You begin every hole you ever play at the tee. If you're having trouble driving, then you're opening every single hole at a disadvantage. You might scramble your par with a great chip, but you might well be going for birdies if your drive had been a bit longer.
For nearly all golfers, long golf drives and consistency with the driver are far from being impossible. Hitting the long ball is a lot easier than most players appreciate.
Modern golf equipment means golf balls today get the best distance higher launch angles and a shallower angle of descent. It isn't about low carrying drives any longer. Long golf drives are now a result of high launch and long carry.
Sure, with their 120 plus mph club speed and clean striking, pros still manage to launch the ball high, even when using low lofted drivers. For the majority of club players however, using higher lofted drivers will increase accuracy and carry. Most club golfers would do best with drivers in the 11 14 degree loft range.
Playing the correct driver shaft is vital when it comes to being consistent with the driver. The shaft has a vital part to play in all your clubs but the effects of playing the wrong shaft in your driver are magnified.
The majority of golfers play drivers with graphite shafts. Sadly, a large percentage of golfers are playing driver shafts that are too stiff for them. That might be the cause of the most common fault in golf, the slice. Play a shaft that is excessively stiff and you'll in all probability suffer from a slice.
In part, that has to do with the commonly held belief that graphite shafts are too whippy, too soft. That could well have been true 10 years ago, but modern graphite shaft fiber patterns have given us exceptional models with very even playing characteristics.
The majority of golfers would benefit from playing lighter driver shafts with softer flex ratings and softer torque profiles. Lighter shafts improve your swing speed and you'll be able to load a medium torque shaft better during your swing, getting the club square back to the ball with the most energy. More energy, more yards.
The stiffness of the shaft's tip will also affect the launch angles. Use a shaft that is extremely tip stiff and your launch angles will suffer. The launch angle is where a long golf drive starts. Remember, we're after piercing flights not low stingers.
To hit long golf drives you have to select a club head / shaft combo to go with your swing. You want your driver to help your game, not work against it.
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