How To Get Consistency With Driving

What is the most important element to the game of golf? As far as I am concerned, it will be the driving the golf ball in play. You may have found that, you will have a better performance in the sport if you are full of confidence. The driving is the number one confidence builder in the sport. As you probably know and have experienced, your score adds up quickly if hit your tee shots out of play.

If you are going to change the way you drive the golf ball you will need to implement the following four fundamentals.

You can approach every tee shot with a clear picture in your mind of what you want the golf ball to look like in flight. You must have a mental picture of how you want the ball to fly through the air and where you want it to wind up. When you have a driver in your hands, you have to pick out an exact area you want the ball to land on. If you don't see the picture, you are headed for trouble. If you can see the picture, you can have it. Before you take your driver, or any club for that matter, you better start seeing what you want the golf ball to look like during its journey down the fairway out of your golf bag. During the course of a round of golf, you can find yourself driving the ball well, but all of the sudden you are faced with a difficult driving hole. The personal experience teaches us that don't worry about the challenges, just think about what you want the ball to do. I have benefited immensely during my career, and I want you to benefit from this as well.

Next you need to choose the proper driver for your swing, proper equipment is vital to your game. If you are still trying to buy 20 more yards every time you walk into a golf shop. It is time to stop now, if you own a driver that is metal, has a graphite shaft, and the grip is new then you own what it takes to send the golf ball straight down the fairway. When we back up a foot or two, the loft on the golf club will play a major role in how accurate you are. If you are struggling with your driver you might consider buying a driver with at least 10-12 degrees of loft. The fewer lofts a driver has the more you are apt to slice and hook the ball. If you are driving the ball well you can buy a driver with less loft. If you are driving the golf ball short, low and to the right the shaft might be too stiff. If you are driving the golf ball too high and to the left the shaft might be too weak. Another item to consider if you have small hands, have the club repair shop regrip all of your grips with either a junior grip or a small grip. If your hands are large, have the shop regrip you clubs with oversize grips. If you are worrying about getting the ball in the fairway first, you should focus on distance generation. Chances are, you own the equipment right now that will give you the fairway shots you're looking for. Remember - It's the swing, not the equipment. The equipment helps once you have a good swing, but you'll never FIX your swing with an equipment upgrade.

Thirdly, you can correct the height for your golf swing. The tee height does not seem like such a big deal, but it plays a huge roll in whether or not you drive the golf ball consistently down the fairway. Something so simple can often be the biggest challenge. The two major mistakes are teeing the golf ball too low or teeing the golf ball too high. You may have heard that golf is a game of opposites. This is a perfect example. The reason is that if you are constantly swinging your driver too vertical into the ground in the downswing, you probably tee the golf ball to low. Most golfers with a vertical driver swing fear swinging underneath the golf ball so they tee the ball low in hopes of catching it square. For those of you with this challenge, the next time you are on the golf course, tee the golf ball up a little higher and sit back a little bit more on your heels and keep your weight there in the downswing. After your shot has landed, look down to see if your tee is still in the ground. If you are always conscience of leaving the tee in the ground, you will not pop your tee shots up anymore. If you are topping your tee shots to the right you might have the ball teed too high because you are trying to hit the ball on the upswing. The next time you go out to play, tee the ball down a little. After the golf ball has landed, make sure your weight is on your left foot and meaning you has transferred your weight correctly.

The last one would be swinging the driver on the correct swing plane for your swing. The tee height does not seem like such a big deal, but it plays a huge roll in whether or not you drive the golf ball consistently down the fairway. Something so simple can often be the biggest challenge. The two major mistakes are teeing the golf ball too low or teeing the golf ball too high. You may have heard that golf is a game of opposites. This is a perfect example. The reason is that if you are constantly swinging your driver too vertical into the ground in the downswing, you probably tee the golf ball to low. Most golfers with a vertical driver swing fear swinging underneath the golf ball so they tee the ball low in hopes of catching it square. For those of you with this challenge, the next time you are on the golf course, tee the golf ball up a little higher and sit back a little bit more on your heels and keep your weight there in the downswing. After your shot has landed, look down to see if your tee is still in the ground. If you are always conscience of leaving the tee in the ground, you will not pop your tee shots up anymore. If you are topping your tee shots to the right you might have the ball teed too high because you are trying to hit the ball on the upswing. The next time you go out to play, tee the ball down a little. After the golf ball has landed, make sure your weight is on your left foot and meaning you have transferred your weight correctly.

The golf club in your bag that swings the most vertical is your sand wedge. The golf club that swings the most horizontal around you-baseball swing is your driver. The mistake I have seen most amateur golfers make is that they swing their driver like their sand wedge and they swing their sand wedge like their driver. A couple of things to remember when you are addressing the driver---Chin up first, then turn your right shoulder in the back swing level, and swing the golf club around you/not up and down, finally leaving the tee in the ground after you hit the ball. When you are ready to begin your backswing, keep your swing thoughts to a minimum. Just think about swinging more horizontal.