Earlier this week, I posted here asking for some buying advice about hybrids. (thanks to those who got back to me!). I then went out and bought a Nike Slingshot #3 21 degrees.
My first day at the range with it was horrid! It was all over the place! It was so bad, that I actually took it back to the store to return it. But i knew it was me and not the club. So I ended up keeping it; and practiced just swinging the club in the backyard with out any balls...just free swinging.
So today, i took it out on the course. I intentionally left my 3i and 4i in he trunk....along with my driver which rarely ever sees any action other than the trunk anyways! lol
I figured, I try to see how often I could use it in a round. So that meant tee shots, second shots on a Par5 and long Par4s...and even a couple of long Par3s.
My God does that thing ever hit the ball!!! Even missed shots were going straight! I kept compensating for my usual fade/slice by aiming left....but the thing kept hitting it straight were I pointed it!! So after awhile, my playing partner goes: "man, they were you are hitting that club, just point and shot". The rest of the round I did just that. Just point it, and swing freely. Now I am not a big hitter, but by the end of the round, I was outdriving my playing partners even though they were using drivers! And I was on the fairway each time, as opposed to them taking a drop! lol
Seriously guys, I heard all that stuff about hybrids being the be all club. I was skeptical....but after today's round, i am so glad that I didn't return it!
Again, thanks to all those those who convinced me to get one of these clubs. It really does feel like cheating! lol
-DVS
My first day at the range with it was horrid! It was all over the place! It was so bad, that I actually took it back to the store to return it. But i knew it was me and not the club. So I ended up keeping it; and practiced just swinging the club in the backyard with out any balls...just free swinging.
So today, i took it out on the course. I intentionally left my 3i and 4i in he trunk....along with my driver which rarely ever sees any action other than the trunk anyways! lol
I figured, I try to see how often I could use it in a round. So that meant tee shots, second shots on a Par5 and long Par4s...and even a couple of long Par3s.
My God does that thing ever hit the ball!!! Even missed shots were going straight! I kept compensating for my usual fade/slice by aiming left....but the thing kept hitting it straight were I pointed it!! So after awhile, my playing partner goes: "man, they were you are hitting that club, just point and shot". The rest of the round I did just that. Just point it, and swing freely. Now I am not a big hitter, but by the end of the round, I was outdriving my playing partners even though they were using drivers! And I was on the fairway each time, as opposed to them taking a drop! lol
Seriously guys, I heard all that stuff about hybrids being the be all club. I was skeptical....but after today's round, i am so glad that I didn't return it!
Again, thanks to all those those who convinced me to get one of these clubs. It really does feel like cheating! lol
-DVS