Driver vs Driving Iron - ON COURSE SCORING BATTLE!
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Driver vs Driving Iron - ON COURSE SCORING BATTLE! We all love smashing long drives out on the golf course, but sometimes is it better to just play it safe and hit a driving iron? in this video I put the theory to see if you score better by hitting long drives off the tee or by playing safe using a driving iron... the clubs I'm using are the Tayormade Sim Driver and The Taylormade P790 UDI... which would you choose? lets do it... and lets do it now!
Wasn't boring! I'm glad there are ppl like yourself making golf videos. Way better than tv, and any golf video couldn't be boring. Great video!
I always tend to talk myself out of playing my 4iron off the tee(4 is my longest iron) but honestly I will adotpt this strategy for the rest of the season. My driver actually broke a week ago, so perfect reason to start.
As a recreational player, I'd say it all comes down to how you're hitting the driver. During a time in the early 2000s, I couldn't keep a ball hit with a Driver on the planet, and carried a PRGR 200i 17* hybrid, that was flat-faced, not ^that* much mass behind the face. I could hit it as far, if not longer, than the driver, and it kept me in play. It cost as much as some of the drivers of the day, and I recently put it back in the bag, as these "driving-iron clubs" seem to make better lay-up clubs than the more mini-wood-looking hybrids do, at least for me.
Par is a good score James, three pars in a row "up and down" is good entertaining golf 😀
Stayed with you till the end James. I keep both in the bag just for those types of situations
James , this really is one of the best vlogs you’ve ever done 😉🏌️♂️⛳️🍻
Not boring at all - good video and commentary. I played in a competitive league for the first time this year, and the best lesson learned was to keep the driver in the bag on any hole that wasn't an obvious "driver hole". Thanks James!
I stayed. :) I just purchased a 2019 TM 790 2 UDI. I also have a 2019 TM 790 3i. As a high handicapper; I'm not consistent enough to actually play with these but I wanted to get better at irons..so in the bag they go on training days. Maybe one day I'll be good enough to slide them in for a game. Thanks for making your videos. Always a pleasure to watch them.
I stuck with you, until the final hole! Great point that you have to be able to hit every club THAT’S IN YOUR BAG. Otherwise there’s no point in carrying it. Then it’s just extra weight to haul around. There are SO many options now - mini driver, UDI, 5 & 7 woods, all kinds of hybrids, wedges in every loft from 45 to 64 degrees - that you have to figure out what works for YOU and what makes the game most enjoyable. And thanks for showing your divot replacements and ball mark repairs. I get lazy on that at times, but seeing your good example reminds me I have to do better at doing my part to take care of the courses I play at.
I do have a love-hate relationship with my driver, so I will probably migrate to a driving iron. Good show James!
One of your best videos in my opinion, nice to see you playing. Better than your usual rubbish :-) Very good watch!
I carry a MP 20 HMB 2 iron, its brilliant into the wind where driver gets blown all over the place. Links is where a DI really comes into it own though. Cheers
Massively appreciate that Steph Thankyou
I think it does not matter what you take off the tee, the second shot is the deciding factor. If the approach shot is offline, short, long, etc, you will always scramble to get up and down for par, or bogey.
I stayed till the end and learned that if I could strike the ball like James, it wouldn't really matter which one I used either. I cant however, so I use my driver which is the most consistent club in my bag.
Thanks mate appreciate that
I stayed through the final hole. I wish my golf game could be that boring. 😆 I'd shoot bogey, bogey, stroke maximum reached on those 3 holes. Great video James.
Stayed to the end. And what it’s shown is that a driving iron can help you hang if you struggle with a driver. Anything that gives you confidence will help. But as you said get lessons as it’s easier the closer you are.
I stuck it out. But I used to have a driving iron. In my younger years. No more. Getting closer to a full bag of fairway woods. Sweep away Jose'. Hope you enjoyed your golf. Grass looks green. Mostly brown here now, but temps hanging around the 50 degree F mark. Won't be long. Enjoy your week end.
Thanks Phil!
I stuck with you till the end. Pars are never boring. Another great video.
Thanks Don!!!
@@JamesRobinsonGolf enjoy your winter golf. Can't get out to play in northern New York!😢
I have played driving iron only during the first year and a half of competition play, it got me to around 10 hcp. But then I really started missing the extra yardages a driver has on offer. So I bought one and really felt the difference in competition when I struck it well.
