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I can’t seem to get rid of my slice. I have a cheap oversized graphite driver now. I found a Taylormade steel oversized driver for 20.00-10.5 degree. Will this club be better for me?
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One of the causes of a slice is an open clubface at impact. I used to have a 10-degree Callaway Big Bertha Titanium and I sliced. I found out that a regular shaft bends more during downswing than a stiffer shaft, especially for fast swingers like me. The bending of the shaft causes the clubhead to be a split second behind the hands. Even if I have already squared up my hands at ball impact, the clubface is still open.
I switched to a TaylorMade Burner with a stiff shaft and my shots became straighter. Although I employed some other slice-correction measures, I attribute the improvement in my drives to the stiff shaft.
I do not recommend steel shafts. They are generally heavy. Much heavier than graphite shafts. The total weight of the driver can strain the driving muscles so much that you may lose distance and accuracy by the time you reach hole 10.
Steel shafts are meant to be hit more accurately, but with less distance, though most people use graphite shafts in their drivers. It can’t hurt to buy the driver. It might help with your slice. Good luck.
I’m not going to beat you up, everybody else has already done that. That doesn’t mean they are wrong! They are all quite right about the swing mechanics being a cause to your slice. I’ve worked pretty hard to get rid of that old beast myself.
Today’s equipment will reduce the effects of bad mechanics, but it will never get rid of it. The flex of the shaft is not going to change how you have aligned your club face, nor will it change your swing plane, or whether your coming outside to in or inside to out. The flex of the shaft will give you distance on your hits. Lag is a huge deal in hitting for distance. You want the club head to lag behind the hands in your down swing for as long as possible so when you get to the release point you have optimum head speed. The harder you hit it the more exaggerated your swing errors will be apparent.
Most amateur player only need a normal flex shaft. The harder you swing the stiffer the shaft needs to be. I would advise you to go with a normal flex graphite shaft and do some research on swing mechanics to learn why the ball flies in certain ways. Also go pay for a lesson or two, that could give you a jump start in the right direction.
Personally I cured my slice by:
1) Took 2 lessons
2) Read about the proper swing (Golf for Dummies… good book)
3) Learned what causes the ball to slice, hook, draw, fade. (Combination of club faceing at impact and swing path.)
4) Use a weighted club to help muscle memory for the proper swing plane, or the plane that I want to use to shape the shot. (Some times you want to slice your shot, ie. hit around obsticles.)
it dont matta. heres the trick to hit it straight:
begin your down swing slowly and smoothly. when you are about a third of the way down, begin to accelerate faster. think about this- your back should be faceing the target until the moment of impact. dont turn through as fast as you can, you will go “over the top” and slice.
its not about swinging fast but the timing of your weight shift combined with the path of your swing.
just try swinging really smooth while shifting your weight into the ball and you will be surprised how far it goes
Once again, May I point out that the fault is not with the tool but with the mechanic who uses them. If you have a faulty swing which leads to a slice, neither shaft will correct the problem . You have to find some pro or person who knows the golf swing to tell you what you are doing wrong. Then, eliminate that fault and either shaft will lead to straight shots.
First off…..a steel shaft or any shaft will not correct a slice. a Slice is the result of swing flaws……Only lessons and practice will cure that. I have a friend that bought a new Nike Sumo something or other with a steel shaft….He was told it would have him hitting down the middle. He used to have a 50 yd slice……now he has a 40 yd slice……If you feel you want to change drivers then by all means do…..Just don’t expect a miracle from an equipment change.
I think the Taylormade will make a decent difference. I would say go ahead and get it. You might also want to check out the site in the source link. It’s a great resource for questions like this one.