Driving consistency

Playing off 8 handicap , and my biggest handicap is consistency off the tee. I will hit some perfect drives with a nice draw about 260- 280 meters, then the dreaded hook(out to in with clubface closed and not correct weightshift), or sometimes a lovely fade that goes nowhere.
My 3 wood is my go to club. Will hit that down the middle 8 out of 10 times and some 230 odd meters, either from the tee or the fairway.
Is it a confidence issue with my driver? Is the driver/3-wood swing very different ?

I have the same issue mate. If I didn't hit my driver in a round, I would easily save 10 strokes because it ends up OB 9 times out of 10, but I refuse to not drive a hole because I am **** at the mo with it.

My go to is a 3 iron (I can launch my long irons - weird) and I can hit 180 with it with a straight ball flight. KNocks me sick. I'd be happy if I could hit my driver 180 straight.

Someone help us.

hi,it could be your grip pressure.you may be gripping to tight and trying for longer length.i had same problem until i felt i was swinging with my arms and not my hands.a light grip was the cure for me

Hi Collie,

You will get better results with your 3 wood because it has more loft and creates more backspin to the ball, backspin tends to negate some of the side spin that creates hooks and slices.

I would guess it is related to confidence, when you hold a club that you are confident with there is more chance of making a smother relaxed swing, resulting in a better shot.

I can only suggest that you work on creating a slow swing with a nice tempo when using your driver, work on relaxing and swinging with the same speed and tempo as your 7 iron, forsake the passion for distance for a while, just think of driving the ball 150 yards. You may be surprised at the results!

Regards
Brian

Hi Brian
Thanks for advice. Will give it a try. I also think it is a confidence thing. The 3 wood is working nicely off the tee my last 2 games - played a 77 and a 79. Hitting the long clubs ( 5 wood , rescue iron or 4 irons ) to the greens does make it difficult though.

Try thinking about finishing your swing in a great finish position and not about hitting the ball and you will find that everything in between just fits into place.

Well, it works for me.

It used to be that when I was having trouble with my driver I pull out my 3 wood and hit a few tee shots with that. I thought it was a little weird that I could hit my 3 so well, yet, with seemingly the same swing, my driver was slicing pretty badly. I tried taking my driver and 3 wood to the driving range. I hit 3 wood for 10 shots then shifted to my driver, told myself "it's just a 3 wood" and hit the ball perfectly. After a few drives the slice came back so I'd shift to my 3 wood again for 10 balls. Same thing. That day I came to the conclusion that it's a headgame.

You might want to try something my brother tried one time when he wasn't hitting his driver all that well but was bombing his 3 wood. Seems kind of simple, but, he put a 3 wood sock on his driver. Next thing you know, he's bombing his driver. The intelligent mind sometimes is such a simple thing, eh.

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