How to Gain More Yardage in Driving
- 1). Tee the golf ball higher. Teeing the golf ball higher means that you will be hitting the ball on the upswing, which will send the ball higher and therefore give it more carry distance before it pitches and rolls. The center line of the ball should be level with the top of your driver when you address the ball.
- 2). Start in the correct position. Your weight should be equally distributed between your feet, and you should be holding the club with relaxed arms that are free of tension. Position the ball level with your front instep, with your head positioned level with an inch behind the ball. Hold your breath for a few seconds and then make the swing.
- 3). Widen the gap between your shoulders and your hips on the downswing. As you come towards the top of your backswing, move your front knee back towards the intended target and rotate your front hip in the same direction. Complete the backswing, moving your shoulders in the opposite direction from the front hip and knee. Once you hit the point where you can no longer do this, start your downswing. This bigger gap can generate more club-head speed with the bigger arc created. Practice this to train your body to move in two different directions at once.
- 4). Swing the club slower. Swinging hard at the ball may generate more club-head speed, but you can also throw yourself off balance and lose control of the club, which increases the chance that you will mishit the ball. Swinging the club slower allows you to keep more control of the shot.
- 5). Hold your finishing position at the top of the swing. How long you can hold this indicates how much balance you had in the shot, which will show if your starting position and swing speed are affecting your shot. You should be able to hold the finishing position for at least five seconds.
- 6). Shorten your driver shaft. Using a longer shaft does not mean the ball will go further. Certainly the extra length will enable you to generate more club-head speed. But it also means that there is more chance of swinging less accurately and therefore not hitting the ball sweetly. If you have a shorter shaft, you can control the swing better and keep the club-head direction constant, which allows you to hit the ball sweetly and make it fly farther.
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