Learning backwards

[wildcorndog]

I feel I really screwed myself when starting out a little over 2 years ago. I used to see guy when I first went to the course hit these monster drives and I was really impressed. I spent hours upon hours on the range trying to hit those same drives; here I am 2 years later and I can hit pretty much any shot I want with my driver. I am very comfortable with it. I hit my first par 4 in one a few months ago! Anyways I can't hit a pitching wedge strait or any iron for that matter. My friend and I started playing around the same time; however, he started the right way he has his struggles with his driver but he can shoot far better scores that I can..... The moral to this story is @&$" ur driver learn to hit a 7i

[authentic_golfer]

Trial and error, my man. That's a trap pretty much everyone falls into, so don't feel like the Lone (Driving) Ranger.

I say to hell with the 7i and start with the club that gets used far more than any other in the course of a round - the putter.

Learn to putt, chip & pitch and work back from there. Nothing beats a great short game.

Sean

[wildcorndog]

Truer words have never been typed my friend 

[doctork]

Hey, it's never too late, Corndog. Assume you've begun focusing more on the short game since having your revelation?

Personally, I find practicing the short game more fun than bashing balls on the range, especially chipping and pitching. Figuring out how to play flop shots, the bump-and-run and all shots in between -- next best thing to downing a good draft beer!

BTW Terrible what's happening on your coast down there in LA. Hope it doesn't turn out as bad as it looks.

Cheers,
DoctorK

[J_Bone]

Take it for what its worth. Now work on your short game.
I struggle with my driver and sometimes it seems that it take for ever to get close enough to use my short game. This is mainly on the Par5's on first 9 holes, and the back nine I usually get it going. But...Shot 1: hit OB, re-tee hitting 3rd shot......usually on the fringe down between 240-270 depending on contact or how bad a hook. Then my 3 wood (knowing I shouldn't) hitting shot 4 and hit it close enough around green. shot 5, chip up and one putt for bogey. =( That frustrates me tremendously. Because sometimes its a double bogey if something else goes wrong.

Now when you practice, 50% of time should be with wedges, 20% Irons, 20% putting and 10% woods. Or something close to that or what ever you feel more comfortable with. You can add time to what you think is a weaker part of your game? Mine is of course different, I do 50% on woods, 20% Irons, 20% wedges and 10% putting as I just do my routine with my strongest parts of my game and sometimes it changes with more time on irons for those approach shots.