| Golf driver problems cause many handicap golfers a | | | | because it can land you in trouble in the rough. |
| lot of frustration. Without a doubt, the driver is the | | | | 2.Hooking. When you hit a hooked shot the ball curves |
| trickiest golf club in the bag to play consistently well. | | | | in the opposite direction to that described in the sliced |
| True, every handicap golfer has days when the drives | | | | golf shot. It can be similarly devastating in landing you in |
| go straight and long, but these tend to be the | | | | some serious off the fairway hazard. |
| exception. | | | | 3.Topped shot.This is when you raise your head too |
| The next round you play, the ball goes all round the | | | | early on the downswing, and the ball scuttles along |
| golf links. Anywhere but on the fairway, which is of | | | | close to the ground. |
| course the preferred target area. | | | | 4.The skied drive. This is the one golfers find |
| So what are the some of the common golf driver | | | | embarrassing. The ball climbs upwards into the sky at |
| problems? | | | | a very steep angle, and keeps going upwards. As all |
| 1.Slicing. This is when the trajectory of the ball is either | | | | the energy of the shot has gone upwards rather than |
| high or low, and the shot curves in an arc, starting to | | | | outwards, there is no distance in the shot. You would |
| the left of the intended target and then bends round to | | | | be lucky to make a hundred yards. |
| the right. Some golfers deliberately allow for the slice, | | | | It is surprising how many of these golf faults can be |
| but it is a risky shot for the handicap golfer to play | | | | cured quickly. |