Understanding how launch angle and power are linked can help you hit it further without swinging any harder. With a driver you are looking for an upward angle of attack into the ball. If you get it right you’ll hit shots that launch high and without creating too much spin, stay in the air for a long time. This video and article show you how to do it.
How power and launch angle are linked
If you take one thing from this, it should be how you can get more yardage without swinging any harder. Some players seem capable of generating easy power – that is they swing within themselves and yet their distance is always good. This is because their launch conditions are spot on.
With a driver in hand, this means you need the right launch angle. A good way to think of it is to imagine you are holding a hose – if you lift the end of the hose up the water goes further until the angle becomes too great and then the water starts coming back to you.
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With your driver you should be aiming to find the optimum launch for distance. BY FAR, the most common fault among regular golfers is they don’t launch the ball high enough. They carry a driver that is too low in loft and/or they attack the ball from a steep downward angle – this causes low launches and weak carries.
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Set For Optimal Launch
The perfect ball position with a driver is forward. The ball should be just inside your left heel at address, your sternum behind the ball, and your weight distribution at address is on your trail side. Your lead shoulder should also be a little higher. The video with this article shows exactly how it’s done.
If you can find this position at address you will be pre-setting the perfect launch angle to optimise your distance. Also, don’t forget about the tee height – roughly half of the ball should be above the top of the driver. Given how launch angle and power are linked, this is a crucial element to get right.
Weight Transfer
If you set the correct driver address position, you should be able to make a normal swing and find the…
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