3 Golf Tips For Driving Ball Better
October 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The tee shot is the ego shot, for bragging rights. If you’re struggling with it, here’s some golf tips for driving better, and winning the right to upstage your golfing buddies at the 19th hole. So many amateur golfers struggle with this shot, but in reality it should be the easiest shot in golf. Why? Because it’s the only one you get to put on a tee (other than par 3’s). The clubface of a golf driver these days is HUGE! You can hit it all over the face and still keep it in play.
Getting The Right Tee Height
So many high handicappers tee the ball too low. When you do this, it encourages you to hit down on it, which can result in pop ups, delofting the clubface and losing a ton of yards. The proper tee height with the huge clubheads we have today is having nearly half the ball above the top of the clubhead so when you swing through impact, you can hit it on the upswing for maximum launch angle and distance.
Golf Ball Position
This is a big one and should be monitored constantly. I know for me my golf ball creeps back near the middle of my stance if I don’t pay attention to it. This is a killer of distance and consistency. Because this is the only ball you need to hit on the upswing, the ball position should be even with your left armpit.
Another spot that might be easier for you is inside your left (or lead) heel. This might feel WAY UP there in your stance, but you will not only be able to hit it on the upswing, but you will be able to fully get behind the ball on your backswing…AND…stay behind the ball at impact…delivering a powerful blow on the golf ball.
Look at how far up the ball placement is with Tiger Woods. This might be a little optical illusion with the camera position, but I can assure you, it’s still way up there in his golf stance.
Hit On Upswing – Ascending Blow
With your driver, you MUST hit the ball on the upswing to maximize driving distance, by having an optimal launch angle. This is where many golfers make their mistake. If you hit down with your driver, you are losing massive distance. The culprit is getting ahead of the ball at impact, creating a steep and descending blow on the golf ball.
Instead, you should focus on getting behind the ball on your backswing, and staying behind it at impact. And with the correct ball position as stated above, you will have the best chance at achieving it. You will feel your lead shoulder “coming up” through impact which means you are hitting “up” on the ball. If your lead shoulder is going down, so is your club.
Also focus on spine tilt “away” from the target. With the golf driver, your spine tilt away from the target is the biggest it will be. I know I have been a culprit of NO SPINE TILT with my driver at impact. Not good! When your head and upper body is behind the ball, you have an efficient spine tilt and you should be “good-to-go”.
One of the longest hitter on tour is Alvaro Quiros. Take a look at his spine tilt coming down. That should be your goal.
Work on these 3 golf tips for driving better and you’ll see a nice increase in yards off the tee!
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My name is Mike Pedersen, and not only am I a golf swing trainer, but I am a fanatic student of the golf swing. I have spent the past 15 years studying the game.