Golf Tip: Driver Setup

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• Instructor: Devan Bonebrake
• Category: Lessons
• Topic: Full Swing

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The driver, one of the most important clubs in the bag. In fact, Ben Hogan himself said, "If you can't drive the golf ball, you can't play good golf." Great driving puts you into an offensive position out on the golf course where you're poised in the middle of the fairway, calm, ready to hit the green in regulation. Now, one of the major issues I see when my amateur students come in to take a lesson with their driver is that they tend to have a poor setup. From that position, they're already off to a bad start and a state of recovery the rest of the swing. So let's talk about the setup and how it can really make a big difference with your driver, optimize distance as well as direction. When I go ahead and set up to the driver, it's important to play the ball forward in the stance. This is gonna help with a slightly ascending blow, high launch, low spin. Now, at the same time, I see a lot of players when they set up with their driver, get the ball forward in the stance, and then get to the ball via their shoulders. What this does is puts their head too far in front of the ball, also changes the direction that they're aimed, and usually causes kind of a steep slice with very little distance. So, an old drill that you can do is you can set up with your left hand on the club, your right hand behind your back, and go ahead and place the driver down. Make sure your shoulders are square. Now, keeping your right shoulder back, slide your right arm in underneath, ensuring that your shoulders are square and that your upper center, or your shirt buttons,…