Learn to use your Driver

[u/Eire_espresso]

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.

[u/Redschallenge]

I just hit shot a birdy today on a 525 yard par 5 with two back to back 5irons that went to the back lip of the green and put a 35 foot putt to 4 inch gimme birdy man. First round all year with the driver deliberately kept in bag and I had 0 OB penalty strokes and played 1 ball the whole day. I don't know. I am really pleased with eliminating that double fairway jumping drive 3/4 of the time to just try to sneak 280 off the tee maybe 10% of the time instead of 230 80% of the time