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canadian_man_44 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2006, 04:57 AM

I just purchased a new driver. Classic Tour Highly High Bore. Probably means nothing to you but it's a clone of the Cleveland HiBore. I borrowed a demo Cleveland HiBore which has the same loft as my clone. The only difference in the clubs was the shafts. HiBore had a regular flex, mine has a Gramman TP440 stiff shaft. I've been a slicer for the past couple of years but I could straighten out my drive by letting up on my swing and dropping my right foot back a couple of inches. I setup my feet the same way for every club and didn't want to have to setup different with my driver because it just felt ackward. After consulting with a chart similar to the one I posted earlier, I decided to go from regular to stiff shaft and that's why I got the Gramman TP440 stiff on my new driver. Today I compared the 10.5 degree HiBore with my 10.5 degree High Bore. Both heads are exactly the same. Like I said before, the only difference was the flex of the shafts. With the regular shaft I was okay with an easy swing, however, as soon as I used my full swingspeed I started slicing, which is really hard to do with a HiBore. With the stiff shaft on an easy swing I came up shorter then usual and way left. Stiff shaft with full swingspeed I hit my drives straight up the middle. After experimenting with weak, regular and strong grips, I found with a slightly stronger grip then usual I was getting that perfect little draw that I've been trying to get for a couple years. I'd better mention also, 82%(I counted and calculated) of the balls I hit with the stiff shaft and strong grip cleared the fence at the back of the driving range. This fence is the 250 Yard marker, it's 30 feet high and I was clearing it by anywhere from 10 to 20 feet. Taking the trajectory and normal roll that I'd get on a fairway, that ball should be well over 300 yards. I'm not gonna say for sure until I try it on the long par 5.

Bottom line: Stiff shaft cured my slice