Tip From the Archives

Trying to Lift

Problem

You always try to lift the ball up, into the air. This even happens with the driver.

Cure

As long as you hit down on the ball with the clubhead, it will get the ball up. The more you hit down on it, the more it will go up and the less distance it will get. If you are worried about not getting enough loft with your driver, tee the ball up higher or buy a driver with more loft.

Therapy

If you are having difficulties trying to lift the ball up into the air with your fairway woods then practice clipping the ground a little while using a sweeping motion. Remember to try to make square contact with the sweet spot on the clubface and to accelerate through the ball. While practicing with your fairway woods and on the tee box, use this opportunity to tee the ball up to help improve a flush contact between the sweet spot and ball. Because on the fairway you will not be able to tee the ball up, you need to also practice nicking the ground a little while practicing so that you do not simply make contact with the back of the ball but you can also reach bottom of the golf ball. Learn to make full swings that will allow you get to the bottom of the golf ball. To do this, practice with the a tee, swing as usual but make sure you clip the tee so that it moves.

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Joe Nugent | 4 years ago, mid-November

Any tip for a guy with an 8.5 degree driver, that tees the ball shallow to the ground and aligned with the inside of the forward foot, that still gets too much loft with slight backspin?

ROC | 4 years ago, mid-November

Hi Joe, I know a bloke who has a cheap tennis racquet for sale ... might be time for a career change.



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