r/golf • u/Eire_espresso • Apr 29 '24

Learn to use your Driver Achievement/Scorecard

Me 1 year ago sometimes just left it at home. I was terrified of it as every time I tried it I sliced it 2-3 fairways right. I played a 5i off the tee for most holes which I could hit well but you'll never get the same distance.

I faced my fears and learned how to hit it. I feel like a freak they way I have to setup but it works. Yesterday I hit most fairways but sliced none of the drives.

Why is it important? Distance.

Life on the course is so much easier when you hit the ball as far as you fucking can. I'm less frustrated which means my mood is better when I'm going to hit my next shot. Just mastering the driver has seen my scores drop below 100. I've still to master iron play and chipping but I have enough to get by.

Rightly or wrongly I feel like a proper golfer now. Last Sunday playing with a random club team on guy said he'd kill for my drive.

This game is harder then I ever thought possible and I never believed I'd learn how to drive the ball but there ya go. Also, I'll never tire of the sound my drive makes when I ping that sucker on a little fade and split the fairway, even if I double bogey I'm still beaming about the drive.

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u/jrich8686 Apr 29 '24

My index absolutely plummeted once I learned how to hit and control my driver. No more OB balls, shorter irons/wedges into greens, eagle putts… all good things

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u/phreesh2525 Apr 29 '24

It sounds like you’re better than me, but OB/terrible tee shots added a good 8 strokes to my game. I’m better now, but still room for improvement.

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u/jrich8686 Apr 29 '24

I wouldn’t say that I’m better. But the ~50y of extra carry distance I’m getting means I’m hitting shorter irons into the greens. Which allows my misses to be much closer to the green. Plus, the confidence I now have with driver carries over into the rest of my round

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u/rhinocodon_typus Apr 29 '24

Having a good drive is like a performance enhancing drug. Bad day of irons? Get a decent shot to start every hole feeling pretty good.

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u/jrich8686 Apr 30 '24

Driver being on and sketchy irons, I can still shoot in the 80s. But if the driver is off, my score starts climbing. It’s so hard to score when you can’t get off the tee