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Question
I almost broke par at National City GC a month and a half ago (was 2 over but missed 3 birdie putts by an inch).  I also shot my lowest golf score for 9 on a 3100 yd par 36 course a month ago - 42 (and that was with a double bogey on #1, a water ball on #3 and a sliced 3rd shot on the last hole).  What has been working well is 3 wood off the tee (I have a small bit of a power fade, maybe about 5 yards left to right but I consistently hit it 200).

I also believe I finally found a driver that should do the trick.  I traded my Taylor Made R5 (r flex with firm tip) for a Titleist 983K with 75 gram ProForce stiff shaft stiff tip (the issue with the former was too high of a trajectory - the stiff tip got rid of some of the slicing and blocked shots). I changed the grip on the 983K to bring the swingweight to D1 and added a couple strips of swingweight tape on the back close to the hosel.  Believe it or not, the 983K feels much better than the R5. Then again, some vendors' stiff shafts are the same as others' regular shafts. I had no problem with draw shots but it appears my distance shot is a power fade that carries about 220 and rolls about 30 yards.

My current setup is 983K driver, 980F 15 and 19 deg woods, Louisville Golf 5 wood (21 deg) and 10 wood (28.5) persimmons with steel shafts (the 10 wood is my scoring club from 160), Snake Eyes Q3I 6-SW irons, Vokey 260-07 lw, 2 way chip iron and putter.

I would say that my golf swing is somewhere between a "stack and tilt" and Don Trahan's "PPGS".  My ball striking has been great for a year and a half now.  

Have to fine tune the putting.  My achilles heel has been short putts (4-10 feet).  They usually miss by an inch or two.

Answer
Lou:  It all sounds good as it appears you've found what works.  There are many putter manufacturers and hundreds of putters; all professing to be the answer to putting perfectly.  There is one thing they all agree on and that is from short distances (10' and in), the majority of golfers are improperly aimed and in fact are not even aimed at the hole or their intended line of putt.  I would suggest getting 2 thin spikes about 8" long, tie a 10' string to each one, stick one in the ground behind the hole and the other stretched out so that the string is suspended above the ground enough to swing the putter underneath without touching the string.  The string will bisect the hole on a straight putt but on breaking putts, the spike behind the hole would have to be moved to either side.  This helps to retrain the eyes as you now can put the putter behind the ball and know it's square to the target line and aimed where you want it to go.  It also helps with another problem golfers have and that is standing either too far from or too close to the ball as you'll want your eyes to be directly above the ball so that the string bisects the ball.  You'll be amazed at how many putts you'll make doing this and I want to hear a report on your progress.

Fairways and Greens,

John