Fairway Finder tee shot - how do you do it

[Newman21]

Curious as to how you play your fairway finding tee shot for tight holes or in tough conditions or tournament situations. A must hit fairway situation. Do you go to your 3 wood or hybrid? Do you slow your swing down with your driver, maybe 3 quarter it? Hit a fade as opposed to your normal draw or vice versa? Tee it lower?

 

[tdinbr]

5 wood stinger

 

[baylrballa]

franken 4i gets the call more than not.

 

[Jman]

Fli-Hi, easy peasy.

 

[thewilderside]

Super Hybrid

 

[McLovin]

i guess it depends what distance i need to leave a comfortable approach shot. depending on the hole layout/how i'm feeling that day, i'm good to leave myself 7i or less into the green. given that distance, i'll pick the longest club i'm confident(ish) hitting to give me a comfortable approach distance.

 

[*Range Rat]

Driver just like normal, it goes 215-220 yds and finds the fairway 78% of the time. No need to do anything different.

 

[Bernoulli]

I'm hitting driver nearly every time.

 

[Golfever]

My 4Pro Apex hybrid

 

[Wildcat]

I have a punch driver shot that I go to depending on yardage needed. Grip down shorter swing and make sure great connection with my body.

 

[golfinnut]

Close my left on left to right tee shots ... close my right eye on right to left tee shots. Squeeze both eyes tight shut when I want to hit it hard & straight

 

[Snickerdog]

Unless the driver is off for some reason I am going with driver. IF the driver isn't working then 5W would be my choice of clubs.

 

[RealPretendPsychic]

Less club

 

[sheepdawg]

Driver with a tad of a cut. Makes me back off a bit and concentrate on a good swing. Been that shot since the one iron days many, many moons ago.

 

[GraniteRoost]

I’m still figuring this one out . Im not sure myvfsirwsy finder is much better than stock.

 

[brian7770]

I wish I knew.

This year, I have a few more shots in my arsenal. If I need to keep the flight low, I can hit a stinger. Overall, I'm more confident in my consistency now, so I would have some options. Likely hitting a 5 iron or hybrid but could also take an easy swing with driver. I'll see how that unfolds for me this season.

 

[Parrot]

Regular driver. It has as good a chance of finding the fairway as anything else I might use.

 

[Muchmore]

Grab my 5w. I can't half or 3/4 swing a driver. That makes it worse for me than it already is currently

 

[4hourrule]

Srixon u85 4 iron

 

[jpgolf]

If it’s tight enough I will choke down on my 46 inch driver and hit sort of a stinger shot. Maybe go down as much as 3 inches.

 

[O'Carroll]

Mini driver or hybrid depending on distance and/or trouble.

 

[cm24]

3 wood with a smooth swing and a slight fade. Just a shot I’m comfortable with

 

[GavinwithaR1]

Data wise dropping club doesn't really improve your chance of hitting the fairway.

When I was playing a lot, and it got windy or needed a fairway finder, the plan was tee the ball down with Driver. Don't change the swing just try to be a little bit smoother.

 

[J4U]

Driver all day every day until it isn't, then the DI gets the call.

 

[Junkyard]

I will probably swing 85% with driver. I lose too much by going less than driver it's not worth it. Plus I'm pretty comfortable with the big stick anyways, so it will always get the call.