So, last week after another round I said to my mates maybe my clubs are too long. They're like, right you're over 6 feet how can they be too long?
I have an unusual shape. Waist up I'm 6-8. Waist down, 5-8. My inseam is 32 and I have long arms. When I stack, my hands are pretty low to the ground.
I went to the range and started swinging. If I hit it fat, I then would move my hands down the shift until the club would just graze the ground. I would choke the driver and magic, everything was crispy and straight! I was going to replace my driver shift anyway, so I had them cut it down from 46 inches to 44.
On the course I would place my hands on shaft depending on the lie. Once I started doing this I stopped hitting behind the ball.
I have read articles online about how club manufacturers have lengthend clubs to increase distance. I am finding that withthe shorter clubs I make better contact and I can swing faster so the distance really hasn't changed.
So my takeaway is the saguto method is still wicked good, I just needed to have the right club fit. Everyone is different shaped, check your length. If you keep hitting behind the ball, maybe the clubs are too long. I don't think Hogan swung 46 inch driver. Maybe he did , but I cannot.
Tim
I probably should shorten all my clubs. thank you for coming back and sharing your journey!
@timmos1 HAHA, glad you are back, we thought we lost you! OM Gosh, that's hilarious to me that you need shorter clubs at 6 feet tall. I'm not even 5'5", I shortened my driver some(Ping tend to be long) and I shortened a callaway hybrid. Then slightly my 4 and 5 iron. Everything else is stock length. Dang that's funny to me. Glad that was your holy grail! Congrats!
So glad you figured that out and got yourself off the ledge, @timmos1!! None of us come off a one-size-fits-all rack, and while club manufacturers have done a pretty good job making standard lofts and lie angles to adequately suit the "average" person, how many of us really meet their definition of "average" in terms of height, inseam, torso length, arm length, etc.
The chicken-and-egg debate may continue in terms of whether to build a good swing first and then get fitted or vice versa. However, in the case where your unique body features deviate considerably from the "norm", I believe you have confirmed that at least a basic fitting is in order so that you at least give yourself an opportunity to build that good swing, at which point the clubs can then be micro-adjusted as needed.
Well done and welcome back! Now....have FUN out there!!