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King Norre Well Established Member

King Norre

What is your (average) difference in distance when hitting a driver compared to a 3-wood? I'm just asking because I have no driver and I'm trying to figure out if I really need one

Thanks in advance,

KN

Gear
Driver: G10 10,5° - regular flex
3-Wood: Burner Steel 15°
Hybrids: Benross V5 Escape 20°/3, 23°/4
Irons: Benross VX Combo OS 5i-SWGap Wedge: CG12 52° chrome finishLob Wedge: SM60.08 oil can finishPutter: White Hot XG #5AccessoriesStand Bag: GROMCart Bag: RC08-1Trolley: Big...
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DJYoshi Great Member

DJYoshi

I'll take my 3 wood up to 240 and my driver will avg 265
Have you tried going to 1 of the stores and checking your ss? swing your 3 wood. then try swinging a new driver. it'll tell you the ss and distance.
DJ Yoshi
Official DJ: Rutgers Football
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In My Bag
HiBoreXL 9.5 White Board D63 Stiff Exotics CB2 5 Wood, Exotics CB3 3 Wood MP-60 5.5 Flighted Shafts 54 & Cleveland CG-10 60 Newport 2
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JimmyDoesGolf Well Established Member

JimmyDoesGolf

Buying a driver isn't necessarily a matter of distance. Modern drivers are much more forgiving and easier to hit. It's better to get one sooner than later in my opinion.

In my bag:
Driver: G10 10.5 TFC 129 Shaft
3 wood: R7 Steel
Hybrid: 585H 21 Degree
Irons 3-PW: 735.CMWedges: Vokey 52.08, 56.14Putter: White Hot XG #5

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leftypro Member

leftypro

I never hit my 3 wood but when I do its about 235. I'm not to good with accuracy with it off the ground without a tee. My driver is about 275+. What club did you want to get or what were you looking for?

Drivers: 10.5* Superquad with blue ProLaunch shaft or a SQ 460 Lucky 13
Woods: X Tour 15* 3 wood with Fujikura shaft
Irons: Big Bertha irons
Hybrid: Draw Rescue 3 19* with Reax shaft
Wedge: C-10 60*Putter: Rossa Monza CorzaAge: 18Location: Rochester Hills, MichiganBest Shot-75

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mdrengl Member

mdrengl

I hit my driver average 280. My 3 wood goes 240+

In my sunmountain.gif bag:
Driver  cleveland.gif  '09 Launcher 9* with Fit-On M Red X
Hybrids:  titleist.gif  585.H 21* with YS-6+ S, 585.H 17* with NVS Aldila X
Irons:  callaway.gif  Tour Authentic X-Prototype 4-PW with X100
Wedges:  callaway.gif  X Series Jaws 52*, 56*, 60*Putter:  callaway.gif  Tour Blue TT2Range Finder:  bushnell.gif  1500 TE

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907golfer12 Great Member

907golfer12

I hit driver, on average, 240 and I hit 3 wood, on average, 215-220

Here's what I play:

Titleist 907 D2 10.5* UST ProForce V2 76-S | Titleist 906F4 18.5* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist 585H 21* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist ZB 4-PW TTDG S300 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54.10 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 60.08 | Scotty Cameron Red X5 33" |

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whoathere Newbie

whoathere

I'll let you know today... just ordered a new 3 wood yesterday that is 13* just for those days when I'm not hitting driver well, I'll still be able to get a few yards off the tee. Generally, I carry the ball 290+.

In my bag:
Cleveland Launcher Comp 9.5 Pro Launch 65-s
Cleveland Launcher Comp 3 wood 13* Cleveland Stiff
Titleist 690-CB 3-PW
Vokey 252.08, SM56.10, SM60.04Scotty Cameron Newport 2Looking for a 18-20* 585h

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King Norre Well Established Member

King Norre

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Sorry for the late reply, I kinda forgot about this thread
It seems for most people there's a difference of about 30 or 40 yards ... if you can hit your driver straight
Today I met someone who said he didn't use a driver untill he reached hcp 20. So I guess for a high handicapper, like myself, a driver isn't really necessary. I can hit my 3-wood straight (more or less) from the tee, but not further than 200-220 yards. On the other hand I can't hit my 3W from the deck, so maybe I'll be better off dumping my 3W and get a driver and 5W (for more consistency off the deck) instead.

Gear
Driver: G10 10,5° - regular flex
3-Wood: Burner Steel 15°
Hybrids: Benross V5 Escape 20°/3, 23°/4
Irons: Benross VX Combo OS 5i-SWGap Wedge: CG12 52° chrome finishLob Wedge: SM60.08 oil can finishPutter: White Hot XG #5AccessoriesStand Bag: GROMCart Bag: RC08-1Trolley: Big...
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jambalaya Dedicated Member

jambalaya

I'll let you know today... just ordered a new 3 wood yesterday that is 13* just for those days when I'm not hitting driver well, I'll still be able to get a few yards off the tee. Generally, I carry the ball 290+.

