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Update on the Nike Drivers.
I added more weight on the heel side of the A -flex ( total around 14 gm for swing weight feel correction) set at 10.5/neutral and it is out pacing the Regular Flex Driver. I took the weight out of the toe on the R flex and set it to 10.5 / neutral. It was fading too much before.
Anyone need a Nike Vapor Speed 45.5 ” R flex shaft Driver???Our club’s back 9 holes were closed today for maintenance, so I played the front 9 twice. First time I used my clubs ( single length irons) and then with my wife’s new clubs ( variable length Cleveland HB Launchers), plus I was using Nike Vapor Speed drivers. One with 45.5 inch regular flex shaft and the other with 44.5 inch A-flex shaft for comparison.
Two step forward
1) I hit 41 on both rounds. I am getting better at recovering from when I make a poor shot.
2) The HB Launchers are really easy to hit, except I found it hard to get them to fade. It turns out that you have to face the club face at the target, not half way or so between the feet line and the target line. It took me a while to get used to changing ball position for various irons.One step back
1) I am in between R and A flex swing speed wise. I shortened the A-Flex shaft one inch, which made it feel more predictable. It was too whippy prior to shortening it. I added 12gm lead tape to the head to get the swing weight/ balance feel about right, with a slight weight increase to the heel. Distance and control wise I can hit both of the Drivers ( I have 2 heads) equally well.I think I have a Nike Vapor Speed driver for sale.( regular flex) I am surprised how this 5 year old design performs.
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Sorry I thought I answered your questions last night. Obviously it didn’t post.
My miss distance is usually 1 putter length. The deceleration of the putter I think is the problem. It can be mis -reading too, seeing too much or little slope.
When I keep the putter face square and constant speed through the ball the number of misses drops. I can still miss but then I know it was a mis-read.
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And how’d common sense go last time?
Sad, but true.
Even out in the sticks in Victoria, the “one rule covers all” approach means our practice areas are closed. A simple,”one person for 20 minutes” sign would suit our situation, but common sense didn’t prevail.
I played in the rain and winds up to 70 kph this morning.
Two steps forward
1) I didn’t miss any short putts today
2) I was using Cleveland HB Launcher irons ( hollow bodied, super game improvement irons) . They behaved just like any other club in the wind. I just clubbed up and swung at say 75%.One step back.
)Even with the wide soled irons,I still managed to fat a couple of shots on the soft fairways.I competed in the Denby U.K. Rotary Club’s fund raising golf competition today. Rotarians world wide can pay $20 to enter and prizes are offered for the best 4 person team score.
Two steps forward
1) 8 pars
2) Hit 7/14 fairways in the middle and only two pitch out sideways / punch out episodes on the others.One Step back
1) three holes with three putts! Two of which were short putts that I tried to steer in , rather than hit it firmly enough to take the break out of the equation.I see it as a means of education, sharing of ideas that will help high handicappers identify what they can work on to improve. I have heard it all before in various forms, but it doesn’t hurt to read other golfer’s views. Most of my points above come from watching my social golf group. Some of them are serious golfers ( mid- handicappers like me ,but keen to learn and improve) and others are hit and giggle /curse golfer who don’t really want to put the work in to improve, just play for fun.
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I find myself in the uncomfortable position of agreeing with OB on a few of these points. Given that I play (or did play) every week with a group of low single-digit players, my view is the following:
1. They don’t take enough club
I do enjoy the “this is my 220m club” call. I did that with my 3h. I once hit it 213m. It became my 213m club.
