By [1] Case Bauer

To succeed in golf you need to learn how to hit a driver properly. You’ll hear different golf teachers preach different ways to hit a driver. Ultimately the results will determine if the driver is being hit properly or not. When learning how to hit a driver properly you should define a proper drive as one that goes fairly straight, landing in the fairway or not too far into the rough, and one that goes farther than you could hit any other club.

To Hit a Driver Straight:

1. You must be lined up straight. Make sure your feet, knees, hips, and shoulders are lined up parallel left to the target line.
2. The club face must be square at impact. This is a complex accomplishment that is influenced by your grip, swing technique, swing speed, and the golf driver itself, especially the shaft.
3. If your ball spins to the right than the club face is too open at impact. This is called slicing and is the most common problem in golf.
4. If your ball spins to the left than the club face is too closed at impact. This is called hooking and is also a common problem.
5. In either case you should learn to adjust your grip and swing technique to fix the problem.
6. You need to hit the ball squarely. The center of your driver club face is called the ’sweet spot’, that’s where you want to make contact with the ball.

To Hit a Driver Far:

1. You have to use your whole body, not just your arms. Learn to rotate your back and hips properly and you’ll have effortless distance.
2. The club must flex back in the downswing and snap forward at impact. You have to let the club do the work it is supposed to do. Learning how to hit a driver properly means learning how to use the golf driver properly. A lot of practice is needed to get the timing right on the ’snap’ of the golf club.
3. You need to generate a lot of driver club head speed. Technique is important here, but you also need to swing hard enough to get the driver head moving fast.

There are a lot of elements to consider when learning how to hit a driver properly. Having a basic understanding of the concepts involved will help you learn why certain techniques are important.

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Article Source: [4] Case Bauer
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