Have you ever been curious about the secrets to long golf drives? For most handicap golfers the driver is the one club in the bag everyone wants to be able to hit long and far. There is a lot of prestige associated with hitting long drives in the golfing fraternity, and we all want some of that, if we are honest.
Because of the deep face and absence of loft on the typical golf driver, many golfers find playing the driver difficult. The tendency for the handicapper is to try and scoop the ball into the air instead of swinging the club and letting the loft take care of the rest.
Listed below are three secrets to long golf drives.
1. The ball must be played from the bottom of the swing. The correct position is to have the ball in line with the heel of the left shoe. The feet must be square to the line of flight and the stance width should be about your normal walking stride distance apart. The setup is really important and needs to checked regularly for any variation.
2. Move your weight to the right side at the top of the back swing. If you do not do this, you will not be able to hit long drives. To make this weight shift easier, tilt the upper body to the right at the address. As you do so you will feel the weight more on your right foot. About sixty percent.
3. You need a swing which is smooth yet powerful. One which will not let you down when the pressure is on. This kind of swing can be learned. See the link at the end of this article for more details.
Hitting longer drives gives the golfer huge satisfaction, not just at the time it happened, but months and sometimes years later , we can still remember them.
