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TomTuckerGolf.com Golf Tips Newsletter Issue 517 - Wed. August 1st, 2018 Website Newsletters Archive |
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Prepare to play your best golf by doing something now! Lesson Comments: What Students Have To Say Sponsors: Plum Creek Driving Range Batavia Country Club Chestnut Hill Country Club Click here: INDOOR GOLF LESSONS for details on how to improve your game over the winter. Plum Creek Driving Range, Batavia, NY, Open All Year Simulator Course Play Specials: BataviaGolf.com Call 585-993-0930 or Email Mark to reserve simulator time! Buy Gift Certificates for Lessons Sample Gift Certificate Golf lessons - Outdoor and Indoor - are available at Plum Creek, please call me at 716 474 3005, email me at ttucker@rochester.rr.com, or visit my website at http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/lessonrates.html for details. Subscribe - http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/signup.html If you like this newsletter, please do me a favor and forward it to your friends so that they may subscribe, thanks! The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter. Tom's Featured Tip: Q&A: Driver Shaft Flex Question For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective. Q: Hi Tom, I purchased a M4 Driver with a Senior Flex Shaft (Fujikura Flex S Model Atmos Red 5). I thought I'd get more distance because this is the sixth season for my current 2013 Taylormade Rocketball Driver with a regular shaft. Both clubs 10.5 loft , also I never adjusted my Rocket Ball Driver, using standard setting. M4: Shaft Specifications: Weight 55g Torque 4.4 Tip Size .335 Launch Mid Spin Mid Tip Stiffness Mid After hitting the M4 several times I found that my natural draw was gone and I hit lower straight shot with a slight fade. If I closed the face bit and placed the ball forward in my stance the ball would draw slightly. Questions:
Rich B. A: Thanks for the question Rich. When I first read your question Rich, I thought it would be difficult to answer because that particular club has the new "twist face" technology. Ever since that technology was advertised, I thought it would create a dilemma for golf instructors trying to solve problems similar to yours. The reason is that I'm not sure how that "twist face" affects ball flight, and it's been my experience that ball flight always provides the first clue to identifying causes of problems. I thought back to when I was having problems squaring up the face without excessive hand manipulation two years ago, and when I switched from a stiff shaft to a regular shaft the problem was resolved. A lower than average ball flight with a slight fade is normally an indication that the shaft is too stiff - especially when a natural draw disappears. A switch from a regular flex to a senior flex shouldn't cause that. So I started researching ball flight and that new "twist face", and I couldn't find any complaints resembling yours. I also know that TaylorMade stock shafts like this one run a little soft, meaning that their stiff is a little less stiff than other brands. That holds true right down the line from my experience. That was also perplexing, because a senior flex shaft should have provided a higher ball flight with your usual - if not more - draw. Thanks for providing the exact specs for your shaft. When I re-visited the specs on the TaylorMade website to compare your specs with their ratings, I found the answer to your questions. Here is the link to the shaft specs on the taylorMade website: M4 Specs, scroll down to stock shaft specs You didn't buy a club with a senior flex shaft, you bought the stiff flex shaft. Apparently your thought that the "S" designation meant senior flex, when it actually means stiff flex. Their designation for the senior shaft flex is "A". That totally accounts for your ball flight issues. So here are the answers to your questions:
Comments: ttucker@rochester.rr.com Love your practice, own your swing, own your health, Tom Golf Lessons I conduct lessons at The Plum Creek Driving Range & Practice Facility there's a link for Plum Creek info here: http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/ Lessons are available for all ages and skill levels, please contact me - Tom Tucker - at (716) 474 3005 or email me at ttucker@rochester.rr.com for more information. Outdoor Lessons Details and Rates: http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/lessonrates.html Indoor Lessons Details and Rates: http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/indoor.html Testimonials: http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/testimonials.html Sponsors Plum Creek Driving Range and Simulator Outdoor range and play indoor golf on any of our 40 Simulator Courses. Call 585-993-0930 or email Mark at plumcreek4@rochester.rr.com to reserve time for simulator play or practice! Batavia Country Club (585) 343-7600 www.bataviacc.com Great rates, the best greens in WNY. Golf Digest Four Star rating for public courses to play in New York State. Tee times online or by phone in season. Chestnut Hill Country Club (585)-547-3613 www.chestnuthillgolf.com THE WESTERN NEW YORK LEADER IN GOLF OUTINGS! Only minutes from Buffalo, open to the public. Tee times online or by phone in season. All the best, Tom Tucker Teaching Pro, Plum Creek Driving Range & Practice Facility WGTF ' "Top 100 Golf Teacher" USGTF Class "A" Teaching Professional IGPA Certified Golf Psychology Coach Cell: (716) 474-3005 Email: ttucker@rochester.rr.com http://www.TomTuckerGolf.com "There are no substitutes in the quest for perfection!" ~ Ben Hogan |
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