We don't always want our drives to be the same.
If there is a strong tail wind you should take advantage of the extra distance that can be gained with wind assistance.
To do this, tee the ball higher.
As a general guideline a ball placed higher on a tee will gain more height.
The inverse is the case when we want the ball to stay low.
Lower the tee and the ball will travel lower.
This is helpful where there is a headwind and when the fairway is fast and you can take advantage of the ball running on along the ground.
Depending on the conditions and your ability to use your driver it might be more beneficial to use your iron.
When the fairway is narrow and there is little room for error it might be better to use an iron for more control and even reduce your swing to maintain a more accurate trajectory.
The driver, being the longest club, is also the hardest to control.
You might find that you get better results from a driving iron.
It doesn't matter what club you use provided it delivers accuracy first and distance second.
You will also need to practice drives that aren't at 100%.
Lowering your position on the grip slightly and reducing your swing can achieve these ‘smaller’ drives.
The additional control that you gain will help in 'sticky' situations where you aren't confident to go for a long drive.
Everything is golf is variable even when using the same club and practice will help you to know the results that can be expected from changes in speed, swing and ball height on the tee.
There will be times when you need to decide what club to use when driving because the distance to the flag is between your club range.
The obvious choice is to use an iron rather than the driver, as safe shots are more productive to a good score than recoveries from overshooting the hole.
