355 yard par 4, tree lined OB, what you hitting off the tee?

[VanTheMan0519]

Looking for a 240 dart gun basically. 

[Kingcat990]

Ping Rapture 13°. But don't worry, I'm putting it OB with the Rapture anyways. 

[Phabs]

2 iron all day long 

[DeCuchi]

3 iron or 5 wood depending on wind and how tough the approach is.  

[Z1ggy16]

Completely depends. What's the wind like, is it OB on both sides (seems unlikely) or OB on one and penalty area on the other? Bunkers? How wide between stakes from one side of the hole to the other?

 

Could be anything from full send driver to a 5i. Straight but short might not be needed pending the layout.

[Barfolomew]

Driver of course.... aint afraid of a little OB.... I'm a golfer, me and OB are old friends 🦆

[iknowbagu]

I'm probably hitting the trees left

 

 

 

But to more appropriately answer the question, it honestly depends on how the round is going and how I'm swinging.  Could be anything from driver down to 5 iron.

 

[b.helts]

Driver probably. If it’s REALLY tight, it might be a 2 iron, but that depends on where it’s at on the course, and if it’s late in the round, how I’m feeling. 

[Pmookie]

Callaway X2 Hot Pro 20*. 235-240 off the tee, most trusted club in the bag.

[jbandalo]

3 iron for me.  

[Kenbone]

My 15* 3wood

Edited October 27, 2021 by Kenbone

[scooterhd2]

The fairway finder. Cobra F6 Baffler @ 17.5. Smooth swing is 235-250. 

[muniman]

My 3 hybrid

[jholz]

I'm reasonably certain I'd pull my 19* hybrid, but any given day on any given course could result in a different selection. 

[MtlJeff]

Our starting hole is basically this

 

I usually play it as follows:

-3 wood off tee (90% of the time it's struck perfectly, 8% of the time probably 9.5/10 contact)

-Gap wedge in (again, usually this is near perfect contact)

 

After thanking my playing partners for their compliments, i then read my short putt and either make it for birdie or miss and tap in par

[hartman29]

4 hybrid (5 wood and I aren’t on speaking terms right now.) 

 

If I hit it well, it’s a 9 iron in, hit it bad and it’s probably 7 iron. 

[RCGA]

2 iron all day long

[Pepperturbo]

Facing a 355yd hole, typically, I'd use my trusty 2i.  My 4wd is longer, but I like my 2 iron, thus it gets used rather often.  Depending on conditions, 2 iron gets my ball out there 215-225+ yards, leaving me short iron in. 

 

During a round, I try to use all my clubs, as opposed to a limited number of clubs.  Played a similar length finishing hole last wkend; hit a Brut 2 iron down the middle, and had a PW left, missed a 12' putt but tap in par. 

[BirdieBob]

Have a few like that at the club I play.

Exact reason I now have a Callaway Apex UW 17,

LAGOLF TRONO 75x.

 

 

[kcarrgolf]

SIM 2 MAX 3HL 16.5

[b.helts]

Why? All you saying iron or fairway wood, why?

[lilcaeser]

driver high draw over the trees 354 to 3' for Eagle,,,

[SylvesterLundgren]

Solid 5w or smooth/standard 3w 

maybe even 4 iron because if the layout is tight tight, and 240 marks the end of the fairway. I don’t mind landing before that number. 

[PuffyC]

I’m hitting driver 8 days a week. Trying to “play it safe” off the tee gets me in trouble far more often than not.

[miles2go]

Driver. Straightest club in the bag.  Only goes about 230yds though. 

[scooterhd2]

22 minutes ago, b.helts said:

Why? All you saying iron or fairway wood, why?

 

No problem with driver if it is open, but if its tight why risk being in the trees/OB? Especially when the layup puts you to near 100 yards.  

[R5Two]

If it sets up for a fade, I'm hitting driver all day. If it's a draw tee shot depends on where the largest part of the fairway is. 5w/2i most likely. 

 

I have this exact hole at my Country Club, sets up for a high cut teeshot. Grip and rip baby. 

 

Dolla Bills

[LCP]

2 iron all day long, even into/especially into a 20mph wind.  Might have to hit it 2 times in a row with that wind. But it's the best choice. Straighter and super predictable to aim right and hit a draw with it if you want to.

[getitdaily]

I'm hitting an off the deck 3 hybrid.  Stock cut. Lands about 225 and should roll out to about 235 or 240.

 

It's a ts2 21 delofted to 20.25, upright lie. It has a ventus blue 9x that I won on a giveaway on here that led me into ventus blue in driver (6x) and, after some tinkering, it appears a ventus blue 8x in 3wood.

[dubbelbogey]

Taking you literally that 240 is the optimum landing distance. So, given that...

 

If truly narrow, bunt driver (yeah, I practice this shot).

 

If the landing area is wide enough at full driver distance, then I'm hitting a full driver.

 

If my typical dispersion pattern fits in the landing area, I'm going with those odds.  Driver is simply one of my most reliable clubs for tee shots. Certainly more than a 3w (hah!)

 

Laying up to full (pick club) distance is dumb if I can safely get closer.

 

Edited October 28, 2021 by dubbelbogey