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I play golf for only about a year and I think I can hit irons pretty far for my level. I practice irons almost exclusively and I hit 3 iron from the deck about 185 carry and pretty accurately. I also feel I have lot of control and when I start pushing the 3i I can easily fix it in the next shot. However, with the driver I hit only about 20 yards further and I feel like having absolutely zero control over the shot. So its absolutely pointless for me to use the driver on the golf course right now.

I certainly have big problems in my swing in general and I am trying to fix those with irons. But. Do you think I should practice driver at all? Or should I just perfect my iron swing and Driver will sort of "come along with good technique"?

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Check out this thread.

http://thesandtrap.com/t/77244/how-to-hit-a-driver-hit-it-further-and-stop-slicing

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Thx thats the kind of thread I was looking for. How did you find it?

I've been on this forum for a long time and I know where that thread is at :-D

You could have always just try and do a search like, "How to hit a driver". The first thread on the list would be the one I posted.

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@saevel25, what can you offer to answer OP's question. Namely, will perfecting the 3i ultimately result in a grooved, effective swing which will easily transfer to the driver?  Some here will say yes, get good with 3i, then get good with 20* hybrid, then get good with 15* 3W, then, finally the  11* driver will be easy.  Others say no, neglect of the most difficult stick will not help.

Sort of like learning to swim in the shallows, vs, jumping into the deep end immediately.

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@saevel25, what can you offer to answer OP's question. Namely, will perfecting the 3i ultimately result in a grooved, effective swing which will easily transfer to the driver?  Some here will say yes, get good with 3i, then get good with 20* hybrid, then get good with 15* 3W, then, finally the  11* driver will be easy.  Others say no, neglect of the most difficult stick will not help.

Sort of like learning to swim in the shallows, vs, jumping into the deep end immediately.

Yes I would like to hear some opinions. My Pro says I should practice the driver a lot. That it is a little bit different club

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@saevel25, what can you offer to answer OP's question. Namely, will perfecting the 3i ultimately result in a grooved, effective swing which will easily transfer to the driver?  Some here will say yes, get good with 3i, then get good with 20* hybrid, then get good with 15* 3W, then, finally the  11* driver will be easy.  Others say no, neglect of the most difficult stick will not help.

Sort of like learning to swim in the shallows, vs, jumping into the deep end immediately.

Yes I would like to hear some opinions. My Pro says I should practice the driver a lot. That it is a little bit different club

In my experience the driver really needs its own dedicated practice time. It's teed up high, and that seems to be enough of a difference that iron play doesn't easily translate over to the driver. Some of it does, but ultimately, for me at least, you'll need to spend some time working on the driver specifically.

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The driver swing is a little different than an iron swing. Some of the stuff transfers from your 5I practice; some doesn't. The driver swing has different goals and objectives. It should have its own dedicated practice time. A fair amount, but not what I'd call "a lot" by any stretch of the definition.

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Personally, grooving irons shots were relatively easy compared to trying to groove driver swing.

I would agree with Iacas and others that you have to dedicate a separate practice time to driver, if you want to improve.

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