5 Golf Tips On Driving Better Off The Tee

By: The Golf Swing Genius

#1) Adjust your setup - Play the ball all the way forward in your stance. The golf ball should be directly in line with your left heel. Keep your stance slightly wider than shoulder width. This will give you a nice solid base which you can turn and coil around, thus building up more power. Tilt your spine slight to the right. This allows you to hit the golf ball on a slight upswing which will launch it higher into the air. These simple adjustments should also increase your distance off the tee.

#2) Keep The Lower Body Stable - The job of the lower body is to act as a base around which your turn and coil your upper body. Maintaining a stable lower body will allow you to wind up properly and you'll be able to create more power as you swing through the golf ball and release the golf club.

#3) Keep Your Shoulders Square At Impact - Many golfers make the mistake of opening up their upper body too early in the downswing. You must allow your arms to swing down and catch up so everything can come through together properly at impact. Make sure your shoulders stay square through the impact zone as this will allow you to be more in-sync and hit more solid and consistent shots. Having the shoulders open is even more common with the driver because it is a longer club. Allow yourself to be more aware of the timing of your arms and body working together with the driver. You're making a slightly longer swing, so you have to stay down and through your shot at impact just a split second longer than when hitting iron shots.

#4) Make Sure The Hands Lead Ahead Slightly At Impact - You want to build up some leverage or lag in your golf swing in order to hit the ball farther and strike your shots more consistently. Creating some wrist set or wrist angle in your backswing will allow you to maintain that angle in your wrists for longer in the downswing and through the hitting zone. A common fault is to release the golf club too early in the downswing where the clubhead gets to the golf ball before the hands do. Focus on creating a good angle with your wrists and hold that angle right up until the last second when you are hitting the golf ball.

#5) Eliminate Excess Body Motion For More Consistency- It's common to want to swing extra hard with your driver in order to try hitting it farther. If you swing too hard, you will often move too much which causes you to lose your angles. Keep your head relatively still during your swing even with your driver. Too much lateral movement will cause big problems. If you shift your weight too much to the back foot on your backswing, you may be getting your weight on the outside of your right foot. In a correct backswing, your weight should shift to the inside of the right foot. Stay slightly behing the ball on the downswing and follow through. This will promote more balance and lead to straighter and better golf shots off the tee.