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gregsandiego Great Member

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How is this for going against  conventional wisdom?  Many  in this forum talk about putting the driver away or using another club when it gives trouble. I'm considering just the opposite:

Play only driver from tee off to putting. Kind of trial by fire until that damn club becomes the most second nature of all. Anyone else tried this? I'l let you know how it works out.

I use old Taylor Made clubs from eBay and golf shops.


Lihu Incredible Member

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Bunkers are going to be a nightmare. . .guessing you could out score yourself with a 6i.

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gregsandiego Great Member

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Bunkers are going to be a nightmare. . .

Funny. I was worried about pitching. Maybe grant bunkers as lone exception. Hey it's still in the conceptual stage....

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David in FL Incredible Member

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How is this for going against  conventional wisdom?  Many  in this forum talk about putting the driver away or using another club when it gives trouble. I'm considering just the opposite: Play only driver from tee off to putting. Kind of trial by fire until that damn club becomes the most second nature of all . Anyone else tried this? I'l let you know how it works out.

Sorry, but for the purpose you're describing, I think that it's a terrible idea. Modern, long-shafted, large-head drivers are very difficult to hit off the deck with any consistency. For a high hcp player to make any decent contact at all, he's going to tend to get much steeper with his swing than is appropriate or desirable off a tee. Simultaneously, he's going to be reinforcing a flatter, less downward strike than he wants for iron shots. As such his "practice" will likely do much more harm than good by reinforcing bad driver swing habits on the tee box and equally poor habits when he gets an iron back in his hands in the fairway.

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Slowcelica Great Member

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I play with someone that when he is under a tree after his tee shot, he will chip with his driver and usually end up right next to the green, it's pretty funny.

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Mr. Desmond Super Member

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How is this for going against  conventional wisdom?  Many  in this forum talk about putting the driver away or using another club when it gives trouble. I'm considering just the opposite:

Play only driver from tee off to putting. Kind of trial by fire until that damn club becomes the most second nature of all. Anyone else tried this? I'l let you know how it works out.


Today's drivers are meant to hit off a tee only.

Occasionally, you will see a Rickie Fowler hit driver off the deck, but it is rare and usually only with a great lie.

At the moment, I can't think of anything worse for your swing than hitting driver on all shots for 18 holes.

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Shorty Super Member

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How is this for going against  conventional wisdom?  Many  in this forum talk about putting the driver away or using another club when it gives trouble. I'm considering just the opposite:

Play only driver from tee off to putting. Kind of trial by fire until that damn club becomes the most second nature of all. Anyone else tried this? I'l let you know how it works out.


Silliest idea I've read all year. Unless this is a joke.

How is hitting it from long grass or sand going to help you? Or topping it down the fairway?

It'll make you hate it more than you already do.

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saevel25 Incredible Member

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Silliest idea I've read all year. Unless this is a joke.

How is hitting it from long grass or sand going to help you? Or topping it down the fairway?

It'll make you hate it more than you already do.

Could be just a fun thing to do. Some golfers get sick enjoyment out of making the game stupidly hard :-D

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gregsandiego Great Member

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Silliest idea I've read all year.

Yeah - I get that a lot. And not for just this post....

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gregsandiego Great Member

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Could be just a fun thing to do. Some golfers get sick enjoyment out of making the game stupidly hard

I like  your attitude. The kind of guy I'd probably enjoy playing a round with.

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Lihu Incredible Member

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How is this for going against  conventional wisdom?  Many  in this forum talk about putting the driver away or using another club when it gives trouble. I'm considering just the opposite:

Play only driver from tee off to putting. Kind of trial by fire until that damn club becomes the most second nature of all. Anyone else tried this? I'l let you know how it works out.

Silliest idea I've read all year. Unless this is a joke.

How is hitting it from long grass or sand going to help you? Or topping it down the fairway?

It'll make you hate it more than you already do.

My first thought. . . :-D

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Silliest idea I've read all year. Unless this is a joke. How is hitting it from long grass or sand going to help you? Or topping it down the fairway? It'll make you hate it more than you already do.

bubba Watson does this all the time, he said it's his favorite way of practice. one club only for 18 holes, it's how he learned his 3 wood fringe chip shot.[URL]http://youtu.be/lvRPU27nWRo[/URL] before you say "He's a professional", he recommends that everyone try's it to learn different ways to use their clubs in any situation. But as for learning to hit it properly by only using it, no I would say it wouldn't help there.


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Silliest idea I've read all year. Unless this is a joke.

How is hitting it from long grass or sand going to help you? Or topping it down the fairway?

It'll make you hate it more than you already do.

bubba Watson does this all the time, he said it's his favorite way of practice. one club only for 18 holes, it's how he learned his 3 wood fringe chip shot.http://youtu.be/lvRPU27nWRo

before you say "He's a professional", he recommends that everyone try's it to learn different ways to use their clubs in any situation.

But as for learning to hit it properly by only using it, no I would say it wouldn't help there.

He's got a lot of talent. He could just as well tell everyone to warm up by hitting a few 300 yard drives to begin their range session. . .

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gregsandiego Great Member

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bubba Watson does this all the time, he said it's his favorite way of practice. one club only for 18 holes, it's how he learned his 3 wood fringe chip shot.http://youtu.be/lvRPU27nWRo

before you say "He's a professional", he recommends that everyone try's it to learn different ways to use their clubs in any situation.

But as for learning to hit it properly by only using it, no I would say it wouldn't help there.

Thank you for that link.

I think a lot of people missed my point. Of course using the driver to hit all over the course is TOTALLY unlike the normal driver shot. That's kind of the idea.All these different things would seem to me make you more comfortable with the club - like an extension of your body. Maybe I'm nuts.

I use old Taylor Made clubs from eBay and golf shops.


Duff McGee Great Member

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Yeah that wouldn't work at all. That's like thinking you could become an awesome chipper by doing the wedge bouncing trick.
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Shorty Super Member

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Thank you for that link.

I think a lot of people missed my point. Of course using the driver to hit all over the course is TOTALLY unlike the normal driver shot. That's kind of the idea.All these different things would seem to me make you more comfortable with the club - like an extension of your body. Maybe I'm nuts.


You can use it all day as a walking stick, sleep with it  or attach an umbrella to it. It won't help you off the tee.

It's the swing that does it.

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gregsandiego Great Member

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You can use it all day as a walking stick, sleep with it  or attach an umbrella to it. It won't help you off the tee.

It's the swing that does it.

Maybe.

I use old Taylor Made clubs from eBay and golf shops.


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