bad driver, good, irons...good driver bad irons

Hi again, everyone!

I’m back in the States (Tacoma-Seattle), and I am finally going to get the chance to play golf in my own country. I haven’t been able to hit much these days. I packed up my driver and fairway woods for the trip in the Philippines because I was busy with other things. I’m excited to be buying my new set of Adams IDEA irons that I will get my hands on tomorrow before hitting the course.

Anyway, my on and off progression has been going reaosnably well. After having so many problems with consistency in my short game, I have been playing the Intramuros course which really makes a player hit mid and short irons well, ohterwise it is water, water, water.

This work has paid off quite a bit. My last round there, I shot an 88, mostly because of my improved shots from 150 yards and less in. I’m keeping my putts per round to about 32-35. I’m starting to break the ninties occasionally am hovering in the 93-95 range on my so called off days.

What is bothering me is the age-old problem of “hit the woods, can’t hit the irons…hit the irons, can’t hit the woods.

I really have no idea why this has to be the case. The burning point for me today at the range was hitting my driver terribly… low and with this whipping snap to the right (I’m a lefty). I tried a lower tee, a middle height tee, and a grandpa tall tee to see what I could do to get my normal flight on the ball. No good. The ball was flying low to 150 yards then shapping violenly to the right. I tnesed up from the frustiation. I salvaged the practice session a bit by hitting my 5 wood and 7 wood off the deck. I am wondering if theses drtiving range rubber tees are having some effect on the ball.

Why is it thatI can hit them well and hit my 5,6,7 irons well, but then I can’t hit the driver? I can hit it reasonably well normally, but when it is good, I start blowing it with the irons. My confidence is totally shot going into tomorrow’s round.

Argh!

one thing I woudl look to if I was you is the angle between right arrm and club shaft at address. If the angle is too great, then coming into impact centrifigul force will try to straighten this angle out which in turn will make the club want to go away from you. A tell tale sign of this issue is a low snap hook with the feeling of the weight on the toes.