Eracer - where's your review?

[warbirdlover]

of your Nike Sumo with the Epic shaft? Gotta let us ho's know how it works....

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by warbirdlover

of your Nike Sumo with the Epic shaft? Gotta let us ho's know how it works....

Well, I'm in the middle of making some BIG swing changes (not stack-and-tilt... ) and I don't think I can offer a real review right now.

I did use the driver three times on Sunday.

1st drive - nasty straight pull OB left. It was a really bad swing.
2nd drive- very nice and straight, but only about 220. Good ball flight.
3rd drive - a slight pull, but a decent drive, again only about 220.

I'm going to stick with the Epic until I get through all the lessons, and get comfortable generating power with a radically shortened backswing. Right now I don't generate the clubhead speed I'm used to, and my timing is off, because my swing "feels" REALLY different. My instructor says not to worry, that once I get comfortable, my SS will go up - above what it was.

I can say the shaft feels good. Seems very stable with a decent swing. I may have to send it back to TMag for a switch to a regular-flex, but again, I'll give this one a fair chance before I do anything else.

Hope that helps.

BTW - where's your Geek review????

[warbirdlover]

Ah, another convert to the short backswing. I hit my driver 20 yards farther since I switched to a shorter backswing 14 years ago and ss is still 105 and you'll find with a short backswing a stiff flex works better (when you get used to it) so don't change flex yet. I always make consistent "sweet spot" face contact and it made a total improvement in my game. Just keep that left arm straight and you'll love it in time.

(Geek should be here this week for a weekend of golf with sssmokin!! I gotta cream that guy!!)

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by warbirdlover

Ah, another convert to the short backswing. I hit my driver 20 yards farther since I switched to a shorter backswing 14 years ago and ss is still 105 and you'll find with a short backswing a stiff flex works better (when you get used to it) so don't change flex yet. I always make consistent "sweet spot" face contact and it made a total improvement in my game. Just keep that left arm straight and you'll love it in time.

(Geek should be here this week for a weekend of golf with sssmokin!! I gotta cream that guy!!)

Thanks for the advice, WBL. That's exactly what I was hoping to hear, re: the shaft flex.

I am astonished at how what I'm feeling in my swing is NOT what I'm actually doing. He tells me to swing really short. It feels like I'm swinging back to 9 o'clock. I immediately watch the video replay, and it's like some completely different swing, the club going past parallel and my left arm going into a big bend.

"Shorter!", he says. So I try again. This time it feels like a chip shot backswing. And I'm STILL overswinging. The video doesn't lie, but my brain damn sure does!

Having instant replay high-speed camera footage available is pretty awesome.

Once I learn to coil properly and release properly, I think I'll have a decent swing. I'm pretty optimistic.

Go GEEK !!!