Golf Training Tips – Hit the Golf Ball Further Every Time
We want and sometimes need to hit the golf ball a distance, right.
So you want to be able to hit your golf ball a long way.
Take a golfer, any golfer and if you have a couple of hours ask them how they are hitting the ball.
” I’m hitting my drivers great but my long iron play absolutely sucks!”
Ask the same golfer the same question a week later.
“I’m stiffing my long irons like a pro, but I’m hitting my woods like a bum”
As golfers we all want to improve our long game, so we have to sometimes analyse why certain things keep happening and why we are inconsistent.
The problem with golf is we use so many different tools to play the game, add to this each club requires a slightly different approach so its no wonder we can get a little confused.
In terms of hitting the ball further think of it in this way, if you can sweep the ball off the tee with your drivers and hit down on the ball with your long irons you are more than half way to being a good distance player. The key is to remember to try and alternate between these two fundamental concepts and you will hit the ball further.
Drivers are usually the longest clubs in your bag (unless you’re using a long putter). This means you are standing further away from the ball, which has the effect of making your swing more rounded.
The real secret to lowering your score is to remember what a driver is for. It is designed to hit the golf ball a long way in order to put it in a position for your next shot. Drivers do not have much loft and so are teed up in such a way as to encourage you to sweep the ball off the tee for maximum launch angle and distance.
Driving in golf can sometimes be overly “macho” and land us in trouble, it isn’t really about showing the guys how far you can smack a golf ball (although that is fun) its about hitting the ball as far as possible, as accurately as possible.
There is an old saying in golf that “The woods are full of long drivers”, I guess that’s probably true, but it should probably read, “The woods are full of wayward long drivers”.