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When asked if the TPC suited his playing style, Jack Nicklaus replied, "No, I've never been very good at stopping a 5-iron on the hood of a car."
 
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#10,880
playing desert willow this weekend. For those of you whoever get out to palm springs area it's a must play. Doesn't get enough recognition though.
 
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eazyTD said:
I get what you're saying but I used to have a g15 that was 45". Since I've had the burner I've seen a rather large gain in distance but a huge drop in accuracy and consistency. That inch and a half may not sound like much but I really do feel like it has altered my swing with the Burner.

And I've got a lesson scheduled for next week so hopefully I can get my swing fixed with the new driver.
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Clubs should be adjusted to your setup & swing styles. TM markets the off the rack 47” drivers as “longer means further”. It does if you can control it. No way a shorter golfer can swing a club that long without altering the swing. At 6’ 1”, I play a 7.5* driver at 43.5”. I am never ob off the box & no loss in distance because it fits my swing. Cut yours down & give it a chance. You’ll gain control immediately & if there is a distance loss, it’ll come back if you play or practice enough
 
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BigOrangeWhitey said:
Clubs should be adjusted to your setup & swing styles. TM markets the off the rack 47” drivers as “longer means further”. It does if you can control it. No way a shorter golfer can swing a club that long without altering the swing. At 6’ 1”, I play a 7.5* driver at 43.5”. I am never ob off the box & no loss in distance because it fits my swing. Cut yours down & give it a chance. You’ll gain control immediately & if there is a distance loss, it’ll come back if you play or practice enough
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Every club you have alters your swing. The length of club determines swing plane & will change from wedge to driver. You should know that. If 5' girls on the LPGA can control a 50" driver then a grown man should be able to keep 47" driver in play.
 
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#10,894
govols/cc said:
Don't be
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I don't think you're totally wrong. I just don't think it's completely right either. The plane flattens slightly with a longer club in relation to the ground, but fundamentally the plane should stay the same in relation to your spine angle.
 
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GAVol said:
Calm down Ledbetter. I just explained what I meant.
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Lol. Well your spine angle adjusts to accommodate the length of the cub as well. My main point is cutting an inch off of a driver isn't gonna make a world of difference. Your setup & swing adjust to the club no matter what length it is & if your misses are that bad it's not the club.
 
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#10,897
govols/cc said:
Lol. Well your spine angle adjusts to accommodate the length of the cub as well. My main point is cutting an inch off of a driver isn't gonna make a world of difference. Your setup & swing adjust to the club no matter what length it is & if your misses are that bad it's not the club.
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You'd be surprised though what different length shafts can do for you as far as impact goes. I'm well under 6' tall and at my last fitting, the impact tape had everything trending toward the toe. We added an inch onto the shaft and it was like night and day.
 
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GAVol said:
You'd be surprised though what different length shafts can do for you as far as impact goes. I'm well under 6' tall and at my last fitting, the impact tape had everything trending toward the toe. We added an inch onto the shaft and it was like night and day.
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So you added length to a pretty much standard length driver in order to dial it in as oppose to make it shorter? I guess whatever works but I'd say even with shots toward the toe on a driver that it would have still been playable. I think the guy who had the question just needs to get fit &/or have his swing looked at.
 
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#10,899
govols/cc said:
So you added length to a pretty much standard length driver in order to dial it in as oppose to make it shorter? I guess whatever works but I'd say even with shots toward the toe on a driver that it would have still been playable. I think the guy who had the question just needs to get fit &/or have his swing looked at.
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I actually added the extra inch to my irons.
 
#10,900
#10,900
I went to the range today and I'm in love with what I did to the driver. When I hit it perfect, I might have lost 10 yards compared to a perfect shot with the longer shaft, but man it was nice being able to hit 3 or 4 drives in a row to nearly the same spot. This was definitely the most control I've ever had over this club.
 
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