I think this one is fair. But can equally apply to low handicappers…but I do think is more prevalent in high handicappers.2. They don’t know their miss
Also fair…mostly in that there are so many options. Having said that…I know my miss is an filthy armsy-pull left…but hey…I try not to limit myself.3. They overthink shots
Hmmm…agree with OB. especially in the putting area. The amount of time and analysis that some of the lower handicap guys put into the putts is frightening. Possibly that’s why they are lower…but I digress…4. They get too angry after bad shots
Again…uncomfortably…agreeing with Mr Not my Pants. Choppers know they are choppers, and generally speaking accept that they are on the handicap they are on for a reason. With Mouldy being an obvious exception. I have seen some of the best club chucks of my life since playing with the low handicappers.5. They never play for bogey
Yeah…I call bullshit on this one. Most high handicappers rejoice in bogey. Most low handicappers think the round is fucked as soon as they drop a shot.Now…off to have a shower.
1. They once did a survey at a Swedish golf club and I can’t remember the exact number but it was something like 98% of approach shots were well short, not even landing on the green. Being a “low marker” myself it never ceases to amaze me when most people hit their approach shots 15-20 meters short when they are less than 100 meters from the green.
2. Most high markers slice their tee shots, I don’t think there could be much debate about that. And they never seem to learn to tee it up on the right hand side and aim down the left. I normally hit a fade with my driver and I always tee it up on the right…
3. Please just stop with the plumb bobbing. It is literally the most pointless and annoying thing anyone can do on a putting green.
4. Getting too angry. I would probably say that it’s not so much the high handicappers, rather it’s the 10-15 hcp:ers that think every shot they hit should be perfect.
5. This is very much a high handicapper thing. If I had a $ for every time I’ve watched a high handicapper attempt a completely ridiculous hero shot that I would never dream of attempting I would be a rich man by now.
The problem with high handicappers with distance control is
1) They have inconsistent strike= varied carry distance
2) Many have not measured carry distance for their clubs
3) If they have measured carry distance, they expect that they will hit that distance every time, rather than taking one extra club and swinging easy.
4) Usually the course lay outs do not punish short shots ( no bunkers, not difficult terrain or sloped) which means a short shot isn’t punished and a high handicapper can chip on with a bump and run shot( ? accurately) and have a chance at nett par.
5) many don’t own a GPS or range finder anyway.The best thing I ever did was measure each club at 25,50,75,100% swing power and keep that list with my range finder. It is a great help in getting the ball on the green from within 80 m.
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Our bunkers are shallow and have only a few centimetres of sand. It is never easy to predict what shot will happen, depending upon whether you hit the hard sub- layer with the bounce early and the wedge doesn’t slide under the ball. If it it wet I use the 60/10 CBX2 LW like a chip shot. I will have to use the CBX2 56/12 if I get n the bunkers with the 2 Drivers in the bag.
In summer I intend to use the single length iron set wedges ( Milford Golf SL-7) 56/10 and 60/04 for firmer conditions.
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On a tree lined tight course, I would be tempted to use both and drop my 60 degree LW.
If I had to choose only one, I would use the fade Driver at my local course. At Heywood, I would use the draw shape Driver.5?
I’m just speculating.
3.5 shots maybe???
I adjusted the Nike Driver today and played the equivalent of 36 holes this morning, comparing how I scored teeing off with a draw shot and fade, using two Drivers. Score was much the same.
Two steps forward
1) The Nike Driver performed really well today, giving reasonable distance and control. The shots were either straight or with a little fade. nothing fading out too far right.
2) I worked out how to get good gapping distances between my 3 hybrids. Hit them harder! I used the hybrids to roll the ball onto the green from just off the verge. It was more reliable than a deft little LW shot.One Step back
1) I can still manage to push some shots off to the right. I found out I wasn’t aiming well. Lack of concentration I guess.Windy and wet conditions prevail, but the course is still not too sloppy yet.
Two steps forward
1) I used a Nick Faldo tip that I learned from Steve Johnson’s You Tube channel to achieve a draw shot. Basically it was use a base ball 10 finger grip. It worked! How come no one else teaches this idea? Simple, yet effective.
2) I sunk a few long putts and had four roll up to the hole and stop just short. I go the read correct at least.One Step back
1) I missed 5 fairways right side. I could blame the wind I guess, but it was poor aim really
