Golf Driving Tips - Driver Launch Angle

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When i it comes to the science of longer drives, few things have as dramatic an impact on overall distance as launch angle. Simply put, the launch angle (LA) is the angle at which the ball sets flight in relation to the ground or level surface. It is NOT simply the loft angle stamped on the bottom of your clubface! While loft has the biggest impact on LA, Angle of Attack (AoA), the shaft and head design and weighting are also determinants in LA.

  • Launch angle has a drastic impact on driving distance - correcting a poor one will get you more distance today
  • Driver loft does make a difference, but your angle of attack is critical - hitting down on the ball is devastating to the average golfer's distance
  • Moving the ball up slightly, off the middle of your left toes, helps you catch it on the upswing and assures maximum club head speed at impact
  • Tee the ball higher & get a little spine tilt away from the target to further increase launch angle
  • Set up slightly shut if the club head is shutting through impact (higher speed players can set up slightly open and hit a fade)
  • Make your normal swing - never flip or hit up on the ball

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Eduardo
Sometimes when I tilt to much I hit the ground first then the ball. What would be the common faults to make this happens?
April 28, 2024
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eduardo. Tilt shouldn't cause that issue. My experience it would be the weight hanging back in the downswing and adding some casting motion from the wrists in the downswing.
April 29, 2024
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Asle
I was thinking of drives with extra high launch if that requires even more axis tilt - both at set up and later in the swing.
December 3, 2022
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Asle. Extra axis tilt and ball position will aid in high launch because of the secondary tilt that will be created plus catching the ball at a later time.
December 3, 2022
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Asle
Is he talking about normal axis tilt or increased axis tilt?
December 2, 2022
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Asle. When referring to what exactly? At setup due to the wider stance you will have more axis tilt at setup. With the lateral motion of the pelvis you will have an increase of this axis tilt called secondary tilt which will aid in shallowing and high launch driver.
December 2, 2022
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Bob
Watching the video I notice chucks driver at setup is far away from the ball. Is this because he wants the shaft to be vertical with no lean? Just wondering why the driver head isn't right behind the ball. Do you want the shaft to be in a vertical position with no shaft lean on all shots?
July 13, 2021
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Bob. Yes. You would like for the driver to sit in a position where you wouldn't have forward press.
July 14, 2021
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Joey
I understand that moving the ball much further in my stance when using my driver(even with the big toe) to get more loft but I run out of room in my swing path and hit hooks and pulls .I have a hard time getting any height on my drives at all .I'm using a 10.5 loft and a stiff shaft and am 63 years old.i'm teeing up higher with the ball top half over the club face and end up popping them up.Any suggestions?
December 8, 2020
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Manny (Certified RST Instructor)
You probably did this, but just in case you're one which just watches the videos and get's all they can from it and fails to read the ARTICLE written explanations. In the ARTICLE drop down; Chuck covers your question quite well. Read the entire article, as you should find some great stuff fitting your issue, from the middle down to the end.
December 8, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Joey. Sounds like you are casting, or getting steep. Make sure you make the tilt adjustment (Proper Tee Height Video). And, you don't spin the shoulders from the top (Keep Rear Shoulder Back) to help shallow the plane.
December 8, 2020
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M. (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Graig! In this video it is clear to see that Chuck's stance is wider then RST 2 inch outside NJA. If I remember correct, do not know the related video, Chuck tells that for every club the stance should be 2 inch outside NJA. Is this Bomb The Driver video a little older and the 2 inch NJA added later?
February 20, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marcel. The driver may have some variations depending on the flight you want. Take a look at Proper Tee Height Video.
February 20, 2020
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Robert
on the down swing, except for the fact that your right hand is lower on the grip than your left hand, should ones shoulders be level at impact and is this a source of power.
October 21, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Robert. The shoulders will be close to level, but not quite level. You have to have some secondary axis tilt in the downswing to help shallow the plane. Also, for a driver the ball forward and the addition of axis tilt will help you create a higher launch naturally.
