Sometimes it's not you. Back on August 18 I said I was giving up. I was hitting behind ball. Moved ball back,caused pushes and slices

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

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Doug S

Sep 28, 2021

I probably should shorten all my clubs. thank you for coming back and sharing your journey!

Tom Saguto

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@Doug S - I wouldn't assume this simply based on your height. There are other factors involved. Case in point is that at over 6' tall @timmos1 needed to shorten his driver. If you type the word "fitting" into the Forum search you'll see various thoughts and recommendations from your fellow members on the topic.