When & How To Use a 3-Wood

There was a short, but interesting article in this month's Golf Digest that may have gone unnoticed because of all the chatter around it (like the interview with Jack Nicholson). The article is a step-by-step instruction from Annika Sorenstam on how to use the 3-wood off the tee. The simplicity of her tips are great.

First, she says the reason you use a 3-wood off the tee is to keep the ball in the fairway when sand or water narrows the drive zone. The 3-wood is about control which, she says, you lose the moment you swing too hard thinking that you need to compensate for not using a driver.

Second, tee the ball like you do a driver, but play the ball an inch farther back than your drive stance. We all know football isn't the only game of inches.

Third, stay in balance by swinging at one speed...about a 6 out of 10 on the effort scale.

Thanks Annika.