Golf follow up question on a my Bad Driving skills?

It doesn't matter what level of golfer you are- your clubs should be tailored to you (just like suits). Golf clubs from the "big boys" are all made to one length, one lie angle, and one swingweight... and they're catered to millions of golfers! What's the chance that "X" million (or even "X" hundreds of thousands) of golfers are all going to be a perfect fit for these one "standard" size? That's why getting custom-fitted is so important.

It works in many ways: getting clubs from scratch, from the Big Boys, and buying used. If you're going with options 2 and 3, go see the club fitter first. S/He can find your ideal lofts, lie angles, lengths, swing weights, etc. With irons and wedges, it isn't that big of a deal, as they can be bent to adjust to your swing characteristics. It's more critical to find the proper lofts of your woods/hybrids BEFORE you buy, since it's more difficult to have them bent (it can be done, but many clubmakers are leery about doing it, because of breakage issues).

As for your training aids: why both? You should swing the driver the same as you do the 7 iron (or any other club in the bag- other than the putter, obviously)... seems like a waste of money to me. I think the Medicus can be good for you, but I'm also not much of a "training aid" guy- too many gimmicks out there ("a few bad apples spoils the bunch" kind of thing). A lot of the stuff you need can be found at home, or your local Wal-Mart: watch "The Golf Fix" on the Golf Channel (Mondays at 7 pm) to see what I mean. Pretty amazing, in my opinion.

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I honestly don't know too much about 'hinged' clubs. I take it the idea is to train yourself not to swing out of plane i.e. the club breaks down when you make a poor swing and trains your mussels to swing on plane. It sounds like you have spent some money on these training clubs so obviously you are serious about getting your swing more consistent At least that's what it said when I went and read about the Medicus. Like it will allow you to 'feel' it if you are getting the club in the wrong position, that has to be a good thing.

I don't think that hinged clubs are any more expensive than some of the other training aids that they sell for golf swing improvements, like the hoop that you swing in and so on......There are so many golf swing improvement products out there it blows my mind.

As far as used clubs go, yes a pro can fit your irons with diff. shafts and bend 'most' of the irons. I took and old Taylor Made womans 17 degree wood and had it reshafted and I use it more than my 3 iron, of course I had a pro do it.

I got lucky and found a local pro that 'makes' golf clubs. He plays for a living and makes good golf clubs. Be careful, not all club makers are created equal. But these clubs are great. I don't even know what brand they are and I don't care. They are like a Tommy Armour 845 copy or something.

All I know is, I got the full set of pw&3 to 9 irons 3 wood and driver for 400 bucks, 'custom' fitted, extra long shaft bran new.

But this pro is a good club maker, and fits everything to a tee.

The easiest way to learn golf like a pro is by following "The Simple Golf Swing" program. It's primarily a 31 page eBook that teaches golfers how to make solid contact with the ball, how to avoid hitting fat, how to avoid slicing, how get more power, accuracy, and consistency in your swing. Consistency being the number 1 golf skill.

You not only get the eBook though, you also receive a ton of extra material including video, lessons on putting, driving, chipping, sand play etc. Here is their official site: http://www.golfswingguru.net/

if you liked jeff's and greg's answers you should choose those as your best answers , leaving things to voting isn't very proactive . Good answers deserve enough of your time to pick them as the best !