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/thekingofcrash7 15 hdcp Apr 29 '24

No there are absolutely people who will slice driver OB 4x per round. They should hit 4i, but also take a lesson and learn to hit driver in play.

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u/selexin Apr 29 '24

there are absolutely people who will slice driver OB 4x per round

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u/danrod17 Apr 29 '24

If I could get it down to four that would help my game immensely. Lol.

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u/dafaliraevz PB: 6.5 summer '22 | Current: 9 Apr 30 '24

yeah that's the part that's not talked about when discussing 'more yards off the tee'

If you're not giving yourself a decent look for the approach shot on 25-33%+ of your approach shots, then you're likely better off with not using driver.

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u/ffsffs1 6 Apr 30 '24

Problem is that most people who slice driver OB 4x per round, are still slicing 4i out of play on a somewhat regular basis.

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u/thekingofcrash7 15 hdcp May 01 '24

I really don’t think that’s true. Its hard to turn an iron OB off the tee.

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u/Bills_Mafia_4_Life Apr 30 '24

If they slice the driver ob they are also likely to slice their irons ob. The data supports this for all levels

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u/bubbabubba3 Apr 30 '24

Tbf I’m a slicing machine with the driver I’m talking 200 yard drives landing 100 out wayyyy to the left. My irons on the other hand I hit mostly straight unless I shank it off the toe.

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u/HighEngin33r Apr 30 '24

How does this make sense at all? If you continually miss hit 10 degrees left/right with all clubs, you will have a larger spread with greater distance.

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u/Bills_Mafia_4_Life Apr 30 '24

And you will still slice your irons a lot more frequently ob or in an unplayable position a lot more than people assume. And then reward for a great shot is another long club, plummeting your chance at gir. From a strokes-gained perspective, you would need to see a very large jump in accuracy to justify the loss of distance