driver v wood

jm99

i've started playing a good bit this year and i'm wondering about my driver/driving!!! Am i expecting too much but i only hit my driver 10 yards futher than my 3 wood. i'm also alot more consistant with the 3 wood. I've a wilson spine 10.5 degree driver stiff and a wilson spine reg 3 wood. i'm 250 with the wood and 260 with the driver.
i'm usually just use the 3 wood as its so much more consistant. should i have more of a gap between these clubs

DH2K9

jm99 wrote: »

i've started playing a good bit this year and i'm wondering about my driver/driving!!! Am i expecting too much but i only hit my driver 10 yards futher than my 3 wood. i'm also alot more consistant with the 3 wood. I've a wilson spine 10.5 degree driver stiff and a wilson spine reg 3 wood. i'm 250 with the wood and 260 with the driver.
i'm usually just use the 3 wood as its so much more consistant. should i have more of a gap between these clubs

The first year you play golf you shouldn't use your driver.

Oliver1985

DH2K9 wrote: »

The first year you play golf you shouldn't use your driver.

Why that?

ANXIOUS

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Why that?

It's just some peoples logic to it, basically they think it's the hardest club in your bag to hit. Also it doesn't really give you an advantage because during your first year the most important thing us to just keep it in play.

Oliver1985

ANXIOUS wrote: »

It's just some peoples logic to it, basically they think it's the hardest club in your bag to hit. Also it doesn't really give you an advantage because during your first year the most important thing us to just keep it in play.

Thanks , Ive been playing only since june now i find the driver 50/50 most time i hit a straight 3 iron down the fairway

ANXIOUS

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Thanks , Ive been playing only since june now i find the driver 50/50 most time i hit a straight 3 iron down the fairway

To me that means, you should play the 3iron all the time. Practice the driver down the range.

Trekker09

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Thanks , Ive been playing only since june now i find the driver 50/50 most time i hit a straight 3 iron down the fairway

As Seve once said, 'It's not how, but how many'

NoelAPM

If your 3 wood has a regular shaft so should your driver. Stiff is generally only suited to people with fast swings. if your only starting out in golf you probably don't have enough control in your swing to get the speed required for a stiff shafted driver.