Driver Problems

Man on Fire

Playing golf about a year... when i first started when i was driving my shots had a wicked curl thankfully that went.. my driving started to improve until now i cant seem to connect with the ball now. some people have said to me its all in the head??? my iron play is grand.. just cant use driver at all now and its killing my game..ball just wont lift for me.. anyone advice on this

alxmorgan

Man on Fire wrote: »

Playing golf about a year... when i first started when i was driving my shots had a wicked curl thankfully that went.. my driving started to improve until now i cant seem to connect with the ball now. some people have said to me its all in the head??? my iron play is grand.. just cant use driver at all now and its killing my game..ball just wont lift for me.. anyone advice on this

You need to hit up on your driver. I have recently focused on this and noticed big improvements. Try this drill:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfli4ocXFzk

Let us know

Man on Fire

Thanks bud.. Il defo be giving that a try. Il let you know if that helps

Someday

Great tip, I am playing a year and also I have had problems , I will try this - thanks

alxmorgan

Another good vid that has helped me a lot.
Talks about driver about 4 mins in and makes a very interesting point about how we setup and how it can lead to slicing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXr1gZeCTdk

John Divney

Hitting up won't cure club directional issue, it actually may exaggerate them if everything else stays the same.

I think everybody who plays had or has this issue, we are aiming left with feet and shoulders because there was or is a tendancy for the ball to spin out right.

So we are aiming left of our percieved target, lets say middle of the fairway.

But at impact the driver hits the ball facing the target (middle of fairway) This is actually an open face to our feet and shoulder direction, but the direction of the face to the target is always where the ball starts off.

So the ball is starting fairly straight down the fairway, but because we are swinging from outside to in, the swing path is x amount of degrees more out to in, than the clubface which may be close to zero degrees, ie straight at target.

So the ball starts out straight, then curves viciously to the right due to swing path.


If you want a straight drive, feet aiming at target, the best way to do it is square the club earlier in the downswing, rather than a whatever nano seconds it takes to close the face just before impoact.

Nobody can do that consistently, even the pros.

So rotate your left wrist before the club comes parrallel to the ground and you move into impact.
t's not a major move.

If it is due to a out to in swing naturally, that has to go, much ahrder to do takes work.

alxmorgan

John Divney wrote: »

Hitting up won't cure club directional issue, it actually may exaggerate them if everything else stays the same.

I think everybody who plays had or has this issue, we are aiming left with feet and shoulders because there was or is a tendancy for the ball to spin out right.

So we are aiming left of our percieved target, lets say middle of the fairway.

But at impact the driver hits the ball facing the target (middle of fairway) This is actually an open face to our feet and shoulder direction, but the direction of the face to the target is always where the ball starts off.

So the ball is starting fairly straight down the fairway, but because we are swinging from outside to in, the swing path is x amount of degrees more out to in, than the clubface which may be close to zero degrees, ie straight at target.

So the ball starts out straight, then curves viciously to the right due to swing path.


If you want a straight drive, feet aiming at target, the best way to do it is square the club earlier in the downswing, rather than a whatever nano seconds it takes to close the face just before impoact.

Nobody can do that consistently, even the pros.

So rotate your left wrist before the club comes parrallel to the ground and you move into impact.
t's not a major move.

If it is due to a out to in swing naturally, that has to go, much ahrder to do takes work.

I was replying specifically to the part where he said his drives won't lift. But I take your point that hitting up does not solve all ills.
My own feeling is that hitting up encourages in to out more as out to in is more down and across.....avoid the down and it will help.

btw this was a real eye opener for me on why the golf ball does what it does

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRaZFR9PZM

John Divney

alxmorgan wrote: »

I was replying specifically to the part where he said his drives won't lift. But I take your point that hitting up does not solve all ills.
My own feeling is that hitting up encourages in to out more as out to in is more down and across.....avoid the down and it will help.

btw this was a real eye opener for me on why the golf ball does what it does

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRaZFR9PZM

Yes, sorry, agree !00%.

nujeebaby

Have you had any lessons?