October 21, 2019
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Jeff
I am looking for information on what type of ball to play based on my swing speed. Is ball selection a factor as it relates to swing speed for the driver and for the irons. . My current swing speed is topped out at 95 mph with my driver. Is this question only answerable with being monitored by a trackman? Please provide some information/guidance. concerning this please.
July 19, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello William. Sadly, you do need some data to help you pick the exact ball best for you. Most players play a ball that is too difficult for them to compress. For Ex. ProV1X. That ball is overplayed by many golfers. They don't have enough speed to take advantage of its build. Therefore, something softer or a 3 piece may work out better for overall game quality. Knowing your swing speed is a good enough place to start though.
July 20, 2019
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john
Hi: I watched all of the videos in the bomb your driver series. I set up with the ball more forward, made sure I had the correct axis tilt, closed my stance a bit. And ... I keep hitting huge pop-ups with my driver. I know my launch angle was too steep to begin with but now it's worse. So what am I doing wrong? By the way I don't hit pop-ups with my 3-wood or hybrids but of course they aren't teed up as high and are a bit further back in my stance.
June 27, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello John. Sounds like you are coming way too steeply into the strike. You need to shallow out your path. Take a look at Stop Coming Over the Top and How to Fix Plane and Path.
June 27, 2019
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Ed
I reviewed the bomb your driver videos and enjoyed them immensely. Spent most of my life as a Hip Spinner compounded by reverse pivot. This sight is a god send. Hip spinner is conquered and reverse pivot shows up occasional after a long hot day. The past 2 weeks I played golf and applied the set up adjustments needed to bomb your driver. I can't believe how simple and successful this was. I am averaging 30 yds from the tee with my Taylor Made M2 10.5 deg loft. I am going to get my swing club & ball speed checked by a pro in the next couple of days hopefully. I know 10 years ago I was in the 108 to 110 (at best) category. I would hazard a guess that at 70 years old it is about 97 to 100 now. you have taken a subject that is like Greek to me and broke it down to the bite size pieces that can be digested with relative ease. Thank goodness I can still look forward to playing a better round of golf with a pro type swing. Now I just have to change my game plan and excel at the short game because my approach shots are so much closer to the green. Where I was hitting 7 - 9 iron i am chipping a nine or hitting an 80 or less shot into greens. Ironically, the tee shot breeds greater confidence in all my clubs that are flying further and truer.
June 24, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ed. Much appreciative of the post and comments. Very happy you are enjoying the site and seeing the improvements in the field!
June 25, 2019
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Michael
If I have a club head speed of 95mph, should I consider adjusting the loft on my driver to 12 degrees from its current 10.5 degrees in addition to the changes mentioned in the video?
March 13, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Michael. It would depending on how much your AOA is Negative, or Positive at Impact. You may get some more carry by allowing for a slightly higher loft.
March 14, 2019
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Dean
I use a Zepp, which tracks my hand and club angle while i am playing on the course. When I use it to practice the drills without a ball, or on the course during my practice swing. all are very good , hands even or a little under the back swing and club path 3 to seven degrees under. But when I take the real shot hands 3 to 5 degrees over the top and club 5 to 10 degrees over. I understand the the driving range to course stuuf in my mind, but what is your thought to change this.
July 19, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dean. How to Swing From the Ground Up and Keep the Rear Shoulder Back Video. You need to make sure the weight shift and lower half start the downswing while feeling the trail shoulder stays back to the target. When you play keep hyper focus on those two issues.
July 19, 2018
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Dave
I recently subscribed and am really enjoying all of the videos. I am 72 years old, generate about 75 mph of clubhead speed, and live in Phoenix Arizona. Play very early in the morning and what might surprise you is that the fairways are very soft because they have to pour a lot of water on the course to keep it from dying from our 110 degree heat. It seems that my drives actually go further if I hit a lower shot than the higher launch angle that your video recommends. I get less role than most of my fellow aged golfers. Is there a way that I can have the high launch with lots of roll?
