FIVE SIMPLE TIPS FOR INCREASED DISTANCE OFF THE TEE
COPIED FROM myGolfStore.com (info@mygolfstore.com)
Looking to get more distance off the Tee? 5 simple steps to remember during your round!
Step 1: Setting up to the ball
Many of the characteristics at impact are influenced by the way we stand over the golf ball before we start our swing. Beginning golfers are encouraged to obtain natural, neutral positions that help the hit solid golf shots. For the driver, getting a better set up can mean more fairways and much longer drives. To maximize distance, drivers should be played with the golf ball resting on a tee near your lead foot, the left foot for a right-handed golfer. As players grip the club, they should feel their trail shoulder, right shoulder for the right-handed golfer, tilt below their lead shoulder creating a backward tilt in their spine angle. This setup and spinal tilt will set the stage for the following steps.
Step 2: Hit up on the golf ball
With the golf ball near your front foot, it will be easier for you to strike the golf ball with an ascending blow. The angle of attack of each golf swing can heavily influence the launch and spin conditions of the golf balls flight. Upward angles of attack with a driver help create higher launching, lower spinning golf shots that fly further in the air and roll out more once they land.
Step 3: Eliminating slices and sidespin
While it is not inevitable that a drawing golf shot will fly further than a fade, golf shots hit with too much backspin or sidespin are robbed of distance and accuracy. The club delivery conditions that help players hit a draw often lead to a more penetrating ball flight with more total distance. To hit a draw, a right-handed golfer must hit the golf ball with a club face that is more left, or closed, to their club path. A functional draw is hit when the club path is traveling in-to-out with a club face that is closed to that path but to the right of the target line. Left-handed players, they should see a club face that is right of a leftward moving golf club path. Club faces that are termed “closed” to club paths often result in golf shots hit with less dynamic loft, less spin, and more distance.
Step 4: Hit the golf ball in or above the sweet spot
The best place to hit the golf club for your maximum ball speeds is directly in the sweet spot. Your driver, however, may produce higher launching, lower spinning golf shots by striking the golf ball slightly above this area. Golf shots struck in the upper part of the golf club face often launch higher and spin less than golf shots struck directly in the middle. This effect, called gear effect, helps players to get even more distance without increase club head speed or ball speeds.
Step 5: Using golf clubs that were made for you
Each golfer must be playing the right equipment for your game. Buying golf clubs off the shelf simply will not perform as well as golf clubs that have been meticulously crafted for your swing style and type. Being custom fit by a professional club fitter and club builder can guarantee that you are swinging each club with the greatest amount of power and efficiency. Delivering the sweet spot of the golf club back to the golf ball more often can improve your confidence, shed excess spin rates, and optimize launch conditions to build your ultimate long distance drive.
