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4 Golf Driving Tips For Better Distance

Every golfer wants to know the secret to better driving distance. What golf driving tips will be the ones to a better swing loaded with power. There are dozens and dozens of tips to help you drive the golf ball better, but here are 4 that are sure to help you out immediately.

Height Of Golf Ball On Tee

With todays massive clubhead sizes, you must have nearly have the golf ball showing above the top of the clubhead. Teeing it too low will encourage a descending not an ascending blow onto the golf ball resulting in a massive loss of distance. Take a look at the golf picture below, and you’ll notice that a good portion of the golf ball is above the top of the clubface of the driver.

Golf Ball Tee Height

Golf Driver Ball Position

Ball position is a BIGGY if you want to hit the golf ball as far as you can! Many high handicappers position the ball near the middle of their stance encouraging a descending not ascending (upward) blow on the ball. The proper golf ball position to maximize launch angle and distance is just inside your left or forward heel. That may seem way out there, but trust me…put it there, and what how far your next drive goes!

Take a look at Tiger’s ball position below. Notice how far forward it is?

Golf Ball Position For Driver

Full Turn (Backswing) Behind Golf Ball

You must turn fully behind the golf ball to give yourself a chance to come back into impact while behind the ball, delivering a powerful blow into the back of the ball on the upswing. I see many amateurs make a short backswing, hanging on their left side, then sliding past the golf ball, causing a “swipe” golf swing that either slices, or goes weak to the right.

I hate to keep using Tiger Woods, but look at how far behind the golf ball he gets with his entire upper body.

Golf Backswing Behind Ball Tiger Woods

Relax Your Muscles For Higher Clubhead Speed

Many of the long hitters on tour will tell you when they want to hit it far, they swing easier, to allow maximum speed. This is the opposite of most amateurs. They think effort equals results, and that’s just the case in golf. Tight muscles are SLOW muscles. Think of a world class sprinter. If they ran with tight muscles they would be much slower. They are very powerful, but yet effortless. You need to think the same the next time you step on the tee box to hit it LONG.

Beginning Golfers Watch Out

 Golf Beginner Guide

For beginning golfers there are a couple of critical issues you must be aware of before you really start to improve your golf game. Don’t make the swing too technical. You cannot and should not break your swing down into 30 different parts. This will be the death to your golf game before you get started.

If you’ve ever played baseball you will know what I am trying to say. When you swung a baseball bat did you worry about where your right elbow was at, or what your hips were doing? No. You reacted to the ball coming in and “naturally” responded by swing the bat and trying to hit the ball.

Golf is no different. If you fill your head with all these swing thoughts and tips, you will have a very difficult time finding the golf ball. You will struggle continuously with your swing. You need to get the fundamentals of your grip, posture, stance and ball placement, other than that, go out and have fun and see how your swing naturally does.

So if you get anything from this concise golf article as a beginning golfer, you do not need to get too technical to see improvement and enjoy the game.

Beginner Golf Swing Instruction

Golf Beginner Guide
If you’ve got a beginner golf swing, instruction is a critical first step.  I say this because golf swing fundamentals have to be in place or you will have no chance at a golf swing that will help you enjoy the game of golf.

For any beginner golfer you’ve got to start with your grip. This is the ONLY contact you have with the golf club. Get this wrong and you’ll never get your clubface back to square at impact. You will have to make compensations during your swing to hit a solid shot. In the Golf Beginner Guide downloadable instruction ebook you will quickly and easily learn the proper grip, along with every critical fundamental to get you hitting a consistently good shot more often.

Make sure when you get this instruction whether it be an ebook, DVD, book, or lessons, that you get this information from a credible source. Do not get this from someone on the golf course. Every golfer thinks they know the golf swing, but that does not mean that what they know can be transferred to your golf swing needs.

Golf Beginner Guide
 How much should you bend from the hips in the golf swing is an easy thing to accomplish. But first you must determine your knee flex for each golf club in your bag, including your putter. Because not only are the hips bent, but the knees as well. The easiest way to figure out how much to bend the hips is to grab your club and hold it out in front of you. Flex your knees to the appropriate amount and slowly lower the club to the ground by ONLY bending your hips…nothing else. Once you get to the ground, you have the PERFECT amount of bend in your hips for the golf swing.

How easy was that?  If you liked the simplicity of this golf tip for beginner golfers, you’ll definitely want to check out the Beginner Golf Guide to accomplish the complete golf swing so easy you won’t believe it.

Golf Beginner Guide
The beginner golfer should invest in credible instruction that covers the basic fundamentals. This is critical! Do not try to learn how to hit a draw when you don’t have a clue how to grip the club or what proper golf posture is.An improper grip can result in mishit after mishit, and many swing faults you just can’t cure. Your grip is your ONLY connection to your club, so it better be good.

Inefficient golf posture can also cause a whole host of golf swing faults and inconsistencies. If you are not in the correct posture at the beginning of your golf swing, forget about it! It’s all over before you even start your swing!

Ball position is another fundamental. Get it wrong and you’ll never hit a solid shot.

As you can see there are some basics you need to get consistent therefore beginning golf instruction should be your first step. A great resource is the Golf Beginner Guide ebook. In a matter of seconds you’ll be using this downloadable guide to improve your game quickly and easily.

Golf Beginner Guide

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