Would you trade hitting driver for a consistent 210 dead straight off the tee?

[The Recreational Golfer]

Originally Posted by phillyk

Well, would you give up 5 putts a round for 90% of greens?

The original premise was giving up yards for accuracy. This one is trading strokes for accuracy. Not the same thing.

I would trade hitting two more clubs from a given distance for hitting them straight virtually all the time..

[phillyk]

Originally Posted by The Recreational Golfer

The original premise was giving up yards for accuracy. This one is trading strokes for accuracy. Not the same thing.

I would trade hitting two more clubs from a given distance for hitting them straight virtually all the time..

Yes, I know it's not the same thing.  Earlier posts had said that this question was not very debate-able at least for lower handicappers, so I came up with a harder question to answer that is more debate-able.  As for me and the original question, there's no way I would ever give that much yardage off my driver tee shot for accuracy.  Plus, I hit my 5-iron round 210 that is dead straight anyway.

[JetFan1983]

Originally Posted by golf4fun12

yeah, true. a long course would not be fun for you. when I play executive courses, I never hit a driver. it is difficult to say that a 210 yard approach shot is great. haha. That is something that needs to be worked on. maybe use your driver on those holes. practice at the range.

Took this advice and used driver on a couple more holes than I normally would last weekend. It seemed to work out okay as I just focused on swinging smoother and with a bit less fear and care over the results. No OB shots.

[dunn2500]

i do!!!!.....i cant hit a driver consistent at all.......so about 4-5 yrs ago i started hitting 3 iron off the tee, 220-240 of a tee and way, way more consistent........i can pure irons even a small 3 iron on a forged club but cannot hit woods or hybrids for the life of me

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by dunn2500

i do!!!!.....i cant hit a driver consistent at all.......so about 4-5 yrs ago i started hitting 3 iron off the tee, 220-240 of a tee and way, way more consistent........i can pure irons even a small 3 iron on a forged club but cannot hit woods or hybrids for the life of me

You need to work on your waggle - a low and steady waggle is the precursor to a good drive if you have the type of swing that leads to a striped 3-iron. Trust me.