Golf Tips: The Driver – How to hit it long
Most golfers want to learn how to drive long off the tee. That is because added distance gives us a shorter and easier second shot to the green. Some of the golf swing instruction guide books claim to teach us how to add more distance; an extra few yards or so. These guide books, though, are aimed at the beginner or recreational golfer. They teach you everything about the golf swing; from the grip and setup, to the backswing and follow through. But if you are a more accomplished golfer that is looking for more detailed information about how to drive long, you will need to go to the distance golf experts.
The Long Drivers of America
The first website that you should check out is the Long Drivers of America. They are the golf association that runs the Remax Long Drive Championship. They are into learning the power golf swing for attaining maximum golf distance. So, if you want to participate in the Re/Max World Long Drive Championship, then you need to visit the LDA website.
Mike Austin
Unbelievably, the Worlds longest golf drive has not been broken since 1974. Golfing legend, Mike Austin, holds the Guinness World Record for longest drive in a tournament. His record breaking 515-yard drive was accomplished at the 1974 U.S. National Senior Open in Las Vegas – at the age of 64!
The golf equipment doesn’t have that much to do with how far you can drive the ball – Austin used a 43.5 inch steel shafted, wood head driver! Although, today’s long drive champions prefer 2X or 3X, extra stiff shafts that are up to 50 inches long, with driver lofts that are as low as 5 or 6 degrees.
How To Drive Long Off The Tee
For most of us, we just want to learn how to drive long and to improve our general golf game. Even if you have a decent grip and swing, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will have a good golf distance off the tee. The major factor that you need to improve is your golf club head speed. Every 1 mph of increased golf swing speed translates into about 2.5 yards of distance. If you increase your swing speed, you’ll increase your distance.
Obviously, there are other factors to perfect if you want to learn how to drive long. Golf flexibility and fitness training will improve your overall golf game, as well as your distance. Another important area of your game that you should know about is the mental game of golf. These areas of golf are usually ignored by most golfers, but they are crucial if you want to take your game to the next level.
A Distance Golf Instructor
So, if you really want to learn how to drive long, you will need a professional golf instructor who knows what is required for distance golf. If you are currently hitting drives of 200 yards, then adding a few yards to your drives won’t help you much. You need to find someone that has been where you are and who can now hit 350 to 430 yard drives.
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If you are going to "get back into playing a lot again this summer" I'll assume you haven't been playing as much recently, right? I'm thinking that just playing more will bring back some yardage.
You also mentioned that you won the "club championship 2 years ago" but you "have been significantly shorter with all my clubs for about 4 years now." Maybe being shorter is a good thing. Did you win any championships over four years ago when you were longer?
When playing golf we do some peculiar things. The main thing better players do is learn is how to score. Scoring comes from putting the ball in good positions to attack pins. However, players that hit it full bore on most shots have to contend with issues of poor accuracy. Even Tiger Woods has learned to back off a little.
I believe that once you start playing (read: practicing) more, then your crisp ball striking will come back. With it will come some (or all) of your lost yardage.
Now, concerning shallowing out your swing…
Ben Hogan states on page 79 of "Five Fundamentals…" the following: "HOWEVER, YOU ARE HEADING FOR DISASTER IF YOU THRUST YOUR ARMS UP ABOVE THE PLANE SO THAT THEY WOULD SHATTER THE PLANE OF GLASS. Poor golfers [I'm not saying you're a poor golfer...poor golfers don't win club championships] make this error at any and all stages of the backswing, but it occurs most commonly when they are nearing the top of the backswing. Then, when their hands are about shoulder high, they suddenly lift their arms almost vertically towards the sky–crash goes the glass… and their shot. They conclude the backswing on an entirely different and far more upright plane, …."
When you start trying to get a little of that lost yardage back, you probably try to get a little more backswing. In doing so I would wagger a small bet that you are lifting your hands towards the end of your backswing instead of continuing AROUND in your backswing. Doing so will cause several bad things to happen. The first thing to go will be accuracy. If you played a slight draw before, then the draw will now be more pronounced. To straighten out the shot, you start blocking the shot by hanging on or you weaken your grip. An overly weak grip then causes you to flip at it to square it up. By this time the whole swing has fallen apart. You lost your fundamentals.
Assuming your fundamentals were sound in the past, your fix is probably very simple and very slight. Don't go making any sort of major overhauls. Concentrate on the last part of your backswing. Do not let your hands shoot up towards the sky at the very end. You will need to feel your flaw before you can fix it. Swing very slowly and concentrate on the end of your backswing (the part leading up to the transition from back to forward). This is where you've gone wrong.
Once you get your swing back on plane, then your ballstriking will return. When you are on plane you don't have to make any compensations. You just drive through the ball without fear of it turning left (for a right-handed golfer).
One other note… Driver and ball technology has improved in the last few years. You might consider looking into the latest drivers and balls. Your friends can buy an extra ten yards even with their swings. Why not get a little yourself? But first work out the flaw you developed by not playing lately.
Go practice.
fuck that guy go for it. While distance isn't everything, if your hitting it straight all the time then you can do it. Okay, I recommend you take a break for a little with your long game. Start working on your short game. At least 3 hours a day if your serious about this. And even after that you should go play 9/18 holes. If you keep this up, In a year or two, you just may see yourself in the PGA tour. But Also, In like 6 months, you should start playing Nike Tour events, to see how you play next to other PGA Tour hopefuls. Youv'e got the talent, now all you need is to pour your heart and soul into this game. Good Luck
—–Alex—–
Hey Burns you can relax you're perfectly normal. You sound like you always had a single axis swing; you know like the stack and tilt that's all the rage. Well this swing has been around forever and produces as you describe a steep angle of attack and solid contact with the irons. This swing also produces a very consistent ball flight and distances with the irons however one of the drawbacks is the steep angle doesn't work to well with woods especially the driver so what to do. The driver has a flatter lie angle than the rest of your clubs so it's natural to let yourself swing on a flatter swing plane and let yourself sweep the ball with your woods producing on line drives that react to the loft on your driver. Absolutely the right thing to do ; also right is to swing the irons on a more upright plane and hit down on a steeper angle as you used to do. You practise lots so being able to control both your irons and your driver should not be a problem as you'll be using the same swing but changing the angle of attack only. I like your choice of driver and player's blades. Lower scores are just around the corner. Good luck.
It sounds like your really doing your best to research and gather as much information as you can to make an informed decision. That's awesome!!!! Not many people do that. Just based off the two sets your considering, I have to go with the Golden Bear clubs. I know several people who, when starting golf, chose this set and had no complaints. They are constructed well and offer most things a beginner is looking for. They are well forgiving, and offer replacements for the hard to hit longer irons. You might visit your local golf equipment store and test drive all of their clubs to find your fit. Hope this helps.
Ideally all of your clubs should feel the same weight. You want to find your ideal swingweight. This is a measurement of how heavy the club feels while you are swinging it, and the weights are given names like D2 or D5. All your clubs should be the same swingweight. Unfortunately, if you don't have access to a tour van it can be expensive to have all your clubs reweighted so you should look into it and see if you think it's worth it.
Look here for more info about swingweight-http://golf.about.com/cs/componentscustom/a/swingweight.htm
You might want to consider replacing your long irons with hybrids, as these are way easier to hit.
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