July 12, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dave. Glad you are enjoying the videos. The holy grail is high launch/low spin with lots of carry/roll. With your swing speed to maximize roll we need to have enough spin to get the ball up, but not enough to slow down your roll. You going to shoot for around high 16, 17 degree Vertical Launch with degree or two positive AOA. This should help you maximize carry, but still have low enough spin for overall. So, the setup adjustments above should help you achieve this all things considered with your mechanics. I would suggest a swing review and lets make sure you are hitting all the proper spots to achieve your goal.
July 13, 2018
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James
I am hitting the ground before the ball with my driver, what is it I am doing wrong. Thanks.
May 8, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello James. Sounds like lack of weight transfer and casting from the top. Frisbee Drill Video to help.
May 8, 2018
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Dan
Would you please comment on the proper tee height for the three wood, as well as other non-iron clubs you may chose to hit off the tee. Also, would the ball be place more forward in the stance as well? I guess I'm assuming you would want to hit the ball on the upswing with these clubs, but more on the downswing (back in stance) with an iron club, even if off a tee. Thank you.
March 26, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dan. Take a look at Hit Your Fairway Woods Solid Video. Those answers will be there. If you are still confused about an item. Report back after viewing.
March 27, 2018
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Dan
Hi Craig. While the video was very good in addressing how you hit the fairway woods off the ground, my question is how you hit the clubs off the tee. Do you still hit down and keep the tee quite low, or is your angle of attack more in the positive range and using a higher tee?
March 27, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dan. Depends on the club. The driver will typically be the only club you want a positive angle of attack on. Therefore, teeing it higher and adjusting your setup (Proper Tee Height Video). You must adjust ball position and tee height. Most hybrids and fairway woods you will want to tee very low to the ground and still maintain a bit of a downward strike.
March 27, 2018
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Dan
Thank you for your quick response, Craig. Your answer cleared it all up.
March 27, 2018
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Paul
I mean that for the driver, should I feel like, after holding lag, the club head should pass the hands just before impact? Paui B.
December 14, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Paul. Yes, it can feel like the club head is swinging passed the chest, arms, and hands.
December 15, 2017
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Wyatt
When I try to maintain spine tilt away from the ball I constantly hit a high push fade that goes nowhere however I hit it quite solid when I swing more like an iron. Any thoughts on how to improve clubface contact and hit up?
September 18, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Wyatt. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video. Make sure you are making the proper setup adjustments first. Also, don't force yourself to lean back into impact. The added tilt will be there.
September 18, 2017
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Antonio
Hello. I have a Big Bertha driver, with 12 degree loft. Adjustments for +2, +1 or -1 degree can be done. Also fade or draw options are available. Mi swing speed for a driver is 90 MPH. Roughly, what array would you recommend for me? Thanks
September 10, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Antonio. We would need a much more information to know what exact adjustments would be fit for your swing. A lot of factors depend on your AOA, Launch, etc.
September 11, 2017
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Antonio
Hello again. Does the spin tilt that you mentioned is greater that the one for te set up for irons?
September 10, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Antonio. Yes, the Axis Tilt will be greater than with an iron for max launch condition. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video.
September 11, 2017
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Ms Terry
Hello,,, I did a driver fitting yesterday and for years I can't stop hitting down on the ball. My numbers yesterday were AOA -4 down, Spin rate low at 2000 path and 6 left. What are your suggestions to try and correct this? I did not get a new driver as my distance on the track monitor did not change. I would appreciate your help. Best
July 23, 2017
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Ms Terry, Sounds like you are using way too much upper body in the downswing. Spinning your shoulders too much and also using to much right hand. However, in order to determine exactly what your swing faults are, we would need to take a close look at the swing directly. If you are due for a swing review, I would suggest that you submit some driver swings and post these notes in the submission so we can help you correct your swing path and AOA.
July 24, 2017
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Dave
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June 17, 2017
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Dave, I'm not sure I understand as I do not have the video ending in mid phrase?