That is pretty much a 2 wood.

My Clubs
Nicklaus Progressive XC Irons: 3H,4H, 5-GW
Ray Cook SW & Gyro 1 Putter
Taylor Made Burner Driver 10.5
Taylor Made V-Steel 3 & 5 MetalsMy Home Course: Indian RiverMy Blog: Rant-o-Rama-Ding-Dong

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Smallville Great Member

Smallville

I hit my driver 20 to 30 yards on average SHORTER than my 3 wood. I was considering getting a 13 degree "driver"/2-wood but haven't done it yet. I'm short one club anyway since I don't carry my driver. I think my problem with it may be the dirver shaft is too long (as I am 5' 7") but have never decided to cut it down yet. Maybe I should.
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
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jaggy13 Member

jaggy13

Sorry for the late reply, I kinda forgot about this thread

Off a tee I am only about 20 yards further with my driver than 3 wood.

Keep hitting the 3 wood, you'll be very happy with it later.(eat par 5's for lunch) I would also recomend demoing some of the square drivers or others with the same idea. I think You'll find that even your misses are enjoyably playable. Sometimes I choke down on my driver for a layup shot instead of swing 3w off the tee just because its so easy to hit.
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csalcedo_tw Member

csalcedo_tw

driver: i usually hit a little fade off the tee about 250 which is pretty accurate, but when i really need distance i can hit a nice draw with about 275yds carry.

3wood: 235-250yds
What's in the Bag


Tour Burner 9.5* stock stiff shaft
Tour Burner 14.5* 3 Wood stock stiff shaft 3DX Ironwood 20* UST Proforce V2 regular shaft 690mb Irons 4-PW rifle flighted 5.5 shafts Forged 48* wedge Vokey Design spin-milled 54*, 60* wedges Studio Select Newport 2 mid-slant TP Red&Black BallsLowe...
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allin Great Member

allin

I only carry 3wd about 15 yardd shorter, the driver rolls out 15-20 but my 3wd rolls out 10-15 so total difference is about 20 yards.

1W Cleveland LauncherComp 10.5, 3W Touredge Exotics 15 deg.,FY Wilson 19.5 degree
4 and 5H, 6I-GW Callaway Razr, SW, LW Cleveland Cg-14, Putter Taylor Made Suzuka, Ball, Srixon XV Yellow

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oreodawg1 Established Member

oreodawg1

I carry my driver on average 275 and my 3 wood i really only hit about 240 on a solid shot...i hit my 5 wood about 225 so i rarely use my 3 wood.

I would say get a driver and you will be at least a few yards closer to the whole on those long par 5's

Driver: Nike Sumo 5000 8.5 stiff V2 shaft
Woods: IDrive 3 & 5 square (Callaway Clone)
Irons: Callaway X Forged 3-PW w/Rifle 5.5
Wedge: Titleist Vokey 2009 spin milled 52 degree Adams 60 degree
Putter: Maxfli BlackMax TwoBag: Nike Sasquatch Tour Stand BagBall: Whatever is in my bag that day

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yeis20 Well Established Member

yeis20

3w carry 260 easy

Driver 275+

Been forcing myself to hit more woods off the tee due to carry and straight (read: less spin)

driver gets boomed when there is safety involved to either side.

Taylormade TP 2010 9.5 Fubuki stiff
07 Burner 5W stiff

Adams F11 Ti 3W Adilia NVS Stiff
Bobby Jones 21* & 25* Hybrid
AP1 4-gw
CG14  60*::X forged Vintage 56* Ping b60 putter Balls: Bridgestone B330, ProV, Goals: Shot par over 18 holes, Best shot: Par 5 18th hole, Alling Memorial New haven CT; holed my 2nd shot for an Albatross! (June 20th, 2008)

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NBGC Well Established Member

NBGC

Driver: 285
3Wood: 240

Be careful waiting til you're a 20 hdcp before learning/getting a driver, it'll kill your long game for awhile. IMHO, if you plan on using a driver in the future, I'd start learning it now.

in my EDGE bag:

10.5* XLS HiBore Driver, Fuji stiff VP70
15* XLS HiBore 3 Wood Gold stiff
22*, 25* XLS HiBore 3H, 4H, Gold stiff MP-57 5-PW, DG S300 MP-R 52 gap, MP-R 56 sandwedge SM Vokey 60 Lob Newport 2 Detour Pro-V1X, NXT Tour, Callaway Tour iXIgolf NEO GPS

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