If you wish to hit extra fairways and decrease your scores, it’s important to enhance your consistency off the tee — and Erika Larkin may help.
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Your driver may be the simplest membership within the bag to hit, nevertheless it’s additionally essentially the most tough to regulate. If you wish to hit extra fairways and decrease your scores, it’s important to enhance your consistency off the tee. And fundamentals are an excellent place to start out.
In line with Erika Larkin, a GOLF Prime 100 Instructor, there are particular issues each nice driver of the ball does: tees the ball excessive, units their stance, makes use of their toes for energy and stays in stability. Let’s break them down so you may develop your fairway-finding drive.
Tee up your ball half a ball above the driving force face
It may appear insignificant, however your tee top is essential on drives. As Larkin explains within the video above, the precise tee top lets you catch the ball on the upswing, which lets you ship extra velocity at impression.
So what precisely is that this proper tee top? About half a ball above the face, in keeping with Larkin.
“Half the ball ought to sit above the driving force,” Larkin says. “That offers me an opportunity for the membership to rise and for the ball to search out the candy spot.”
Play the ball inside your lead heel
With the precise ball place, you may time your swing so that you arrive at impression if you attain your most velocity. Which suggests extra velocity and distance off the tee.
To search out the correct ball place, begin together with your toes collectively, aimed on the ball. Ensure the ball is in the course of your stance. Then, take a large facet step together with your path foot. This could place you so the ball is now on the entrance of your stance, consistent with the within of your lead heel, which Larkin says is right.
Examine your shoulder place, and add backbone tilt
Earlier than you begin swinging, you’ll want to examine your shoulder place. A typical fault amateurs make earlier than teeing off is leaving their shoulders open at tackle which causes you to hit down on the ball.
When you’ve squared your shoulders, it’s time so as to add some backbone tilt. Larkin explains that including backbone tilt is vital to hitting driver nicely as a result of it helps you hit up on the ball, which maximizes distance.
So as to add backbone tilt, grip your driver together with your lead hand to start out. Then, as you place your path hand on the membership, permit your path shoulder to tilt barely decrease than the lead shoulder.
Use your toes to swing
Now that you simply’re within the correct setup, it’s time to swing and, in keeping with Larkin, the key to a superb swing is utilizing your toes — and it’s simpler than you’d assume.
Begin by pushing your lead foot into the bottom as you flip again. It ought to really feel easy and managed. Then, push your path foot into the bottom as you flip via.
“Get that membership transferring again and thru by utilizing your toes to assist flip your physique round and let these arms swing up naturally,” Larkin says.
As you observe this push and switch transfer, let the dimensions of your swing develop step by step till you’re making a full swing.
Keep in stability
As you place all these steps collectively, you may be tempted to swing tougher with the driving force in hand.
“Don’t fall into that entice,” Larkin says. “It’s crucial to maintain a clean swing with stability.”
Keep in mind, Larkin says, your objective isn’t simply to hit the ball far, it’s to search out the golf green too.
For extra helpful, ‘’ suggestions from Larkin, try her collection ‘Methods to Hit Each Shot.’
Pre-Owned Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 10.5° Driver w/ Tensei 1K Professional Blue 50 R
$689
Used Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max driver with UST Mamiya TSPX Quantum Velocity 4F3 shaft. Driver is in glorious, like-new situation and reveals little put on.
CONDITION
Like New (9/10)
# of Rounds Performed: 1-5
Little or no, to no put on
SPECS
Dexterity
RH
Loft
10.5°
Shaft
Tensei 1K Professional Blue 50 R
Grip
Grip Grasp Sewn Singer Black Purple STD
Size
45.5“
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