Golf Tips On Driving The Golf Ball

Hitting the golf ball off of a stationary tee is one of the most difficult skills to learn. That is why using a higher lofted club like a 2 or 3 wood is much easier to hit than a driver or 1 wood.

A smaller headed club with a larger club face degree will elevate the golf ball much quicker, and with more control than a larger club head with less degree.

For those who feel they have mastered the game of golf will obviously tell you how important it’s to get that extra distance off the tee when shooting lower scores.

As the golf courses are getting much more challenging and longer with distances. It becomes even more important you find the right kind of driver that feels most comfortable to you and has the features that will help improve your golf swing.

It’s important to develop control and maximum tempo/timing in order to distribute maximum distance. Otherwise, it becomes much more difficult to shoot good scores and your always being faced with longer approach shots into the greens.

Here is a few tips that can help you to hit this club farther and straighter:

Learn to trust your golf swing on the golf course. Read my post dated blog on 10-20-2009 about Does Your Golf Swing Get You Into Trouble? I go into detail why I believe it’s imperative before you even go out to play that you take your time to practice on the driving range.

Most golfers when trying to hit their drives will tense up and over swing. By trying to swing as hard as possible and using as much energy as possible will lose power overall. Resulting in all kinds of bad mishits and lost yardage.

Instead relax and swing within yourself. By keeping balanced and under control you will have a much more natural free golf swing.

Focusing on making solid contact you’ll find that launching the golf ball with the right kind of trajectory and swing speed that the ball will travel much farther and straighter. This can result in producing up to 30 yards plus in extra distance off the tee.

I don’t believe it’s important to think about your golf swing mechanics when you are playing. When you are on the golf course all of the fundamentals to a good golf swing should come natural.

Thinking about everything you should be doing becomes nothing more than just a distraction to shooting good golf scores. You do all of your analyzing on the driving range and your focusing with your next shot on the golf course. This is called golf course management.

Instead when playing you need to remain focused on your yardage and the target your aiming at. You should be focused on the target and your swing thoughts should only be in your subconscious mind.

You are trusting your golf swing and developing the consistency to hit the perfect shot every time. This is where self-confidence comes into play especially when your using your driver to tee off.

You must develop belief in yourself that you can clear obstacles when being confronted and that the golf ball will go exactly to the spot you have envisioned landing.

Learn to use leverage when driving the golf ball long distance. In golf it’s not necessary to have big muscles to pound the ball.

It’s most important to have the right tempo/timing and create the right triangle at the top and down through to your follow through.You form a triangle by having the proper golf grip and stance.(body position). A triangle is formed with your arms and shoulder width.

Concentrate on lengthening your forward (down) swing. The longer you swing the club in the forward swing, the faster the club head speed will travel when it goes through the ball.

The impact of the club head and ball should be when your down swing is at it’s lowest vortex. The idea of the entire golf swing is to hold on to the triangle as long as possible, and not trying to force yourself to hold on to any one angle too long.

It seldom works and results in a poor golf swing.

Your golf swing should be fluid and in constant motion. It should be an automatic back and through in one constant motion. Taking the club back slowly and shifting your weight in your hips. With your upper body coiling with your upper shoulders turning inwards.

The stored energy only to be released when you have reached the top of your back swing. Now, you release the energy making sure to have a longer follow through with your swing until your entire body (belt buckle) is facing forward towards the target.

Always try to hit the golf ball with less energy than all out muscling the golf shots. Try swinging at only 80 to 85% of maximum power. When playing later holes you’ll need that extra energy to finish especially when the weather becomes unbearably hot.

Swinging with all of your power will drain you and the potential for wild mishit shots goes up. Work instead on patience and persistency. Commit yourself to memory all good swing thoughts.

All great ball strikers who hit accurate tee shots will abstain from hitting with full power. These are the same golfers on the P.G.A. tour with a solid short game and great putting skills are making the most money on the tour.

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