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  1. I purchased a 20* a few months ago and could not be more pleased. The NS Pro shaft that comes with it was fine but I put a "KWOK'D Bonzai" in it and its straight up the best hybrid I have ever used. I have tried them ALL (except Nickdent as I wanted a mid ball flight) Easier to hit off the deck than the CLK, better feel on the face. No hook or draw bias. Very versatile and ACCURATE. GET ONE.
  2. I have been dealing with this issue with my instructor this year. While he has told me that the initation of the downswing varies from player to player based on thier tendencies. Some players can have overactive legs and thier hips can outrace thier arms and they get "stuck" a lot. This is typically a an experienced players problem. Tiger left Butch because this problem could not be fixed by Butches teaching.. The majority of amatuers need to start with the left hand pulling the butt of the club at the back of the ball. This is what I am doing now and here is WHY. First off I have read numerous articles from accomplished professionals and teachers that the lower body should begin the downswing with a slight bump to the left. This will result in the arms "falling into the slot" and being perfectly on plane. I worked my ass off on this drill. I found that for me I tended to over exaggerate the bump and lead to lots of lateral sliding and hanging back to much on my right side. While I agree the hands should be impassive in the inital downswing and getting into the "slot" position is ideal, I have found (through lots of time experimenting and arguing with my instructor) that from the top of the backswing I need to pull the butt of the club with my left hand (I am right handed) at the back of the ball until my elbow of the right arm makes contact with my side. This allows me to... 1. Get into the slot position and stay on plane 2. Maintain my "lag position" 3. Most important discovery was the the weight shift happened automatically as a result of the hands coming down versus the hands dropping as a result of the "bump to the left". I have found this to get me into the best position to swing properly. I am hitting the ball farther and more consistent. I only get into a bad situtation with I start down with the shoulder instead of left hand at the butt of the ball. In which case I hit a push or "mini slice". Please note this works for me as I am new to golf (less than 5 years) and my lower body does not turn the way experienced golfers do. I played other sports all my life where the upper body controlled most movements. Hence the reason my instructor thought it would be better for me to start the downswing this way as my upper body has been trained over the years to be in control. I also do not "spin out" and getting stuck is no longer a problem. I do lots and lots of slow motion drills working on this move from the top to ingrain the move. Hope this helps. [/u]
  3. 43" NON Tipped. Looking for immediate purchase
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