Reddit reviews Search for the Perfect Swing: The Proven Scientific Approach to Fundamentally Improving Your Game

http://www.amazon.com/Search-Perfect-Swing-Scientific-Fundamentally/dp/1572437294#reader_1572437294

I don't know where I got 145mph. But this is where I got the information.

Long story short: with the advent of launch monitors and high speed video, we finally have a good idea of "why flight happens." However, it seems that many people, and even well intended instructors, have yet to review the math and the science.

Stiff shafts are a trivial component on the math of slicing. Without doing the math, the reason you slice is because you hit the ball with an open club face relative to instantaneous path of the club head immediately at impact. See here for a nice explanation.

The solution is simply learning how to release through the ball, or turn your hands over.

Still doubtful? Find somebody on the driving range that is crushing the ball. Then take your driver up to him and say "would you mind testing out my driver?" If they have skill, they will not slice the ball any more or less than a stiff shaft. If they are really good, they will be able to slice, fade, straight, draw and hook the ball. All with the same club.

If you have a bit of a scientific bent, I would suggest buying this book for some of the physics of the golf swing. One of the earliest, but holds up well over time. They were also the first ones to point out that the traditional "golf flight rules" were simply wrong, regardless of how many pros insisted they were right!

You may want to buy a new driver, or try a new shaft. However, you will find yourself very disappointed in that it does not fix your slice. By the way, both Jamie Sadlowski, VJ Singh, and (ahem) myself will use the Whippy tempomaster to train. You have not seen a flexible shaft like this training aid. Nobody slices this club if they have the right release.