June 20, 2017
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timothy
Did I see that chucks stance in this driving video is wider than what he uses when hitting other clubs? I searched thru your site to see if RST reccommends a wider stance for drivers, but could find that. My question: do you reccommend a wider stance than normal when hitting a driver?
June 10, 2017
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Micah (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Timothy, Yes your observation is correct. The driver being the longest club in the bag can require a wider platform to accommodate the club's length. Check out the "Driver Setup Adjustments" video where Chuck elaborates on the this.
June 10, 2017
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Hector
can I use the same set up etc.. ball position with my woods ?
May 5, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Hector. Like for say a 3 Wood. The only time you would want this severe of an adjustment with other woods would be if you are trying to go for a bigger carry. Although, you may encounter the possibility of sacrificing accuracy.
May 5, 2017
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John
I did a Trackman driver fitting today and was told I should lower my launch angle. Can you advise on what the optimal range should be? Here are my averages from the numbers: Swing speed: 99 mph Ball speed: 141 Spin rate: 2174 Launch angle: 17.4 Thanks!
April 21, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey John. With your numbers, the ideal Launch Angle would be between 15.3 and 12.1 which would produce a little more spin for you.
April 22, 2017
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Yuefeng
You guys talk a lot about hitting the driver stock shot like any other club with negative angle of attack. I want to clarify if that's meant with or without the tee. I can manage to hit the ball off the deck with a driver just like a wood, and it makes perfect sense to me if that's the stock shot you are talking about. But if you are referring to the scenario where the ball is teed up, wouldn't you make contact of the ball with the top edge of the driver at impact assuming you ground the driver close to the ball at set up? I thought that's why, in order to ensure a solid contact with the center of the driver, at set up players either hover the driver, or leave a good 6 inch between the driver and the ball (which also helps to catch the ball at upswing)? Thanks.
March 26, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Yuefeng. Not necessarily hitting the top edge. That's why you have to watch your tee height and how much negative angle. You don't want to be 7 degrees down. Only slightly down with the driver. The added axis tilt and stance width will lessen the down angle. Some players hover for comfort and to not feel stuck starting the club back. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video to adjust the setup and not the swing.
March 27, 2017
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Yuefeng
Thanks Craig for the reply. I'm not sure if I fully understand the concept. Am I wrong to assume that in the downswing the clubhead will return to its original position at set up? That's how we launch the ball off deck. Is this different with the driver? Imagine hypothetically I could place two balls, one on the ground, the other directly above it with a tee height, if I do my normal RST swing and will be able to properly launch the ball on the ground, wound't I miss the higher ball on the top edge of the driver? Are you saying we alter the secondary axis tilt angle (which we don't typically need to do for other clubs) to change the swing path so that the clubhead don't return to the same place at impact? Thanks a lot.
March 27, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Yuefeng. Address is a much different position than impact. In the hypothetical situation you more than likely would hit it on the top of the face with the second ball. Yes, the secondary tilt will change just slightly to help the strike. However, when the ball is moved up you wouldn't miss the second ball. And, that's why most amateurs miss teeing the ball too high when playing from a stock position. Chuck almost used to use broken tee stubs when playing from stock ball.
March 28, 2017
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Yuefeng
Thanks Craig. Very helpful clarifications. So in a stock position, better players could just tee the ball to the height of the center of the driver, and hit down on the ball just like other club without making any swing changes. Correct?
March 28, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Yuefeng. Yes. It would be hard to maximize distance and launch angle, but theoretically not a problem.
March 29, 2017
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Ray
I checked my driver and there is a two inch smooth circle around the sweet spot. Grooves do not go all the way across the face. My guess is there is no gear effect. Should there be? Is this Good or Bad? Do you have a tee size that will put the ball in about the right height for playing from middle of left foot? Just out of curiosity, what does 2 mph increase in head speed equate to in yards gained.? Thanks.
March 1, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ray. There still may be some gear effect. Driver companies have used groove-less faces in the past. And, some solely in the sweet spot area. I wouldn't even worry about the smooth part in all honesty. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video. 2 MPH increase can roughly equate to about 6 yards. Typically, 1 mph for 2-3 yards.
