How to Swing the Driver Stick: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-19 22:11

A good teeing shot often starts a good golf score. The number of strokes and the time it takes to get the ball into the hole will decrease if you are able to swing the stick driver well and fly the ball far enough to reach the green. A good golf swing consists of both attitude and mechanics. Follow these steps to learn an effective driver swing when playing golf.

Step

Method 1 of 2: Preparing to Hit the Ball (Attitude)

Step 1. Position your body so that one side of your body is facing the target

If you're right-handed (and use a right-handed golf club), turn your left side of your body, especially your shoulder, toward the target. If you are left-handed, the right side of your body is facing the target.

• The side of your body closest to the target is your front side (front arm, front shoulder, and front leg), while the side away from the target is your back side (back arm, back shoulder, and back leg).

  

Step 2. Position yourself properly in front of the tee

Stand so the ball is closer to the target than your head. If the ball is directly in front of or farther from your head, your hitting distance will be affected and the ball may not be hit optimally.

Step 3. Spread your legs apart and bend your knees slightly

Your feet should be wide enough apart so that the distance between the outer edges of your feet exceeds the distance between your shoulders, and the ball is in line with the inner heel of your forefoot. The wider your stance, the wider the driver's swing arch.

Step 4. Grip the driver tightly and naturally

There are three ways to grip the golf club: interlock, overlap, and 10-finger grip. Most golfers have used an overlap or interlock grip, with the back hand under the front hand. Hold the stick so that your hands are not pressed forward or tilted unnaturally behind the head of the stick. The head of the golf club must be straight when hitting the ball and not tilted so that the ball does not turn right or left.

Step 5. Tilt your spine so that your front shoulders are higher than your back shoulders

Your front shoulder should be just above your back shoulder when your front hand is over your back hand on the stick grip. As you raise your shoulders, shift your weight onto your back leg.

• If you have trouble maintaining a correct grip angle with your shoulders, briefly remove your back hand from the stick grip and place it behind your back knee. This will automatically lower your back shoulders. After that, you can return to gripping the stick handle.

  

• The head driver will hit the ball at a shallow angle and fly the tee if the steps above are successful. Because the tee lifts the ball off the ground, you don't have to hit the ball with a downward swing like you would with an iron or wedge.

  

Method 2 of 2: Swinging Driver (Mechanics)

Step 1. Push the head of the stick away from the body at a low angle and begin to shift the weight of the body onto the back leg

Keep your hands on the handle of the stick and keep both feet on the ground. The guide hand should remain straight when swinging backwards (backswing) so you don't have to straighten it back when swinging down (downswing).

Step 2. Swing the driver down in a smooth motion

Try to keep your feet on the ground and immediately shift your weight to the front foot. This movement aims not to hit the ball as hard as possible, but to swing the stick as smoothly as possible.

Step 3. Keep both arms straight when swinging

Keep your front arm straight for as long as possible as you swing back and down. Both arms should be straight when the stick touches the ball and keep it as long as possible.

Step 4. Lift and rotate the back foot after hitting the ball

As you shift your weight onto your front foot, try to keep your back foot on the ground for as long as possible, at least until after the stick hits the ball. This movement requires ankle flexibility.

Step 5. Follow up the movement by folding the front elbow and crossing the back arm over the front arm

Thus, the speed of the driver's head will increase.

• To make this swing easier, imagine that your forearms and rods form an “L” and your forearms form an “X” as they cross.

  

• Try to keep your movement relaxed during the back, down, and up swing. If you tense your body, the ball will turn right or left.

Tips

Practice your swing regularly at the driving range, off the course without a ball, and indoors during winter without a golf club or ball. Practice the movement until your muscles remember it and get into the habit of imagining the swing before swinging the punch