| So often I have golfers come to me saying... | | | | 1. Before you take some full swings with a driver you |
| "I can hit my irons well but I greatly lack consistency | | | | should always warm up by doing some stretches. The |
| with my driver. Can you give me some advice on | | | | golf swing is incredibly hard on the body and you'll only |
| what I need to do to hit my driver like my irons?" | | | | do yourself damage by trying to swing a driver hard |
| If you resonate with that question then you'll want to | | | | without warming up your muscles first. |
| read this entire article now. Because in it I'm going to | | | | 2. If you tend to fight a slice with a driver you should |
| give you some simple tips to improve your driving off | | | | tee the ball higher as this helps to promote a draw. |
| the tee. And the first thing we're going to look at is | | | | Conversely if your problem shot with a driver is a hook |
| your equipment. More specifically I want you to look at | | | | you should tee the ball lower. |
| the shaft in your golf driver. | | | | 3. When you're teeing up to hit a golf driver you need |
| You see, the shaft of any club is the most important | | | | to take into account the shape of shot you've been |
| aspect of the club that will affect performance. And if | | | | hitting with the driver and then tee the ball up on the |
| you have a shaft in your golf driver that is not suited to | | | | best side of the tee to allow for that shape. |
| you then you'll struggle to hit that club consistently well. | | | | For example, if you've been fading your driver (and |
| So when a golfer comes to me complaining about | | | | other shots) and you're faced with a long par 4 that |
| great inconsistency with their driver over their irons I | | | | doglegs to the left then you're going to be in trouble if |
| routinely ask this question… | | | | you leave your ball on the left of the fairway. So to |
| "Does your driver have a different shaft than your | | | | give yourself the best chance of success you should |
| irons?" | | | | tee the ball up on the side you most want to avoid. |
| And normally I get an answer back like this… | | | | And in this case you don't want to go left as you'll be |
| "Yes, but my irons have steel shafts in them and my | | | | forced to hit a draw for your second shot and that's |
| golf driver has a graphite shaft in it. Although they are | | | | not a shot you're hitting well. |
| all regular shafts." | | | | So with this in mind in this example you should tee the |
| Now what most golfers don't understand is that | | | | ball up on the left-hand side of the tee box so you're |
| because a shaft has regular on it does NOT mean it is | | | | aiming away from the left-hand side, and you should |
| the same flex as another brand of shaft that has | | | | aim down the middle of the fairway. That way if you |
| regular on it. There are no standards as far as golf | | | | hit the ball straight you'll be in the middle of the fairway. |
| flex is concerned. So don't ever assume that having | | | | If you hit a fade you'll be in the right hand side of the |
| the same shaft flex from two different companies | | | | fairway and if you hit a little slice you'll be in the right |
| means you essentially have the same shaft. | | | | rough still with a good shot to the green. |
| So my first advice to people that can hit their irons well | | | | You see, you've got to be smart when you're teeing |
| but not their driver is to get the exact same shaft as is | | | | up your ball. And here's a general rule to remember to |
| in their irons put in their driver. And 9 times out of 10 | | | | help you do this…always tee up your ball as the |
| just doing this solves there driving problem. | | | | same side as the trouble and aim away from it. |
| Now in case that doesn't solve your golf driver | | | | If you're struggling to hit your golf driver well I'm sure if |
| problem here are three more tips to help you to hit the | | | | you put these tips into action you'll hit your driver longer |
| ball better and further off the tee. | | | | and straighter. |