Just starting out in the game of golf and wondering how to correctly swing a driver. In the following article I will go through the steps to use the driver properly and how to choose the correct driver for your game.
The most common mistake I have found during my junior golf clinics is what I call the big stick syndrome. By this I mean, most of my kids swing to hard, commonly called, knocking the cover off the ball. Everyone wants to hit the driver 300 yards and think the harder you swing, the farther the ball goes, is far from the truth.
Now let's discuss how to swing your driver. As a beginner, the one thing you need to understand is you have one swing speed for every golf club in your bag. You swing your driver the same way you would swing a 8 iron. Don't get caught, in the common mistake, of trying to knock the cover off the ball.
Another important fact with the driver is where the ball is in your stance. With the driver, because of its length, we need to play the ball farther forward in our stance to compensate for this. Playing the ball inside your front toe or some golfers play it off the toe is a common place. This is to give you best spin for your distance.
A driver also needs a good shoulder turn to give you the most distance. This means we start our swing with our shoulders not our hands. Keeping your left arm fully extended through your swing. This means your driver will be on a bigger (wider) arc during your swing path. A good drill to practice a fuller arc is to place a golf tee, about one grip length behind your ball and on your take away you should tick your driver head off this tee. This will make sure a true, full arc, giving you greatest distance.
Before we end, there is a couple of points to choosing the proper driver, you need to know. The stiffness of the shaft and the angle of the club face are the two points you need to consider. Drivers come with various degrees of the club face and various degrees of stiffness for the shaft as well. Trajectory of ball at impact determines the degree of the club face (desired trajectory 15 degrees). Swing speed determines the stiffness of your shaft. For example, less than 105 mph is a regular shaft choice
Most local golf shops have simulators that will give you these two factors, so you can buy the correct driver, for your specific swing need. I hope this helps all you beginners and some of you seasoned golfers, who might be swinging the wrong driver, for your specific swing.
The most common mistake I have found during my junior golf clinics is what I call the big stick syndrome. By this I mean, most of my kids swing to hard, commonly called, knocking the cover off the ball. Everyone wants to hit the driver 300 yards and think the harder you swing, the farther the ball goes, is far from the truth.
Now let's discuss how to swing your driver. As a beginner, the one thing you need to understand is you have one swing speed for every golf club in your bag. You swing your driver the same way you would swing a 8 iron. Don't get caught, in the common mistake, of trying to knock the cover off the ball.
Another important fact with the driver is where the ball is in your stance. With the driver, because of its length, we need to play the ball farther forward in our stance to compensate for this. Playing the ball inside your front toe or some golfers play it off the toe is a common place. This is to give you best spin for your distance.
A driver also needs a good shoulder turn to give you the most distance. This means we start our swing with our shoulders not our hands. Keeping your left arm fully extended through your swing. This means your driver will be on a bigger (wider) arc during your swing path. A good drill to practice a fuller arc is to place a golf tee, about one grip length behind your ball and on your take away you should tick your driver head off this tee. This will make sure a true, full arc, giving you greatest distance.
Before we end, there is a couple of points to choosing the proper driver, you need to know. The stiffness of the shaft and the angle of the club face are the two points you need to consider. Drivers come with various degrees of the club face and various degrees of stiffness for the shaft as well. Trajectory of ball at impact determines the degree of the club face (desired trajectory 15 degrees). Swing speed determines the stiffness of your shaft. For example, less than 105 mph is a regular shaft choice
Most local golf shops have simulators that will give you these two factors, so you can buy the correct driver, for your specific swing need. I hope this helps all you beginners and some of you seasoned golfers, who might be swinging the wrong driver, for your specific swing.
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