How Come I can hit my 3-iron farther than woods and Driver?

Question

I am hitting my 3-iron around 180-200 yards from the tee box very consistant straight or playing a draw, i had a problem slicing the ball but solved it by practicing swinging with only my left hand to get the motion of turning my wrist and not going up and down, I am a right hand hitter. 2 things are wrong with my woods generally, hit the ground first before the ball, and a slight fade to the right not nearlly as much as a slice, even if i set up to hit a draw which i can do nearly every time now with my irons

Answer 1

You probably use the 3 iron regularly and have gotten very comfortable with it. Another answer might be that the length of the club is perfect for your swing... letting you hit the ball squarely in the sweet spot.

Don't give up, though, practice the woods and driver, they will be needed down the line.

Answer 2

I was the same way, and played a couple of years with irons off the tee. Lucky I could hit my irons a long way.

The first thing I did was to get a 2-iron, (then even a 1-iron). That was so I could still play effectively, cause I can hit a 2-iron 220. You should be able to get about 10 yards more from a 2-iron.

The second thing was I got lucky and found a driver that I could really hit. I think with combinations of grip type, shaft length, shaft flex, and driver heads, finding a combination that matches your swing can be tough. I try my friends' $400 drivers and can't hit them at all, so I hope I can keep re-gripping and re-shafting my driver for a long time. So I would say go to a good golf store and try a whole bunch of drivers out.

This problem with hitting the ground might be your elbows breaking down (bending) on the downswing, causing your clubhead approach to be too steep. Try and push the clubhead out away from the center of your body all the way to impact.

Even simpler, it might just be that you could take it to a pro shop and make the shaft an inch shorter and see what that does. I've played with a 45" driver for a long time, and it's still longer than newer clubs that come out. But still, it might make a difference. You could even pick up a cheap used driver, either at a 2nd hand golf store or on eBay, and have it cut down and see if it helps.

Answer 3

Hello ione

The 3 iron being a bit shorter is easier to hit then the driver , now im sure you are making fairly good contact with it and poor contact with the driver, so better contact equates to better distance.

As far as bouncing into the ball with the driver it would appear that you are swinging with a bit to much decending blow, much like an iron swing. The driver requires a more sweeping swing.
Now as to the small fade I would suggest 2 things,

1. when you bounce into the ball it helps take slice off so a true slice will only now be a fade.

2. You are probably making contact toward the inside of the clubhead which will also cause a fade, along with more then likely having the face open a bit to much.

Gennerally we tend to swing to hard with a driver since we know its the club to get max distance and so we loose our timming and rhythm resulting in a weak shot.

Slow down the swing, concentrate of hitting outside the center or towards the toe and you will find yourself hitting a draw with the driver.

Leon

Answer 4

You probably try to hit the woods the same way you hit irons, which doesn't work. You can't hit "down and through" with woods, and don't want to be leaving a divot; at least not a deep one. Your shoulders have to stay back with the ball longer when hitting woods and swing through the ball. Woods have no forgiveness when you hit the ground before the ball.

Answer 5

Your swing should be the same for all your clubs. The fact that you hit your 3 iron farther and straighter may depend on your clubs face, pitch, weight , composition, length etc.
3 irons are used on the fairway while your driver primarily for teeing off. Try choking up (holding your woods closer to the metal shaft) Irons are shorter. Your driver may be too long for you. as for fade you are twisting the club and it doesn't connect squarely with the ball. As for your wrists they should not be moving. that may be another of your problems.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You seem to be getting overly aggressive when you hit the driver - getting anxious can lead to problems over the long run if you cannot focus that attention!

Answer 8

Because your not hitting them the right way. Are you making a divot with the woods, that would be the reason.

Answer 9

just play driver with slow and smooth swing then u can play driver longer than any other clubs