Longer Golf Drives – How To Hit Those Towering Golf Drives

Most people who take up the sport of golf want to hit their drives straighter and longer than their playing partners. It is not trendy to play up short, or hit your drives safe off the tee.

The eye catching drives are those which scream straight down the fairway, right on target. I know those are the golf drives I would rather hit. This article will give you some advice on hitting longer golf drives.

It all starts with the golf fundamentals. If the grip, golf stance and swing are incorrect, the shot will be a poor one and you will struggle to hit a decent drive. The driver takes some getting used to, which is why handicap golfers struggle to hit a decent tee shot. The temptation is to leave the driver in the bag and use a more lofted club instead, such as a three wood.

This is ducking the issue. There is no need to fear using the driver, all it takes is practice on the driving range with a bucket of golf balls.

Here is a check list for hitting those towering golf drives off the tee.

1. Find the correct distance to stand from the ball at the address. It is important to give yourself enough room on the swing to build up swing speed and therefore power.

2. There is no one perfect golf grip, rather there are many variations of the golf grip. Just make sure yours is neither too strong or too weak, thus giving yourself the best chance of a straight golf drive.

3. Stand with the feet wide enough apart for your height. This is important as taller people need to have a wider stance than their counterparts. Another important reason, is you need to have a good solid base as the foundation for a good golf drive swing.

4. You need the body to be behind the ball at the address and at impact in order to hit a good golf drive. That means lining up with the ball just inside the right heel. Unlike the golf irons, with the driver you hit the ball on the way up, which is why the ball is teed so high to catch this upswing trajectory.

5. Swing wide and low as you take the club back at the start of the driver backswing. You are trying to sweep the ball away with maximum club head speed at impact.

6. Begin the downswing with the lower body. Some golf instructors say to move the hip to the left, others say the right knee initiates the downswing. Practicing this movement can be a useful golf swing drill on the range, and if you can master the art of delaying the unwinding of the wrists until they are about waist height, you are well on the way to hitting those towering golf drives.

These golf swing tips are the backbone of hitting longer golf drives. As with the driver, so with the rest of the golf clubs in the bag, start with the fundamentals of golf and make sure they are functioning correctly so as to give yourself the best chance of playing good golf shots.