Golf Clubs

Driverhead Cover

Everybody wants to hit longer drives. The new Ping G10 driver is not flying out of the pro shops just because it looks nice. If you can drive past the 150 yd. marker on every par 4 then you will have a 7-iron or better into the green. That gives you a huge advantage in your skins foursome when the other guys are hitting five-irons or high lofted fairway woods because they cannot match your driving distance off the tee.

There’s another reason you want to hit the big drive every hole, too. It’s called testosterone. And I don’t care if you’re playing with a bunch of twenty-somethings with 110 mph swing speeds or with your usual band of geezers. Everybody wants to be the long man off the tee every time. Call it evolutionary biology if you want but if you’re booming the big drive down the middle of the fairway every hole the guys you’re playing against are going to feel a little intimidated and they will press a little harder on their second shots. Pressure always leads to more mistakes for them and more skins for you.

Here are three golf driving tips that are geared for the new big head titanium drivers like the Ping. You’ll have to experiment a bit with each of the separate tips because the most common application may not be the right fit for you.

Golf Driving Tip Number 1 – Ball Position. The driver is the only club in your bag that will produce the best results when striking the ball at the beginning of the upswing. The traditional position for ball placement with your driver for right-handed golfers is off the left heel. You may be able to improve your results by moving your ball position even further in front of you. Some people have reported the best results with a ball position as far forward as their toes, but this is likely to be the extreme.

Golf Driving Tip Number 2 – Use The Ball Alignment Feature. Almost all golf balls come with an arrow or a line printed on the ball cover to help you align putts, but you can use that alignment feature to help you set up square for your drives too. Point the arrow, line, or ball name letters exactly in the direction that you want to hit your drive. Start your regular pre-shot routine from behind the ball, step to the ball, place your club face on the ground and align it square to the alignment marker on the ball.

Golf Driving Tip Number 3 – Ball Height. The traditional height of a teed ball is to have one half the ball above the top of the driver with the driver resting on the ground. You want to try and go higher. Put 3/4 of the ball above the top of the driver. The reason this works is because the sweet spot on many of the new big head drivers has been moved higher. You may already be getting good results with the traditional height on the tee but that is no reason to not experiment with an even higher ball position.

Try these three golf driving tips on the range before your next outing. Position the ball further forward in your stance. Use the alignment feature on the golf ball to square your driver head. Tee the ball higher than you are used to. These are general tips that will work for the majority of golfers, but you have to experiment for yourself if you want to get the most out of that new Ping G10 Driver.

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Funny Tiger Woods Commercial – Frank, “Sand in Funny Places”