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I've played for a few months now, but I still can't drive. No control on it whatsoever, so I've just stuck to some par 3 courses that are pretty fun.

Since many of you seem to have some advice, any advice for learning to drive? Also, I struggle to get any power behind my irons...

ethanr » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:37 pm wrote:I've played for a few months now, but I still can't drive. No control on it whatsoever, so I've just stuck to some par 3 courses that are pretty fun.

Since many of you seem to have some advice, any advice for learning to drive? Also, I struggle to get any power behind my irons...

Go to a driving range.

With the Irons I dont like to sound like a dick but are your clubs any good?

If you get a ***** iron and a good iron the weight diffrence can be alot hence no power

ethanr » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:37 pm wrote:I've played for a few months now, but I still can't drive. No control on it whatsoever, so I've just stuck to some par 3 courses that are pretty fun.

Since many of you seem to have some advice, any advice for learning to drive? Also, I struggle to get any power behind my irons...

Hitting the driver is the hardest thing in the world - all about getting the correct set up and controlling the swing. Swinging is all about the timing. Also getting irons and driver fitted correctly. Set up naturally with a wide stance with the ball opposite your left heel, - when you hit the driver what normally happens ? A slice ? Hook or a top ?. A lesson and club fitting would work wonders

ethanr » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:37 pm wrote:I've played for a few months now, but I still can't drive. No control on it whatsoever, so I've just stuck to some par 3 courses that are pretty fun.

Since many of you seem to have some advice, any advice for learning to drive? Also, I struggle to get any power behind my irons...

I must admit I'm in a similar situation. I no longer have a car so am finding it difficult to drive

On a serious note, i ***** hate my driver. I either hit it long and well or Sh*t and nowhere. I just use a four Iron off the tee now, I can hit that two thirty/forty, tryin to get hold of a three Iron in the same measurements and style as my current set.

I've decided I'm not giving up. Glad am not the only one who's struggled at times 

StuYesThatStu » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:58 pm wrote:

ethanr » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:37 pm wrote:I've played for a few months now, but I still can't drive. No control on it whatsoever, so I've just stuck to some par 3 courses that are pretty fun.

Since many of you seem to have some advice, any advice for learning to drive? Also, I struggle to get any power behind my irons...

I must admit I'm in a similar situation. I no longer have a car so am finding it difficult to drive

On a serious note, i ***** hate my driver. I either hit it long and well or Sh*t and nowhere. I just use a four Iron off the tee now, I can hit that two thirty/forty, tryin to get hold of a three Iron in the same measurements and style as my current set.

I've decided I'm not giving up. Glad am not the only one who's struggled at times 

What make are your clubs?

LFC1990 » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:55 pm wrote:It would really depend on the course to be honest as no two courses are the same.

I play a 9 hour par 3's and do it in roughly 35

The thing with golf is the more you practice you do the better you will become

Get out onto real course

Taylor made RBZ, 2 degree upright lie and half inch longer...

half an inch matters 

StuYesThatStu » Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:09 pm wrote:Taylor made RBZ, 2 degree upright lie and half inch longer...

half an inch matters 

Loft ? shaft and swing speed ?

standard loft, regular flex shaft, 107 swing speed (i think, never been on track man), but got a lot of flex, not a fast swing but i generate good lag and have a huge swing arch (apparently)

Also, when i've played with stiff shafted clubs the ball comes off flat

Well for your swing speed you need a stiffer shaft - did you get the driver fitted ? You will get loads of flex with a reg shaft with that swing speed. A stiffer shaft with higher loft will give you so much more control and distance - do you  slice it regulary - if yes then its definatly the shaft.

No i don't slice it, I can occassionally have a hook from swinging in to out.

I'm not convinced with big balls shafts, i got them custom fitted by a pro and wanted the stiff shaft but i found my timing wasn't giving me any flex in the shaft at all hardly. I have a very slow back swing and pause at the top for control, when I'm playing well it works... when I'm not I might aswell just turn up with a set of dunlops

Did you get your driver fitted on the trackman ?

No, just on a driving range.

You can tell by the flight though when i hit a ball it stays low when i use a stiff shaft.

All this discussing shafts is making me uneasy.

Get yourself to see your local pro and get onto a trackman and see the flight and try the different options - it's extremely useful to get a better flight and spin ratio.

The low ball flight will be compensated by a higher loft - it's exactly how my driver is set up.

Played a course in the Scottish Highlands called Traigh Golf Club in early August while on holiday where I got a £20 day permit and managed to get in 27 holes while my partner trudged off dispirited after 9    Like others have said, it's a great game when you're playing well but when you're stuck in a rut trying to work out why x/y/z keeps going wrong you can't wait to get back to the clubhouse. For me it's usually my driving, which I tend to slice and end up in all sorts of trouble so invariably unless the fairway is a mile wide I like to stick with my irons. I'm a big hitter so it's no problem. My 6 iron, what I like to think of as the Lucas Leiva of my bag, is especially reliable