Being consistent with my driver

Move it forward in your stance a little, and weaken your grip. Then, shorten your take away. After you can manage to get comfortable with that, swing as hard as you want.

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What's your biggest swing key for consistently accurate drives?

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make sure you have been properly fitted. a shaft too light, too flexible, too anything can have you doomed before starting your swing

I agree. But, the set up, and takeaway, are usually the culprit.

Is your miss consistent or just spray it all over the place?

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also for a long hitter, course management is a tough bill to swallow yet is the key to being consistent and shooting low scores

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This too. It's fun to hit driver all the time but most times it's not necessary. I'm bad for this too. Always wanting to hit a driver as far as I can instead of playing to a yardage I'm comfortable with

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I'm not completely missing my drive I just know if I could hit 2-3 more fairways a round I could start cracking into the 70's again

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Being a long hitter and loving your 3 wood could cure this on some par 4's less than 425 yards

I appreciate the advice on the stinger guys and punching a long iron or hybrid off the tee is something I do a lot on shorter par 4's

I'm specifically looking for advice on keeping the driver more consistent since I like being able to use the distance when I can since I'm not particularly accurate with my mid to long irons (but I'm working on that!).

Thanks for the tip on swaying, body control is definitely something that I should think about more when I drive

I'm in a similar boat to you. I get on the tee and all that goes through my head is murdering a driver. I really like the punch advice, especially on shorter holes.

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my biggest miss is a pull hook

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This is my issue as well. And it's an easier fix than a slice. In my experience a slice is a swing flaw and can be because of numerous reasons. With the pull hook you're simply rotating your hands over too quickly and trying to hit down on like your irons. You could try a midsize grip to keep your hands square. Bubba Watson uses 10 wraps of grip tape under his driver to keep his hands from rotating over. Also, try an open stance where your front foot is back some. I've tried shortening my driver but lost considerable distance.

Meh. I'm quick with every club. Fixes will be different for different people. What's helped me most is getting my swing on video and working to keep my swing on plane. My problem with the driver is casting and getting contact toward the heal causing a fade.

And I'm all for getting fitted for clubs once you've found some consistency with a forgiving set. Finding the right head/shaft combo has really payed off and made things easier in terms of shot shape and adjustments.