Why Swing A Driver At 80 Percent? Golf (Video) - by Pete Styles
Why Swing A Driver At 80 Percent? Golf (Video) - by Pete Styles

Watching a golfer on the golf course I often see that it looks like they almost have two different swings, they have the swing that they use when they're swinging with the irons and their wedges. And there's a swing they use when they're swinging with the driver. And that's not necessarily a good thing particularly because most golfers are very inaccurate with their driver and sometimes that's just a product of trying to hit the ball too far and too hard, the swing changes it becomes longer and more erratic, sometimes quicker, the balance through the golf ball is often a little bit out as well, resulting in wild hooks and slices that don't necessarily happen with your irons.

So next time you go down to the driving range, just work on swinging your driver with the 80% power swing that you might use with your short irons and your wedges, almost might swing with the wedge tempo and rhythm. So setting up to the side of the ball we've got a nice set of position, big turn back, and a big turn through, but it's just held with a smaller and slightly softer rhythm that you might use with the wedge. So it's still big turn back and a big turn through, but it's not all guns blazing and falling off balance. So when you watch somebody like Luke Donald hit the golf ball, but he really has that good, soft rhythm that he uses right away through the bag.

If I set up to the golf ball and after this driver is a driver set up is going to be a full swing, but it's done with the rhythm that I would use for a pitching wedge. And that should really help you focus on good quality, accurate shots. And as long as you're hitting the ball dead center on the sweet spot without much left or right curve, you'll still hit the ball plenty far enough probably further than if you try to really smash the golf ball, but didn't get such a good quality of contact. So swing it 80%, focus on good strikes and accuracy and that could help you improve your driving.

2012-06-12

Watching a golfer on the golf course I often see that it looks like they almost have two different swings, they have the swing that they use when they're swinging with the irons and their wedges. And there's a swing they use when they're swinging with the driver. And that's not necessarily a good thing particularly because most golfers are very inaccurate with their driver and sometimes that's just a product of trying to hit the ball too far and too hard, the swing changes it becomes longer and more erratic, sometimes quicker, the balance through the golf ball is often a little bit out as well, resulting in wild hooks and slices that don't necessarily happen with your irons.

So next time you go down to the driving range, just work on swinging your driver with the 80% power swing that you might use with your short irons and your wedges, almost might swing with the wedge tempo and rhythm. So setting up to the side of the ball we've got a nice set of position, big turn back, and a big turn through, but it's just held with a smaller and slightly softer rhythm that you might use with the wedge. So it's still big turn back and a big turn through, but it's not all guns blazing and falling off balance. So when you watch somebody like Luke Donald hit the golf ball, but he really has that good, soft rhythm that he uses right away through the bag.

If I set up to the golf ball and after this driver is a driver set up is going to be a full swing, but it's done with the rhythm that I would use for a pitching wedge. And that should really help you focus on good quality, accurate shots. And as long as you're hitting the ball dead center on the sweet spot without much left or right curve, you'll still hit the ball plenty far enough probably further than if you try to really smash the golf ball, but didn't get such a good quality of contact. So swing it 80%, focus on good strikes and accuracy and that could help you improve your driving.