Ok, well ive been trying to hit down on the ball, because i herd how this is how top golfers gain distance. Im struggling though does anyone have any advice or any help for me thank you.
Ok, well ive been trying to hit down on the ball, because i herd how this is how top golfers gain distance. Im struggling though does anyone have any advice or any help for me thank you.
Make sure you have clubhead lag. That's the biggest thing in hitting down on the ball.
Make sure you have clubhead lag. That's the biggest thing in hitting down on the ball.
And here comes Dummy Twoshoes with a stupid question: What do you mean by 'clubhead lag' AF? You need to explain these things to me with crayons and a colouring-in book you know...
And here comes Dummy Twoshoes with a stupid question: What do you mean by 'clubhead lag' AF? You need to explain these things to me with crayons and a colouring-in book you know...
Lag is when your hands lead the clubhead into impact. Just remember that you want your hands in front of the ball at all times. If at impact your hands and clubhead are in a straight line or your hands are behind the ball, that means your scooping at the ball.
Ok, well ive been trying to hit down on the ball, because i herd how this is how top golfers gain distance. Im struggling though does anyone have any advice or any help for me thank you.
I think you along with majority of other beginners that read this forum are going about learning the wrong way. They see all these shortcut tips for more distance, straighter shots, etc...Simply hitting down on the ball will not give you more distance. The only thing that can give a golfer more distance is clubhead speed.
Hitting down on the ball isn't some magical trick that only the lower handicap players know how to do. All that it comes down to is learning the fundamentals of the game. Once you learn the fundamentals you will automatically start to hit down on the ball along with increasing your clubhead speed because your body will work together instead of against itself.
The same concept of hitting from the inside instead of the over the top move. To most beginners the over the top move is a curse that they think they can never get rid of, so they keep whacking balls at the range in hopes of something good happening.
I think it was Albert Einstein that said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result." Same goes for golf. You have to learn the right way to perform the swing. You can't just go out and swing and hope to magically learn this very difficult game. Some have natural talent and can...but majority can't.
I think you along with majority of other beginners that read this forum are going about learning the wrong way.
Ive been playing 2 years, i wouldnt call myself a total beginer. I can hit my 7 iron 150-160, so i dont have any major issues with distance, but i have been told that hitting hown on the ball increases distance. I might already be doing it i dont know but i just wanted to get some help on how its done and what happens etc.
Choose an area of the range that's dry, firm and can stand some abuse (divots, maybe big ones at first) Sink a tee in the ground with just the head showing, maybe ¼-inch showing. Now set up to it and use your normal swing to clip the top of the tee with the sole of the club and bounce the sole off the ground just in front of the tee...be sure to accelerate all the way through and release the hands normally. Don't worry if you catch the tee with the leading edge of the club and even knock the tee out of the ground...it's all a part of learning the move. When you think you're gettin' it put a ball on the tee and give it a try...you'll want to tee the ball low but where it sits nicely above the turf. Harvey Penick says a divot with, say, a 7 iron, should be about the shape and size of a dollar bill...that seems a little big to me but Lee Trevino left divots you could drive a Cooper mini into. What's important is to feel the club clipping the tee and then bouncing off the ground on the way to a full finish. A proper golf swing is a stroke, not a poke.
I once read in a book not to try to hit the ball, but try to complete the swing. So just try to get from a to b
Right. You want to the ball to "get in the way" of the club.
On hitting down on the ball: I hit down on the ball with all of my irons, and play them all farther back in my stance than most people do. Does this increase my distance with them? I have no idea.
It does add spin to the shot. It also helped considerably with my ball striking.
Full swing, probably around 180 yards. I rarely use a full swing with any iron longer than an 8. I use what feels like a 3/4 swing, and hit it around 165-170.
October 21st, 2006, 09:05 AM
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