Help hitting 3 wood!

[mazza78]

Hey guys im after some advice please!! Im struggling to hit my 3 wood!! If it off the tee or the fairway i never seem to get a good ball flight its always mid-low or just runs along the ground!! Every other club including my driver i hit fine but not the 3 wood!! Can anyone give me some tips or advice? Ball position in stance etc??

Thanks

[alomar123]

I hear ya, I have given up on my 3 wood thats why I want to get rid of it. A hybrid is way easier to hit on the ground, and how da he** is a 3 wood more accurate off the tee. Its face plate is like 1/10th of a driver. If Ihave to choose a slight slice or shank, its too easy of a choice. I just do not have the confidence with a 3 wood to rip it as fast as I can with a driver.

[socaltaoist]

I would say start with the basics and line up on a linoleum floor or some other gridded surface and simply see where you line up. Find the correct ball position with your feet lined up properly in your natural stance and just feel that position and gain confidence in it. In conjunction go to the range and with the proper set up begin to practice. Mentally visualize yourself taking half swings and just feeling the swing out from a proper starting position (use clubs or other straight alignment tools to set the ball and your feet up correctly). Find the groove of your downswing by taking your three wood and finding the point in your downswing where the shaft points at the ball. That angle is the one you want to hit the ball with, and slowly find the path to the ball. That is the beginning and meat of the swing. When you are working on a gridded surface practice finding this path within your swing at a very slow pace and when you are on the range use alignment and ball position aides to ingrain the proper set up. If you set up with confidence the rest can be focused on with a clear mind. Of course always follow through.
James