[SilverUberXeno]

Minor background:

I've been transitioning to a pure one-plane move over the last few months, and it's finally producing dividends. Had my bout with the hooks until I quieted down my hands, then my bout with blocks (still in that phase, sort of), until I can turn all the way through the ball (was afraid to do this due to the hooks!).

For the most part I'm hitting good shots MOST of the time, now. I've lost a little distance going from the blades to the NP-1's, but I think it'll come with time, once I get more accustomed to how the heads perform. With the blades, I could routinely carry the 5i 190 and roll it past 200. With the NP-1's, it's quite a shot to get 200 out of it. A spinnier flight, I guess. I dunno. Not worried about it.

My issue is with the driver, majorly. And the 3w, minorly. And I think it has to do with a total lack of understanding.

As I understand it, the OPS (one-plane swing) is rotational. There's no lateral movement to speak of. The clubhead moves on a defined plane, or circle, around the chest, which is bent over toward the ball. It's a flat swing on an inverted plane. That's fine and dandy, and I love it.

But with the driver, playing the ball forward takes the ball OFF of the circle. I just can't hit it right, because it seems like I have to move the circle to catch the ball, or reach for it, or lash out at it. I feel like it screws up my swing back trying to get out and hit the ball with the driver. Same goes for 3W- moving it forward seems to take it off the path of the clubhead.

All my other clubs I play so close to the same ball position that it doesn't seem to be an issue. Maybe one ball back for wedges, and one ball forward for my hybrids, if that.

WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?!?!