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How to Tee-Off without getting Teed-Off
Do you ever have the problem, no matter how hard you try, no matter what you
do you just can't hit that ball up in the air? Do you end up toppin it? Or barely get it
above ground? Well you know golf is a funny game because it's largely a game of
opposites. And one of the opposites that you must grasp is that if you want the ball
to go up you have to hit down. Now for most beginners that's a hard concept to grasp
but even for some experienced golfers it's a difficult one to actually do.
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To get a golf ball up in the air using the loft of the club you need to hit slightly down on the ball with every shot you play, with the exception of your driver (from a tee) and your putter. Every other shot will require a slightly downward attack. One of the most common sights I see on the golf course is golfers in an impact position similar to what I'm demonstrating below on the left.
As you can clearly see the head is well behind the ball. The weight is mainly on the right side and the club is starting to go up. Now compare that picture with the one on the right where I'm about to hit the ball. You'll still notice that the head is slightly behind the ball which is good, but the weight is more balanced between the two feet and the club is coming down into the ball.
Unfortunately the only result from the impact position on the left is either a low thin at best or at worst the ball will roll along the ground. The reason an impact position like this happens is because a golfer who believes they actually have to help the ball up leaves a lot of their weight on the back foot in an attempt to get the ball up.
Your golf clubs have loft on them and it's built in so you don't actually have to "try" to get the ball up. But instead you should just swing and let the in built lofts get the ball up. When you hit a crisp well hit iron shot the divot should start after you've hit the ball. So, to get this feeling of hitting the ball first and with a descending blow, I want you to do the following drill.
Setup to a shot as normal but just before you start your swing I want you to lift your back heel off the ground. From this new setup position, simply swing as normal but don't let the back heel down on the backswing. Keep it in exactly the same position as it was at address.
Doing this drill will force you
to move down and through the ball with a descending blow. And your
follow-through should be completely onto your left side to finish. With your
spikes completely showing on your back foot.
Start with your back heel off the ground. Then swing and your weight should be almost completely on your left side at the end of your swing. And your spikes on your back foot
should be completely showing.
So keep doing this drill over and over again to get the feeling of hitting the ball first and then taking the divot. I can promise you that when you get this move correct your shots will go higher, straighter and with a more solid feel. Lastly - remember to hit down on the ball to make it go up.