I stuck with you 😂. Great video I'm gonna try this on my home course when the weather picks up. Driver vs 5wood maybe. I recently had my 1st lesson changed my takeaway & path gained 20 yards per club straight away. Don't get me wrong I'm practicing like mad get it to feel normal but I'm very excited for the next lesson and the new season. I recommend lessons with a good pro over buying new gear. Great content as always 👍⛳
Stick with you, James! My driver tends to let me down, or maybe I let it down, later in the round when I get tired. Also, my home course is a mountain course with tight fairways so I keep both in the bag for different situations. Great video!
Stuck around until the end, but what you need to do is look at percentage play. There are holes where I could, with a well played driver, hit the green that I hit 4 Iron off the tee because it’s about consistent positioning, and minimising the risk of bogey.
Thank you James. I have been thinking, for a few years now, that I should have a driving Iron as I might hit it better. I think you would have been about Pin High with the two driver iron shots on the 18th, or possibly just rolled off the green. I struggle so much with a driver that I will hit a 3 wood or a 3 iron depending on which one I'm hitting best that particular day. BTW Lessons this past year with a Pro didn't help me much with the driver either. I just wish I knew someone with one that I could try on the course as playing with them in a facility with the cameras it didn't do much for me, maybe 5 to 10 yards was all.
This was definitely not the most boring video on youtube ! Driver and I are having some couple's issue these days and i was considering skipping the problem by buying a driving iron, but... i guess i just have to work my driving out conscientiously :) THanks for the video James and greetings from the other side of the Channel
Love it, Wish I could hit as driving iron off the ground.
Til the bitter end Robbo...
Unless there is a creek in my landing area or impossible dogleg, I am always using driver. I learned to hit everything straight as a kid... probably cost me some top-end distance but has served me well for 45 years👍
I stuck with you, and nice save for par with the driving iron ball!!
I don't have a driving iron, but use my hybrid off the tee if I need to play ultra safe, I feel very confident with it, about 195/205 yards.
Yes, the 18th at Woolley is a great finishing hole, it's a tight approach depending on where your drive lands and where the pin is. Also, it's a killer on a late winter afternoon if the sun is ever out, it's low and right into you; as soon as you look up after you've hit your shot, you're blinded!!
I stuck with you to the final hole. I’d say that if you’re more confident with one over the other that’s where your focus would be. For me it’s my 4 iron whenever my woods/driver let me down.
Thanks buddy!
I watched the whole video. It was not boring at all. The wedge shot on the last hole was very well played!
Back in my younger days, I never thought about laying up off the tee for a short Par 4 ( a short Par 4 for me back then was anything under 360 yards. ) As I got older, I started thinking more about course management....and learned to hit a 5 or 7 wood off the tee to set up my second shot....usually about 110 yards...so I could hit my Gap Wedge.
Now...that doesn't mean I didn't pull out my driver and try to drive a green on a shorter Par 4...I learned to do it when the conditions were right.
At 62 years old now...I am all about course management. I can't hit a driver over 300 yards anymore....so I don't even carry one now. Just my Cobra 5 wood, and a 3 & 4 Hybrid plus 6-PW irons...Gap, Sand, & Lob Wedges. My putter is my 45 year old Achusnet Bullseye blade!
I stayed with you to the end! I struggle with my driver and will often use a four iron off the tee to play it safe. I’ve been looking at getting a driving iron in this video helped me with that decision. Thank you!
I stuck with you! I'd like to see you do a no woods v all clubs challenge. I did it recently and the scores weren't too different
Watching you putt with the circle T must make you wonder why you used anything else haha 😂 so good!
I stuck with you.
I got the UDI P790 a few weeks ago and took my driver out of my bag. I will reconsider it once I feel I need it to keep improving. Plus I just keep losing balls with the driver...
Don’t worry about being boring with pas my friend! To be totally honest I would rather watch you make shots that I’m more likely to be shooting. Helps give me different ideas for when I play. And honestly if I pared every hole on an 18 I’d be stoked!
Got to have both in the bag! Aim right with an open face....surprised you weren’t right of the clubhouse!
James, great video. I stuck with you. If you ask me (and I’m a terrible golfer), it seems that a 1 iron has a place in your bag if you are a consistent striker but your distance is short. So if you hit your driver with roll like 240 or shorter, but you hit irons well, then you could see yourself with a long second shot. Or, on some shorter par 4’s where your drive is too far for the pin or dogleg but the 1i is just the right distance. But if you’re hitting your driver say 265 or higher, then maybe a 1i isn’t for you because you’d most likely be a 7i out on those longer holes for shot 2.
