Lack of distance off the tee is one of the major causes of much of the heartache of the handicap golfer. It doesn’t seem to what you do to your swing, the same lamentable result is always the same, a pathetically short dive.
All your golfing buddies are hitting their shots way past yours and are likely having a good laugh among themselves about your short drives. Understandably you are getting fed up of having to play you second shots first every hole.
It does not make any difference what elevation you have on your ball off the tee, if the ball does not have over spin it is not going to run very far once it hits the ground. It takes big hitting to carry your drives virtually the whole distance through the air before the it plops down then can barely manage another ten yards or so before coming to a halt.
So how do you hit those low drives off the tee, which never seem to stop rolling?
By flattening your back swing. Playing the driver means you have to swing the ball using a flatter swing plane so as to sweep it off the tee in as wide an arc as you can manage, without deliberately forcing the body in any way to do this. You have to take the club head back low to the ground as possible, keeping both arms outstretched.
Be sure to grip with the right hand far enough over the shaft, to enable you to swing flat. The grip needs to be correct at the address else you won’t be able swing the club around your body.
Try and practice with the driver from a side hill lie, feet below the ball, and you will find this is a great way to learn how to swing the club with a flatter swing arc.
By: Philip
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Powering longer drives off the tee only comes with practice, but you do need to be sure you are swinging the club correctly , a skill which anyone can learn. Then all you do is practice and practice some more. Click Here for some excellent advice on how to swing the club properly and hit longer golf drives.
