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Originally Posted by robersha I have been playing golf for 10 months. Practice once a week and play maybe twice a month. My best round was last week (112). I just recently had a lesson with a pro in Orlando, Florida. He told me that I should forget about hitting my 9.5 degree Driver and focus on hitting my 3 Wood off the tee. The problem is that I hit my Driver better; Not great, avg 260 yards and hit 3 fairways a round. I think I have more confidence because of the bigger head and I'm not sure of the correct ball position for the 3 Wood. I usually slice or pull the 3 Wood. I don't hit it consistently enough past the ladies tee to say what my avg distance is. Can someone instruct me how to hit the 3 Wood please.
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Current design of 3-woods, is such that the heads are very small, especially compared with the huge driver heads some now use. I just bought a Ben Hogan 3-wood, but even it has quite a smal head - but not as small as the
Titleists and some others.
Like you, I can hit my driver far more consistently than my 3-wood - probably just because it is more tolerant of off-centre hits.
I too, may not hit that many fairways, but it depends how far off you are
If I miss, it is usually by a yard or two, so I have to play from the rough. On our home course, we sometimes do this on purpose to cut distance (when the rough is not too long!).
You should probably get a higher loft driver or look for an old style 3-wood with a higher face than the current low-profile Tight-Lies type. I have a 10.5 Deg Taylormade R510 driver. Even Vijay used to play this same club - It's like hitting with a 2-wood. It's quite a bit harder to hit a 9.5 Deg driver.
When I started back at golf, I first used my old style (bigger head) 5-Wood, then progressed to a 3 wood and then finally to the driver once I had developed some type of repeatable swing. So, there could be something in what your pro is advising you.
Good Luck!