March 1, 2017
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michael
Does RST believe you should have a driver swing and an iron swing? Should you squat a little and keep slightly more weight on your right side, keep your downswing arc wide to help hit up with the driver and feel like you throw the club head at the ball to get less backspin? With irons should you transfer 90% of your weight to the left heal and post up to get a wide to narrow downswing arc to facilitate a downward strike on the ball to impart backspin?
February 20, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Michael. The driver swing and iron swing are the same. Mostly setup adjustments. You should feel like you are throwing the club at the golf ball. No need to try and keep the weight back too much. Irons you want to shift 80-90 percent onto the lead side with a wide narrow wide swing shape. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video to see some variances.
February 20, 2017
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Jesus
Listening to Chuck, my take away was to get more distance, launch the ball higher and with more spin in order for the ball to fly higher and stay in the air longer due to its spin. With that being said, my swing speed for a driver is 85-88 MPH. What launch angle should I be shooting for and should I be using a ball that has a lot of spin? I would really appreciate your input. Thanks.
February 13, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jesus. For max distance, you would want to be in the positive angle of attack for your speed. 2 or 3 degrees with roughly 2600-2700 on spin. A higher spin ball should help you get a little more air time.
February 13, 2017
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rick
So, is it fair to say after using Trackman or something else, generally, good launch angle with the Driver is up someplace around 15* - 16*?
February 12, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Rick. It would depend on your swing speed, etc.. Tour average is around 11 degrees. For 15 or 16 degree launch trying to have maximum distance. Your swing speed would fall in the high 90's with a pretty positive angle of attack.
February 12, 2017
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Pankaj
Great video ... when I move the ball forward in the stance like suggested in this video I tend to slice the ball more. Any set up changes I should do ?
February 11, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Pankaj. Make sure you get the proper tilt. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video.
February 12, 2017
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Michael
The RST method has improved my accuracy and distance with my irons. However, I have begun slicing the ball with the driver, something I have not done in 6 months. I usually hit a slight fade. What am I doing wrong with the driver?
February 11, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Michael. It would be hard to know without seeing your swing. I would work on the setup position (Proper Tee Height) and make sure you allow for a good gradual release (Stop Slicing and Start Releasing).
February 11, 2017
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Brandon
Do the newer drivers (2016/2017) make a big difference? I thought the trampoline effect was maxed out at .830 COR so I was under the impression that drivers can't gain a ton of distance on a solid strike. Is the only advantage with the newer technologies on the gear effect or forgiveness on mishits?
January 24, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Brandon. Not really a big difference. More about forgiving mis-hits, than overall added length. Shaft is typically more important these days for the better player.
January 25, 2017
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Gisella
Hi, I am a litte confused. In this video you suggest to put the ball higher and tilt the spine to maximum distance. In another video you suggest to put two tees and keep the face of the driver down enough to hit both tees.
January 16, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gisella. Two different types for two different shots. This one above is geared more towards maximum launch and carry with the driver.
January 17, 2017
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Tom
Hello Could you comment about how high for the average golfer to tee the DRIVER If you use the height of the AVERAGE DRIVER FACE how high do you recommend the ball to sit on the tee as compared to the AVERAGE DRIVER FACE when using your recommended RST swing /stance in appreciation Tom Lawson thomaswlawson@gmail.com Columbus Ohio
January 2, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Tom. Typically, people looking for best launch and distances have the tee 3/4 of the way up the face. Where the ball would be covering the top 1/4 of the driver face. If you struggle with the driver. Play the ball position more off the logo of the shirt and use only about 1/2 the way up.
January 3, 2017
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Ashar
Driver has driven me crazy. Earlier i was hitting driver with ball on the left foot or even left foot behind the ball. Power turn core and than ball is going to left or a big pull. Now i am focusing on shifting the weight (like a Frisbee drill) and hit the driver but very week shot. Though it is going straight or better but....... any suggestion.
