| A month before our big golf tournament this summer | | | | club face. In your normal position the ball will be at the |
| my partner made me go out and buy a modern 460cc | | | | heel of the club. Experiment moving away from the |
| driver. He said it would help my game and help the | | | | ball an inch, hit the ball, look at the ball mark on your |
| team. Being a team player, I bought the new driver and | | | | club face. Continue to adjust until the ball marks are |
| took it to the driving range and quickly learned a few | | | | generally centered on the club face. |
| things. I had a hard time consistently hitting the ball, but | | | | 2) Hit the ball on the upswing. |
| when I got a solid hit, the ball went farther and I had | | | | With every other club in the bag, except your putter, |
| more control. I made a few calls, got some advise, | | | | you hit the ball on the down swing. At least you should. |
| came back to the range, practiced what I learned and | | | | With the modern driver you hit the ball on the upswing. |
| then thoroughly enjoyed the club all summer. Here are | | | | 3) Move the ball farther forward. |
| the three things I learned that helped me hit the ball and | | | | Move the ball forward, toward the target, in your |
| increased my distance off the tee. | | | | stance to insure hitting the ball on the upswing. I used |
| 1) Tee the ball up higher. | | | | to play the ball off my left heel and now I play it just |
| With the larger head modern driver you need to tee | | | | left of my left big toe. Depending on your stance, you |
| the ball much higher than you are used to with your old | | | | may need to move the ball even farther left of your |
| driver. Use three inch tees and set the ball up so the | | | | left foot. You need to move the ball up so the club hits |
| top of the driver is about one third of the way up the | | | | the ball on the upswing. |
| ball. Halfway up the ball for the old driver and one third | | | | If you want an enjoyable driving experience, get one |
| up for the modern driver. Because the ball is higher off | | | | of these modern golf drivers, use these tips and drive |
| the ground you will need to move back from the ball | | | | the ball farther with more control. |
| an inch or two to keep from hitting the heel side of the | | | | Copyright © 2006 QTEBNK. |