Driving accuracy

Driving accuracy

By TG User

18 September 2008 10:55

To add accuracy and possibly some distance to your drives, there are a few very easy and often underestimated ways of getting them:

1. Get a new driver. Now there's no need to go out and spend a small fortune on your driver. You just need to get a driver that works for you. If you have an older driver like the original Big Bertha for example, that has a small head and a steel shaft, it will give you extra accuracy from the increased head size and forgiveness from the greater M.O.I. You can also get extra distance from the increased C.O.R and the graphite shaft (as most new drivers do).

Also, getting a driver with an offset can help a slice or a hook, wich will also add distance as your not in the rough leaving the bal to roll. An added bonus is the reduced number of shots from hitting the ball out of bounds with the driver.

2. Lessons from the pro. An obvious one really. Though magazines can help, they can also hinder as:
a) they can put too many thoughts in your head
b) they can't see your swing to analyse it properly, as a pro can.

3. Alignment off the tee. It is surprisng how many people are not aligning their body correctly to their target. If you use a line on the ball or writing, as most balls do now, you could use the alignment marks to line the ball up with your intended target and align your body parallel to that line. I had this tip off a friend who does this. This can also help with showing how your clubhead is aligning to the ball at impact.

Use the alignment drill to give the ball a target to hit and if the ball goes right you're hitting the ball on the nearer side of the ball (vice-versa to the left, if you're right handed). Then you can adjust your aim to compensate for this.

Use all, or some, of these tips and see your scores drop.

By TG User - Emyr Jams