Tee shots are killing my scores

[G1BB0]

I am crap off the tee!

Driver, 3 wood, 4 wood, hybrid

par 3's I am ok but as soon as I have a longer club its hit or miss. Today was a good example, duffed 3 wood 40 yards, then nailed 4 wood, hybrid onto green, 2 putts for bogey.. if only I could get the tee shot away.

I had 2 triples today that were due to poor tee shots

Do I book a lesson or work on it at the range (or both)?

My iron play is pretty good right now and short game is tidy enough (the odd duff but its improving all the time).

I just wish I could be more consistant off the tee, not neccessarily longer but tee it up with a bit of confidence instead of thinking 'crap, where is this gonna end up!'

Is it more psychological as opposed to just technique?

 

[Imurg]

I am crap off the tee!

Man, if you wanted to see crap off the tee you should have been down my place last Thursday.......

You're Crap? - You've got no idea!! Ask Fragger.

 

[G1BB0]

yeah but mine is most rounds, its only decent iron play and short game that saves me. When I played in the volvo with Gary I barely got any away over the 18 holes, it was borderline embarassing.

I can do it on the range just not on the tee!

 

[Imurg]

That's me.

I play off 5 inspite of my driving not because of it......

OK I give in - you're more crap than me...:whoo::ears::clap:

 

[fundy]

Gotta love it, he comes on and tells us his good score from the day day and he's contending in the club champs (net) then a few hours later tells us he cant get the ball in play off the tee lol

Hard to pinpoint why mate without seeing the swing, could well be a technical fault (maybe too steep for woods if iron play ok?, ball position too far back etc) or could as easily be a mental block.

Definitely worth getting a go to shot for when you are having a bad driving day, whether it be a long iron, hybrid or 3 wood. Worth getting someone to have a look (either a lesson or maybe post a video for Bob)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Crap covers a multitude of sins. Can you be more specific but is it a technical thing or do you think it is becoming more mental. If its technical a simple lesson should cure what ails you

 

[G1BB0]

can be anything, top, fat or slice. Slower swing sorts the slice and tops but its the too steep causing a great big fat that really winds me up. Can happen on fairways with woods aswell.

 

[fundy]

too steep can often come from ball position, worth checking that you have it far enough forward and even worth trying it a little further forward in your stance to promote a flatter angle of attack

 

[G1BB0]

just off my big toe for driver, slightly less for fairway woods and less again for hybrid (not much though)

Will pop up the range tomoz and experiment

 

[Region3]

just off my big toe for driver, slightly less for fairway woods and less again for hybrid (not much though)

Will pop up the range tomoz and experiment

Are you sure that is where the ball is?

The reason I say that is because to me it feels like the ball is a couple of inches outside my left foot with driver when in fact I know it's only left heel.

Worth sticking a couple of clubs down for alignment at the range to check.

Other (maybe silly) ideas...

If hybrid off the tee is crap but off the fairway is ok then tee off without a tee?

If nothing is working then 6 or 7 iron off the tee and turn a 400yd par 4 with a shot into a 250yd par 4 with no shot?


What's changed though? I thought you were nailing the 3 wood off the tee recently.

 

[G1BB0]

It was great on Friday Gary, getting good sitance etc but what I am finding is if my 1st tee shot is crap it sets doubts and swing thoughts which then carry on throughout the round.

It tends to be random though generally. can play half a dozen crackers then blam, fat with a big divot on the tee.

Might have to book a lesson and get a decent routine & setup (aswell as highlight any swing issues)

determined to get this sorted as I really feel this can get me scoring regular 80's but as it stands costs me probably half a dozen shots per round if not more. Reason being is I end up short or in crap and either hacking out, losing a ball or having to hit longer 2nd/3rd shots.

Maybe I want too much too quickly but no harm in trying eh?

 

[la_lucha]

I have been having a similar problem with my driver. My solution until I have been able to get a bit more consistency is to use a long Iron off the tee. Then providing you hit the fairway, it's only a club or two more for your second shot.

 

[DaveM]

I have the opposite problem at the moment. Off the no problem full of it straight down the middle. But oh dear that first iron shot off the fairway. Chipping and putting is ok. Its that damn middle bit!!!!

 

[m10johnson]

Just a thought. Maybe you are swinging on the same path with both clubs.

This video will explain it better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatPl0ymDWE&list=FLpeLfKSiitytzeB7GHbOPGQ&index=6&feature=plpp_video

 

[sawtooth]

I am crap off the tee!

Driver, 3 wood, 4 wood, hybrid

par 3's I am ok but as soon as I have a longer club its hit or miss. Today was a good example, duffed 3 wood 40 yards, then nailed 4 wood, hybrid onto green, 2 putts for bogey.. if only I could get the tee shot away.

I had 2 triples today that were due to poor tee shots

Do I book a lesson or work on it at the range (or both)?

My iron play is pretty good right now and short game is tidy enough (the odd duff but its improving all the time).

I just wish I could be more consistant off the tee, not neccessarily longer but tee it up with a bit of confidence instead of thinking 'crap, where is this gonna end up!'

Is it more psychological as opposed to just technique?

Lol, we should play together! I'm the complete opposite. I get up fairly close to par 5 greens quite often in 2 but then can take 4,5 to get down. Pulled wedges, thinned chips, over/under hit putts. Its very very wasteful and frustrating.

My long game is the only thing working properly at the moment.

 

[JustOne]

It was great on Friday Gary, getting good sitance etc but what I am finding is if my 1st tee shot is crap it sets doubts and swing thoughts which then carry on throughout the round.

It's a bit of a cliche but you need to take one shot at a time, one hole at a time. A bad drive on the 1st doesn't mean a bad one on the 2nd.

If you play a bad drive DON'T then go trying to hit a glory shot to make up any lost yardage (until you're proficient), just hit an iron that'll put you close to the 150yrd markers or simply just get the ball back into play.

We all want to run before we can walk.... and we can all talk a good game.....

 

[philly169]

Does this mean you need to buy a new driver, 3 and 4 wood and a hybrid??

Waiting for the next thread

 

[Fish]

Go get a lesson ASAP, I did when I was doing the same and he got me on the Explanar and straight away I had a greater understanding of why my swing plane was off and causing me similar problems.

 

[Evesdad]

Are you sure you're not trying to hard? I have this affliction at times and can't stop myself swinging 110%, result same as you fats, thins, slices etc. tops mainly. Started trying to swing within myself let the club do what it's made to do.

Oh another thing was keeping my spine angle from address, had a habit of straightening at impact, que top city!

 

[G1BB0]

yep its definitely a bit of that. Just back from the range and found I stand a bit too close, ball to far forward in the stance and also holding off on my follow through

was hitting the ball decent with driver at the end. Just need to pound more balls until it feels 2nd nature... then top it on the 1st on Sunday