Hitting the driver slow motion

While trackman stats for the pga tour may show that on average tour players hit down on their driver 1. Butch harmons best driver tips will get you hitting it straight and long. Sounds like your hitting the ball low on the face of your driver. The key is that despite your slowmotion, we are still intending to make solid contact with the ball, with a square club face, and have the ball go at our intended target. Hitting off heel of driver instruction and playing tips. Adam scott golf swing slow motion video clip the masters playoff augusta national pga angel by pastimeathletics. Even slowed down, you cant see things with the human eye that a trackman can see. If your hitting it 240270 on an average drive though your not doing to bad.

All else being equal, youll hit the ball farther with a driver than any other club in your bag. Then make a slowmotion swing, stepping out with your right foot as you start the club away above. Slow motion view of rickie fowler hitting a driver at the 2016 abu dhabi hsbc golf championship. Hitting up on your driver starts with proper hand path, which control the golf clubs path. Ernie els hybrid front high speed 300fps by gaspsys. He recommends that your shoulders, arms, hands and clubhead all move back. This what happens when a golf ball hits a heavy steel plate at 150 mph. The soft toss pitcher will say stride, and the hitter will take his stride position.

But because its the longest and leastlofted club other than your putter the driver also can be the most. Slow motion golf swing how going in slow motion can change. Seniors who have, for example, a 75 85 mph swing speed should seek out clubs that have these lighter graphite shafts. Francesco molinari swing and slow motion driver analysis. By applying techniques with your backswing, downswing and follow through, you may lower your scores and improve your handicap.

But what a slowmotion camera doesnt show is why things happen the way they do in the golf swing. The slow motion start in his book my golden lessons, golf legend jack nicklaus says that swinging too quickly is one of the major faults of amateur golfersright from the start of the swing. If youre hitting the ball too low youre taking loft off of the club. Woods first shared a video of him hitting pitch shots in his backyard on aug. This is a slow motion hitting progression drill to train your muscle memory and get the repetition just right. Well one of the things that i like to tell all of my amateur golfers to do is to focus on the hand path, or the path of the hands. That or you could be holding your driver incorrectly having it face slightly foward which would give the effect of less angle on the driver. Fortunately, those technology challenges have mostly been overcome, and excellent driver shafts can now be found as light as 50 55 grams. Heres a cool video of my golf driver swing in slow motion. The masters augusta nation tee shot driver pga nike guan by pastimeathletics. Photron super slowmo footage of clive scarff swinging a driver, from the golf instruction dvds hit down dammit.

The first thing i would recommend is opening that stance a little slightly open to target. Tiger woods ultra slow motion driver torrey pines youtube. That combination creates the a reliable pattern for both his irons and his driver. Keep your center of gravity in the middle as you start your backswing. The second recommendation is to slow your swing down i mean start at 50% and work your way up. Hitting the driver the very nature of a driver and its designed purpose makes it a very individualistic golf club requiring its own swing, etc. How to hit a driver or 1 wood is all about just that hitting driver. Brad brewer reveals a unique way golf legend ben hogan liked to practice his swing and how it can help you groove a repeatable swing move. Golf swing tips and drills, super slow motion drill brad. For the next hour, all todd did was very short bump drillsshots with the driver in slow motion. The ball isnt going to roll away so start slow and build up to a powerful strike. Doing this several times will help you feel the motion needed especially if you are someone who goes from high to low. Hitting the heel of the driver is most likely as someone said, an over the top issue, as the left arm folds too soon before impact the body comes forward to catch the ball at least on the heel.

If this drill is done properly, the ball will travel only a very short distance, perhaps 20 or 30 yards with a driver. A good thought is to try to take a little divot after impact or to hit with the shaft leaning toward the target top photo. Due to the fact that it is the only club in the bag that does not make contact with the ground through impact, has the lowest loft angle of any golf club, and is used to hit a ball that is teed up lends. I am more convinced trajectory has more to do with the shaft. A golf ball at impact incredible slow motion videos. Jordan spieths keys for hitting the fairway with driver. Set up with your driver, but take a narrow stance, about 12 inches wide. The 3 best golf drivers for seniors with slow swing speeds. After five or six slowmotion swings, gradually add speed. Being able to swing a driver properly leads to tee shots that land with distance and accuracy on the fairway. At the time i think there were 5 of these cameras in world. Pause at the top of your backswing for just a fraction of a second before you bring it back down towards the ball. In this lesson, pga professional michael peterson demonstrates what else happens when you practice a slow motion golf swing.

