Why am I accurate with most of my clubs except my driver?
I am a new golfer I started late in the season last year and I really love to play. I hit almost everything in my bag fine but for some reason I hook and slice my driver all over the place. And when I do end up getting a hold of the ball I put a massive curve on it. what should I do to correct this.
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So, you'll need to practice, and make sure you're doing the following: swing smoothly - always. That means a slow backswing and an smooth downswing. Your feet should be further apart - this will help you maintain balance with the longer swing plane. Generally tee the ball closer to your left foot (if you are right handed) - you do this because you want to strike the ball on a slight upswing (unlike all other clubs except your putter).
One bit of advice that will help - only use the driver when you need to, and only when you're hitting it well. A well struck 4 iron or 3 wood will put you in pay and usually far enough down the dairway to par many holes.
short answer: set-up error. i faced this earlier in the year. my irons weren't problematic, but i was hooking my driver like none other. i saw a teacher and he fixed my swing; now i'm hitting 300+ yards consistently (to all the skeptics out there, i'm at a high elevation so it'd be like 270 at sea level)
try these steps (and use it with all your clubs, it might give you extra yards):
set up with a tilted posture, meaning that your shoulders and hips are parallel with a backward lean (~30 degrees, check on a mirror if possible), weight 60/40 favoring non-leading foot (right for right-handers), head behind the ball, ball off of leading heel.
as you start your backswing, make sure you're still on plane by keeping your body (arms, hips, shoulders, etc) from speeding up. at the top of your swing, you should have a full shoulder turn and the club should NOT be past parallel. hands as far away from your body as possible, and knees flexed along with no tilt with your body; your stance should be leaning away from your target, but not as severe as pre-swing.
then just unwind. remember tempo, and that's about it.
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Welcome to the game of golf!! Everyone from rookies to Tiger Woods has trouble with the driver relative to other clubs in the bag. Try closing off your stance a bit on the driver/long woods (ie bring your right toe 1 inch behind your left toe relative to the target line if you're a righty). Tends to promote a more even inside-out swing.Why on My Yahoo Scoreboard whem I have PGA Golf slected, do I not get any results?
choke up on the club and stand a little closer to the ball. chances are if you're hooking it you're standing to far away and carrying the ball on the face of your club, which is why it hooks on the follow throughThe simple answer is the golfer not the golf club. The driver is a power club that we tend to over swing. Over swinging provide poor results. We must swing within ourselves on balance and plane with keeping a smooth tempo to be effective. The longer shaft creates a greater margin of error so gripping down on the club will help so long as you don't over swing. The lower loft demands a greater club head speed so that contributes to the problem. Tee the ball a little higher swing within you self and you will see improved results. The driver will always provide the greatest margin of error on poor swings, even for Phil and Tiger.
What helped me is turning my hips and closing the face at impact.Try it.
What's the best tip for hitting your irons?
Slow your swing down. The longer the club, the slower your swing should be.How many times has times has Tiger Woods won when he has been behind in the 4th round?
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The driver shows up all your mistakes because it's longer and has less loft
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