Little frustrated, put up a topic asking for help about a shaft. Figured I could get some real life experience answers instead of the suggestions from the "golf experts" at the local golf shop. No worries lets talk about what color tees you use and should your hat match your belt. I'm sure that will help me out alot more. I noticed that people who ask questions to try and improve there game get crap responses while a post about Tigers hairline would get bombarded. I guess I'll try and google the answer about the shaft. Peace

you need to chill a little "the Experts" at the golf shop actually know a lot about fitting if you go to a reputable shop.
They have launch monitors and other equipment to help. IMO you should have done this before buying your new driver and it would have saved you trouble, time, and money.

Patiences is a virtue, give us a chance to read and reply. You can't expect many replies on a not so common topic in one day. I have no experience with switching shafts. I was fitted to regular flex TaylorMade clubs and haven't switched.

Being a 12 index golfer, I usually get 4-7 pars a round, so they do get marked with a circle, birdies get a square and double bogeys and up (my blow-up holes) get an explosion. I know this doesn't match TV but It works for me.

Pars don't get anything. Birdies get a circle and eagles gets two circles. Bogie gets a square. Double bogie or higher gets 2 squares. This is the official for the PGA.
Hope this helps.
As for your shaft question, I have no clue. My club pro has set me up with my driver.

I use a 0 for pars, a 1 for bogie, -1 for birdie....makes totaling the card a lot easier and one look at the card you can see the pars at a glance.

To me it's a lot easier to look at this scorecard.....0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,0...+ 36 = 40 than this one....4,6,3,5,6,5,3,4,4,.....= 40.... fours could be good or bad, they don't mean anything unless you do the math. There are THREE kinds of people in this world, those that are good at math, and those that are not. oops

merlin.. that is a good idea. Never though of that. I usually mark the score, then in the upper corner of box keep a running total of the "over par"

you way simplifies the whole thing.. gunna try that from now on. thanks

Pars get a "scratch" like this: - . Birdies a -1 with a circle, bogies just a 1. I usually try to write my score closer to where the scorecard has the hole's par so that it's easier to read when I enter it. I keep track of my stats on the line under my score.

Something like this...
- 1 - 2 - - - 1 -
f2 b2 2 p2 f2 f1 fb1 f3 f2

Where f is fairway, b is bunker, p is penalty stroke and the numbers are my putts. Easiest system I have found so far and you don't have to write in microscopic form to keep it on one line.

Oh, and I use natural wood 2 5/8" tees and who ever said your hat should match your belt? It's your belt and your shoes. Duhhh.

Trying to fix a golf swing on a forum is like trying to fix a car over the phone. Most people's response is gonna be "get lessons," which is always a good idea, so you can't really blame anyone for not being able to give you the magic phrase to straighten you out.

I played today with my friend who uses the scratch - for pars too. That's fine but I just prefer the 0 because it is a number. Doing that makes a par followed by a bogie look like a birdie -1 which is what I use for the occasional birdie

Your right I should relax, but you guys kinda proved my point. You kinda jumped on the post and I got some advice. Taylorfade I appreciate the comments although let me correct something I wasn't asking for a magic answer to my swing I asked about a shaft that felt lazy, so please don't put me in that category, my swing is fine. It actually was interesting that you guys answered the question, I would have never thought to put a zero, I always put a minus sign.ATo go back to some of the comments, I have read about shaft flex's within different companies, and swing speeds, I have searched the internet and books. I guess I should have asked who has had to change shafts, how did it change your ball flight and distance and what company did you use as in Diamana for example. I was looking for answers from people who had gone through this and what there experience was. Let me comment more on the so-called "experts" I got a new shaft a year ago for another driver the advice from the golf dude was bad, i got a horrible shaft and an empty wallet so sorry if I don't trust the the "experts" if you know a guy in Austin who is cool and not out to make a buck but out to give good equipment advice then tell me what store he's at I'll take my business there. Later

Normally I mark my score card with a pencil

I use the preferred high handicappers notation:

Par: Circle
Bogey: Square
Birdie: Diamond
Eagle: Pentagram

Nothing for doubles and above. This way you can look at the card and see where you screwed up. A good card will have all symbols.

Plus if you get the right combination of scores going you might be able to summon a demon.

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us if you get the right combination of scores going you might be able to summon a demon.

actually chuckled out loud at that one

so if you want to get really into your card and know what it was and how you did. look at this one, this is how I mark them, from the top.....

circle the hole number for GIR....
then above the score, F/pw mean Fairway hit
then a PW for my 2nd shot...
then the score, pars get nothing,
birdies get circles, bogeys get squares,and eagles or
double bogeys get shaded, and if it was an eagle it gets a circle
with some shading. and the same for the DB.
the bottom line get how far was my 1st putt, 12ft/then
how many did it take to hole out.
the last line is S for sand or I for penalty strokes.
the last ones at the end are FIR, total putts....
this way you cah to to the range next week and know what you need to work on....