Tommy fleetwood slow motion driver and iron swing analysis. In a similar way to the previous drill, the slow motion process will help you feel anything that might be going wrong. Soon youll be knocking your hybrid or long iron so far, you may forget you even own a driver. These players are masters at putting hitting the ball in the middle of the golf club face swing after swing. A good tee shot is often the leadin to a good golf score. Rory mcilroy slow motion wood golf swing from driving range 2. The recording was taken at 40,000 frames per second at the usga research and test center in far hills, nj. One photo that shows the difference between amateurs and. The golf takeaway is exactly like the drill name would indicate. Thanks to michael field for the great slow motion videos. Problems with hitting the driver in golf healthy living. There are two key points in the golf swing where amateur golfers are prone to rushing.

You are going to make some practice takeaway motions in super slow motion to identify any problems that might be present. To provide quality slow motion videos of baseball pitchers, hitters mechanics and use them as teaching tools when working with students. He teaches you all the most important golf swing tips youll need to get the most out of this and other practice drills, and walks you through a. The fact remains that almost every player wants to learn how to hit a driver farther, and this is a legitimate way to do it without having to swing harder, or buy a fancy new driver.

By paul wilson may 7, 2009 people that hit the ball too low are always dumbfounded as to what the cause could be. Tianlang guan slow motion golf swing the masters augusta national drive clips tiger bubba sergio. Only taking the driver to waist high in the back swing and then bumping the golf ball off the tee and going to waist high in the through swing. Youre hitting driver great, scoring well, then somewhere in the middle of the back nine you spray a couple tee shots. Brooks koepka slow motion driver swing analysis youtube. To cure your slices and pulls, hit down on the ball with your driver. Justin thomas slow motion driver swing analysis youtube. Justin thomas golf swing illustrates how to maximize your driver distance given your swing speed. Shots struck off the ground need to be hit with a descending blow and shots struck off an elevated tee are better when hit with an upward blow fact. The driver is a highrisk, highreward club for many golfers. Slowing your golf swing down may provide more control and your ability to get more distance in your golf game.

Really work on flattening the swing by making practice swings 6 inches above the ball. The best golf swings on tour in slow motion youtube. Utilizing all parts of your body, including your hands, wrists and arms, may slow your body to work in concert to attain your golf and a more controlled shot. Make an effort to keep your body behind the ball at impact so that you can be sure the club is tracing a slightly upward arc through the hitting area. Tommy fleetwood slow motion driver and iron swing analysis duration. Stay balanced, go slow, and spend time at the top of your backswing. Practice your swing as often as possible, then adjust your. Then a slowmotion, smooth iron swing in early october and then a clip of a fullswing iron shot and a vintage.

Mastering the effortless, slow, and easy golf swing. Here are the best swings on the pga tour, in highdefinition slow motion. How to hit a driver swing tips for distance and consistency. Note how high up not the tee the driver strikes and the shallow sweeping motion through the ball. Trajectory is too low with my driver instruction and.

That is between 2030% lighter than the typical driver graphite shafts. Ernie els golf swing hitting driver in high speed by gaspsys. Sure, you dont want to take so long preparing for a shot that you hold up the pace of play, but the actually swinging motion itself can take its time to develop. A few years ago we had a chance to use a phantom camera which shoot super slow motion in full hd. Hitting down through your driver will lead to a low launch and high spin neither or which are good for accuracy or distance. The reverse spine swing fault is a killer when it comes to hitting your driver as well as causing injuries. Transition playlist,16 recent winner of 2017 us open, brooks koepka, is featured in. Slowly pull the driver back and up above your head. Mastering the swing depends on both stance and swing mechanics. Why am i hitting golf driver shots with a low trajectory. Rory mcilroy driver swing video300fps slow motion woo jeong hills cc, cheonan, central south korea sep 10,2009 kolonhana bank.

One photo that shows the difference between amateurs and pros hitting a golf ball. Use this exercise to increase your range of motion and hit the ball. I just thought this might help people see what is actually happening in the swing from the top down view. Share this article share tweet text email link luke kerrdineen.