going straight back in the bag.

I had plenty and I have plenty of poor drives with both the mizuno and the MD,

but the MD masked the mistake so well that almost every shot felt OK. the only telltale sign of a very bad strike was the resultant ball flight.

the mizuno mp001 on the other hand performs to the same standard naturally given the same plonker at the stupid end of the stick(me) but I can feel everything, I can feel a sweet strike and enjoy the knowledge that as I lift my head that ball is flying straight and true (slight fade maybe) and when I duff it/sky it/slice it/hit it out of the toe I get all the correct and painful feedback as a result.

now the big difference is I when I feel one go of the toe or whatever on the mizuno I calm myself at the next tee and insure that doesn’t happen twice in a row.

with the MD I hit one of the toe or whatever, i feel nothing unusual & look up in dismay at the pathetic result and wonder what I should try at the next tee.

so I have got over myself and the shame of being a burk and I will be selling all 3 md woods and spending some more time at the range with the mizuno driver, two callaway fairway woods and my teacher/mate.

Phil

 

[robbest3offthetee]

Phil, As you say its the same "plonker" swinging whatever is in "our" hands,so new gear doesnt mean better golf,go with what you have and work on that,good luck mate....

 

[ADB]

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it, name me one golfer who hasn't been lured by something newer and shinier. The positive from this is you now have confidence in the Mizuno rather than a nagging doubt over whether you should have tried the MD.

That assurance that you have the right club in your hands is a massive psychological plus from my perspective.

 

[Oddsocks]

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it, name me one golfer who hasn't been lured by something newer and shinier.

never a true word spoken. you cant build a house on crap foundations, and you cant build a good swing them either.

 

[USER1999]

That said, I'm staggered you can't feel where the ball hit the club face with the MD. Even with modern high MOI driver heads, there's only so much you can do to disguise this. My driver is quite forgiving, but I can still tell exactly where the ball came off the face.

 

[brendy]

Nowt wrong with the clubs
The technology gap between an 8 year old club and a new club will be noticeable Phil, personally I would stick with the newer clubs and persevere at the range honing a better swing. As you said, they may suit a different golfer, perhaps thats what you need to become. This is a positive comment rather than negative. Feel with the driver is much less important than result. If it goes longer and more consistent, even if it feels like you are swinging a bag of feathers, result. Onwards and upwards!

 

[Philm]

Nowt wrong with the clubs
The technology gap between an 8 year old club and a new club will be noticeable Phil, personally I would stick with the newer clubs and persevere at the range honing a better swing. As you said, they may suit a different golfer, perhaps thats what you need to become. This is a positive comment rather than negative. Feel with the driver is much less important than result. If it goes longer and more consistent, even if it feels like you are swinging a bag of feathers, result. Onwards and upwards!

I get where your coming from, and agree in every sense except that I will feel happier getting my money back out of the clubs for now. and spending that money on nights at the range and lessons or similar.

though I will of course not rule out further purchases of newer clubs in the future. but the aforementioned swing will need to be doing the business beforehand 

I don’t have a big budget and though I agree that the MD club is probably more advanced than the older mp001 mizuno I cant warrant the money to hang onto both.
and at the moment rubbish though I am, I feel more confident with the mizuno yoke and I can manage the odd decent strike.

there is nowt wrong with the clubs for sure, I actually enjoy hitting the 5wood  but I need hours spent on the course/range rather than in the shop lol

wish me luck.

Phil

 

[brendy]

Nowt wrong with the clubs
The technology gap between an 8 year old club and a new club will be noticeable Phil, personally I would stick with the newer clubs and persevere at the range honing a better swing. As you said, they may suit a different golfer, perhaps thats what you need to become. This is a positive comment rather than negative. Feel with the driver is much less important than result. If it goes longer and more consistent, even if it feels like you are swinging a bag of feathers, result. Onwards and upwards!

I get where your coming from, and agree in every sense except that I will feel happier getting my money back out of the clubs for now. and spending that money on nights at the range and lessons or similar.

though I will of course not rule out further purchases of newer clubs in the future. but the aforementioned swing will need to be doing the business beforehand 

I don’t have a big budget and though I agree that the MD club is probably more advanced than the older mp001 mizuno I cant warrant the money to hang onto both.
and at the moment rubbish though I am, I feel more confident with the mizuno yoke and I can manage the odd decent strike.

there is nowt wrong with the clubs for sure, I actually enjoy hitting the 5wood  but I need hours spent on the course/range rather than in the shop lol

wish me luck.

Phil

Good luck

 

[Philm]

thanks

if the mizuno doesnt prove magical, then ill have to go back to basics.

Phil

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The underlying reasons as to why you went looking for new clubs is still there, nothing has changed

Ok so you ger rid of the MD's , bet in 6 weeks that you will be thinking the grass is greener again

However I would stick with the newer clubs, at least for a while, slow down and stop trying to bat it into the next county

The MD is likely to be more forgiving too

Fragger

 

[Philm]

thanks for the post fragger, but i disagree something has changed.

having tried the suggested equipment solution i can now rule that out as my fundemental flaw and concentrate on my swing, speed and tempo.

i six weeks i hope the be on the course or range improving with what ive got.

Phil

 

[Alex1975]

I think your mind is made up and it would be a fool who tryed to talk you out of lessons but I have to wonder if going from a stiff to a regular has not lost you that feel you crave?! How did you end up picking the regular?

I have a Cally FT-IQ driver and it is very forgiving. I can hit a ball full out on the toe and if it was a good swing apart from the connection it will boom away. My buddy will call "great shot" or whatever but I will know it came off the toe. Wierd you are not getting that feedback.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Why swap to a regular shaft. It sounds to me as though you are struggling to control the whipper R flex.