tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574495817462192.post9148673800599193861..comments2024-03-24T00:12:23.882-07:00Comments on 3Jack Golf Blog: The Importance Of Driving For AmateursRich H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00619151630318195719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574495817462192.post-59693773087041915582012-11-07T03:26:38.209-08:002012-11-07T03:26:38.209-08:00Hi Rich,
Do you think there's a case to be ma...Hi Rich,<br /><br />Do you think there's a case to be made for the 18-28 handicappers to simply leave the driver in the bag? <br /><br />Often when I'm playing in competition with high handicappers, I'm amazed that they continue to use the big stick when they clearly don't have the swing to even remotely utilise it properly. I play off 11, and it's only in the last few weeks that I've felt that my swing was decent enough to take the driver out on the course, and it's actually paying dividends. This is in comparison to a couple of years ago when I tried using a driver, and the frustration and high scores it caused by all the trouble it used to get me into made me leave it at home. I think that decision was a great contributing factor to my reduced handicap. <br /><br />Since I have focused so much on my iron play, it's a solid part of my game, and in competitions I'd be ripping 5 irons 205 yds down the middle of the fairway, and my playing partners would all be going off with their drivers, occasionally getting lucky, and oftentimes not. But they continued to use the driver, even though it was obvious, to me anyway, that I had a clear advantage just because I was in the fairway off the tee on most holes! On the longer holes, of course, I'd just resign to going for a bogey, and maybe picking up a par. <br /><br />Sorry for rambling, but I've seen it so often, that it sort of infuriates me. Not because I'm bothered about finding my partner's balls all the time, but because I know they could score so much better if they just left it in the bag (or at home, like I used to). Particularly on some of the shorter courses. <br /><br />I have a suspicion that because it's so expected to take the driver people feel that they should, and the peer pressure of taking it out on every par 4/5 is too great to resist. When I didn't use a driver, I used to get a LOT of stick from my playing partners (chick-chick-chicken!) when they saw me taking an iron on the tee. It didn't bother me, because I was all about the winning, and when you're holding the cup the gibes are forgotten. <br /><br />Do you have any thoughts on this? <br /><br />Also, apologies for being so late to the party on this post. I just subscribed to your blog, and I'm checking out your archives. Great stuff!Fleegmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521609111579420962noreply@blogger.com