Can a regular shaft cause a slice?

Can a regular shaft cause a slice?

If your club shafts are too stiff, you’ll have trouble loading them properly during your downswing. When the clubhead gets to the ball, the shaft won’t unload properly and the face will remain slightly open, causing a slice.

What happens if my shaft is not stiff enough?

Too soft a shaft will miss left, since the flex will kick the head back hard through the ball. A stiffer shaft will give you no increased distance. It actually may cost you some. A shaft that is not stiff enough for you will result in all forms of misses from high and right to low and left to whatever.

Does shaft flex really matter in irons?

The overall speed of your swing is really not the only determining factor for your flex requirement. It has more to do with the load you are applying. The shaft has no idea how fast the club head is actually moving. It only responds to this.

What happens if your golf shaft is too stiff?

Two Main Effects of a Too-Stiff Golf Shaft Stiff shafts tend to impact distance, resulting in shorter distance. A shaft that is too stiff will absorb the force of the swing, which affects the timing of the transference of energy from the club to the ball at impact. The ball tends to fly lower, which impacts distance.

What happens if ball is too far forward in stance?

If it’s too far forward, it may be causing you to hit thin or fat shots and miss shots to the left. If it’s too far back, you could be hitting tops, chunks, and missing the ball to the right. Here’s to better ball-positions in 2020!

Do drivers lose their distance over time?

So, Do Drivers Wear Out Over Time? The fact of the matter is that, even though I may have been getting ahead of myself in the anecdote above, drivers can lose their pop over time. They can wear out and they start to lose efficiency in the face. This means that they transfer far less energy to the ball at impact.

Can a driver face go dead?

The key question you’ll ask yourself is: can a golf driver go dead and lose its pop? A golf driver can go dead and lose its pop when there is a crack, or defect, in the club face. This can be caused by faulty manufacturing or weakness in the driver head, and affects distance and performance.