i am having trouble with my drive, ever time i drive it, it starts off straight and level then halfway through the the air it just goes up, cant find an image to help me explain but basically my drive is rising really fast about halfway through the air and its killing my distance.

is this something that can be solved with a lesson? better driver? im using the shitty beginner walter hagen driver.

are the people at edwin watts able to help with this inside the store? is this something that a driver with a different loft would fix? if i went in to get them to look at my swing and help me figure it out would i have to buy the driver?

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Posted by Billy Mays

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 10:43 pm to Wooly

Sweep the ball off the tee more, you are probably swinging down on it too much (ala a typical iron shot), it's a distance killer every time.

Get fitted for a new driver as well. You can always pay to get fit, but you don't have to buy from them.

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Posted by iheartlsu

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 10:46 pm to Wooly

go to a pro. Probably your swing and a new driver won't do much to help it

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Posted by unbeWEAVEable

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 10:48 pm to Wooly

Could be the shaft and loft of the driver.

Basically, you are generating too much spin.

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Posted by Billy Mays

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 10:51 pm to Wooly

Backspin is causing the ball to rise into the air at a high rate... angle of attack needs to be better (more neutral/positive). A pro can show you the angle of attack numbers on a Trackman, and can help you come in at a shallower angle.

New driver as well, something more forgiving than an old arse Walter Hagen

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Posted by Wooly

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 10:51 pm to unbeWEAVEable

quote:
Basically, you are generating too much spin.

k... i have my clubs with me, is it something we can determine exactly what it is in a store? with all their gizmos and such?

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Posted by DumpsterFire

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 11:04 pm to Wooly

I would get a lesson from a pro. Don't try and solve your problem by looking for new equipment. Those people at golf stores will tell you anything to make a sale. They also inflate your distances about 15-20 yards on the ball flight monitors to make you want to buy a club.

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