Joe,
I have shot a lot of 18 hole rounds under par and feel pretty good about my game. I know that distance isn't that important to scoring, but it sure helps on longer courses. What can I do to be able to hit the ball farther? What muscles can I build up to hit it farther? I can hit it 250 yards, but not all the time. I have a good enough build to swing the right path. I know that weight shift has a lot to do with it, but is that all?
Thanks
Hello, whoever you are, maybe you are not familiar with our rule that if you do not give you name, the question is handed over to the Evil Twin, which means you never know what kind of answer you are going to get, so Jody what do you think about this?
Answer: The guy is breaking par and is still not happy? I say we beat him up. But wait, how do we know it’s a guy? We don’t, so maybe it’s a gal, and if so, how about a date?
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Joe,
I'd like to know your feelings about using drivers with more loft - 11, 12, 13 degrees instead of the conventional 9-10.5 degrees of loft? What is the principles behind more loft on your driver and do you think that more loft would help a golfer like myself who hits the ball relatively straight but I don’t get real good distance.
Terry
Hi Terry,
Older theories promoted lower lofts for more distance, and this only made sense if your drives had some underspin. People used to love to see low line drives rising upwards like a plane taking off, but on today’s softer fairways you do not get as much roll on lower drives, especially if there is some underspin. So today’s theory is to hit higher drives to get longer carry, so your launch angles must be higher to get this carry. Launch angle is not the same as the "loft" angle of the driver due to the way you swing and the type of shaft used, so to get the best launch angle, which is about 9 degrees as measured by a computerized hitting bay, you might need a driver with more loft, even as much as 13 degrees (oh no, I am turning into a techno-geek-nerd!).
Joe
I'd like to know your feelings about using drivers with more loft - 11, 12, 13 degrees instead of the conventional 9-10.5 degrees of loft? What is the principles behind more loft on your driver and do you think that more loft would help a golfer like myself who hits the ball relatively straight but I don’t get real good distance.
Terry
Hi Terry,
Older theories promoted lower lofts for more distance, and this only made sense if your drives had some underspin. People used to love to see low line drives rising upwards like a plane taking off, but on today’s softer fairways you do not get as much roll on lower drives, especially if there is some underspin. So today’s theory is to hit higher drives to get longer carry, so your launch angles must be higher to get this carry. Launch angle is not the same as the "loft" angle of the driver due to the way you swing and the type of shaft used, so to get the best launch angle, which is about 9 degrees as measured by a computerized hitting bay, you might need a driver with more loft, even as much as 13 degrees (oh no, I am turning into a techno-geek-nerd!).
Joe
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Joe,
I'm just starting having a problem with rolling my arms on the followthru, is there a drill that would help me regain it?thanks Shen
Hello Shen,
Is the problem too much roll or too little roll? If it is too much roll, you probably hook too much, so try to extend your arms more outward to reduce the roll. If you have too little roll, you might have a "chicken wing" on the leading arm. Try to make the leading elbow fold down instead of up.
Joe
I'm just starting having a problem with rolling my arms on the followthru, is there a drill that would help me regain it?thanks Shen
Hello Shen,
Is the problem too much roll or too little roll? If it is too much roll, you probably hook too much, so try to extend your arms more outward to reduce the roll. If you have too little roll, you might have a "chicken wing" on the leading arm. Try to make the leading elbow fold down instead of up.
Joe
