Sunday, September 2, 2007

How to find the sweet spot of your drivers

Modern driver head sizes have increased and tees have become longer. This means that the golf ball starts higher off the ground than ever before. To hit the ball in the sweet spot consistently, the club head must come well off the ground at impact.

However, a traditional start with the club on the ground at address and the ball in the center of the face does not allow for the extra tee height. This can easily cause poor contact toward the heel. Fortunately there are two ways to combat this:

1) If you like to rest the club head on the ground at address, place the ball in line with the toe of the club.
2) If you hover the club head off the ground at address, position the ball in the middle of the club head