How do you get the most out of your 3 wood?

Question

I draw the ball, and lately i have been hitting it well with my 3 wood. no driver currently. I'm playing my home course tomorrow. 1st hole is 370 yards from the tips. hard hole, trees on left and ob on right. I either hook it too much into the trees or double cross ob. my regular playing partners say my swing isnt the problem, but my foot positioning. What can you recommend i do to hit straighter drives regarding my foot positioning, more infront of my stance or back? middle of my stance? I just want to hit my 3 wood as long and as straight as possible w/o messing up.

Answer 1

With proper swing, the ball should be placed half way between your feet for short irons moving forward gradually until 2 inches from the front foot for driver.  So three woods should just be slightly in compared to driver.

Answer 2

Ok, your playing partner is absolutly correct, it's probably not a problem with your swing. It is probably a combination of a setup problem and a mental problem.

Believe it or not your mind will do more to help or hurt you on the course then your swing.  And by havning issues with that hole to begin with your mind is going ok don't go into the trees or ob and that is exactly where the ball is going.  What you really want to do is not think about anything but seeing your ball flight and what you want the ball to do from the time it leaves your club till it lands in the fairway and not think about anything else.

As far as setup goes I draw the ball as well and if I aim to far to the right I over compensate and end up hooking the ball instead of drawing it.  So have your playing partner check your setup and make sure you are online with your target.

So coming up to that hole here is what I want you to do it will work I promise.

1.) when your coming up to that hole see the fairway and don't think about anything else but the fairway, let everything else fade away.

2.) stand behind the ball and see the ball flight

3.) take your practice swing or 2 picturing the ball leaving the club

4.) Address the ball and check your alignment to your targe

5.) Swing the club, your mind will create the swing you need to make the ball fly how you want it to. Don't try to hit the ball just swing the club and send the ball. hitting the ball should never be in your mind.

6.) Smile and congradulate yourself on a perfect shot.

Hope this works for you it should, a positive mental approach twords a hole will come with better results.

Answer 3

to be able to hit 3 FW perfectly in your case just try to tee a bit back from front stance. let me know how do u hit! thanks