I saw something wicked cool today

[Shane]

trying to decide which to keep sell

my original clubs bought in '97 (played for about a year very infrequently then pretty much put it aside til now)

king cobra oversize reg flex

dad brought down his 1set (used for one year before eh got some taylormades) of hogan apex ('94) senior flex

and just bought a set of adams tight lies stiff shaft... picked em up cheaply (new, via ebay)

as for drivers, i have a variety i'm trying out to see what works for me:

original KC Ti 10.5 reg
adams 363 8.0 stiff
adams 410 8.5 stiff
adams 460 9.0 stiff
mchenry metals 8.0 stiff

for woods, i love the adams original 16 deg tight lies and have their 13 deg strong 3 ST.

putter - using a ram given to me by father when i got original set of cobras, just bought a nike OZ mallet... eyeballing a Futura on evilbay...

i guess in another year or so i'll have a better idea of what works for me and eventually upgrade to some snazzy ego stroking sticks in the $1,000 range  

i guess my clubs are like a p-40 to ya'll's la7's  


the only thing i'm consistent with right now is my inconsistency.

[RedTop]

Shane,

Do you spend any time on the range?
Your Clubs are fine.
I recomend looking at an Oversized Driver. 400cc


In regards to the range...Youll learn how to hit it there...scoring is for the golf course. Just from speaking from expierance , pounding golf balls on the range will help you more in the long run. Playing Golf is fun. But when you learn to hit it in a consistant way , no matter a fade , draw , whatever , Golf is even MORE fun.

[Shane]

oh i spend some time on the range, should do more.

golf is a sport that requires a huge amount of coordination and i'm still working out the mechanics of my swing.  for example with the cobras i'd as often as not push (as opposed to a simple slice) my shots.  when trying out the hogans i found it forced me to slow my swing down somewhat and when i hit them sweet it'd come out a slight draw.  just got the adams the otehr day and haven't had the chance to try em out with the semi-crappy weather we're having.

i had an 8.5 cobra driver that i was starting to hit pretty well, then all of a sudden i was all over the place with it. last saturday at river crossing usingf the free range to warm up i found out why my shots were so inconsistent - the damn shaft broke at the head and sent it about 40 yds down range. :eek  which is why i picked up the 3 new drivers at very decent price off ebay to test out.

i always felt the oversized drivers were almost like cheating, but hey, as long as they're legal wtf, i'll give 'em a try.

on a good day i'll be either hot with my driver *or* my irons, and hot with my chipping *or* my putter. someday i'll put it all together i imagine.

[RedTop]

Cobras have a bit more offset than the Hogans would I imagine. That would explain why things change when hitting em. Also the Hogans will be a bit more difficult on the miss hits.

Drivers are so fickle. I swear at times I can hity mine a mile. Other days it wont go for crap. Who knows.

Heres the most important thing you need to remember when shopping for clubs. The SHAFT is the most important part of the Golf Club. Once you find the head design you like to look at no matter the offset or not. One that is pleasing to look at all the time , then the shaft is the motor. It is what becomes IMO the most important part of the club. Heads will be hads as long as you like to look at em. But the wrong shaft and the head dont matter.

I would suggest , that if you want to be serious and get better or really better ,to go get fitted. By that I mean , go to a Golf Shp and get them to get you the lie angle you need. Also get them to check your club head speed. Different shafts do different things.

Mid-Kick Shafts , Higher-Kick Shafts , Low-kick shafts. Senior Flex , Regular Flex , Stiff Fless , X-tra Stiff flex. Graphite , Rifle , Stepped. Combinations af each. Its mind boggleing at times.

Get with a Ping Rep. (Even if you dont want pings) and see what you lie angle is. See what shaft would best suit you according to your swing speed and ball flight. ALSO see what shaft will get you the ball flight you desire for trajectory. High , low. High long irons and lower short irons. Yadda Yadda Yadda. I think you get the point.

This will help you in your buying efforst and what things to look for when buying.