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Lately, I have finally been able to "set myself to reality" and go for more control, instead of the "power it all" mentality.

First of all, so everyone knows, I am 6'3" 280. So, being that big and had played football and worked out alot prior to playing golf was part of the pain of trying not to go for power. I picked up golf after I decided I wanted to do something other than lay around after work. A year and a half later, it seems that I have finally conquered the "power demon" within me.

I will now layout a chart of my distances for when I was power hungry:

9.5 Driver - 240 - 250 Carry, 270 - 295 Total
15 3 Wood - 220 - 230 Carry, 240 - 250 Total
22 4 Iron - 212 Carry
25 5 Iron - 200 Carry
29 6 Iron - 188 Carry
33 7 Iron - 176 Carry
37 8 Iron - 164 Carry
41 9 Iron - 152 Carry
46 PW - 140 Carry
52 GW - 115 Carry
56 SW - 100 Carry
60 LW - 80 Carry

** I did not own a hybrid before I charted my distances.

Here are my yardages after I finally got into the control swing of things:

9.5 Driver - 240 - 250 Carry, 270 - 295 Total
15 3 Wood - 220 - 230 Carry, 240 - 250 Total
19 3i Hybrid - 207 - 215 Carry , 220 - 230 Total.
22 4 Iron - 196 Carry
25 5 Iron - 185 Carry
29 6 Iron - 174 Carry
33 7 Iron - 163 Carry
37 8 Iron - 152 Carry
41 9 Iron - 141 Carry
46 PW - 130 Carry
52 GW - 100 Carry
56 SW - 80 Carry
60 LW - 60 Carry

You will notice that the driver and 3 wood are the same. That is because I never over swing those clubs. When I do I slice, so that tamed me from over swinging.

It's great to know that on a par 3, that if I am having trouble with my mid  or higher irons, I can bare back and hammer down. But, what good is that? Maybe fine for a long 9 or 8 iron, but I couldnt control anything else.

So why even bother with power if you can't control it?

I control everything much better now. I never fade unless I need to. I can hit it down the middle, I can draw it as well. Controling your swing is the key in everything. When you can do that, you will be playing better golf.

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