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QUESTION: In my bag, the Cube driver, the 24 and 28 degree G10 hybrids, the Snake Eyes 34 and 38 degree hybrids, the 9 iron and all the wedges, and the chipping iron are permanent fixtures.  With the putter, that's 12 essential clubs. Most likely, the Titleist 4 wood (which is getting a True Temper R300 shaft right now) will become a permanent fixture (even with the stiff shaft I was able to hit it pretty consistent).  That way I have one extra club to play around with on the course.

The 9 iron is 1/2" longer than any of my others and is way easier to hit now.  All my wedges are 35.5" (I had shaft extensions put on the SW and XW and I can hit full shots better).

ANSWER: Good job Lou.  

Eddie

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QUESTION: I even tweaked the 34 deg Snake Eyes hybrid (made the shaft 37" with an extension) and that made such a huge difference that it now is close to outperfoming the Ping G10 32 degree club (and G10s are no slouch because they beat Nickent 3DX and Nike CPR-3 by 10 yards).   That leaves room for the ratty ole reliable 9 wood (in case things go haywire with the 24 and 28 deg hybrids); I can't part with it.

If I got this hankering to carry an extra driver, I can always leave the 7 wood out since it and the 24 deg hybrid are pretty close in distance.

ANSWER: Lou:

I agree.  You can mix and match according to the course you are playing and the conditions that day.  

Eddie

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QUESTION: I had given some thought about reshafting my Cobra driver (it currently has a Proforce 65 stiff shaft with accelerated tip) because I like the feel of my Cube driver (which has a 58g Aldila Live Wire shaft), but I may want to keep one stiff driver and one regular driver available.  When I am hitting the Cobra well, it feels pretty good. The Cube is pretty easy to hit and I just about don't miss with it.  Besides feel, what environmental conditions would dictate use of a stiff driver vs regular?

I think I may have found the root of my swing faults (topping, shanking, severe pull with partial shots) that occurred with the wedges after 45 min to 1 hour of practice: not clearing the left hip on the downswing.  I was in the garage the other day and there is a section on wedge faults (page 145) in Jim McClean's book "The Three Scoring Clubs" and the cause of a severe pull was not clearing the left hip; I didn't pay attention to this detail before (I did have a problem with a severe pull and then trying to correct it would result in a shank).  I figure that clearing the left hip also aids in proper weight shift.  My wedges are actually doing way better.  As to what the physical malady that causes the left hip not to clear... that is a mystery.

Answer
Lou:

I believe a stiff shaft is a personal, physical thing, not an environmental thing.  If you can handle it, hit it.  If you can't don't.  I am great with what you are doing with the wedges.  It's nice to not have any pitch outs when you play.  

Eddie