Driver or Irons

[VegasRenegade]

Why can I only hit one or the other, last week I played two rounds were I only missed two fairways with the driver average drive 250. But could not hit and iron at all. Today I only hit two fairway and average drive 200 yards, but I hit both par fives and both par threes in reg. Two 7 irons two 9 irons, all three insede 20 ft, So why does it have to be one or the other?

[JoePete]

  VegasRenegade said:

Why can I only hit one or the other, last week I played two rounds were I only missed two fairways with the driver average drive 250. But could not hit and iron at all. Today I only hit two fairway and average drive 200 yards, but I hit both par fives and both par threes in reg. Two 7 irons two 9 irons, all three insede 20 ft,

So why does it have to be one or the other?

Maybe an issue is that you think it is one or the other? While there might be slight setp changes with the driver, I think most ascribe to a philosophy that one swing works for all clubs. One of the issues with today's drivers is that given their clubhead size, sometimes it can be hard to develop consistency (you don't have that consistent feedback off the clubface). Do you have a 2-iron still (or heck a nice small head persimmon driver would be great) that you take the range. Try that. Develop some consistency and then see what happens when you move to the driver.

[VegasRenegade]

I am pretty sure my swing are not the same I know I have a very steep angle of attack on irons -10 and the driver is -3 to zero, by backswing is much flatter with the driver, I hav tired to shallow out my irons but when I do I hit them well much more hooking and slicing as well as fat and thin.

[JoePete]

  VegasRenegade said:

I am pretty sure my swing are not the same I know I have a very steep angle of attack on irons -10 and the driver is -3 to zero, by backswing is much flatter with the driver, I hav tired to shallow out my irons but when I do I hit them well much more hooking and slicing as well as fat and thin.

There's nothing that says you can't have different swings for different clubs, but it does make things a lot harder. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some fixes that you can make up at set up, and the variance in angle of attack might reflect some work you need to do on how you turn - but don't discount the value of setup on such things. Getting your body in the right position to start facilitates a good turn. A half hour with a decent pro and some video might address a lot. You might also be dealing with some club fitting issues (another issue your local pro might catch). If your driver swingweight is different from your irons, you are more likely to swing it differently. I think a lot of folks practice almost exclusively with a driver, under a belief that if they can hit that well, they can hit all their clubs well. I think there is some truth to that. However, especially for the average to high handicap golfer who is still developing their swing, work on those easier-to-hit high irons to get that consistent feel may be more important, and then when you put the driver in your hands, just keep that 7-iron swing and tempo.