3 wood off the tee

Moggaman · 21-07-2014 5:17pm #1

Why can I nail my r11 3 wood down the middle every time but have zero consistency with the r11 driver... The clubs aren't that different to each other

blackwhite · 21-07-2014 5:25pm

More loft.
Generally a shorter shaft on the club, which means it's easier to find the sweet spot.

snaphook · 21-07-2014 5:30pm

Spin Rate may be too high with the driver.

Montgolfier · 21-07-2014 7:42pm

Moggaman wrote: »

Why can I nail my r11 3 wood down the middle every time but have zero consistency with the r11 driver... The clubs aren't that different to each other

You probably know the limit of your 3 wood so you don't kill it.
The driver though caught well and hit as hard as you can could be huge, not to mention the bragging rights.

Moggaman · 21-07-2014 7:50pm

Montgolfier wrote: »

You probably know the limit of your 3 wood so you don't kill it.
The driver though caught well and hit as hard as you can could be huge, not to mention the bragging rights.

Honestly , I think it's a pride thing .... I kill the 3 wood

GreeBo · 21-07-2014 8:05pm

Do you hit down on the 3 wood?

Tones69 · 21-07-2014 9:09pm

GreeBo wrote: »

Do you hit down on the 3 wood?

99% of golfers hit 3w better than driver. Shorter shaft, more loft. I love my 3 wood and can pump it out a good distance. Id use it on most par 4s under 420 yds

m r c · 21-07-2014 9:33pm

Moggaman not being at all smart, just nail the 3 wood down the middle all day long. It took henrik stenson to world no 2, would have been no 1 if his form had continued. Don't worry about the driver.

m r c · 21-07-2014 9:53pm

One other thing the stock made for blur shaft in the r11 drivers were notoriously bad. Just google them there's tons about the online

Moggaman · 21-07-2014 10:07pm

Thanks everyone for yer replies... No I don't choke down ... Set up pretty much the same. I'm off 7.8 btw.
Shaft on my 3w is motore f1 and stock shaft on driver? Yer sayin this could be helping the inconsistency ...

GreeBo · 21-07-2014 11:28pm

Moggaman wrote: »

Thanks everyone for yer replies... No I don't choke down ... Set up pretty much the same. I'm off 7.8 btw.
Shaft on my 3w is motore f1 and stock shaft on driver? Yer sayin this could be helping the inconsistency ...

Not choke down...hit down, descending blow, divot?

ForeRight · 22-07-2014 8:29am

I like to hit my 3wood when a draw is essential off the tee. I find it much easier to draw that than my driver.

I'd say it's only 15-20 yards shorter than my driver when it's struck clean too

Moggaman · 22-07-2014 10:06am

GreeBo wrote: »

Not choke down...hit down, descending blow, divot?

No divot Greebo..

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-07-2014 10:08am

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charlieIRL · 22-07-2014 11:26am

Tones69 wrote: »

99% of golfers hit 3w better than driver. Shorter shaft, more loft. I love my 3 wood and can pump it out a good distance. Id use it on most par 4s under 420 yds

I'm in that 1% then, hate using a 3 wood!! Love my 5 iron though!!

TheDoc · 22-07-2014 3:03pm

I just lumped three 3 woods for sale. I've gone through three different models. Can't hit any of them with consistency. Yet hit my driver without problems.

Getting myself a 17/19 degree hybrid, since I got my 21* one lovely.

Can be a few things with the driver. If they are both the same club, they should both have the same shaft( obviously different size) but I think you said the driver is OEM and the 3wood is not?

Taylor Made provide very little options when it comes to shafts. Did you get fitted for either? It's possible that the 3wood shaft is basically perfect for you, while the OEM driver one is not.

What's the problem with the driver, is the trajectory sporadic and unpredictable?

Moggaman · 22-07-2014 4:21pm

TheDoc wrote: »

I just lumped three 3 woods for sale. I've gone through three different models. Can't hit any of them with consistency. Yet hit my driver without problems.

Getting myself a 17/19 degree hybrid, since I got my 21* one lovely.

Can be a few things with the driver. If they are both the same club, they should both have the same shaft( obviously different size) but I think you said the driver is OEM and the 3wood is not?

Taylor Made provide very little options when it comes to shafts. Did you get fitted for either? It's possible that the 3wood shaft is basically perfect for you, while the OEM driver one is not.

What's the problem with the driver, is the trajectory sporadic and unpredictable?

Never got fitted for either but the motore f1 on the 3 w feels good .. Think I will change shafts.
My shot is a pretty severe hook... Rarely slice.. I'm right handed.
An earlier poster said tons of shafts online but the motore f1 seems very expensive. Any good alternatives on the market?

