[Hennybogan]

Henny,

What technical advise would you give the student when talking about the driver?

When getting this far, have you assured if the student is a hitter or swinger and adjust the technical advise to that?

Thanks in advance

Amen Corner,

Certainly there are more qualified people on this board to field swing questions. I do have recommendations about driver set up. While we all like to max out distance, confidence in the club outweighs other considerations. You need to know that your regular swing at your regular force and a little more (for those days you swing esp. well) will put the ball in play.

The tour reps have backed off some of the extreme launch conditions they were spouting a few years ago. I don't know the numbers. Point is: you want a driver that is relatively easy to hit, produces enough distance, and does not require much adjustment from iron swing. I want a driver with enough loft that I feel like I can tee it low, hit it with some downward motion, and lean the tee over.

Although I have access to the new stuff, I'm still playing a 510 (is that ok to say?). I trust it to go where I swing.

One more for Compda: I think that you should stick with a basic ball flight for most tee shots. It's nice to have the abilitiy to work it, but avoid fancy play.