Which driver to use when it's windy?

[mdr817]

I have been using my TM R7 10.5* regularly but thinking of using my Titleist 8.5* on a windy day. Would that help me?

[Gapwedge]

Hitting the ball lower will help, but a driver and shaft combo that will produce the least amount of spin on the ball. You want to deliver a knuckle ball type drive.
I was watching Playing Lessons from the Pros on TGC and that question came up and that was the response he gave.

[Hoovedawg]

It might help a little, but at a 36 handicap that small of an equipment change probablly won't be noticeable. I would use what ever club you were more comfortable with.

[Bluenoser67]

It might help a little, but at a 36 handicap that small of an equipment change probablly won't be noticeable. I would use what ever club you were more comfortable with.

What he said. Hit the one you hit better.

[Elvisliveson]

I have been using my TM R7 10.5* regularly but thinking of using my Titleist 8.5* on a windy day. Would that help me?

If you can hit the 8.5* well, it would certainly help. But why sacrifice one for the other where you may need to hit one high with the wind? To that end, many times I carry two drivers with the different degrees you mentioned, and just replace the 3 and 5 woods with a 4 wood.

[TourSpoon]

I think the one you hit the best is the one to stick with when you are a 36. Just make sure to make a smooth swing and hit the center of the club face. If you want to hit one high downwind, you can always hit your 3 wood.

[neudi]

Hit your 10.5 b/c with your handicap the higher you get the ball the more distance you will most likely get...its all about the arc of the ball and spin on it...honestly there is not a huge huge amount of difference in distance on a windy day. It's not worth risking hitting a club that you aren't as comfortable with to get an extra 10 to 15 yards.

[naples golf18]

Hit your 10.5 b/c with your handicap the higher you get the ball the more distance you will most likely get...its all about the arc of the ball and spin on it...honestly there is not a huge huge amount of difference in distance on a windy day. It's not worth risking hitting a club that you aren't as comfortable with to get an extra 10 to 15 yards.

exactly, just put a good swing on the ball and be happy with the outcome.

[Ben]

exactly, just put a good swing on the ball and be happy with the outcome.

To quote Davis Love III: "When its breezy, swing easy."

The first time I put that into use, I hit the ball nice and straight down the middle of the fairway, not to mention out a distance that I was more than happy with hitting directly into the wind.

[Shindig]

To quote Davis Love III: "When its breezy, swing easy."

I did this today. My tee shots weren't the problem, amazingly, despite the awful wind we had these past two days. I hit 10 fairways today and outdrove people both into and with the wind that I had no business outdriving. Not that I'm competitive, but when I'm 35 yards further than someone, and almost lose a ball in the fairway because I'm looking 50 yards back from where it was, it's worth noticing.

And 10.5 degree driver. It's hitting the greens and knowing which club to play into them that's the issue! I hit a whopping 3 GIR today, and one was so far from the cup it might as well have been the wrong fairway. On the plus side, I only took 2 putts per GIR: 2, 1, and 3, in that order. To let you know how bad the wind was on one hole: I normally hit pitching wedge into the green following my usual drive. I hit 5-iron (knockdown, so 7-iron distance) today.

[neudi]

It's just like when you move back tee boxes, you don't change clubs, you just adjust your game to it and eventually it becomes natural to you. Before you know it you will hit the ball farther because your body adjusts to what you need to be doing without you even noticing. Your body is an amazing thing, with the amount of things you can do and how you are able to do them, just trust in yourself and don't change equipment.