How to Drive a Golf Ball Straight in 5 Easy Steps

How to Drive a Golf Ball Straight in 5 Easy Steps

Hitting a golf ball straight is an important part of golf. If you can be a “good driver” then golf will be easier for you. A golfer can’t hit a driver just by playing golf consistently. The club needs its setup and swing to hit the golf ball straight. If you want to drive a golf ball straight, you are in the right place. Read this article. It’s going to tell you some steps on how you can drive a golf ball straight. Let’s find out.

Using the following steps you will get the whole thing clearly about driving a golf ball straight.

Step 1

First, grip the club to hit the golf ball straight. The hand closest to your target (it is called the lead hand) should be a thumb down. This is also called a neutral grip.

Step 2

Now keep the other hand (a non-lead hand) on the club in such a way, as to pretend you are shaking hands with the club. In this way, your non-lead hand will move next to the grip.

Step 3

Align the club head and ball towards your target. To check, if your club face is properly aligned or not, try to place your club on the ground outside the ball towards the target. If you see that the club head is perpendicular to your club that you laid on the ground then your club setup is correct.

Step 4

Now set your feet. A golfer knows very well that everything mainly works from the angle of the club face. So, as long as the club face is aligned correctly you can hit the ball effortlessly from an open stance (feet are opened), a closed stance (feet are few turned), and a neutral stance (feet line up straight).

Step 5

You are done with the grip and alignment. Now you can start your backswing. Keep your clubhead inside the ball when returning from the backswing. This can solve many problems before you even hit the ball—for example, outside-in-swing, side-spin, etc. Now when you hit the ball then your ball will fly straight unless you have a swing fault.

Conclusion

This article shows how to drive a golf ball straight by following 5 specific steps. You just need to understand the steps, grasp them, practice them, and take a nice shot.

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