How to Drive a Golf Ball

The part of the game that most, if not all, golfers work to improve is their drive. Everyone wants to grip and rip like the big boys. But like every other part of the game, it takes practice, lots and lots of practice. Primarily it is about getting comfortable with the equipment and your stance. It is about the overall understanding of the game.

Factors in a Good Drive

There is really no point at all in having a good long drive, if you can’t control where the ball flies and lands. Getting a grip, so to speak, on ball flight and direction comes with experience and the degree with which you can fine tune your technique. That is a long way of saying practice makes perfect. The only real way on how to drive a golf ball better is through hours and hours of practice and exercise.

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Other Factors

Have an eye for what is going on around you prior to striking the ball. For instance, where is the wind, to the left, the right or blowing into your face? Is there any wind at all? Is it raining or sunny? Or, is the weather not a factor? Maybe the wind is coming from behind you; that will make your ball go farther. Each factor should also affect your club selection.

Strength and Fitness

Prior to the coming of the “Tiger”, golfers were strangers in the weight rooms and work out facilities. Today golfers are adding muscles and tone playing the game like it really is a sport instead of a nice way to spend Sunday afternoon.  Hitting the ball hard is still not the name of the game, no matter how much muscle you have to power the shot, but being fit in body will definitely improve your game.

Creating Leverage

Leverage is the angle created by the left hand and the club shaft on the down swing before impact. This angle should be as small as possible in order to release the stored up energy into the ball at the moment of impact. One way to do this is to picture the club as a whip that is cutting through the hitting zone. However, it is important to keep your other hand from becoming involved in the down swing because this will negate the whip effect.

Practice the Shot

The only real way to get better on how to drive a golf ball is to practice it over and over, just like any other aspect in golf. Repetition makes for a better more consistent golf game. There is no magic cure or magic pill that can correct the wrongs in your game. This doesn’t mean that you have to go out and hit 1000 golf balls a day. But it does mean that you may need to practice a few times a week. Go to the range, hit a small bucket of balls, paying attention to what club you’re using and how the club reacts. Practice like you play. In other words, hit a long shot with a big club. Then move to a mid iron, then use a wedge or short iron into the pin.

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