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Gerald

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Gerald Great Member

Gerald

After being that pleased with my 909 D2 and 909 Hybrids, I bought a 909 F2 3W ..... but although it should be an easier club from the tee at narrow holes .... I have a lot of trouble hitting the 3W from the tee.

Second shot on the long par 5's from the fairway .... great, but from a tee I tend to slide it under ball, balloooooning the ball ....... I am about to leave the damn thing in the bag or even at home.... maybe the F3 would have been a better choice to hit it from a tee.....

Cal Razr Hawk 10.5 | TM Superfast 3W | Adams Idea Pro Black 20 | MP-68 3-PW | TW9 50/06 + 58/12 | Ram Zebra Putter

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Just remember it's not a driver, meaning don't set up with it off your front foot. Depending on your swing the 3wd should be off the inside heel and you don't need to tee it up super high either. I've been playing mostly 3 wood off the tee (except for saturdays round where I him a new 907D2 I just got). Also, remember Tempo don't try to kill it or you'll end up really getting aggro!

Anyways, I have an older Titleist 3wd that I freaking love, I can only image how the 909 is.

Good luck!
Pete

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910D3 9.5 set to 8.5
907D2 9.5 VS Proto Stif

f3WoodCleveland XLS 15* Stiff

Irons TaylorMade Tour Preferred 4-9

Wedges Gun'd 48* & Vokey 58

Putter 34" XG #7

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Are you teeing the ball up when you use it from the tee? If that's the only difference between the tee and fairway, why not just hit it off the deck instead?

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Gerald Great Member

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great thinking, but when striking let's say an iron off the deck ..... I always tee it up 0,3 cm (about 1/8") or even less.....

Cal Razr Hawk 10.5 | TM Superfast 3W | Adams Idea Pro Black 20 | MP-68 3-PW | TW9 50/06 + 58/12 | Ram Zebra Putter

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ripsid Established Member

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Great quote from Merry Mex to I think it was Johnny Miller about playing the ball off the deck in the tee box "it's the only advantage this game gives you kid, why would you take it away?" or something along those lines.. Plus I had a local pro say that to a buddy of mine more or less.. he said it's not like your hitting a 1 iron you know.

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910D3 9.5 set to 8.5
907D2 9.5 VS Proto Stif

f3WoodCleveland XLS 15* Stiff

Irons TaylorMade Tour Preferred 4-9

Wedges Gun'd 48* & Vokey 58

Putter 34" XG #7

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Zeph Incredible Member

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Hit down on the ball, don't try helping it into the air. If you still balloon it, tee it lower. I tee it as low as a short iron to make sure I don't get the club under the ball.

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max power Great Member

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I agree with the advice offered-when I have trouble with the 3 wood it's because I start swinging it like a driver (probably because the shaft is 43"). It's more of a sweeping motion than a hybrid or long iron, but still have to hit down on it.
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After being that pleased with my 909 D2 and 909 Hybrids, I bought a 909 F2 3W ..... but although it should be an easier club from the tee at narrow holes .... I have a lot of trouble hitting the 3W from the tee.

I do think that the F3 is supposed to be a little easier to hit off the tee than the F2. I have an F2 myself, which has a shallower face than the F3 so it's easier to hit off the deck. I hit both and noticed a little difference, but I liked the versatility of the F2 (which is much easier to hit off the deck than the F3, IMO). But I agree with the other suggestions in this thread; if you hit the F2 well off the deck, give yourself "the perfect fairway lie" with a tee on the tee box, and let 'er rip.

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Ping G5 10.5* Adila NV S
Titleist F2 15.5* VooDoo FW-S
TaylorMade Burner Rescue Hybrid '07 19* 65-S
Mizuno MP52 4-5 irons, Project X 5.5, 1* upright (4i bent to 23*)Mizuno MP57 6-PW, Project X 5.5, 1* uprightMaltby GW 53*; Titleist Vokey SW 58-12; Cougar LW 64*Zebra...

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After being that pleased with my 909 D2 and 909 Hybrids, I bought a 909 F2 3W ..... but although it should be an easier club from the tee at narrow holes .... I have a lot of trouble hitting the 3W from the tee.

If it's a new wood and it's not a custom job, it's probably too long. Choke down on it a bit and play it more like your hybrids than your driver.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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jamo Incredible Member

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Tee it low and let it go!

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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sean_miller Incredible Member

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Tee it low and let it go!

I'm gonna use that this weekend.

Also one of the following, "Tee it high and let if fly", "Championship tees and into the trees", "Off the deck - what the heck?"

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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If it's a new wood and it's not a custom job, it's probably too long. Choke down on it a bit and play it more like your hybrids than your driver.

Yup, this helped me. I wasn't hitting my 3 wood for the longest time, completely took it out of my game. 2 weeks ago I decided to spend range time learning to hit it again. It wasn't until I gripped down a bit that I felt that "a ha!!" feeling.

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Hold on, hit down on your 3 wood off the tee? My 3 wood mishit is a skyball which I was sure came from hitting down on the ball. I tee the ball up where the bottom of the ball is just below the top of the 3 wood. Could it be too high possibly? How high are people tee'ing their 3 woods?
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I hit my 3 wood off the tee more often than not and the only time I tee it up is if the tee box sucks, besides that its off the deck. If I do tee it up is very low, just enough to hover it above the grass. I find if I tee it to high my shots are more likely to go errand. If I hit it off the deck I lose 10 yards distance but am usually in the fairway or maybe 10 ft off it.

Driver- Titleist 910 D3 9.5

3 Wood- Burner 15 degree
Irons- Slingshot 4I-AW
Hybrid- CPR 3 22 degree
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Gerald Great Member

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If it's a new wood and it's not a custom job, it's probably too long. Choke down on it a bit and play it more like your hybrids than your driver.

Yes, if I stand behind it ...... it is like what a driver was in the old days, just checked at Titleist ..... it is 43 inches !!!!

Cal Razr Hawk 10.5 | TM Superfast 3W | Adams Idea Pro Black 20 | MP-68 3-PW | TW9 50/06 + 58/12 | Ram Zebra Putter

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I'm gonna use that this weekend.

Cool, I made that up on the spot.... I think.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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kilbyman Dedicated Member

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Hold on, hit down on your 3 wood off the tee? My 3 wood mishit is a skyball which I was sure came from hitting down on the ball. I tee the ball up where the bottom of the ball is just below the top of the 3 wood. Could it be too high possibly? How high are people tee'ing their 3 woods?

I tee low to prevent skyballs, bottom of the ball around the top of the 3 wood is automatic sky balls.

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Hold on, hit down on your 3 wood off the tee? My 3 wood mishit is a skyball which I was sure came from hitting down on the ball. I tee the ball up where the bottom of the ball is just below the top of the 3 wood. Could it be too high possibly? How high are people tee'ing their 3 woods?

General rule, top quarter of the ball above the 3wd head. So you want it pretty low...

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