Narrow relief area

[justsomeguy]

Thanks for the fast reply to the first part.
The next phase of the ruling.
The player has approx a foot outside the hazard line to drop the ball. The club they would realistically use to hit their approach is a seven iron.
But, the player takes their stance using a driver. This would now put the players drop starting in the hazard. So, they argue they can drop on the other side of the cart path.
I have heard that legally you can take your stance with any club.
What is the ruling?

Not true. You must take your stance with a the club you would normally use in order to establish your nearest point of relief. Once that point is established, you can use any club (including a driver) to measure the one club-length (or in some circumstances two club-lengths) for the drop area.