In the video and article below, PGA pro Katie Dawkins shares her tips on how to improve your driver golf swing basics for more power and consistency…
We all dream of watching our drives soaring at just the right launch angle, up the middle and bounding along eating up the yards as they go. It’s all relative as to how far each individual hits the ball but if you want to address a lack of power in your golf swing then it’s important to pay attention to your driver golf swing basics – in particular, how you’re setting up to the ball.
Many golfers set up with driver in hand just like they would their irons, standing with their spine angle straight up and over the ball. It’s also not uncommon for amateurs to appear very rigid and tense in that set-up position, as if they are petrified at what’s about to happen.
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So let’s take those tension levels down a notch with the tips in this video and article by Advanced PGA pro Katie Dawkins that will get you set up to sweep the ball off the tee and reclaim those lost yards.
Driver golf swing basics: Get perpendicular
The teeing area on most courses has a gentle upslope from the path to the grass on top. Use this space to help you get the feeling you need when addressing the ball with your driver.
Set yourself up on this incline so you are heading uphill and address a whisp of grass, ensuring it’s opposite the inside of your front heel in the position you should have the ball.
Now allow gravity to flow over you and do its thing as you settle yourself onto and become at one with the hill. The weight should gently settle onto your back foot and your shoulders end up almost perpendicular to that slope.
Get rid of tension by letting your trail hand and arm hang naturally before placing it back on the club
Ease tension out further by letting go of the club with your bottom hand and letting that arm hang before swinging it back onto the club. Tension is not welcome here so to keep shaking it out of your system is a wise move.
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