December 18, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ashar. You might be getting too far ahead of it with your work on weight shift. Work on Step 2 - Core Rotation to make sure you aren't sliding past NJA and getting ahead of the ball with the body.
December 18, 2016
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John
I tried using a dry erase marker today at the driving range to see where my driver was impacting the ball. I had never done that before or ever used impact tape. It was enlightening. So thank you for that idea. Except for one shot, every other one was struck high on the face and towards the toe. I have a Nike SQ Sumo Driver with a pattern of grooves around the "sweet spot" that has no grooves. Every shot was up in the area with the grooves because it was that far from the horizontal center of the face. I tried moving the ball back in my stance, I tried moving closer to the ball, I tried moving further from the ball. Nothing helped. Do you have any ideas of what else to try? I'm a very high handicapper trying to get back to shooting in the mid 90s, like I used to be able to do. I suffer from left arm push and an over the top move. I don't know if that helps.
September 25, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello John. Without seeing your swing it would be tough to determine the exact cause. However, it sounds a little over the top with some loss of lag. Work on the Frisbee Drill and Over the Top Stick Drill to help increase the wrist angle and shallow out your plane.
September 26, 2016
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John
Thank you
September 27, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
No problem John. And, I apologize about the late response. When you replied to your own comment below the system believed the question was answered.
September 27, 2016
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John
No problem! Yes, I realized the system probably did that. I am actually very experienced with website development and the sort of systems that you probably use to see what questions need to be answered. Makes sense.
September 27, 2016
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John
I tried using a dry erase marker today at the driving range to see where my driver was impacting the ball. I had never done that before or ever used impact tape. It was enlightening. So thank you for that idea. Except for one shot, every other one was high and off the toe. I tried moving the ball back in my stance, I tried moving closer to the ball, I tried moving further from the ball. Nothing helped. Do you have any ideas of what else to try? I'm a very high handicapper trying to get back to shooting in the mid 90s, like I used to be able to do. I suffer from left arm push and an over the top move. I don't know if that helps.
September 16, 2016
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John
I meant to say that each shot was high on the face and towards the toe. I have a Nike SQ Sumo Driver with a pattern of grooves around the "sweet spot" that has no grooves. Every show was up in the area with the grooves because it was that far from the horizontal center of the face.
September 16, 2016
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Ashar
when we talk about high tee for driver how much high. Should it over the driver club head or diver head should be in the middle of the ball. I am really frustrated about my driver.
September 4, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ashar. Take a look at the Proper Tee Height Video. Most of the times the tee will be 3/4 up from the bottom of the face.
September 4, 2016
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gordon
Craig, I seen a couple of references to a "Proper Tee Height" video but have not been able to find it (searching RTS delivers a blank). Can you point me to the location? Thanks and regards, Gordon.
November 3, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gordon. Hmm. I just tried it on my end and the video pulled up. I apologize for the error. Here is the link. https://rotaryswing.com/videos/full-swing-advanced/setup/proper-tee-height-for-distance
November 3, 2016
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Greg
I played today and I continue to struggle with the release. I either flip or hold off the release to avoid the flip. I we take it from impact where the left wrist is slightly bowed and the right wrist is bent backward slightly, I get that the left wrist proceeds to supinate while maintaining its flat to bowed orientation. Can you describe what the right wrist does from impact on. I feel like I am not using it properly, which leads to flip or hold.
September 2, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Greg. Take a look at the Vijay Release Drill and Left Hand Release Drill. From impact on you want the trail hand to just be the passenger. Some players even let it come off the club. Using it leads more to a flip, than non-usage of it.
September 2, 2016
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Kenny
Hello, I've been out of golf for awhile do to an elbow injury. I've been a rotary swing member for some time now. I've got about 20 rounds in so far this year. My question; when posting up at impact with a driver should the ankle knee and shoulder be aligned on a vertical axis like an iron swing. It seems that if you move the ball position forward to increase the launch angle that this would be hard to achieve. My driver distance is down since my surgery.
