[ezra76]

No doubt man. My 5W is my "bail out" club when a cut absolutely will not work. I can hit that very straight and get a solid 225-230 out of it, carry. That works well because most of the time it stays short of the trouble so even if I miss it a little right or left it's getting to the fattest part of the fairway behind bunkers, grass mounds or other hazards.

I always play the back side of my course well. I think a 44 is the highest I've shot and low is 38. I've dedicated 3 holes to hitting my 5W off the tee and they are almost a lock for 3 pars.

There is no point in trying to change the swingpath. I've messed with it and I play worse. The little cut swing works for every club in the bag and makes the irons deadly.

I was watching the AT&T yesterday and they showed a lot of Davis Love. That guy hits a cut and my setup/posture is very similar. He was having a heck of a time and it was obvious he was trying too hard to move the ball right to left. If he can't do it, why would I think I can. It all really stems from playing the course I do. It's setup for a player that draws the ball and I haven't been able to attack it with a cut using driver. That's OK though because once I can reasonably go at a few of those holes with a very tight cut I'll be able to do it anywhere. Had success gripping down with the driver so that's why I think cutting it down will help. I just need to get some more range time and trust the cut. I get in trouble when I "try" to cut it. All I really need to do is setup slightly open to my target and hit it right at the target. When I do that, that's when I get the 2-3yd. cut, the one that'll work anywhere. That shot is mid-high with very low spin. I don't lose anything vs. a draw. It's much more reliable and I know for a fact my SS is a few MPH more out of the cut setup. My hip speed is greater.