subject: Keys to Hitting a 460cc Driver [print this page] Keys to Hitting a 460cc Driver Keys to Hitting a 460cc Driver
Four Keys to hitting the ball farther with the modern golf driver and golf ball (which spins much less off of a flat face than balls of the past) is high launch combined with a low spin rate. Our goal is to get enough spin to achieve lift, while minimizing (hopefully eliminating) drag. Assuming that you have a driver with enough loft, here are four things that you can do to increase launch and decrease spin rate, thus increasing your distance off .
1. Tee the ball higher. The old adage has always been that the top of the TaylorMade R9 Superdeep TP Drivershould be about halfway up the ball whenit is teed up. However, with a 460cc driver, I like to see you set the ball high enough on a peg suchthat the top of the driver is no more than 1/3rd of the way up the ball. Of course, this means that thestandard 2 1/8" tee will not be long enough to accommodate. You will need a tee at least 3" inlength, but likely a little longer than this.
2. Move the ball forward in your stance (towards your left foot for a right-handedgolfer).
The solution is very simple however. Instead of setting your driver behind the ball such that the center of the face is aligned with the ball, move backwards a couple of inches (towards your back) such that the TOE f your driver is aligned with the ball. Now do the test again. Stretch out your arms and pick theclub up to the ball's height. Is the ball aligned with the center of the driver face? If so, put the club back down and fire! If not, keep moving back until it is. Don't worry that once you set the driver wn that it doesn't align with the ball the ball isn't on the ground. It's three inches above the ground!
3. Set up to hit the ball on the center of the face. Most golfers set their TaylorMade R9 Superdeep TP Driveron the ground at address. This results in a high percentage of drivershots being hit on the heel-side of the face, especially when we tee the ball higher. Test your-selfthis way: The next time you are at the range and set up to hit your driver, once in the address position stretch your arms out and move the club up to the ball's height. Notice where the ball is going to contact the face of your driver? On the heel side or possibly the hosel of your driver.This is a very common problem for golfers and it's an awkward adjustment. 4.The driver is now a specialty club much like a putter. Our set-up, ball position everything is different from any other wholesale golf club in the bag. You shouldn't be hitting the ball at the bottom or apex of the golf swing like a fairway wood. The ball should be struck past this point on the up-swing.
