In theory, the driver is the largest club in the golf bag, with the largest head, and the longest shaft.
It would make sense, then, that it should be the easiest club to hit a golf ball with because it has the largest surface for striking the ball.
However, more amateur golfers struggle to hit a golf ball straight and long with the driver than any other clubs.
This is because there are differences in the driver golf swing and the swing you use with the rest of your clubs.
First, when you swing the driver your ball is teed up and usually higher than you would tee up any other clubs you would hit off a tee.
This means that you have to swing differently to hit the ball correctly.
You will actually hit the golf ball as the club is ascending through the ball with the driver, where as, you want a descending blow with your irons and shorter clubs.
Second, the driver golf swing is a longer swing and a much faster swing than any other club in the bag.
This is because you are trying to hit the ball further, the club is longer, and it does have a larger hitting surface.
This means that you have more of a chance of losing control of this swing than the swing you would make with your irons.
Last, the proper way to set up to a shot with your driver is very different because you are actually going to set up with more secondary spine angle(further behind the ball with the angle of your spine tilting away from the ball) than you will with any other club in the golf bag.
This is what allows you to keep your weight back long enough to get through impact and launch the golf ball further down the fairway.