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Giving up 20 yards and playing from the fairway is hardly ever a bad strategy. People are always hitting too much club off the tee and underclubbing from the fairway.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
I believe it's just a draw biased internal weighting scheme, with a heavy heel and almost no weight in the toe.

Buddy of mine is a pro and does the same to the equipment he gets out of the tour trailer. He hits a naturally straight ball to a slight fade, but wants the draw, so all of his long clubs have a bunch of lead tape on the extreme inside of the club.
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It actually has both. A hooked face and heel weighting. Dang!
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NYYVol said:
Will probably be the way I go. But that takes a toll mentally after a while.

If I could ever get comfortable with any driver, this game might be a bit more fun for me.
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I love my new driver, but still only hit 4 or 5 times per round. Our course is tough, tight and long, but I'm fine resigning myself to going in with 6 iron when my odds of hitting a third off the tee go way down.
 
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NYYVol said:
Played a couple rounds the past few dats preparing for my Club Championship. Of course I can't decide on which driver to hit.

About time to just roll with one. Spent 30 minutes on the range last night practicing punch shots in preparation for the trees I'll be behind when I spray the ball all over the map.
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go the Phil route and put two in the bag
 
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BigPapaVol said:
I love my new driver, but still only hit 4 or 5 times per round. Our course is tough, tight and long, but I'm fine resigning myself to going in with 6 iron when my odds of hitting a third off the tee go way down.
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My home course is relatively open, but long as Hell. The Par 5's are a must with a driver. Especially with any wind at all.

I just hate not having the option. Albeit it's mostly mental.
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ridethelightening said:
If you set the club down square, the toe is in front of the shaft
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yes, so you actually can't set it down square. The sole is shaped to force it closed at address. That's the problem with the vast majority of drivers made today. You either have to order a better club, buy a TP or pro line for more cash or get something from a tour van sort of deal. Hate it.
 
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NYYVol said:
My home course is relatively open, but long as Hell. The Par 5's are a must with a driver. Especially with any wind at all.

I just hate not having the option. Albeit it's mostly mental.
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use it only on the 5s, where you can generally recover from crooked by punching to 150 at worst.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
use it only on the 5s, where you can generally recover from crooked by punching to 150 at worst.
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That's what I do. But the other issue is there are some lenghty uphill par 4's where the club-2 club shorter distances help.

Of course when I'm tree blocked it doesn't matter I guess.
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GAVol said:
Giving up 20 yards and playing from the fairway is hardly ever a bad strategy. People are always hitting too much club off the tee and underclubbing from the fairway.
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Finally figuring out I didn't have to hit driver every hole was a revelation to me and helped my game. Just quickly counting it up, I normally hit 9 or 10 drivers (depending on where the tee and pin are on the driveable 9th,) on my home course, and 4 of those are on par 5s.
 
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cotton said:
Anybody got thoughts on SkyCaddie vs. laserbeam?
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I have the uPro from Callaway and love it, but if you aren't anal like I am and recalibrate at the beginning of a round, I wouldn't mess with it. The lasers with elevation adjustment are incredible and have become easier at picking up distant objects.
 
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lylsmorr said:
What's the problem with the drivers? Inconsistency?
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I look like a shotgun blast.

If it were not for my ability to scramble and make par from anywhere, I would have broken every club in my bag by now.
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BigPapaVol said:
I have the uPro from Callaway and love it, but if you aren't anal like I am and recalibrate at the beginning of a round, I wouldn't mess with it. The lasers with elevation adjustment are incredible and have become easier at picking up distant objects.
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I have a skycaddie SG5 but was wondering. A friend of mine, who plays to scratch, was bemoaning the fact that he often couldn't find the distance to the back with his laser. The weakness is I can't get exact yardage to pins with SC or carry distances for bunkers, hazards, parking lots, tennis courts, etc. I think some of the newer models might have more info on remapped courses, though.
 
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cotton said:
I have a skycaddie SG5 but was wondering. A friend of mine, who plays to scratch, was bemoaning the fact that he often couldn't find the distance to the back with his laser. The weakness is I can't get exact yardage to pins with SC or carry distances for bunkers, hazards, parking lots, tennis courts, etc. I think some of the newer models might have more info on remapped courses, though.
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Upro does all but the pins, which is definitely a weakness.
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#5,349
cotton said:
I have a skycaddie SG5 but was wondering. A friend of mine, who plays to scratch, was bemoaning the fact that he often couldn't find the distance to the back with his laser. The weakness is I can't get exact yardage to pins with SC or carry distances for bunkers, hazards, parking lots, tennis courts, etc. I think some of the newer models might have more info on remapped courses, though.
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My SG5 has the option to move to where the flag is at. Kind of defeats the purpose, but is very accurate.

Uphill blind shots are tough, though.
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lylsmorr said:
It took about 10 hours on the driving range in one week for me to finally get a swing worth repeating
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I have an issue with getting stuck on the inside.

I either hit the block or the slap hook. Makes for a frustrating round when you don't have a damn clue where it's going when you stand over it.
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