Different swings for different shots

Johnny_Fontane

Just wondering if people on here have different swings for different shots.

I play off 13 and hit down hard on the back of the ball with a steep drop. therefore the ball flys out low generally.

unfortunately for hitting the driver off the tee, this isnt working so well. I am trying to tell myself to sweep it off the tee, but sometimes coming in too steep.

Is there any little tricks that people use for this problem? I use a 9 degree driver that probably should be changed to something higher, but I dont see that as the issue tbh.

thoughts?

hades

I had this problem with the driver and went for lessons.

The drill i got was to try and have the sole of the driver hit the ground on my downswing just right of my right foot on my practice swings. This encourages a shallower approach to the ball, and also helps cure any over the top or out to in move you may have.

It feels very weird at first, but if my drives start going a bit askew, i go back to this drill on a practice swing and it gets me back on track.

josie19

Completely different swing required with a driver compared to an iron. You must not hit down on a ball thats on a tee - it's designed to be hit on the up. Place the ball on your left heel (or further outside if you prefer). Don't place the club behind the ball, instead place it on the ground in the middle of your stance so it's sitting 4-5 inches behind the ball. This will encourage you to hit the bal on the upswing which is vital for the driver. After you improve at this you can experiment with the optimal position of the ball for you.

John Divney

The swing is exactly the same, the setup is what changes.

A wedges has majority if weight on the front foot, and some spine tilt.

The wider stance of Driver, and the need for far more spine tilt away, to promote an upward angle if attack, means the weight naturally is more on the back foot.

Dealerz

I'm no expert or professional off a hc of 18 but....

Don't instructors recommend that there is no release of the club or club face for green side bunker shots and for any other shot the club releases or "turns over"? So wouldn't that be two different swings? As stated above I'm no expert.

Ben1977

I find it has all to do with setup for the driver. I hit a 9 degree drive but launches very high. The main thing for me anyway it to keep my spine angle tilted away from the target.
This tilt should come for a neutral setup, ie ball off left heel, right hand below left, standing tall. It may also help to tee the ball so the equater of the ball is level with the top of the driver. I found the lower i tee it the more steeper my driver swing.
Hope that makes sense.

Felexicon

josie19 wrote: »

Completely different swing required with a driver compared to an iron. You must not hit down on a ball thats on a tee - it's designed to be hit on the up. Place the ball on your left heel (or further outside if you prefer). Don't place the club behind the ball, instead place it on the ground in the middle of your stance so it's sitting 4-5 inches behind the ball. This will encourage you to hit the bal on the upswing which is vital for the driver. After you improve at this you can experiment with the optimal position of the ball for you.

This is exactly what I had to do. Couldn't hit a driver to save my life, went for a couple of lessons and we settled on this approach. It really does work you just have to trust that you'll still hit the ball

PARlance

Felexicon wrote: »

This is exactly what I had to do. Couldn't hit a driver to save my life, went for a couple of lessons and we settled on this approach. It really does work you just have to trust that you'll still hit the ball

I've been doing it for about a year and my driving is miles better as a result.

It's a very good set up for a slicer... It's very hard to have an agressive out to in swing when you set up this way.
It seriously promotes hitting up on the ball too.

Shawn Clement has a good video on it. On the phone so can't link.

GreeBo

shallower backswing results in a shallower downswing most of the time, make sure you arent picking the club up too quickly, it should be low and wide.