In 2024, Scottie Scheffler compiled one of the most impressive seasons of golf in history. World number one, Masters Champion, Olympic Gold medalist, and FedEx Cup winner, to name but a few of his achievements, Scheffler has achieved this through some exceptional tee-to-green statistics.Â
Watch – PGA Pro Joe Ferguson demonstrates Scottie Scheffler‘s driving secrets!
Whilst Scheffler is far from slow in terms of club head speed, he seems to punch above his weight a little in terms of distance output. Sure he uses one of the best drivers in the TaylorMade Qi10 which certainly helps, but I believe that is down to his clever variance of shot shape and trajectory to maximize his distance. Hereâs how he does it…
Increasing height downwind
Increasing height is one of Scheffler’e keys downwind.
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Scheffler is a master of making the conditions work for him off the tee, so very often he looks to increase his peak height when there is a helping breeze, and he does so with some very simple changes to his setup.
Firstly, after slightly increasing the tee height, Sheffler moves the ball up in his stance a little to promote a more ascending blow at impact.Â
Moving the ball slightly forward is a good way to raise your angle of attack and increase launch.
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Instead of his ânormalâ ball position with the driver which is generally just inside his left heel, you will see him nudge it up to somewhere near his left toe.Â
All things being equal, this will set the head slightly more behind the ball and the spine angle will tilt a little more away from the ball, promoting that more upward angle of attack which will generally translate to a higher launch angle.
Moving the ball forward helps to set your sternum and head behind the ball to help increase your launch angle.
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Another thing Scheffler is not afraid to do when he feels a helping wind is to hit the ball a touch harder. When hitting downwind, mishits are slightly less punished from a left-to-right dispersion perspective due to less air resistance. Scheffler is aware of this, and isnât afraid to give those downwind drives a little more oomph!
Decreasing height into the wind
Knocking the ball down is one of Scottie Scheffler’s big strengths.
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