So in summary, two factors: are you a consistent striker? Are your drives 240 or so?
I don’t think that was a boring video at all. I learned a lot. Basically, if I can hit my driver, I go driver. Unsure about the big dog, 1iron makes more sense.
Stayed until the end!!!
Both clubs give an option, all about course management, something I am picking up and starting to work out,👍
I stuck with you 'til the end, mate. Irons sounding pure!
Stayed till the end, I recently tried the U510 4iron for those long par 3s / short par 4s and loved it. Play off 22, but much prefer to hit an iron over a hybrid, off the tee.
Stuck with you! I would love to go out and try this for myself, but I need more lessons to get my ball striking more consistent before I put a long iron in the bag. Thanks again, James.
Stuck with you mate ! Like you say time and place for everything in the bag!
I'd take boring pars anytime... great video, this is something I do a lot, I'd rather find the fairway than leather a driver when the hole is playing very tight with a lot of hazards
I stayed to the end to see if that driving iron approach had got the beers in while you were walking up ;) good stuff James
I played Woolley for the first time the other week and on the 18th hole I shanked my tee shot with the driver so far left of those bushes it landed right next to the pond. Left myself a 9 iron in and made a par. That's how you play that hole! #IStuckWithYou
Haha brilliant! Thanks Pauli’s!
I stayed with you till the end. I work hard on driving accuracy because for me the closer is always better. My mid to short irons are way more accurate than the long ones.
I stuck with you. Would love to see more videos with driving irons.
I think a driving iron has a place for sure. I use a 19 hybrid. I try to play a full shot to the green so the 70 yard shot left with a driver would be tougher than a 110 or even 125 yard shot for me. It is just another option and that is why you have fire than one club! I’ll take boring pars all day!
Stuck with you,
I sold my 3 wood fir driving iron , more fun off the tee, also means I can use driver more with less options,
Good vid mate
stayed till the end...………...loved it!!
Cheers Dean!
Stayed until the end!
I stayed until the end! I wish I could make 6 pars in a row, don't put yourself down James!
Always enjoy watching my home course on RUclips.
What course is this one? I enjoy playing Fixby is this one similar quality?
It's woolley park golf club buddy . Fantastic condition all year round .
I stuck with you till the end!
James embrace the power of positivity. You are playing golf.
My 3 wood is becoming my favorite club in the bag, right behind my 5 wood. If the driver starts giving me any attitude it stays in the bag for the rest of the round.
Stayed till the end. I carry the same driving iron in my bag but in steel shaft. I carry it in the bag basically to get out of trouble (keeping low out of trees) or when I need to play a stinger into the wind.
I stuck with you. and i have the p790 driving iron and driver in the bag. Love your vlogs
Stayed till the end. The most boring video ever! 😜🤪 really enjoyed that
Not boring at all. Enjoyed it.
I stuck with you. Love the comparison but the favorite club in the bag has to be the driver!! #GoBigorGoHome
I stuck with you. Keep up the vids James! I have the same driving iron in the bag. It’s quite the round saver when the driver is off the planet. 👍
Stuck with you James. Nothing wrong with consistency. Just write the pars down, you don’t have to draw pictures
My season hasn't started yet (getting closer) but I have thrown my old Northwestern 1 iron back in the bag to play with this year. I don't know how much I'll use it but I think it's worth a try....... By the way, I watched till the end.....
Good video. Post Covid-19 I have been struggling with my driver hence I am now using my 2 rescue (16°) and 3 (19°) rescue of the Tee. The results are very impressive.
I stuck with ya!! Ive always been able to control my driver better than a long/driving iron. Btw...PAR is always our friend
I stuck with you. I don’t have a driving iron. I would rather have a hybrid for the rough...since that’s where I spend most of my time
i stuck with you till the end! My i500 4 iron and my g400 5 wood are the same loft, so i usually decide which to bag when im looking and accessing the weather and type of course im playing! Keep the videos coming!
That wasn’t boring at all. Good shooting!
4 hybrid vs driver, as a shorter hitter (but improving with lessons) my approach changes as my yardages and accuracy improve. More comfortable with driver now but on those tight holes the 4 hybrid puts me in great position and if it's a longer par 4 i have turned my 5 hybrid into a scoring club through lessons. great video!
I actually just ordered the p-790 driving iron last night. I realized that my I hit my driver with the same swing as my irons. That being said I want to work on my driver swing but I’ve been striping my irons (p-790’s as well) recently so I’m gonna give the udi a try.
