Normally off the tee with my driver i can crush the ball and I am a straight driver. Now all of a sudden my driving has gone down hill. It seems kinda like a knuckler and a curve put together. starts going good and then curves down about 150 yards later and it reduce my drive length a whole alot. Whats going on? Also they feel pretty solid most of the time. Please help me!
2006-12-30 13:34:38 · 10 answers · asked by mj142008 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
Sounds to me like you're not getting under the equator of the ball, so tee the ball up higher. The golf balls these days are designed to be hit off the upper part of the driver face to maximized distance.
If you hit to low on the ball, you will lose the spin rate that keeps the ball airborn. Try a couple of other drivers to make sure yours has not become defective or broken.
Good Luck!
2006-12-30 14:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by Madman1212 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I had the smae exact problem last week and I fixed it. Here's what my golf coach had me do:
1. Pick a target 150 yards from the tee thats online with where yoou want the ball to go.
2. Do not look at the the end result target again (this takes practice)
3. Try to drive the ball to the 150 yard target.
Your ball will fly much strighter and farther than you could ever imagine. This drill makes you focus on tempo and control as well as keeps your clubhead square to the target line.
2007-01-01 14:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by Keldaddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most problems in golf, with the driver especially, result in over swinging. Swinging too hard. You stated that you normally "crush" the driver. Try swinging easier, about 75% of what you think your maximum power is. That will cause you to hit the ball on the sweet spot more often. Hitting the ball in the middle of the club will result in straighter, longer shots and make the approach shots easier.
2006-12-30 22:56:49 · answer #3 · answered by John G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you may be hitting it off the toe and slightly duck hooking,
When you hit it off the toe it feels dead at impact and flies very dead also. If the face is closed and you hit it off the toe it will nose dive with awful yardage. To fix this make sure you make a complete swing or finish your backswing. The fault is caused by a locking of the right or back knee in your backswing when you do this it locks your backswing or turn you may still be trying to turn but your locked. When this happens your upper body naturally drifts towards the target so it actually reverses your turn in the wrong direction even if you are good player this will happen to some degree. The end result of this is weight on the back foot bad misses usually on the toe and overactive hands that close the club face causing hooks. This will cause the hooks and if you hit it on the toe it will cause ugly dead nose dive hooks. So do not lock your back knee its the hinge in your body that frees up your swing.
2007-01-01 11:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Mr. John G. You may be trying and swinging too hard. I average about 290-300 yards (with roll) on my driver. I stopped playing for two months and my lenght on my driver went away. I went back to my local pro and corrected my take away and settled my tempo. I was swinging too hard and trying too hard.
I would have a pro or instructor look at your swing... good luck.
2006-12-31 03:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by MelW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your driver into a golf shop and see if there is a crack on the face. not really on the face but on the top. its where the face is molded onto the rest of the driver. what type of driver do you have and how old? that may be part of it. i had a driver that did the same thing. i got to look'n and there was a small bulge on top where the face was being pushed back and actually separated. my shots were doing the same thing. trust me thats probably something to do with it.
2006-12-31 17:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by ryan s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tee the ball up higher and make sure that you are actually swinging the golf club and not just picking it up.
2006-12-30 23:39:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your duck-hooking the ball. it happens a bunch when you try to swing too hard. or it could be your club face it set up to hit a draw (whether you mean to hit a draw or not) and your topping the ball a bit or your not using enough wrist to get the ball into the air.
2006-12-31 19:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Zaza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tee the ball up higher. Also, try different golf balls.
2007-01-01 15:55:59 · answer #9 · answered by Polo man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a duck hook
2007-01-02 22:48:49 · answer #10 · answered by bigman42718 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