Top 25 Golf Pro Lesson Great Driver Tip

hi clem, i like the analogies that you make esp the one about the child on a swing! i have a question about ball position with driver .. if i were to move the ball forward to catch it on the upswing, would'nt the club be travelling left of the target line as it moves upwards as well?In fact when i started putting the ball forward i also started hitting it off the toe of the club quite a bit. what adjustments should i make to hit the driver properly then?

actually the bottom of the swing is underneath the leading shoulder (Because that is the center of the swing). that's a myth that the bottom of your swing is the center of your chest. The only reason our ball position is in the center of our stance for short irons is because we have spine tilt(bringing the bottom towards the ball) , and we want the bottom of our swing in front of the ball.

You are only partially right; if you were a tennis player playing to your backhand and it is a one arm backhand, you would be correct; in golf, when you take your grip, you are connecting both arms to the club to form an "ARM CLUB" unit; and the center of this unit is the "Sternum Notch"; you must deal with the complete unit to get the whole picture;
Thanks for the comment! Shawn

You are welcome anytime!
Shawn

Yes; I would have to concur with this; see my "Golf Pro lesson don't keep the head down" part 1 and 2 which focuses on the posture and the chest staying forward throughout the swing for great ground leverage; if the shaft gets too long, this effect will be reduced to a point where the length of the club will no longer be an advantage; thanks for the comment!
Shawn

Thanks Shawn! I'm going to have to find some time to get to the driving range and try this out!

Shawn I've stole your little hitch to get your swing going. My question is with your driver although obviously different than your irons do you still "toss" your driver up like you do your irons after your hitch to get started? Thx for all of your help.

Great question!
You want to toss it wide and away; it will track it's own arc and get elevation on it's own as well; The best is to practice in a "Ball slightly above the feet' scenario and perform the perpetual motion drill with it; see "Golf pro lesson perpetual motion drill" and "Golf pro lesson swing plane" and you will get what I mean; Thanks for the comment!
Shawn

Hi Clem,
Great video, i do have on question though. my driver shot goes out no more than 50 yards and then imediatiatly hooks down and left. I have tried many things to fix this problem, but i can't seem to hit the ball straight. What would you suggest i try to fix this problem.
Thanks a lot,
Tyler

Hey Tyler;
2 Things: First see the "Golf pro lesson Grip 2 wrist hinge" to check the grip; next you want to make sure the focus is through the ball towards the target; see "Golf pro lesson through ball" and as an added measure to this, see "Golf pro lesson hooks and slices" as well as "Golf pro lesson Hunter Mahan Power fade" and learn how to properly power fade the ball to balance the whole system out;
Shawn