[brianmontgomery2000]

"Switter" is definitely not the way to go -- you have to get that right shoulder in the proper position to be the pushing backstop as Yoda describes. When you do that (for me, it feels like slowing the shoulders down and "driving" it versus "spinning" them), you can hit the ball a ton. I'm a bigger guy, and still can hit the driver 280 - 300 and hit 5 iron 200.

At the end of the day, length is somewhat overrated among amateurs -- would it really be that big a deal to lose some yards on tee shots or our irons if we became incredibly consistent in our ball striking? I am looking forward to the day when I can complain exclusively about my short game and putting!

Good news, I don't even think you have to give up length to be a "hitter"...