Hitting 3 wood great, driver not so much.

[phizzy30]

19 hours ago, rooski said:

 

That's interesting, because I have similar 3 carbon numbers to you. Wherein I hit my 3 carbon roughly 270-280 carry, but my driver numbers are closer to a 315 carry on a well struck shot. I wonder if I have a lower spin driver setup or something

I'd also like to add that my driver numbers looks identical to yours when I was younger and my ss with driver was 122 mph.  Currently 118 but I'm old and have back and knee problems.  I remember you saying that you're in your 20's so enjoy your youth and health and young man. 

Edited July 15, 2023 by phizzy30

[SNIPERBBB]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

 

I mean… it's exactly 1.2 MPH gained. That's how math works. 😄 

 

Well ya gotta hit 120 or better first 😛

[rooski]

1 hour ago, phizzy30 said:

I'd also like to add that my driver numbers looks identical to yours when I was younger and my ss with driver was 122 mph.  Currently 118 but I'm old and have back and knee problems.  I remember you saying that you're in your 20's so enjoy your youth and health and young man. 

 

Well... 30 as of a few days ago now, so I'm not the spry young buck I once was

[phizzy30]

17 minutes ago, rooski said:

 

Well... 30 as of a few days ago now, so I'm not the spry young buck I once was

You're still g2g bro.  Hit me up when your 40 then we'll talk, lol. 

[Ri_Redneck]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:56 AM, Scrubby said:

Anyone have this problem? 3 wood is a consistent 250 carry, upper 260ish rollout. With the driver, 80% of the time I'm hitting a spinny fade that rolls out only to the 250's. With the 3 wood, I use a closed/narrow stance with a significant amount of forward press to start the swing. A smooth swing produces penetrating draws most of the time. With the driver set up, I have a wide stance, ball inside the front foot with the right shoulder a good bit lower than the left shoulder, supposedly the proper technique with driver. 

 

I've tried all types of stiff shafts (Proforce V2, AD-UB 6s, tensei 1k black 6s) but I get 5000+ spin way too many times.

 

Could trying too hard to "hit up" with the driver be the issue? Just learned that too much "reverse" shaft lean can lead to a high, spinny launch that's never good. Maybe using the technique I use for the 3 wood would help? Any thoughts?

Well, I have to say this thread went to crap pretty quick. Getting to your original question and ignoring all the other stuff. Yes, your swings are what are causing the differences in your 3w and driver distances. Think about it, you have consistent success swinging your 3w. Why not setup and swing your driver the same way and just position the ball an inch or two further forward. I would bet if you give that a try, you will see much better results from your driver. It doesn't cost anything to try, right? The only problem is, you have to post what happens.

 

BT

[Ri_Redneck]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:56 AM, Scrubby said:

Anyone have this problem? 3 wood is a consistent 250 carry, upper 260ish rollout. With the driver, 80% of the time I'm hitting a spinny fade that rolls out only to the 250's. With the 3 wood, I use a closed/narrow stance with a significant amount of forward press to start the swing. A smooth swing produces penetrating draws most of the time. With the driver set up, I have a wide stance, ball inside the front foot with the right shoulder a good bit lower than the left shoulder, supposedly the proper technique with driver. 

 

I've tried all types of stiff shafts (Proforce V2, AD-UB 6s, tensei 1k black 6s) but I get 5000+ spin way too many times.

 

Could trying too hard to "hit up" with the driver be the issue? Just learned that too much "reverse" shaft lean can lead to a high, spinny launch that's never good. Maybe using the technique I use for the 3 wood would help? Any thoughts?

Well, I have to say this thread went to crap pretty quick. Getting to your original question and ignoring all the other stuff. Yes, your swings are what are causing the differences in your 3w and driver distances. Think about it, you have consistent success swinging your 3w. Why not setup and swing your driver the same way and just position the ball an inch or two further forward. I would bet if you give that a try, you will see much better results from your driver. It doesn't cost anything to try, right? The only problem is, you have to post what happens.

 

BT

[Sean124]

On 7/13/2023 at 9:39 AM, Shankapotimous said:

250-270 carry with a fairway wood? Holy molly! That's longer than Tour average distances?

 

Rory? Is that you?

Play in any random AGA tournament around Phoenix. I carry my 3 wood at least 270 and I’m regularly not the long guy in the threesome. 
 

To answer the OP, trying to hit up with driver causes all sorts of problems for most people. So stop it. 😜

[Shilgy]

On 7/14/2023 at 10:02 AM, Shankapotimous said:

If you plug in all the stats in some app, it will show you all those outliers and it will give you average distance, not calculating those in. 

 

I am not disputing anything. I am just pointing out to the posters that say they carry 270 with their fairway wood, that those are above average tour numbers. That's very impressive. 

 

But I am 15 HC, lol...so for me, it better be damn impressive! 

 

 

 

 

There are plenty of club players that are longer than tour average….there are none that are better golfers/scoring than tour average.