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Hit It Big And Hit The Fairway
Top shots happen when you lose the spine angle you established at address and stand up as you approach the ball.
Driving
Stripe It!
Who says you can't hit it far and straight?
On the PGA Tour, they call it Total Driving. That’s the stat that ranks players according to how far and straight they drive the ball.
Quick Tips
Sadlowski Power
We admit, this issue isn’t the first Golf Tips magazine-produced issue to feature the long-hitting Jamie Sadlowski.
Tour Power
Bubba Watson teaches you how to hit it strong
Depending on whom you ask, the median amateur driver distance is about 200-210 yards. Shocking, right?
Why You Can’t…
(and how you can)
One of the great things about the game of golf is that, on occasion, all of us, even the highest handicapper, will hit a shot like a pro. It might be a well-struck drive, hitting a par-5 in two or holing out a bunker shot.
Hit It Big
Crush your drives with these fifteen tips
Grips are usually classified as neutral, weak or strong. A weak grip, where your hands are rotated to the left, adds loft at impact and makes your club of choice play a bit weaker. The result? Loss of distance.
Crush It!
Hit bigger drives with the help of the game's longest drivers
Hitting big drives is arguably the most satisfying, and fun, part of golf. We all want to do it more often but simply don’t know the best method for harnessing our full distance potential. In the following pages, you’ll find tips and tricks from 13 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship competitors, all of whom know a thing or two about power. Read carefully and get ready to go deep.
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Power Driving
Hitting bigger, more powerful drives is just a few tips away.
As an instructor, it can be a challenge to get students to work on chipping and putting–however, they would drop anything to be able to spend time at the range working on their tee shots! Driving the ball longer and straighter is the ultimate goal for most, and there’s no club they wouldn’t buy if they thought it would help them drive the ball like Tiger Woods!
Over The Top
How to smother the slice for good
With today’s enormous drivers, it has become easier to hit the ball a long way. But if you slice the ball, you’re probably not getting the type of distance you deserve, since sliced shots not only miss the fairway, but also rob you of powerful distance.
Train Your Aim
Understanding the railroad alignment analogy
In this illustration, you can see that I’m standing in the middle of railroad tracks. Well, I’m not really standing on the tracks; I’m using the image to help aim and align myself to my target.