Hitting the ball too high

Hello,
A question for all do you think I need new equipment. My club head speed with driver is 110-118 mph. I am currently hitting a taylormade r7 425 8.5 degree. The shaft is the re ax 65 with a stiff shaft and mid tip. I hit the ball extremely high. Would I benefit with a x-stiff or just need a stiffer tip or both? Also is tip and kickpoint the same thing. I know the higher the kickpoint the lower the ball flight. I can fly it 270-280, but get no roll hardly at all and if I am into the wind a bit it kills my ball. I am getting where I can play it back in my stance a bit into the wind to help with that. Any suggestions on what new equipment changes that would help please???

Optimizing driver distance is a numbers game.

You seem to be getting a good deal of carry for your SS, which would indicate that launch angle and spin are pretty good.

Get on a launch monitor and get your numbers - they'll tell the story. Also, get the loft measured where you hit the ball on the face - it'll tell a big part of the story, too.

You can carry the ball 280 Yards, Jeeper's! that a very long way, maybe even tour distance.

If I want a higher or lower trajectory I raise or lower the tee height. When it's higher I hit it more on the upstroke which launches higher, if I tee lower I catch it more horizontal with a lower flight.

I suggest that you get onto a launch monitor and experiment with various options. For your swing speed you seem to getting the correct kind of distance. Don't left driver loft fool you, that is only a static loft - it's effective loft at impact and spin rate that determines the launch angle and therefore flight height.

My suspicion is that if you can't get access to a launch monitor with a fitting expert, you might want to try a lower spinning golf ball first. The difference between a golf ball you spin at say 2,500rpm and one that you spin at say 3,000rpm is quite noticeable in the ball flight and roll.

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Went today got tested on launch monitor with my taylormade r7 425 with re ax 65 stiff shaft 8.5 loft with mid tip my clubhead speed averaged 107. Ball speed was 150. Launch angle was 14-16. Killer was my backspin which was 3800-5000 rpm. The guy doing the test thought I may be hitting down on the ball a bit that measurement was 55 (cant remember exactly what it was called). He said I needed to catch it more on an upswing. He said maybe go to x-stiff shaft and get the tip stronger which I tried a few swing with the burner see details below. Any suggestions please I want to max out and get the right equipment or swing. do I need lessons or new equipment. My best drive out of appx 20 drives flew 262 rolled out to 282. I even tried to new burner 9.5 degree loft with 75 gram shaft with stiff shaft and stiff tip didnt help much if any. PLEASE HELP.

I have been playing the titleist dt roll like it pretty good and been playing the nxt extreme I heard it was a hard ball didnt have any problems getting them to check our greens are pretty soft though. I really need to cut down on my spin it is killing me on driver spin rate is 3800-5000. I did find and hit a bridgestone the other day seemed like it was a better ball than the pro v1s i used to play.

I like your launch conditions (save spin).

You could likely drop another degree in loft without changing your swing - it'll bring down your sping 500 rpm as well.

Also, the ProV1x is more the ball over the ProV1.

The other issue is that a 'cut swing' produces more spin than a 'draw swing'.

Finally, as per Trackman research, angle of attack (hitting down or hitting up) doesn't appreciably effect spin - just launch angle.

I don't want to play the devil's advocate but if you are getting the ball so far in the air (and so far) with such a straight faced driver I'd look at your set up at address before changing clubs. My guess is you will do the same thing with any club of the same loft.

Get onto a Trackman and look at the launch angles against the spin rate. If you are launching above 6° and spinning the ball at more than 3500 rpms with a 8°5 driver you're sending all your energy straight up at the sun.

Like Brian said tee the ball down and try to shoot some under 30 yards in the air then check the distances.

If all that doesn't work try taking the putter from the tee.


Tim.

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try changing your ball to the new Callaway Tour i or iX and see how you go.

i've just changed to them (Tour i) from the TItlist Pro V1 and i get more distance off the tee with just as much stopping ability on the green.

as with your ball flight going so high. try and lead your swing over the ball more with your hands before clubhead.... easier said than done, but you could be letting the club head outrun your hands on your swing.

I'd go get tested on a launch monitor. If your swing speed is 110-118 your probably just a little too fast for a stiff shaft. I think you could really benefit from a x-stiff shaft. It's just unfortunate how much it can cost if you don't know someone in the business. I think I got a driver reshafted last year for 90 dollars. Well worth it to me, but before you make a decision get tested to make sure it will help, maybe even demo a club with a x-stiff shaft if you want to. You don't want to spend any money unless you know it will help you out.

Hope this helps.

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not only would a xstiff be better, but you want it to be tip stiff. if it is mid flex or handle flex kickpoint then it will launch it higher.