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I am looking at buying a driver. No more than £100. I am new too the game and have a bad slice. I would say i have a slow swing speed ( i am 45 ) so what shaft would i be looking for aswell. My irons fly straight but i tend to use a 3\4 swing for them. Any advice welcome. 
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try a second hand Taylormade R5 with a draw bias.  should be able to get one from Golfbidder or Ebay

I've had loads of drivers and always keep coming back to this one (I have it in 10.5 degrees with the standard shaft) as its the most forgiving, confidence boosting driver I've come across, and it does help straighten out (not totally eliminate!) a slice into a reliable fade.

 Only caveat is if you are intending to have lessons and improve your swing path, you might find you end up with a hook!

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The new MD square driver (draw) can be picked up on ebay and internet retailers for less than a 100 quid new and is highly rated by all the mags for slicers.

 Review on pg 2 or 3

 http://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/images/pdf/3.pdf

It should serve you well if you are looking to improve your swing to get rid of the slice

 If you are a social golfer, no real desire for lessons or to improve radically, i would recommend an offset driver, they look a bit funny but they do the job, the offset squares the face up at impact and i have seen the worsed slicers hit lovely draws with these type of drivers. The only downside with them is if your swing improves the offset becomes a hinderance and you end up hooking everything.

Possibely the best way to go is the MD driver and get a lesson with a pro with it to getting you swinging it correctly.

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I had the John Letters T2 square with a 13 degree face and the regular Aldila gamer shaft. I loved it! It was long and straight. The only reason why I got rid of it was because my swing speed was getting too fast for the shaft. I'd say that you should go possibly go with a higher angled face (13 degreesish). However you'd probably want to get fitted for it properly to see whats what.

The driver that everyone's raving about at the moment in the golf rags is the Ben Sayers Benny, which retails new for £99. Must also be worth a look!

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I'd agree with Paul on the hook statement.  I used to have a Progen offset to compensate for my slice which worked great.  I then got lessons and found that I was hooking the ball as the club face was too closed on impact.

In all honesty, I would get a lesson or two first to try and reduce the slice before spending your hard earned pennies on a new club.  Once you have that sorted, then you can check out the drivers.  

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Ben Sayer M1 12 deg ofset is a super slice fixer for about 30 to 40 quid, only reason I dont use mine is I'm a bit of a brand snob and now use a R7 draw both clubs do exactly the same thing
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I'm probably not the best person to give advice as i've only been playing the game for a short time, but one of the two things i've learned is that you should save your money and get a couple of lessons and work towards hitting the ball properly. An out-to-in swing path is not going to change just because you get a new driver. A lesson will not only improve your swing, it'll also help you understand properly why your slice occurs in the first place.

The other thing i've learned is to never give, or listen to, advice on an internet forum

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Ben Sayers M1  I broke 2 of them in a month (see my review) But the M2 now comes in a Offset version for £65 and is better Quality.

Also the MacGregor 460 Draw is now making an appearence on the secondhand market for around the £100 mark! Fujikura Quadra shaft! which is nice!

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Thanks for the replys, will see if i can pick up a bargain on flea-bay. MD or benny!
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Keith, I think it's been said before but why not try to "cure" your slice. I tended to slice a little from time to time or a natural fade other times. After a few lessons with the club pro my slice is all but gone (maybe once every few rounds), having someone look at your posture, alignment and swing should stop or reduce it.

Far better than buying a club I would have thought as it has a positive impact on your whole game (and you'll gain distance)

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There's also the possibility of a nice 2nd hand Macgregor Mac-Tec NVG2 Draw driver, very nice and quite good at 'hiding' the slice.

edit / Dang, beaten to it by 1 Over!

Edited: 06/06/08 09:31
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+1 to the "Fix the slice, not change the club" gang.
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Keith Butcher wrote (see)
 I am new too the game and have a bad slice. I would say i have a slow swing speed ( i am 45 ) so what shaft would i be looking for aswell. My irons fly straight but i tend to use a 3\4 swing for them. Any advice welcome. 


Dont get another driver, been there and worn the T shirt, most beginners dont realease the long clubs, when you swing make a conscious effort to roll your wrist over as you come through impact, bet you start hooking the ball with your Driver even if your over the top, when you've got a bit of a feel for whats going on ease off with the rolling of the wrists you should find you're doing much better with the ball flight by then.

9 times out of 10 its swing plain and the release, dont muscle it and if you dont release the club the face will be open through impact and off you go with a slice, 70% of ball flight is dictated by where the club face is at impact even with a poor swing shape.

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Thanks for the advice. Going to try and take a step back with the driver. Only going to use a 3\4 swing and see if i can get the ball flying any straighter. The 3\4 works well with the irons. I think it all goes wrong when i cock my wrists. Oh well, back to the drawing board, then on to the golf pro. cheers all....
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I will go against popular opinion and say that a slice can be helped by a change of club. I had a similar problem and was fittted for a club with a shorter shaft and a higher loft, no offset or draw bias. That gave me the control I needed and worked well for me. Since then I have tried to move back to a lower loft but with no sucess, now have a Benross VeloCT with a 44 inch shaft and 12 degree of loft and that is giving me great distance and a straight drive

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