Well,
After slicing driver after driver after driver, I've decided to make two (relatively) radical changes. The first is to move to a shorter driver. This comes after a realization that some of the best driving I've done was with a 43.5" driver with an aluminum head - bought from walmart. However, after I caved in the face (silly aluminum!), I went to a 44.75" driver - and was absolutely killing it. Now, the swing was completely unorthodox, but it sure pounded the ball out there!
Now, this season, same driver, bad swing. I thought I'd find the mojo. Nope, no mojo. I thought I'd try a heavier shaft. That seemed better. I thought I'd try a shorter shaft (but lighter weight). that seemed just as good.
The kicker came when I a) made a swing change - a pretty major (for me) one, right after winning my flight in club champ, and b) came across the first set of
irons I'd built, and started using the 7 iron to practice with.
I found my practice iron to be much heavier than my playing iron - but it
really helped me to fall into the slot better on my swing, making for better ball striking.
So now, my iron play is much, much better. I'm much happier with what's going on there. However, applying the same swing fundamentals with my driver is causing me to go OTT and create these huge slices - even when I feel like I've certainly fired hips first, and left my arms 'behind'!
So, here goes. Tomorrow, I'll be putting a 43.25" steel shafted driver into play. It weighs 363g - 33g heavier than my current driver. I'll report back in a day or so!