Golfers, even the best ones still encounter problems in the golf course with regards to their swings. After all, they are still human, aren't they? So if you are an intermediate golfer who wants to take your game to the next level and is encountering problems with your drives that tend to balloon up into the air or you want to maximize your driving distance, read on to find out how to improve on those weaknesses and correct the mistakes that impede your improvement.
What you have been doing wrong
Letting your clubhead pass your hands upon downswing while hitting the ground before the ball or striking the ball weakly in an ascending manner are the possible culprits why your drives balloon up in the air. Ok, your goal is to hit the ball with a low trajectory but unable to do so. Just follow these simple steps to correct your drive.
? See to it that you stand closer to the ball upon address and have your arms closer to your body as well, much closer that you would normally have them. Remember that the more extended your arms are, the higher your shots will be, so keep them close.
? As you make your backswing, see to it that you keep your left arm straight as this will result to having a shorter backswing that comes with a much fuller shoulder turn.
? Now what you would want to achieve is to have your hands ahead of the ball upon impact, and you can do so by holding your wrist hinge until the impact has occurred.
? Now make sure to keep your follow through a low one, this way, you will be able to generate a lower launch on your drive.
How to get more distance
Now you are looking to get more distance out of your drives but unable to do so because of a couple of things. First, you fail to rotate your body enough upon impact and your left shoulder is positioned much closer to the ball than the right one. In order to fix this problem, you need to have your right shoulder positioned much closer to your target as you do the motion and until your make impact with the ball, and you can do so by having your right hit and lat follow-through towards the ball and having them along with your right shoulder moving into a counterclockwise direction.
You can tell if you have done the right adjustments by asking someone to stand across you and ask him if he sees your right shoulder in a position that is blocking him from seeing your left. If he does not see your left shoulder, then you have done the drive correctly and you can expect bigger yards on your drives as a result.
The game of golf indeed presents many different challenges to a golfer, not only externally, as in the challenges that the golf course presents but also in the habits that he is used to. The good thing is that the bad ones can be corrected with practice and determination.
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