Every golfer wants to hit the ball longer. We all see the PGA Tour pros hitting 300 yard drives and 190 yard seven irons and desire to hit the ball such great distances. This article will give you two simple pointers to hit the golf ball further.
We need to understand which clubs are built for distance and which clubs are built for accuracy. In general, the five iron through the wedges are intended for accuracy. Conversely the driver, fairway woods, hybrids and long irons are built to be hit a maximum distance. Keep this in mind on your quest for distance.
To hit the ball a long distance two things need to happen. You need to hit the ball solidly and you need to generate club head speed through impact.
First, solid contact is the key to distance. Great club head speed is wasted on off center hits as a mishit golf ball won't travel long distances. Make solid contact a priority and distance will be maximized.
A quick drill to ensure solid contact is to place masking tape on the face of your club and hit a few shots. The masking tape will provide immediate feedback as to where you are contacting the ball on the club face. To ensure the greatest amount of distance attempt to contact the ball on the middle (or sweet spot) of the club face.
Try these basics to improve your contact with the golf ball:
1. If contact is low on the club face, there is a good chance that you are attempting to help the ball into the air. Try hitting down a bit more to aggressively compress the ball and gain more distance.
2. If contact is on the toe, your club is getting closer to your body through impact. Place a tee in the ground just inside your golf club at address. Hit some shots where you hit the golf ball without hitting the tee to the inside. Try the opposite if you are hitting the ball off of the heel.
The second key to distance is the speed which your club head is moving through impact. Many golfer get anxious and rush the downswing from the top. This leads to a club moving faster at the start of the downswing than at impact.
A quick fix is to hold your driver near the club head and make some practice swings. Pay attention to the sound of the club, the noise will be loudest when the club is moving the fastest. To hit the ball great distances make sure that the club is loudest through the hitting area. This will help you make sure the golf club is accelerating through impact.
Try these two simple drills to help you drive the golf ball farther.
We need to understand which clubs are built for distance and which clubs are built for accuracy. In general, the five iron through the wedges are intended for accuracy. Conversely the driver, fairway woods, hybrids and long irons are built to be hit a maximum distance. Keep this in mind on your quest for distance.
To hit the ball a long distance two things need to happen. You need to hit the ball solidly and you need to generate club head speed through impact.
First, solid contact is the key to distance. Great club head speed is wasted on off center hits as a mishit golf ball won't travel long distances. Make solid contact a priority and distance will be maximized.
A quick drill to ensure solid contact is to place masking tape on the face of your club and hit a few shots. The masking tape will provide immediate feedback as to where you are contacting the ball on the club face. To ensure the greatest amount of distance attempt to contact the ball on the middle (or sweet spot) of the club face.
Try these basics to improve your contact with the golf ball:
1. If contact is low on the club face, there is a good chance that you are attempting to help the ball into the air. Try hitting down a bit more to aggressively compress the ball and gain more distance.
2. If contact is on the toe, your club is getting closer to your body through impact. Place a tee in the ground just inside your golf club at address. Hit some shots where you hit the golf ball without hitting the tee to the inside. Try the opposite if you are hitting the ball off of the heel.
The second key to distance is the speed which your club head is moving through impact. Many golfer get anxious and rush the downswing from the top. This leads to a club moving faster at the start of the downswing than at impact.
A quick fix is to hold your driver near the club head and make some practice swings. Pay attention to the sound of the club, the noise will be loudest when the club is moving the fastest. To hit the ball great distances make sure that the club is loudest through the hitting area. This will help you make sure the golf club is accelerating through impact.
Try these two simple drills to help you drive the golf ball farther.
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