August 1, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kenny. The ankle, knee and hip should still be stacked. Sometimes with a driver trying to max out the launch angle as noted above the lead shoulder will be a hair behind coming into impact.
August 1, 2016
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Mary
Having problems with my fairway woods, am hitting them low Nd not very far, is there a video /launch setup for this or is it the same setup as the irons? Thanks, Mary
July 16, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Mary. The same setup for the irons. You might be trying to hit up on the 3wd too much versus still hitting down or roughly zero with angle of attack. Stay with the shot. Don't lift up and out creating too much secondary axis tilt.
July 18, 2016
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Mary
Thanks I'll try that, played yesterday and used the setup with the driver saw a big difference in distance even though I forgot to incorporate the slight tilt at set up. When I am practicing the drills I am always using my irons maybe I will try using my woods instead. Love the website has taught me so much!!!
July 18, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks for the compliments of the site Mary. Using a shorter iron is easier when drilling or making big changes in the swing. However, if you are struggling with the woods. Incorporate some swings with them during the practice session and try to find the difference in the feel of the swing.
July 18, 2016
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Michael
Hi Craig; I am confused when you talk about ball height. 3/4 on the face of the driver. Are you referring to the center axis of the ball at that height or the bottom of the ball etc. Any further info would help me understand.
June 24, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Michael. The tee will be 3/4 of the way up. Therefore, the bottom 1/4 of the ball will be seen by the face.
June 25, 2016
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Peter
How does LA apply to a 3 wood off the tee?
June 23, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Peter. Better players with a 3 Wood have slightly negative angle of attack.
June 24, 2016
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Aaron
You mention the factors that dictate the launch angle in this video. Do you believe GPS products with a device added to the butt end of the club will have a marked affect on launch angle or anything else? I am considering purchasing one of the products to get a better understanding of my stats, but adding 12 grams to the butt of my club concerns me. Love the site - thanks in advance.
June 11, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Aaron. I wouldn't worry about it too much. 12 grams is a few, but there shouldn't be much change. Ideally, find your self a Trackman, GC2, or Flight Scope for exact specs. The cheaper alternatives like you are referencing are still a good tool.
June 11, 2016
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GC
Given the ball is much further to the left foot, what does "centre over the ball mean" in the setup? Thanks!
June 4, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Grant. Can you give me precisely where you hear that or more information? I want to make sure I am answering the question properly.
June 7, 2016
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Anne
Apologies for below comment-just saw your suggestion re setting up shut to deal with that problem, I will try that, no need to respond
January 19, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Anne. No problem. Will be here if you need us.
January 19, 2016
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Anne
Craig, tried out advancing the tee with the driver, expected to hit a high weak shot but it turned out a low hook.....checked and saw club face well shut at impact. Should I move tee back a little, or try to hold the club face open for longer? You seemed to like shut in the video but I must be overdoing it...any advice? I will submit a video of my swing at the weekend
January 19, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Anne. No worries.
January 19, 2016
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Anne
Or...are ladies shafts too soft for launch angles at my speed ? Ill try it anyway
January 17, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Anne. Ladies Shafts shouldn't be much of any issue provided you perform the proper mechanical moves.
January 18, 2016
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Anne
I had very little knowledge of what is in this video! I am looking forward to trying it although I havemt great swing speed, only 78-to odd one in 80s. I will use the draw stance, lean away slightly and tee the ball up higher-usually only tee it about an inch and a half Thanks Chuck!
January 17, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Anne. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation.
January 18, 2016
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Jay
Hello, Guys. I've been a member for approximately a year now and over the last several months have begun to reap rewards, particularly in my iron game. With the irons I would describe my increased efficiency (distance AND accuracy) as a result of a combined body and leading hand release. Once I have posted up on my left side and my arms have been pulled into the hitting area, I aggressively am pulling with both my upper and lower obliques followed by an aggressive release of the lead hand resulting in a feeling of "down and through" the ball. I am striking my irons purer and better (in every respect) than any time during my entire golf career. I find, however, that when using the driver, I cannot be aggressive with the release of my hands. Although I have regained literally all the distance of my youth that I have to depend more on body rotation (obliques) than on release of my hands. If I become overly aggressive with the lead hand I am very likely to hit huge draws or even "ducks". This has baffled me, since on several occasions, Chuck has mentioned that the elements of the iron and driver swing (other than set-up, ball position, etc.) are essentially the same. I would greatly appreciate your helping me understanding what is going on and any corrections I should be making. Thank you.