I stayed til the end. Agree with everything you said. I can see a driving iron possibly more useful on windy links course.
I think that it's all based on situation and how well your playing..... Confidence is high, take a driver, unsure of what's ahead play a club less.... The course I play I know if I play with my 3 iron and my mid irons I will be around the green with a good chance at par. My pitching is where I really need to get better stand is was I will be practicing this year, so I don't use my driver unless it's absolutely needed. I have moved courses so will be a.little different this year but I am looking forward to it!
I stuck with you mate. I use one length irons because i struggled with long irons. I would use a hybrid rather than a driving iron
I sometimes play practice rounds at my club in the summer without any woods in my bag. Helps my focus on iron strikes.
I stuck with you!
I've never tried a driving iron before, my 20 degree hybrid plugs the gap.
stayed to final hole. Great video comparison...
I’ve found that FIR matters over the 30-40 yards you gain(potentially) from a driver, because for me, and most other guys I play with, that extra 30-40 yards is generally in a direction that’s not the green anyway. If I have to take a 9 iron into the green instead of a wedge, that’s not such a big deal, as I am accurate with my short irons.
Love my 2 iron and so consistent. Follow up with a hybrid (par 5), a 3 or 4 iron (long par 4) or a pitching wedge (short par 4) for my second shots. Leave my driver at home for now. Loved your video.
Enjoyed
I love my 1 iron had it for 24 years but I love my driver too as I am 64 but can still keep up with the young guns even though they have a bigger backswing
But my irons are my best part of my game
Is it legal to rub your ball on the green over there ?
I do keep a Mizuno MP20 HMB 3i in the bag, love it on short par 4s. I usually get around 220yds with it. That was a great up and down on 18.
Stayed to the end 😀
I have driver and u510 driving iron in my bag
Stayed til end, I have both, but nothing feels better than smashing a driver down the fairway, even if it goes wild, the feeling is great 😁 also weather, into wind I prefer the iron (I use gapr mid 3) 👍
Stayed with you James, always enjoy your videos 👍
Thanks mate!!!!
I’ve just recently learned to hit a driver. But I will never get rid of my 1 iron. (Great for stingers)
Nice bird 🏌️♂️⛳
Only joking stayed to the end 😥 might just go with irons on a couple of shorter holes that I'd hit driver again and again
I have 3 options off the tee box.
M5 tour at 7 degrees 300-350 yds
Org. One mini set at 13.5 deg. 270-290 yds
Gapr lo set at 15.5 deg. 250-260
I love all 3 options.
I stuck with you! Always switching to my driving iron when I’m having a bad day with driver!
I stick with you 😂😂 nice video, always considering putting a driving iron in the bag
I stuck with you too....Great video James...looks like you have your own personnel golf course...lucky you..James you being a Mizuno Man...would you do a video on your take of the Mizuno MP 20 MB vs MMC vs HMB irons...What shafts work best and flex...etc...Like the Mizuno looks and tech-knowledge of these irons...Thanks...Ali
Thinking about going away from a driver completely. Great video
I stuck with you
Thank you for this one James I found it really interesting and enjoyable
I stuck it out .that's golf .good vid
Well, that was fun. I have the 2 UDI and love it. One thing about this that you don't take into consideration. The yardage difference between the 2 and the driver. I can hit my 2 about 30 yards short of my driver. For me, that's not much of a difference for my approach shot. For another golfer, who hits a 300 yard drive vs a 225 yard 2 iron, the difference between clubs for the 2nd shot becomes significant. Also, I can work my 2 better than I can my driver. And it's fun to hit!! LOL!! JM2C
I stuck with you. Don't use a driving iron, but love my driver
Nice grouping of pars. I don't think they're boring, either. I could use more of them!
Thanks mike!!
Nice video
Driving iron or 3 wood trumps my driver all day long ,more than willing to give up 20 or 30 yards to my playing partner to stay on the fairway ,sometimes it's only 5 yards of a difference. Driver costs me 6 strokes a round so I only use it on wide open holes .ball flight off a driving iron is also very satisfying and if playing links gives me an excellent roll out
I stuck with you. I often hit less than driver on shorter par 4 or tight fairways.
Have been thinking about this but not confident in the 2 iron. First step is de-loft the 3 hybrid to 17 degree and put a 3 iron in the gap between this and my 4 iron. Removed the 3 wood from my bag
Stayed to the end. Another good video teaching us don’t be afraid to try something new.
Good to see you back in the uk with some on course stuff