Brian, Sure, you can learn a new swing. Just takes an hour or two of practice to get started. Am guessing, but too high a trajectory like yours can be the result of an early release and, maybe, almost a reverse pivot. You need to get your wrists cocked with the back of your left wrist almost flat and almost vertical. When you start your downswing, start it with the weight shift, uncoiling your hips. Keep your head behind or even with the ball. Aim the butt end of the club at the ball and hold the wrist cock. Make a good follow through. See if that works. It might take a while on the practice tee to get the feel for it. The longer you can hold the wrists cocked, the more speed you'll build up. By uncoiling the body in front of the hands, you pull the head closed enough to deloft the shot a bit and hit a draw.
The Catapults unfortunately are only delofted from about the 7-iron to the PW. So the long irons are about the same lofts as any other set, but considerably more offset....which should help straighten your slice a bit. Don't think these need any weight bias with all that offset. If you need the distance on your mid and long irons, I'd use graphite shafts a bit overlength, say 1/2". Maybe something like Apache PM-30 Lights about A-2. But, the Catapults play very well with inexpensive steel shafts, too. I used Elta's stepless steel Supreme Gold R softstepped on a 3/8 inch slope instead of 1/2 inch and it worked out pretty well for me in the short irons, 8-SW. My graphite shafted Chicago 944C long and mid irons hit the ball farther, so I use them. There are some other delofted heads to look at. My list included the Avocet from Mirage, the GV Back and KS Tour from Diamond Tour, and the PS Series 3 from Streamline...all with 43�-44� PWs. If you find any others with low offset, let me know. Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Parkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Irons Too High > Everyone, > > About the end of last year (playing on frozen fairways in ID) a strange > phenomenon occurred with my irons - I started hitting them sky high. It > has also carried to this year. In the old days my 8 iron was my 145-150 > club with a very high ball flight. Suddenly it became my 125 club. I > have lost two clubs distance across the board. The accuracy is about > the same, and I still have the same slight fade. The driver is > basically the same at about 240-250 on average. Of course some misses > and also crushes. I have never had a lick of instruction (as my 15 > handicap would suggest), so I don't know why, and am still leery of > seeking instruction as a don't know if I could learn a new swing anyway. > > So, since I am a knuckle head and want to buy a game, I will try to fix > the problem with equipment. I remember an experiment Bernie did with > some Catapults, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with > some irons that may meet my two criteria. > > 1. Lower ball flight > 2. Forgiving, specifically reducing slice. > > I like the look of the Catapult, but I wasn't sure about the flow > weighting. It seems to contradict what Tom W. preaches regarding heal > weight to help close the face. Bernie, do your long irons have a face > bias? > > Thanks for any input. > > Brian > >
