hitting with a 3wood

Hi guys, was wondering do you guys encounter difficulties in hitting a 3wood off the range mat without using a tee? I can't seems to hit it consistently when the ball is lying on the mat, seems like my downswing is pretty steep and i tend to hit the ground 1st.

However, hitting it on a short tee seems okay.

Anyone has a fix to this?

Thanks

Bro, I know exactly what you mean. i have the same problem. Personally I find the 3 wood one of the toughest clubs to hit man..sweet spot is super tough to nip consistently (maybe its my skill level also).. coach tells me that I need to catch the ball first b4 contacting the ground in a sweeping motion. picture a broom sweeping motion.

once go unto the green when terrain change, upslope, downslope lie etc.. wah shots lagi go haywire.. Its the one club that I shank the ball most, but its a definite beast of a weapon man.. my solution in the end... switch to 3 hybrid, mabbe lose couple metres but hella a lot easier to control and get the ball where i want.

Any other bros share my experience?

Yea mate. I still tot the driver was the hardest club to hit all along...

On the contrary, i have seen some uncles who have prob with their driver but are able to hit crisp shot off the mat with their woods. They did it without much effort too! Kudos to them man.

Maybe u swing steep.

For me, swing would be flatter than iron. just like sweeping (as I dun sweep at home, so i dun play 3w well).

Also, relax your swing. Dun be too eager to rape the ball and the club.
Give it a try see if it works ba.

Cun wait for my new 3w to reach sg!!! yeee hee!

Gimson wrote:

Yea mate. I still tot the driver was the hardest club to hit all along...

On the contrary, i have seen some uncles who have prob with their driver but are able to hit crisp shot off the mat with their woods. They did it without much effort too! Kudos to them man.

Hm, I am one of this kinda people!
My driver is really damn bad... Practising my driver alot alot everytime I range.

In the past, I tee-off with 3w & 2nd shot 3 wood for Par 5.
But someone told me if I never have confidence with driver, I will never start using driver. So, I started taking out my driver to practise and use it on course... keke.

After few months, driver still so-so oni... haizzz

haha. guess i cant hit it well too. Have never sweep a broom before

Will heed ur advise n go easy on my swing tml. See how it goes

Dun worry bro, practise more on the range. You shld be able to get a hang of it quite soon too. I just started golfing for ard 4 mths. After hitting absurd slices and topping how many thousands of balls, I finally see some light in my driver now..

tml go MBGC range la.. I should be goin there to meet Sunny and others.
I need Doctor Moon to video cam my swing again... keke.

Tml need to do last min xmas shopping. See ya guys nxt yr alright? =)

okay la.. see u next year!
Good luck with your 3woods!

Same problem here. I find it difficult to hit a 3W off the grass and when I did hit it, I ended up with a fade. Not the greatest of shots.

I also have a G10 Draw 17˚ 4W as an option to my 3W. I'm deciding between the 2. I don't use either very often. I usually just take out my 3H to play which I'm way more comfortable with.

speaking of 3 wood....when the new callaway diablo tour (with hosel) is launched, make sure you try that.

the tour players already got theirs and i have tried it...square at address and easy to launch. a good alternative to the TM TP titanium.

DGman

DGman wrote:

sa good alternative to the TM TP titanium.

ultimate poison statement.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

DGman wrote:

sa good alternative to the TM TP titanium.

ultimate poison statement.

stop reading between the lines..i only stating what i feel about the new callaway products...i think more players will switch this year cos their products are pretty good and friendly to use....just like cobra's.

DGman

Anything endorsed by the boss must be tekong!!!

hi Gimson

I have the same problem with 3 wood and i finally found a solution to that...

I throw away my 3 wood, bought a hybrid, and it performs like magic..

Ever since, i do not have any FW in my bag, I have 2 hybrid with me, helping me out on the fairway.

Snowman[left]

golf_snowman wrote:

hi Gimson

I have the same problem with 3 wood and i finally found a solution to that...

I throw away my 3 wood, bought a hybrid, and it performs like magic..

Ever since, i do not have any FW in my bag, I have 2 hybrid with me, helping me out on the fairway.

Snowman[left]

its not easy to launch a 3 wood if you are not committed to the shot, takeaway is key and most of us tend to be too aggressive in that department. however a 4 or 5 wood is a better option and hybrids are a whole lot easier to manage too.

DGman

siaw8 wrote:

Anything endorsed by the boss must be tekong!!!

stop sucking up lah...

MC... please pardon our SCB newbie. Since he is new, he tend to SC all the time to everybody.

Aside to DGman, can you explain why i hit my 3wood further on the trackman than my driver???

from what i know..young "i" is the only one outside the tour to have one...

the horns on the logo reminds me of MC.....

DGman

because you are committed on the 3 wood and because it is a Graman...haha

Shotah you have taught your recruits well....and S8 starts with S too. maybe there will be a new nick soon....aSS_man

DGman

DGman wrote:

golf_snowman wrote:

hi Gimson

I have the same problem with 3 wood and i finally found a solution to that...

I throw away my 3 wood, bought a hybrid, and it performs like magic..

Ever since, i do not have any FW in my bag, I have 2 hybrid with me, helping me out on the fairway.

Snowman[left]

its not easy to launch a 3 wood if you are not committed to the shot, takeaway is key and most of us tend to be too aggressive in that department. however a 4 or 5 wood is a better option and hybrids are a whole lot easier to manage too.

DGman

hi Gimson

just to add a bit more..I'm currently holding a 24deg and 19deg hybrid and these 2 clubs manage to cover most of the distance i want to from 3 and 5 wood...

Hopfully, these infor can provide some help to you

enjoy the game

snowman

DGman wrote:

because you are committed on the 3 wood and because it is a Graman...haha

Shotah you have taught your recruits well....and S8 starts with S too. maybe there will be a new nick soon....aSS_man

DGman

Dunno why but i know that you will reply me with that answer. hahaha, But I have to admit, the Graman M70 is really fantastic, Really confident with it now and able to tee off with it to about 220m.

want to swop???

shotah wrote:

DGman wrote:

because you are committed on the 3 wood and because it is a Graman...haha

Shotah you have taught your recruits well....and S8 starts with S too. maybe there will be a new nick soon....aSS_man

DGman

Dunno why but i know that you will reply me with that answer. hahaha, But I have to admit, the Graman M70 is really fantastic, Really confident with it now and able to tee off with it to about 220m.

3W tee off to 220m

bro 4-4 u gib me....