Driving iron off the tee players. Ball selection?

[slantsflood]

Was wondering if you guys used a ball as hard as a rock to get the best of both world's out of your tee shot?

 

I'm changing my game to a driving iron only. I've always hit all irons well and a decent short game. Just tired of driver or 3 wood haunting me over the years.

[Triple Putt]

I play my normal ball (z-star or B330s) with my MP-18 2 iron.

[troublelove]

Why? You might gain 10 yards off the tee but they have much less control going into the green or with your short game.

[slantsflood]

I dont know. Just an experiment of thought. Accuracy shouldn't be a problem with a udi. If I could get a extra 15 yards off of a ball I would work my game around that.

[LoopySwing13]

I dont know. Just an experiment of thought. Accuracy shouldn't be a problem with a udi. If I could get a extra 15 yards off of a ball I would work my game around that.

 

I have never found a distance ball that I could work around. In general putting and chilling is just uncomfortable. I prefer the old saying of picking a ball from green to tee even if I lose 2-3 yards off the driver.

 

Have played the Nike RZN platinum for most of this/last year and just got some new chrome soft and chrome soft x to try.

[scottc25]

Try the new Titleist Tour Soft. I was a full club longer with it over my normal gamer (TP5x) and not a massive difference around the green.

[Tight-right]

No woods?

 

 

And a hard ball that won't co-operated in the "scoring" zone.

 

Ouch.

 

Might want to re consider.

 

Just saying.

[grochol17]

I hit my H5 1-iron off of the tee a lot and use a Z-Star or Z-Star XV. For my purposes I don't feel like I'm lacking in distance. And, as others have said, gaining some yards off of the tee probably isn't worth what you'll lose going in to the green.

[ThunderBuzzworth]

Srixon XV is my choice and although I don’t like it persaonally the TP5x is a little longer on long irons than most balls I have hit

[3_Jack_Par]

I have used just about all of the Pro V1x equivalents from the different manufacturers, and I don't notice much difference -- the ones I currently have in the rotation are the B-330 and the Tour Preferred X. I would caution against going to a distance ball, because I'd expect that the loss of control in the short game and on approaches to cost you more than you'll gain by hitting the ball a few yards farther.

 

When I tried the TP5x, that spun less than other balls I've used, which added about a half a club of distance with my irons (probably went farther off the driver, too, but I never really tested that), but I couldn't even deal with the reduced spin around the greens with that, so I can't imagine how much trouble I'd have adjusting to a non-urethane ball.

[Clambake]

Strikes me as the exact opposite of what you should do. Hitting a driving iron you're going to be farther back from the green, so your approach shots are going to be with a longer club. You'd have a harder time stopping 6i than a 9i, so playing a "hard as a rock" ball (as you put it) would exaggerate that problem. And since you'll be coming in from farther out, you're likely to miss more greens, so you wouldn't have as much control pitching and chipping with a distance ball. I'd think if you're going to experiment with foregoing woods in favor a driving iron, you'd want a ball with even better spin control.

[1Mordrid1]

I think it depends on your style of play. I know a couple of slower ss players that love the Titleist Velocity. And their game meshes well with the ball because they chase the majority of their shots to the green. For someone like me who likes to hit onto the green with a hop and stop, a ball like the velocity is a scoring killer.

 

Is the issue with the driver and 3 woods mishits or just wayward shots? If it is wayward shots then have you tried something like the new E6 speed or softs?

[Chuck905]

I use the Srixon soft, it’s long enough but touchable around the greens and putts true. A true putt is my first priority.

 

Also had success with the Nike soft distance until it was discontinued.

 

I swap my U45 16* the rare times for my 3 wood depending on the course conditions but my 3 wood is the everyday set-up.

 

Unless you cannot hit a 3 wood, than by all means go to the driving iron and ditch the 3 wood.

[jaffabell]

This post is everything that is wrong with golfers who live on these forums... Think about the logic you are using here buddy. I wouldn't recommend a rock hard distance ball to anyone, majority of your shots are within 100 yards which is why you would want a ball that has the best feel, also no good being 1-2 clubs closer to the green off the tee if you then cannot stop that ball on the green!

[Sir edward of putternut]

I use bridgestone b330.

I use a 2 iron mostly instead of a wood...totally understand that...not getting the rock hard ball part tho. Kinda reminds me of the dude at the range who hits bucket after bucket with his driver...i just want to say, dude, ur focusing 100 percent on 15 percent of the game...ive seen lil korean dudes score par driving it like 180 (straight as an arrow and 10 yards off the ground but...)

Sorry, side rant....either way, stay with what helps up close