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And while I haven't played a round yet, I spent a lot of time at the range with the new 3 wood and think it is really going to help my game. My weakness has been inconsistency at the tee.

It is a new Big Bertha 3W and seems much easier to control than my driver. My driver is an X460. I've had the driver since last summer and can hit it a long, long way when I everything is the way it should be, but I'm still wildly inconsistent with it. At the range today, I was consistently hitting the Big Bertha 3W 230-250 yds and with enough control to land on most fairways.

I played a par 3 course (w/ four par 4's) to 9 over the other day. 3 of those bogey strokes came on the par 4's. I think keeping it in play on longer holes is going to really shave some strokes off my card.

I'm not entirely giving up on the driver but I may reserve it for the widest fairways and the longest par 5's. Anyone doing similar?
WITB:

Driver: HiBore XL 10.5° Fit-On M Gold Fujikura Stiff
Fairway Woods: Big Bertha 3W Fujikura Stiff
FW-Hybrid: Insight XTD 5w 18° Aldila DVS StiffHybrid: Idea Pro 3i 20° Aldila VS Proto Blue By You StiffIrons: Big Bertha 4-PWWedges: CG10 50.08 GW, CG10 56.16 SWPutter: White...
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getinthehole Well Established Member

getinthehole

I do the same, I always use it on holes with out of bounds and hazards. With the holes with wider fairways I hit my driver, but with my 3 wood I am way more accurate.
In My Bag:
Driver: Cobra F Speed 10.5°, Aldila NV 55g Regular
3 Wood: Cobra F Speed 15°, Aldila NV 55g Regular
Irons: Cobra 2300 I/M 3-PW
Wedge: Cobra M 54°Putter: Yes! SophiaBall: TaylorMade TP Red
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Spectrums Well Established Member

Spectrums

Before I could swing better with my new swing, that was my play, but with a 4-iron.

It's all course management.
WITB

Driver - Taylormade r7 Quad 10.5˚ Fujijura E360 Stiff
Woods - Sonartec SS 2.5 13˚ HST Penley Tour Stiff
Hybrid - Sonartec HB-001 19˚ HST Penley Tour StiffIrons - Mizuno MP-67 Forged 4-PW, DGS300Wedges - Callaway Forged 50˚ and 54˚, Walter Hagen 60˚Putter - Nike T130 O/S Mallet Ctr Shaft 33"B...
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P3R3 Well Established Member

P3R3

I can't hit my 3W at all. I actually play my driver or hybrid better. I have been using my 3H off the tee alot more lately.

MX500 9.5* S
Burrows Golf MAC Powersphere 3W
IDEA PRO Irons
Perfect Club 21*
IDEA PRO 3HSakamoto 54* X-tour 60* Newport 2 Pro Platinum Custom

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Dent Great Member

Dent

I can hit my 3 wood really well. But I dont understand, when is a good time to use it? Because when there are trees and such in my way or along the hole, it gives me a better target and i can drive really straight, im not afraid to use my driver on any holes because i usually wind up in the fairway. So when should i use the 3 wood on the tee?
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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P3R3 Well Established Member

P3R3

I can hit my 3 wood really well. But I dont understand, when is a good time to use it? Because when there are trees and such in my way or along the hole, it gives me a better target and i can drive really straight, im not afraid to use my driver on any holes because i usually wind up in the fairway. So when should i use the 3 wood on the tee?

Well if you actually drive better on harder holes then you are pretty much set. Only time you might need it off the tee is the rare occasion you want to layup short of some bunkers or hazards ahead.

MX500 9.5* S
Burrows Golf MAC Powersphere 3W
IDEA PRO Irons
Perfect Club 21*
IDEA PRO 3HSakamoto 54* X-tour 60* Newport 2 Pro Platinum Custom

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Burg Member

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Well if you actually drive better on harder holes then you are pretty much set. Only time you might need it off the tee is the rare occasion you want to layup short of some bunkers or hazards ahead.

Agree.

I just don't feel 100% comfortable swinging my driver in a tight situation. Give me an open hole and it's bombs away but in a tight situation I play the 3 wood for accuracy. If the Driver is your most accurate club then there really isn't a reason to force yourself to use a three wood unless you're worried about hitting it too far.
In my bag:

Driver: FT-3 10° Diamana Blueboard 63 Stiff
Fairway: 904F 15° Purple Ice 75 Stiff
Fairway: 904F 19° YS-6+ StiffHybrid: Idea A2 20° Aldila NV 85 StiffIrons: Silver Scot Forged MB 4-PW, Rifle 6.0 ShaftsGap Wedge: Silver Scot Forged 52Sand/Lob Wedge: Vokey SM 58.12 Put...
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beung Well Established Member

beung

The only time I don't hit driver off the tee is when the driver is too long.
I am not any more accurate with any of my woods but if I am on the tee and there is trouble at like 270 or the faireway runs out then I am hitting 3w and maybe even 5w depending on conditions. If I can't hit over it I hit a club that will be just shortcut of it.
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Dent Great Member

Dent

Yep, and there never is a situation at my club where i have to come short because of bunkers or water hazards. Unless i play from the yellows on which i dont.
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16
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