TheDoc · 22-07-2014 4:41pm

Moggaman wrote: »

Never got fitted for either but the motore f1 on the 3 w feels good .. Think I will change shafts.
My shot is a pretty severe hook... Rarely slice.. I'm right handed.
An earlier poster said tons of shafts online but the motore f1 seems very expensive. Any good alternatives on the market?

Taylor Made normally do their fittings around the summertime. Have a check with McGuirks and Halpenny. I'd say they will have Taylor Made fitting days coming up in the next month or so. Get yourself booked in there, bring both clubs and explain the problem.

They will tell you quickly if the issue is shaft related.

What's your normal ball flight , is it a draw by any chance?

Moggaman · 22-07-2014 5:17pm

TheDoc wrote: »

Taylor Made normally do their fittings around the summertime. Have a check with McGuirks and Halpenny. I'd say they will have Taylor Made fitting days coming up in the next month or so. Get yourself booked in there, bring both clubs and explain the problem.

They will tell you quickly if the issue is shaft related.

What's your normal ball flight , is it a draw by any chance?

It's a draw..most of the time!

m r c · 22-07-2014 8:25pm

Just FYI moggaman the motoref1 is one of my all time fav shafts and I hated the blur.

TheDoc · 23-07-2014 2:21pm

Moggaman wrote: »

It's a draw..most of the time!

Well here is something that was happening to me, no guarantee it's happening to you. I found Taylor Made drivers lighter. I was using a Titelist when I came back to the game and got myself a Burner driver. But kept hitting low hooks. Even snap hooks.

I went back to my Titleist and was hitting lovely draws again and couldn't figure it out. One of those guys who has a genius golfing brain, yet cant put it into practice himself, spotted out the problem for me.

Because the Taylor Made was lighter, I was swinging that little bit faster, but on impact, was extending the clubhead out towards the target. I was wrapping it around too early, and what was basically happening was the clubface closing.

To remedy this just went out for a few practice rounds, put a tee out in front of the ball I was striking, and made sure I hit the teeafter impact. Pretty quickly it was gone.

Might be worth something to check. TM OEM shafts are lighter in my opinion, and that can cause increased acceleration and you might be wrapping into your finish ahead of time.

dan_ep82 · 23-07-2014 6:52pm

Don't carry a three wood at the minute, it was as erratic as the driver with the trade off of less distance.

I brought the brothers out for a round ( 910F) and while I hit a few good shots most were better off with the hybrid

spacecoyote · 23-07-2014 7:46pm

I've hit one drive in my last 4 rounds.

Hitting the 3wood & hybrids long & straight so not really feeling the difference at the moment.

Do want to get the driver back firing again though. Even though I'm competitive without it, would be nicer to be hitting short irons in more often

charlieIRL · 23-07-2014 9:44pm

spacecoyote wrote: »

I've hit one drive in my last 4 rounds.

Hitting the 3wood & hybrids long & straight so not really feeling the difference at the moment.

Do want to get the driver back firing again though. Even though I'm competitive without it, would be nicer to be hitting short irons in more often

Well the way you hit that hybrid I wouldn't be in too much of a rush!

Tones69 · 23-07-2014 9:52pm

spacecoyote wrote: »

I've hit one drive in my last 4 rounds.

Hitting the 3wood & hybrids long & straight so not really feeling the difference at the moment.

Do want to get the driver back firing again though. Even though I'm competitive without it, would be nicer to be hitting short irons in more often

Love my stage 2 3 & 5 woods too, crackin woods!

spacecoyote · 23-07-2014 9:56pm

Tones69 wrote: »

Love my stage 2 3 & 5 woods too, crackin woods!

Yeah, only have the stage 2 3wood, my hybrids are the stage 1 & still great club's to hit

alxmorgan · 24-07-2014 10:36am

spacecoyote wrote: »

Yeah, only have the stage 2 3wood, my hybrids are the stage 1 & still great club's to hit

Liable to miss left perchance ?

Rikand · 24-07-2014 11:00am

i never even owned a driver until i was a single figure handicap golfer.

Always used a 3-wood up until then

spacecoyote · 24-07-2014 11:17am

alxmorgan wrote: »

Liable to miss left perchance ?

With driver my big miss would be left alright. My bad shot would be a slice more often than a hook

alxmorgan · 24-07-2014 11:21am

spacecoyote wrote: »

With driver my big miss would be left alright. My bad shot would be a slice more often than a hook

Just wondering as I have a stage 1 RBZ 19 degree hybrid and miss is definitely left on it. I could be slicing driver and still hooking it

Tones69 · 25-07-2014 10:18am

Rikand wrote: »

i never even owned a driver until i was a single figure handicap golfer.

Always used a 3-wood up until then

3 wood such a good club isnt it, i love mine and prob dont hit it enough as i love crackin driver.
Id definitely advise people who dont hit or dont get on with driver to go get fit for a good 3w or even the new sldr mini driver. Bice big forgiving head but can hit it tee'd right down or even off the deck.

3 wood off the tee

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