[Mediconlinee]

For starters, not sure if this can go here or in the Swing Tips area. Secondly, I could not find a specific thread discussing this but please merge if it exists.

Question: is your driver and iron swing the same?

Reason I ask this is because my iron game has been great lately and my play off the tee has been so-so at best. I would like to get some help specifically focusing on the driver and when I called the local Edwin Watts today (because my parents purchased a 1 hour lesson as part of my birthday) the guy mentioned to just bring a 6 iron and a USB flash drive. I will take my driver anyways and tell him what I want to work on.

So, how about you. Same swing? Completely different?

[Hixinfineedom]

Mine are completely different. My driver swing is very flat and my iron swing is more upright.

[lesso73]

My driver swing and iron swing are different, but not crazily so. My arms are a little further away from my body and I think I stand a little taller.

[Haftdrarp]

mine are the same except my arms hang more with the irons and i reach a litle more with woods/driver

[Qnnoshxj]

mine are essentially the same. The only thing that really changes is my angle of attack. My driver is the flattest swing and my wedges are my steepest swing.

[Henldyhl]

Mine are the same. The both suck..lol

[TCjwwhcY]

I recently had this conversation with JB a little while ago in a different thread.

But here is my answer. My swing is different for my driver and my irons. From the take away to the finish position, they are mechanically speaking the same. However, my setup is different for each club. I consider the moment I address the ball, to be a part of the swing. Because my address and set up are different for woods and irons, I consider my swings to be different.

[MARMELADINA]

Mine are different, I tend to sweep my woods more then my irons. I hit down into the irons more.

[NickGrass]

I recently had this conversation with JB a little while ago in a different thread.

But here is my answer. My swing is different for my driver and my irons. From the take away to the finish position, they are mechanically speaking the same. However, my setup is different for each club. I consider the moment I address the ball, to be a part of the swing. Because my address and set up are different for woods and irons, I consider my swings to be different.

This is me x2

[Mediconlinee]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I am definitely tracking in the majority here in that I hit down into my irons in an attempt to pinch/compress the ball at impact while using more of a sweeping motion with the driver.

This reiterates the fact that in my lesson I want to concentrate specifically on the driver and not just have him breaking down my 6 iron swing for an hour.

[Japakefrope]

Both feel the same to me which is why I've been such a bad iron player as of late (driver isn't much better). I think I sweep a bit more with my irons then I should and that leads to bad contact and lost distance.

[QQQQQ-Trek]

Both feel the same to me which is why I've been such a bad iron player as of late (driver isn't much better). I think I sweep a bit more with my irons then I should and that leads to bad contact and lost distance.

same here, Im a sweeper, ESPECIALLY 9 iron and PW

[cookiemonster]

Mine are different, I tend to sweep my woods more then my irons. I hit down into the irons more.

This sounds a lot like me.

[Ccddfergt]

Your swing should not change from one club to the next. You swing the driver the same as your 7 irons or sw. The difference is that the driver is longer so you stand farther away but the swing should be the same. If you sweep the irons you should sweep the driver . If you drive through the ball with the irons then the same should be done with the driver.
Inconstant driver play may be due to the alteration of your normal swing.
I am speaking of full swings not half shots or finesse shots. But full swings.

[gernica]

In theory... they have said for many years....the swings are supposed to be the same but that isn`t the whole story....Driver and iron swings feel different and most of us rely on feel in golf...The driver shaft lengths are much longer and have flatter planes compared to the more upright irons....the speed of the swing with the driver is slower and our posture is different...Jim

[Brutton]

I think both swings for me are steep. I take pretty good sized divots with my mid-short irons and wedges. My long irons and woods I sweep them. That my be why I hit them to the right more than my shorter clubs.

[VovTortki]

Mine are completely different. My driver swing is very flat and my iron swing is more upright.

I feel like I approach it this way as I'm playing much more "Golf Swing" as opposed to "Golf" when it comes to the driver.

Your swing should not change from one club to the next. You swing the driver the same as your 7 irons or sw. The difference is that the driver is longer so you stand farther away but the swing should be the same. If you sweep the irons you should sweep the driver . If you drive through the ball with the irons then the same should be done with the driver.
Inconstant driver play may be due to the alteration of your normal swing.
I am speaking of full swings not half shots or finesse shots. But full swings.

While I think I understand this reasoning, I feel like i have many more variables that come in to play with the driver. And I try and eliminate them if possible and thus the "Golf Swing" vs. "Golf" comment. I definitely hit down regardless, but my plane is much more flat with the driver than the irons.

Perhaps I'm overthinking it though.

[Stengapsept]

I think my swings are a little different but I was just discussing this with my son this week because I think they need to be more alike. I'm too flat and inside with my driver compared to my irons and I'm working on that because my driver is off right now and my irons are great. It seems that one or the other is always off. Great thread!

[lionsiy]

Mine are different.
The driver and 3 wood are much flatter than my irons.
With the woods, I try to "sweep" the ball.
With the irons, I'm trying to hit "down and through".

[hauptdaunnila]

With my driver swing I have a lot more wrist hinge and my arms are further away from my body to allow for more clearance.