[neil]

Vickie, Thanks for the early reply ,and thanks Lynn for the prompt service you guys are amazing!! .I don't really think I am qualified to say whether I' m a hitter or a swinger.I do have a real tendency to hit (not neccesssarily in TGM sense) and fellow hackers tell me i have a l oop in my swing .Basically I would sum my own thoughts up as.... as.aguy who took up the game @ 36 yrs old and had lesson #1@38 and swung longer than john daly ,took divots R to L. that you could bury a small dog in.my ambition when i finally took lessons was to hit a draw.It took alot of work and a Furyk type swing thought to eventually hit adrawI am trying to swing shorter, but tend to re-grip at the top ,I was always told to lead my swing with my shoulders.And in summary I';m not quite sure whether I 'm a swinger or a hitter ...but there is definetly an element of hittting......could I be doing both?.I am still reasonably quick and strong! I am either hitting BIG HOOKS or very LONG blocks with the driver .I have been hitting my bad shots VERY fat with irons.....I wrote the previous bit earlier...Just got back from the range after practicing the dowel drill for two days ..eventually hit 20 balls (5 iron) and i mean hit....like I can't remember-elbow doesn't seem to hurt much.Having said that I am going to try to get a lesson soon with Yoda.I can't believe you people are so helpful