| The long golf drive is the dream of most amateur | | | | 1. Use a slightly shorter grip than usual, that is choke |
| golfers, and those new to the sport. It's no | | | | down on the club grip by a couple of inches. This will |
| coincidence that the first club you hit when you begin | | | | give you greater control of the shot and you will hit |
| your round of golf is the driver. Most golf courses | | | | the ball straighter as a result. |
| start with a par 4, just so that there isn't an | | | | 2. Try a three quarter length swing. This seems to go |
| immediate delay on the course. | | | | against the tendency for golfers to think that longer |
| Hitting long golf drives doesn't come from trying to | | | | drives come a longer back swing. |
| knock the ball out of sight with your driver. It comes | | | | 3. The power from this shortened swing comes from |
| from correct swing tempo and timing. | | | | the club head speed you generate as you enter the |
| If you want to improve your golf game, you could | | | | impact zone. If you can avoid unwinding your wrists |
| do worse than study how the golfing superstars hit | | | | until they are about waist height on the downswing, |
| their drives. Very few try to thrash the golf ball from | | | | then whip the hands through the ball, you will be |
| the tee, so the message should be clear to us. Let | | | | surprised how far and straight your drive will be. |
| the loft of the driver and the swing tempo do the | | | | Keep these tips in mind next time you take to the |
| job for us. | | | | golf course and surprise yourself how far and straight |
| Here is how you can hit your drives longer. | | | | you can hit your golf drives. |