How to strike the driving shot in your golf round - By: Paul16

How to strike the driving shot in your Golf round The no 3 wood driving shot is a shot likened with the planet number 1, Player who easily crunches the 285 yard limit with a 3 wood! It's a very powerful shot that, when carried out correctly, is a great alternative to the driver if big bertha is playing up. More importantly however, he almost always finds the centre of the fairway with a driving shot because it promotes further accuracy.
You will feel more in command and the ball trajectory the shot produces is both piercing and ensures run on the fairway. In fact, there are many reasons to have this shot at in your armoury. The little changes to your stance and swing it requires are well worth practising as follows: Tee the ball up low and aiming a little left of the target - push the tee down low, take your 3 wood and place the golf ball in the middle in your stance with your weight slightly more on your target side. In addition you need to aim slightly left as the ball position makes the club collect the ball a little sooner, so the clubface will be to some extent open Hold the Grip further down the handle - this will give you much more control over the golf swing, but do not forget to keep your grip firm but not tight ,at say number five on a scale of ten where ten is very strong. Reduce the tension in your arms and hands to get the effect of a nice fluid golf swing. Also, do remember not to tense up, not only on this shot but on every golf shot.
Keep your Weight in the middle - Your weight should stay in the middle in the backswing. Do not move it onto your back foot. Limiting your weight shift will allow you to stay on over of the ball, fully squeezing it when it comes to impact. This set up will provide a steeper direction of attack to create that lower, more powerful flight which we are trying to acquire
Rediscover your club angle - at impact, the shaft of your club needs to rediscover the forward angle it had at address. Create this by keeping the hands a little in front of the club-head as you strike the ball. This keeps the loft off the club-head, sending the golf ball on a lower more penetrating trajectory Hold back on the follow through - holding back your follow through is a natural situation to get into when playing this kind of shot. This is because you are not allowing the club to fully release, caused by the club angle you used to get the lower trajectory flight.
Although you might not get the same length as a flawless hit with your big stick, but this type of shot will only be a few paces behind. Importantly you will hit the short grass far more often and in nice shape to go for the centre of the green with your next strike. Try this on the driving ground first and build up your confidence with this shot; you will be amazed how successful it is For more details and golfing tips click on this link: Click here to get your FREE Golf Information Right Now

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