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Posted on October 21, 2009 by Paul Bailey | Posted under   Golf


How to hit Long Golf Drives in the Real World



You start every hole you ever play at the tee. If you have difficulty driving the ball, then you're opening every single hole scrambling. You might salvage your par with a great putt, but you might well be putting for birdies if your drive had been a bit longer.

For the majority of golfers, being consistent with the driver and hitting long golf drives are far from being impossible. Hitting the long ball is easier than most people realize.

Modern golf equipment means golf balls today get the best distance higher launch angles and a shallower angle of descent. It's not about low stingers anymore. Long drives come from high towering trajectories, with most of the distance being carry.

With high swing speeds and on-center hits, pros can still get height on the ball, even with low lofted drivers. For the majority of club players however, using a higher lofted driver will increase accuracy and carry. Most club golfers would For the majority of club golfers, drivers with with a loft of between 11 to 14 degrees will give the best reaults.

Fitting the proper driver shaft is crucial when it comes to being long off the tee. 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. Regrettably, the majority of golfers also play shafts that are too stiff for their swing speeds. That might be the cause of the most common fault in golf, the slice. Play a shaft that is too stiff and you'll probably hit a slice.

In part, that has to do with the widely held misconception that graphite shafts are too whippy, too soft. That might have been the case 10 years ago, but current graphite shaft construction has given us exceptional models with excellent flex profiles.

Most club golfers would get the best drives from using a light-weight, medium torque shaft in their drivers. Using a light-weight shaft will boost your swing speed and the medium torque will allow the shaft to load properly during the swing, getting the club square back to the ball with the most energy. Longer drives come from higher energy.

The stiffness of the shaft's tip will also affect the trajectories. A shaft which is overly tip-stiff will have an unwanted effect on your drives as the launch angles will suffer. The launch angle is where a long golf drive starts. Remember, we're after soaring flights not low stingers.

To hit long golf drives you have to opt for a club head / shaft combination to match your swing speed. Your driver should help your game, not fight against it.



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We could all do with some extra yards and the easiect place to start is at our Clone Golf Clubs . Home of the Low Cost Long Hitting Driver


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