| Hitting the driver straight and long off the tee is | | | | add distance to your drives. This is because you will |
| perhaps the most important thing to master if you | | | | be swinging more from the inside out without even |
| want to dramatically drop your golf scores. Hitting from | | | | thinking about it. |
| the fairway, from a SHORTER distance from the | | | | When you swing from the inside out, force is added to |
| green, allows you to hit more greens and have more | | | | the point of impact. |
| chances at birdie. Here are 3 simple tips to gain some | | | | Of course, swinging from the inside, and ON PLANE, is |
| extra yardage off the tee next time you play. | | | | the way to get effortless power with your swing. |
| Golf Driver Tip #1: Play the Ball More Off Your Left | | | | Golf Driver Tip #3: Swing On Plane For Effortless |
| Foot | | | | Power |
| For irons, wedges, and most other shots in golf, hitting | | | | What does swinging on plane mean? And why do you |
| down and through the ball is very important. Trying to | | | | want to strive to perfect this move above all else?? |
| hit up on the ball creates a whole bag of problems | | | | Think of a pane of glass bisecting your midsection. |
| when we are hitting it off the ground with these clubs. | | | | Now when you bend over at address of the ball, the |
| But it's different with the driver! We actually want to hit | | | | pane tilts to around a 45 degree angle. You would |
| up on the ball to impart less backspin and launch it up | | | | swing perfectly on-plane if your club were to scrape |
| off the tee. Hitting down and through with a driver | | | | the pane of glass all the way through the swing. |
| causes the "low-riser" shot, or the short pop-up. | | | | When we swing on plane, power is effortless. There is |
| Play the ball towards your left foot to make sure you | | | | no wasted movement in our swings when we swing |
| are hitting up on it and you will gain distance | | | | on plane. |
| immediately. A good place to play it is on the inside of | | | | Have you ever had a practice session or a day on the |
| your left foot, or maybe even an inch or two further. | | | | course where you could swing as hard as you |
| Golf Driver Tip #2: Aim Right to Gain Distance | | | | wanted and the ball would just go straight and far? |
| I KNOW it's counter-intuitive for those of us who fight | | | | You were swinging on plane that day! Swinging off |
| the slice, but aiming your shoulders and feet further to | | | | plane effects power, and just as importantly effects |
| the right will straighten out your shots and immediately | | | | the swing path which causes hooking and slicing. |