Hitting Long Golf Drives – What You Need to Know
The tee is where every golf hole starts. If you’re having trouble driving the ball, then you’re starting every single hole scrambling. You might rescue your par with a great putt, but you could well be going for birdies if your driving is up to scratch.
For the majority of golfers, consistency and long golf drives aren’t impossible. Hitting the long ball is a lot easier than most golfers recognize.
With the modern golf ball and Titanium driver, long drives come from hitting the ball on a high launch angle and getting the best angle of descent. It’s not about wormburners anymore. Long drives are now a result of high launch and long carry.
With their high swing speeds and dependable striking, pros can still get height on the ball, even with low lofted drivers. For most club players though, playing higher lofted drivers will enhance both length and accuracy. The majority of club golfers would For the majority of club golfers, drivers with with a loft of between 11 to 14 degrees will give the best results.
Playing the proper shaft is crucial when it comes to being long off the tee. The shaft plays a crucial role in all the clubs in your set, but play the wrong shaft in your driver and any miss-hits are expensive.
The majority of golfers fit graphite shafts to their drivers. Sadly, most golfers also play shafts that are too stiff for their swing speeds. That probably accounts in part for the most common miss amongst club golfers, the slice. Use a shaft that is too stiff and you’ll almost certainly suffer from a slice.
In part, that has to do with the generally held belief that graphite shafts are too whippy, too soft. That might have been true 10 years ago, but current graphite shaft designs have given us first-rate models with excellent flex profiles.
Most club golfers would get better drives from using a light-weight, medium torque shaft in their drivers. Lighter shafts improve your swing speed and the medium torque will allow the shaft to load properly during the swing, delivering more energy into your drives. More energy, more yards.
The inflexibility of the shaft’s tip will also have an effect on the launch angles. Use a shaft that is exceedingly tip stiff and your launch angles will suffer. Launching the ball on the ideal trajectory is where a long golf drive comes from. Take into account, we’re looking for a soaring flight, not a low worm burner.
To consistently hit long golf drives you have to select a club head / shaft combination to fit your swing. Your driver need to match your game, not fight against it.
You too can hit long golf drives and the easiest place to start is our Clone Golf Clubs site. Long hitting Titanium Drivers at a price that’s right.
