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FEATURED GOLF TIP
The Golf Driver - How To Hit It Long And Straight!
By Nick Bayley -- www.nickbayley.com
I often have golfers come to me saying, "I can hit my irons well, but
I lack consistency with my driver. Can you give me some advice on
what I need to do to hit my driver like my iron?"
If you have the same question, you'll want to read this entire article
now. Because in it I'm going to give you some simple tips to
improve your driving off the tee. And the first thing we're going to
look at is your equipment. Specifically, the shaft in your driver.
You see, the shaft of any club is the most important aspect of the
club that will affect performance. If the shaft in your golf driver is
not suited to you and your golf swing, you'll always struggle to hit
that golf club consistently well. So when a golfer comes to me
complaining about great inconsistency with their driver over their
irons, I routinely ask this question…
"Does your driver have a different shaft than your irons?"
Normally, I get this answer. "Yes, but my irons have steel shafts in
them, and my golf driver has a graphite shaft in it -- although they
are all regular shafts."
Now what most golfers don't understand is that because a shaft has
regular on it does NOT mean it is the same flex as another brand of
shaft that has regular on it. There are no standards as far as golf flex
is concerned. So please don't ever think that one shaft flex from one
company is going to be like a shaft with the same shaft flex from
another company.
My first advice to people that can hit their irons well but not their
driver is to get the exact same shaft that is in their irons put in their
driver. And 9 times out of 10 just doing this solves their driving
problem. In case that doesn't solve your golf driver problem here
are three more tips to help you to hit the ball better and farther off
the tee.
1. Before you take some full swings with a driver you should
always warm up by doing some stretches. The golf swing is
incredibly hard on the body, and you'll only do yourself damage by
trying to swing a driver hard without warming up your muscles first.
2. If you tend to fight a slice with a driver you should tee the ball
higher as this helps to promote a draw. Conversely, if your problem
shot with a driver is a hook you should tee the ball lower.
3. When you're teeing up to hit a golf driver you need to take into
account the shape of shot you've been hitting with the driver and
then tee the ball up on the best side of the tee to allow for that shape.
For example, if you've been fading your driver (and other shots)
and you're faced with a long par 4 that doglegs to the left then you're
going to be in trouble if you leave your ball on the left of the
fairway. So for the most chance of success you should tee the ball
up on the same side as you most want to avoid. And in this case you
don't want to go left as you'll be forced to hit a draw for your
second shot and that's not a shot you're hitting well.
So with this in mind in this example you should tee the ball up on
the left-hand side of the tee box so you're aiming away from the left-
hand side, and you should aim down the middle of the fairway. So
then if you hit the ball straight it will be in the middle of the
fairway. If you hit a fade you'll be in the right hand side of the
fairway. And if you hit a little slice you'll be in the right rough still
with a good shot to the green.
Nick Bayley (www.nickbayley.com) has been helping golfers
dramatically improve their golf games in New Zealand, where
he lives, as well as around the world via the Internet.
The Golf Driver - How To Hit It Long And Straight!
By Nick Bayley -- www.nickbayley.com
I often have golfers come to me saying, "I can hit my irons well, but
I lack consistency with my driver. Can you give me some advice on
what I need to do to hit my driver like my iron?"
If you have the same question, you'll want to read this entire article
now. Because in it I'm going to give you some simple tips to
improve your driving off the tee. And the first thing we're going to
look at is your equipment. Specifically, the shaft in your driver.
You see, the shaft of any club is the most important aspect of the
club that will affect performance. If the shaft in your golf driver is
not suited to you and your golf swing, you'll always struggle to hit
that golf club consistently well. So when a golfer comes to me
complaining about great inconsistency with their driver over their
irons, I routinely ask this question…
"Does your driver have a different shaft than your irons?"
Normally, I get this answer. "Yes, but my irons have steel shafts in
them, and my golf driver has a graphite shaft in it -- although they
are all regular shafts."
Now what most golfers don't understand is that because a shaft has
regular on it does NOT mean it is the same flex as another brand of
shaft that has regular on it. There are no standards as far as golf flex
is concerned. So please don't ever think that one shaft flex from one
company is going to be like a shaft with the same shaft flex from
another company.
My first advice to people that can hit their irons well but not their
driver is to get the exact same shaft that is in their irons put in their
driver. And 9 times out of 10 just doing this solves their driving
problem. In case that doesn't solve your golf driver problem here
are three more tips to help you to hit the ball better and farther off
the tee.
1. Before you take some full swings with a driver you should
always warm up by doing some stretches. The golf swing is
incredibly hard on the body, and you'll only do yourself damage by
trying to swing a driver hard without warming up your muscles first.
2. If you tend to fight a slice with a driver you should tee the ball
higher as this helps to promote a draw. Conversely, if your problem
shot with a driver is a hook you should tee the ball lower.
3. When you're teeing up to hit a golf driver you need to take into
account the shape of shot you've been hitting with the driver and
then tee the ball up on the best side of the tee to allow for that shape.
For example, if you've been fading your driver (and other shots)
and you're faced with a long par 4 that doglegs to the left then you're
going to be in trouble if you leave your ball on the left of the
fairway. So for the most chance of success you should tee the ball
up on the same side as you most want to avoid. And in this case you
don't want to go left as you'll be forced to hit a draw for your
second shot and that's not a shot you're hitting well.
So with this in mind in this example you should tee the ball up on
the left-hand side of the tee box so you're aiming away from the left-
hand side, and you should aim down the middle of the fairway. So
then if you hit the ball straight it will be in the middle of the
fairway. If you hit a fade you'll be in the right hand side of the
fairway. And if you hit a little slice you'll be in the right rough still
with a good shot to the green.
Nick Bayley (www.nickbayley.com) has been helping golfers
dramatically improve their golf games in New Zealand, where
he lives, as well as around the world via the Internet.