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Why can't I hit my 3 wood off the deck
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I am hitting my driver very well. My iron shots are good but the 3 wood is a disaster. No distance, not getting it up, Slices...HELP
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Are you having trouble off the tee or, off the deck?
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[quote name='Irish' date='Mar 26 2007, 06:38 PM'
post='281231'] Interesting subject Irish . I have been going through this problem for about a year now , mainly hitting my 3 wood off the deck. My 3 wood off the deck was always reliable, then it went off. It seemed to have started when I bought the wide sole forgiving irons and started hitting my long irons good again. Will be watching this thread with interest.
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Off the deck is the problem. It started when I bought new clubs. I used to be able to hit them off the deck but now it is gone. Considering smaller grip and shorten shaft. My local golf shop said people should not have 3 woods for fairways they should use rescue club. He says 3 wood is like using one iron not for everyone...I do not agree with him.
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Irish I'm not sure if the specs on your three wood are the same as for your driver but if not that may be some of the problem. Is the shaft the same and has this always been a problem. If there is variation in the degree off stiffness in the shaft then that may be your problem. It might be that you start to use your five wood if you have one in order to get confidence back before trying the three wood again. I use the five wood more than the three wood of the fairway but if the lie is good then I will try the three wood. If and when you use a three wood from the tee how does that go. If it goes well then it is a technique and perhaps even a ball positioning thing. The problem with this type of thing is that you are probably now talking yourself out of hitting it well with the three wood. Remember to make a smooth pass at the ball not a lunge and try the five wood for a while. Other than that on the information supplied I cannot help much more.
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I've found mixed results with my fairway woods too. I can't hit a three to save myself, but I find I get along really well with my steel-shafted Precept 5-wood. Maybe look at the shaft to make sure it suits you - flex and material being the obvious first stops to check. Col
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Irish are you trying to help the 3 wood get the ball up? ie does the lack of loft on it make you try and show it more loft?
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bottom of the swing is still the left shoulder...gotta hit down on it to make it go up. it's not a sweeping motion. b
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And this has been the solution for me. Next time you're at the driving range, try hitting some 5 woods to get your confidence going, then try some 3 woods but focus on trying to take a divot - really squeeze the ball into the ground. You've got to compress the ball against the ground, definitely don't want the feeling of an upward sweeping motion. Hope this helps - it helped me.
Cheers
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It may feel like you are 'trapping the ball' into the dirt but it does not happen. That feeling though is what is making you hit down on it and that is the goal.
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I was always under the impression or misconception that we hit
down with the irons for compression (due mainly to ball
positioning and shorter shafts) and sweep the ball off the deck
with Fairway woods.
I have hit prettty nice 3 woods at the driving range straight off
the deck however its when I get out there on the fairway that
these problems not only creep in but knock me for a 6'er.
Mis-hits include topping the ball or slicing the crap out of it.
I tend to either slice or push out to the right when I mishit and
rarely hit any hooks. Most of this stems from a bad Left wrist
roll through impact as my swing is definitely slightly on the
inside-out plane.
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The swing motion is the same for both. The only difference is the ball position in relationship to low point...ie the woods are closer to low point so the angle of attack is less, but the swing is the same. If you try to manufacture a different swing motion then you will end up with more problems than you need.
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Hopefully you are using a 15 degree 3 wood and that being the case if you follow the gurus advice you should hve no problem fixing the problem. I would not go out on the course without my 15 degree 3 wood.
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I was always told that the best three wood was a four wood. Have you tried one?
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This is a very interesting topic. I have similar trouble with my irons. I will hit them dead near perfect off the tee, but going off the deck i tend to stuff up the shots a fair bit. I blame it on worrying that I will run my club if i take a divot. It's only ever if I hit off the deck. I must say though, this compulsory tee-up on some of the courses due to the drought iis fantastic, but I am positve it isn't doing me much in terms of my ability to hit great off the deck. At the range I have absolutely no trouble, it is just when I am at the course that I will stuff up several of my deck shots.
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I kinda agree only put a 3 wood in the bag recently , I have used a TM V Steel 4 wood for a couple of years now they would have to be the greatest of the deck of any wood i have ever used , I can get plenty of length out of it and it just feels very pure.
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