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my two most common mistakes for drives that i can't stand are pulls and pop ups. what are the causes of pulls? they drive me crazy because my ball usually fades so if i aim left to begin with, a pull will get me WAAYYYYY left. then i have those pop ups. a lot of times with pop ups, they go to the left, too but they also go straight, too. i figure these mistakes are related somehow.

PLEASE HELP! :confused:

A pull is normall cause by an out to in swing path, if you have a video camera, videotape yourself from behind and see if your coming across the line, if you dont have a camera, most pros do if you get a lesson.

If you are coming across it, you have to actually feel as if your pushing out rather than pulling in, this should straighten out your path and give you more accurate drives.

Nick

i have problems with pop ups too... i tee it low(lil more than half ball above top of driver) and have a shallow old small metal wood, i dont know whast going on..

Chill,
The pop-ups would be the result of the same 'out to in' swingpath that Nick mentioned.

With an 'out to in' swingpath, the club is coming into impact at a MUCH steeper angle. So, if you catch the face, it will most likely go left, and depending on the face angle through impact, the ball may go STRAIGHT left, or slice.

With a pop-up, the club is coming in so steep and is likely still moving toward the bottom of your swing arc when contact is made, resulting in a ball that goes 'up'.

You can solve both problems by ingraining the proper swingpath on the through swing.