Help with driving

[Hanson54]

So heres the deal. I always Tee off with my 4 hybrid. I only have played on 3 par courses. No matter the distance I always Tee off with it cause i think i got good control as far as distance and keeping it straight. I have hit a hole in one from 165 yards with it.

Today I wanted to see how far i could hit all my woods and how far i can get my hybrid. First I used my 1 wood and i hit it about 120-170 straight, any thing further would slice way right. With my 3 wood I can hit 150-200 straight and further would slice. When I use my 4Hybrid i can hit 250-300 straight with some good hits that cleared the range with no markers to know how far they went.

So my thinking was that if i could learn how to hit my 3 and 1 I should be able to hit further then with my Hybrid. The guy in the pro shop saw me hitting and brought out some drivers to try and my best luck was with 1 wood cleavland 10.5, but i was still only hitting it just over 200. He told me as long as I m hittting 250-300 with the hybrid I dont really need to use a driver, but I would like to progress my game. I have only been playing for about a month so I'm not sure what I could be doing to make 4hybrid go so much further then my driver. Any tips would be great.

[soloredd]

250-300 with a 4h? I see you live in Pismo, there 40-50mph tailwinds right now?

[alomar123]

Sounds like you are delofting the hybrid and adding loft to your driver.

[Hanson54]

I was shooting out in Atascadero it was 97 with no wind. Pretty miserable lol

[Hanson54]

Sounds like you are delofting the hybrid and adding loft to your driver.

How would one deloft there driver? thanks for the tips!

[ramblin08]

I am new to The Sand Trap but not to the Internet Forum world. You sir strike me as a troll with a modestly impressive skill set.

[NZGolfer]

So heres the deal. I always Tee off with my 4 hybrid. I only have played on 3 par courses. No matter the distance I always Tee off with it cause i think i got good control as far as distance and keeping it straight. I have hit a hole in one from 165 yards with it.

WOW 250-300 with a 4 Hybrid i wish i could do that hell even Tiger wishes he could do that

[JML22]

How do you hit a 4h 300 yards?

[sean_miller]

Sounds like you are delofting the hybrid and adding loft to your driver.

That's some sound golf logic there.

How would one deloft there driver? thanks for the tips!

* they're

I am new to The Sand Trap but not to the Internet Forum world. You sir strike me as a troll with a modestly impressive skill set.

Who shot who in the what now?

WOW 250-300 with a 4 Hybrid i wish i could do that hell even Tiger wishes he could do that

I bet you $1 he doesn't own a hybrid.

How do you hit a 4h 300 yards?

You don't.

[ramblin08]

Sean, you're clever!

[Shanks A Million]

* they're

Dude... "Their."

And to the OP, a 300 yard 4 hybrid? Come on pal, be serious. If you can't hit your driver more than 150 without a slice, you can't even hope to hit a 4h 200, let alone 250 to 300.

[Shorty]

He told me as long as I m hittting 250-300 with the hybrid I dont really need to use a driver,

He was having a joke with you.

You don't hit your 4 hybrid 250-300.

[NZGolfer]

I bet you $1 he doesn't own a hybrid.

I bet you $2 he doesn't know what a hybrid is

[nuck81]

250-300?? Feet?

[Hanson54]

I will say I am new to golf and not sure on how far is far to hit a golf ball. What can tell you is when I grab my 4Hybrid (Came in $109 Dunlop set from Kmart) and stand at the tee at the driving range i can hit the ball past the 250 mark. I have no reason to lie about how far I am hitting the ball. What I'm asking is how can I hit further with my drivers. If you want to sit here and tell me I'm lieing then you dont need to say anything because its already been said. If you got some tips for me on my driver, I would love to hear some tips. I found that letting up on my grip helped out, so small tips like that would be great.

[Shanks A Million]

I will say I am new to golf and not sure on how far is far to hit a golf ball. What can tell you is when I grab my 4Hybrid (Came in $109 Dunlop set from Kmart) and stand at the tee at the driving range i can hit the ball past the 250 mark. I have no reason to lie about how far I am hitting the ball. What I'm asking is how can I hit further with my drivers. If you want to sit here and tell me I'm lieing then you dont need to say anything because its already been said. If you got some tips for me on my driver, I would love to hear some tips. I found that letting up on my grip helped out, so small tips like that would be great.

Your problem is your grasp on reality.

At the range I practice at, the 250 mark is 208 yards away sometimes. Other times, it's 275. Range markers are not accurate, and where you see the ball landing is not where they're probably landing. I'll hit a ball, and think it carried off the back of the range, only to see it bounce. I know there's water at 250 or so at the back of the range, so only when I see a splash do I know I hit it 250 on the fly. To hit a 4h 300 yards, you'd need a swing speed in excess of 150 mph, and you'd be one of the longest hitters in the world. Considering you're using Dunlop cheapo clubs, odds are the shaft and face would break under that kind of strain. What's more likely, is that you're hitting it maybe 200 on a good strike. Hybirds, especially cheap ones, are usually very draw biased, so your driver is probably not enough to correct your slice, nor is your 3 wood, but your hybrid is just straight enough that you pull it around that distance.

[Tiger Spuds]

That's some sound golf logic there.

It's 'their' actually, Sean.

But yeah, original post was a giant turd.

[martytilma]

Considering you're using Dunlop cheapo clubs...

Not to be an ass, but there is not way you are hitting your "Dunlop" 4h that far if you can only hit your driver 120-170. Something just doesn't add up? I would have to see it to believe it.