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re: What do you do if a good 3 wood is 5 yards behind a good driver?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 2:58 pm to 360footjog
Posted on 1/30/13 at 2:58 pm to 360footjog
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The 3 wood is just averaging about 290 off the tee.
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Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:04 pm to Golfer
And heeere we go
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:04 pm to Golfer
with a fade...did you get that far?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:05 pm to 360footjog
well fwiw, i believe the 290 thing
a solid 3wood strike for me between 280-290, but my driver can get 300 - 315 on a super solid strike and depending on wind and fairway conditions has been know to go significantly farther...although I have a tendency to play a draw, 290 with a high fade is monstrous with a 3wood
So I dont have a gap problem, i just simply rarely find myself in a situation where i find I need to hit a club 290 yards especially because i am just as consistent with my driver as any wood
Part of the problem is I grew up playing with no fairway wood and actually used a 2 iron because i was able to get enough loft with it to hold a green so until i switch back to the fairway woods i wont be as consistent as i would like
I am about to buy an entirely new set because, my equipment although still good is not as good as it could be and I think I am going to drop the 2 iron for a fairway wood. The 2 iron can get me a solid 250-255 yards (just rarely any instances to use it), but my gap is for that 270-275 range...that is the range i am looking for on the tee when i dont hit driver, i am very consistent with the driver so when I dont hit it, it is because there is some sort of hazard or perhaps a danger of hitting it through the fairway...and in those instances often times 280 or 290 is just as bad as 300 or 310...who knows, i may keep a 2iron as well and just switch clubs depending on the course
For you I would ask, is your driver more outdated than your Fairway woods? I would then look towards the shaft in my driver and the loft as well...you could also get your fairway woods loft change....you can get that 3 wood you have made into a 4 wood even
a solid 3wood strike for me between 280-290, but my driver can get 300 - 315 on a super solid strike and depending on wind and fairway conditions has been know to go significantly farther...although I have a tendency to play a draw, 290 with a high fade is monstrous with a 3wood
So I dont have a gap problem, i just simply rarely find myself in a situation where i find I need to hit a club 290 yards especially because i am just as consistent with my driver as any wood
Part of the problem is I grew up playing with no fairway wood and actually used a 2 iron because i was able to get enough loft with it to hold a green so until i switch back to the fairway woods i wont be as consistent as i would like
I am about to buy an entirely new set because, my equipment although still good is not as good as it could be and I think I am going to drop the 2 iron for a fairway wood. The 2 iron can get me a solid 250-255 yards (just rarely any instances to use it), but my gap is for that 270-275 range...that is the range i am looking for on the tee when i dont hit driver, i am very consistent with the driver so when I dont hit it, it is because there is some sort of hazard or perhaps a danger of hitting it through the fairway...and in those instances often times 280 or 290 is just as bad as 300 or 310...who knows, i may keep a 2iron as well and just switch clubs depending on the course
For you I would ask, is your driver more outdated than your Fairway woods? I would then look towards the shaft in my driver and the loft as well...you could also get your fairway woods loft change....you can get that 3 wood you have made into a 4 wood even
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:05 pm to BeaverPRO
No I was joking about the controlled fade. Thats taking a healthy rip at it.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:09 pm to 360footjog
I actually believe you that you have hit it 290 before...but you said that you AVERAGE 290 with it...that I have a hard time believing...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:17 pm to BeaverPRO
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with a fade...did you get that far?
No. I love these threads...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:18 pm to BeaverPRO
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I actually believe you that you have hit it 290 before...but you said that you AVERAGE 290 with it...that I have a hard time believing...
This times infinity.
A small percentage of pros average 290+ off the tee. And that is with a driver.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:19 pm to BeaverPRO
Well that's the average of step up and rip it shot off the tee. Not the average of every time that club is swung. There are a lot of times there is a choke fade in there that is obviously considerably less than 290. I didn't include that in the "average" BC the point of the thread was about a gap issue of good strikes from both the driver and three wood.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:22 pm to 360footjog
I like your Snead quote.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:22 pm to 360footjog
I had the same problem when I got the Rocketballz clubs. I dropped the 3 wood and bought a RBZ 5 wood and a 4 hybrid to manage the gap.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:24 pm to 9Fiddy
i fricking hate hybrids...i can hit a 2iron all day but put a hybrid in my hand and you might as well be telling me to swing a belt
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:26 pm to TheMightyTerrier
And that's exactly why I said my arse
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:27 pm to 360footjog
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Not the average of every time that club is swung.
That is what AVERAGE is, which you said it was...
...and I know what the point was, your driver sucks, and your 3W is awesome, I get that. But ( and that is a BIG BUT) something is fishy now that you are starting to re neg your story saying you don't always hit it that hard, or it only goes that far if I take a healthy rip at it.
an average is the distance that you hit the ball every time!
/rant
ETA:Just Proof that you said it!
quote:
Well this may sound crazy but the driver is not the problem. The 3 wood is just averaging about 290 off the tee. And yea yea, I know, I'm lying and that's bull shite and all that. My swing speed with a driver is about 118-120. And I'm not bragging because I have some serious problems with my game. just distance off the tee isn't one of them. But why hit a 3 wood when it is basically a driver with a different head. it is a RBZ tour 14.5 by the way. And 5 yards gap is a tad exaggerated, But the point is the same. I just want a bigger gap between the two clubs.
This post was edited on 1/30/13 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:32 pm to 360footjog
Why hit a 3 wood???? Because generally it is much more accurate (the shorter shaft leads to greater accuracy). The question is why hit a driver if the 3 wood is getting you 290?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:48 pm to BeaverPRO
I guess I may have over reacted the other day when I hit a driver and three wood off the sane tee and the three wood went further. And no I'm not back tracking. I was going with an approach similar to if a pitcher averages 85 you don't factor in his curve balls and change ups because the intention was not to throw hard. Similar to the intention not to hit it as far on some swings. Didn't mean to be confusing.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:57 pm to TIGRLEE
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Driver is weakest club in my bag. I'm a 4 handicap and gaurentee you the worst most inconsuisatnt player known to man with driver in my hand. So furstratiing not to be able to hit that club with the consistency I can with irons. I may park it for a while and work on the 3 wood. Idk... Sucks.
this was me towards the end of last year. started taking my 3-wood off since it gets the job done well enough. driver gets me in too much trouble.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 4:00 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
I'd be below a 5 HDCP if I was accurate off the tee. I can't figure it out either... 
Posted on 1/30/13 at 4:03 pm to Golfer
last week i was 4.9 trending to 4.7
after this past Sunday i am 4.9 trending to 5.0
i gather you know how that round went.
after this past Sunday i am 4.9 trending to 5.0
i gather you know how that round went.
This post was edited on 1/30/13 at 4:04 pm
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