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4 Tips For Hitting Straight Tee Shots With Your Driver by The Golf Swing Genius
Many golfers want to learn how to hit the ball farther and often golf tips on the driver are focused on the aspect of increasing distance. However, equally and maybe even more important is your accuracy with the driver. If you can hit the ball 300 yards but aren’t keeping it in the fairways, it’s still going to be a challenge to score well. I’m going to share 4 helpful tips that will help you hit your drives straighter so you’ll be splitting the fairways on a consistent basis.
1) The first tip is to complete your shoulder turn and your backswing. Many golfers are in such a rush to start their downswing and hit the ball that they actually fail to complete their backswings! This is a huge step for longer drives but also for more accuracy and here’s why. If a golfer fails to turn his or her shoulders all the way in the backswing, the upper body will tend to get too open at impact which will pull the club head across the line towards left field (or left of your target). The goal after impact is to swing your club head down your target line just after impact. This will help keep the ball going straighter. If the shoulders are open at impact, the club will be dragged left and it’s much more difficult to hit a straight drive.
2) Widen your stance. This can seem like a simple tip but a slightly wider than normal width stance is helpful for driving for a couple of reasons. A wider stance allows you to stay balanced and make a good turn and a proper weight shift. The wider stance will help keep the body stable and allow the upper body to coli against the lower body better for a good swing sequence. Good balance from a wider stance will help you keep your club on a correct swing path and swing plane which will in turn lead to straighter golf shots.
3) Swing the club over your right shoulder and then over your left shoulder. This tip helps get your swing plane on track. Without having a swing that is on plane, it is difficult to hit straight golf shots or straight drives. If you can get your club on plane at the top of your backswing, it’s much easier to keep it on plane correctly in your downswing. This will allow you to get the club in the slot near the impact zone and send the ball flying straight down the middle of the fairways. Swinging the club over your left shoulder in your follow through will keep it on plane also. Working on this tip in your follow through will actually improve the rest of your golf swing. When you get one part of your swing correct, it tends to carry over into other parts of your swing.
4) Keep your club face square. This is an important concept to get correct at address, impact, and also at various other points in the swing. I like to have checkpoints when talking about or working on a particular technical aspect or part of the golf swing. The checkpoints I use for keeping a square club face are in your takeaway when the club is parallel with the ground, your club head should point straight up towards the sky or slightly inward while the club shaft is pointing parallel with your target line. The next checkpoint is at the top of your backswing, your clubface should be parallel with your left forearm. If you missed the first checkpoint, it’ll be difficult to be in the right place at the top of your backswing. That is why it’s helpful to have an order when learning a particular aspect of the golf swing or important point. In this case, having a square clubface is what we are trying to achieve to improve accuracy with our tee shots.
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