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**Saqwnht** · 07-17-2011, 06:49 PM

Been struggling with driver, and seriously considering just rolling with my 13* Adams 3W. I usually struggle with the club, but today on the 4 tee shots I hit it today I hit 3 FW and about 230 the one FW I did miss was a pull and it missed by 5 YD's. With driver when I catch it I can get 250-275, but haven't been catching it good lately. Is there any tip to transfer my 3W swing to my driver? Thanks for the input.

How high do you tee your 3W? How high do you tee your driver? I have never been able to hit any driver when teed to what is considered normal height. I tee the ball no more than 3/4"-1" above the ground for my driver ( and about 1/2" for the 3W), and that keeps me from trying to scoop the ball. When teed normally I will push, pull, hook, slice - you name it, if you can do it with a driver I've done it. I played with a couple of guys last week who were quite surprised at how well I hit the driver when teed so low. I've been doing it like that for more than 20 years now. I can also hit the driver fairly well off the deck from all but a really tight fairway lie. I currently use a 12° driver, but I've used as low as an 8° the same way.

07-17-2011, 06:49 PM	#14
Saqwnht Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	Been struggling with driver, and seriously considering just rolling with my 13* Adams 3W. I usually struggle with the club, but today on the 4 tee shots I hit it today I hit 3 FW and about 230 the one FW I did miss was a pull and it missed by 5 YD's. With driver when I catch it I can get 250-275, but haven't been catching it good lately. Is there any tip to transfer my 3W swing to my driver? Thanks for the input. How high do you tee your 3W? How high do you tee your driver? I have never been able to hit any driver when teed to what is considered normal height. I tee the ball no more than 3/4"-1" above the ground for my driver ( and about 1/2" for the 3W), and that keeps me from trying to scoop the ball. When teed normally I will push, pull, hook, slice - you name it, if you can do it with a driver I've done it. I played with a couple of guys last week who were quite surprised at how well I hit the driver when teed so low. I've been doing it like that for more than 20 years now. I can also hit the driver fairly well off the deck from all but a really tight fairway lie. I currently use a 12° driver, but I've used as low as an 8° the same way.
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