High ball flight with new clubs?

Question

I bought a new set of MX-25's to replace my Taylor Made Supersteels. I believe the lofts on the MX to be the same if not lower on some of my Supersteels. Anyway, I was hitting them at the range and on the course and my ball flight was quite high. I DO have a high ball flight to begin with, not crazy high but high. My old Supersteels, I hit my 9 Iron about 140. 7 about 160. Both with relatively little roll. On the new Mizzy's, I'm hitting some clubs the same length if not 5 yards shorter...hard to tell. But the flight is higher for sure.

What options should I explore:

1) de-loft the clubs

2) change shafts

3) fix my swing

4) go back to my supersteels

I'd rather go in that order...but which will be more effective for me? And I'd rather not mess with my swing - being a new Dad, I don't have THAT much time for golf anymore. :(

Answer 1

Sounds like a kickpoint issue in your new shafts.  If its a problem for you, you could either get new shafts or pull the shafts out of your Tayllormades and put them in your new Mizuno's.

Answer 2

Spencer -

Very thought out question, when people ask good questions like this it's easy to point out options.

Still you could have provided more info, like the shaft differences in both sets of clubs....how many times you've noticed this higher ball flight, example....was this one day on the range and you were hitting into a 10 mph wind? Or has this been a consistent problem...I ask this because there are a lot of factor that could be contributing to the high ball flight.

However deal with your 1 through 4 and then you'll have a bit more information to make your decision:

1) Changing the lofts will also change the bounce of your clubs. Bounce basically helps the clubs not to dig into the ground, the more bounce you have the less the clubs will have a tendency to dig. You will be reducing bounce, therefore the clubs will dig more.....depending on what kind of turf you play on this could be good or bad. If you play on a lot of hardpan fairways this may not be too bad. However if you play on soft turf, you may find yourself taking 2 pound beaver pelt divots on full shots....which you don't want....so be careful messing around with the lofts, those clubs are designed to play with the loft they came from Mizuno with, I wouldn't bend them.

2) Changing shafts could be a viable option and depending on the shaft could bring down the flight....try looking into flighted rifles....I'm not sure if they'll fit into your clubs, but a professional clubfitter could tell you.....this will cost a good deal of money....couple hundred.

3) Check your ball position, this is the #1 indicator of what type of flight you'll have...you should be playing most of the clubs right in the middle of your stance.

4) You'll have to make the decision on whether to go back to the old clubs........trial and error.....the true method to figure golf out :)

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Maybe find out your swing speed and double check your shafts first. But I hear some of the newer clubs made for high handicaps actually get the ball in the air try checking that too.Good Luck!