January 4, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jay. I am happy to hear about the improvement in your game. The only thing I can think of is with the driver you lose a little of your lead elbow alignment and/or hanging back with the weight increasing the secondary tilt too much. Take a look at Left Elbow Impact Alignments Video and the Winter Downswing Video to help with release and shift without falling back.
January 4, 2016
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Dan
I realize that all the video's direct you to hitting the ball straighter and further, but I have found nothing that will help me increase my club head speed from the mid 70"s to the mid 90's. If your swing speed is down in the mid 70's there seems to be nothing on the site that will help you increase that speed. I would appreciate your comments. By the way I have found that there is not a teaching pro that can give me this answer.
July 31, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dan. The key is to figure out where you are losing your speed. Is it lack of lag, release, deceleration, leverage, height. Have you sent in a swing for review yet?
July 31, 2015
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Dan
In my last review he indicated there was a problem with lag. I don't know how many times though that my golf partners have indicated that I'm decelerating in the downswing before hitting the ball.
August 3, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Dan. The body needs to decelerate into the strike. But, it sounds like you are slowing a little bit too early. Without seeing your swing though I could be grasping at straws. If you would like me to take a look at your next review. I would be happy to see if I can find a few of the key issues.
August 3, 2015
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Scott
Your feet seem significantly wider apart in this video compared to videos of iron shots. I came here after watching the driver adjustments video in advanced setup. Should I have a wider stance with the driver than with irons? There was another video that seemed to indicate that too wide would hinder weight transfer and good impact. Just trying to put these thoughts all together. Thanks.
July 28, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Scott. Yes, too wide a stance will inhibit weight transfer. However, the Driver is a specialty club. You can widen just a touch when trying to maximize launch.
July 28, 2015
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Marc
What degree of "open" do I stand in relation to my target line? 5, 10 etc . Also is the degree of close the same?
July 21, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marc. It all depends on how far up you are playing the ball. The degree will be relatively the same amount whether open or closed. But, the key is once you start moving the ball further up adjust for a little more movement in the stance. Will take some practice to understand the amount and different degrees of variances for the desired ball flight.
July 21, 2015
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Marc
How high should I tee the ball?
July 3, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marc. For max distance/launch you'll want to tee it up 3/4 up the face tee height.
July 3, 2015
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Marc
Thanks Craig. How high should i tee the ball when using a 3W or 5W?
July 18, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marc. With a 3wd or 5wd you are usally just a touch above iron tee height. Enough for ground clearance.
July 18, 2015
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Tushar
As a recent new premium member, joining RST has been one of the best golfing investments I have made. I have learnt so much and have put in a lot of practice for the basics of the RST swing. As a result I have for the first time started to hit the golf ball with some kind of consistency with the longer clubs - 3 and 4 irons. But like most weekend golfers with the Driver and the 3 wood, my striking is a complete lottery. In fact it is embarrassing. So whilst I found this video useful I am still looking for some basic instructions in driving. Chuck has said the swing does not change for any club. But for me and many others something happens in the head which throws the whole thing out. It may be there is stuff on the website which I have just not found yet (though plenty on getting distance) but I am hoping you can maybe help with this aspect of the game in the future. Nothing is more demoralising then not being able to use the longer clubs. It just makes your golf round a nightmare because you always start on the back foot.
June 15, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Tushar. Have you uploaded a driver swing for review? We would be happy to see if there is a difference between your iron and driver swing. When it comes to driving most people swing out of their shoes. You have to trust letting the speed happen through the arms and release, not rushing the body and trapping the club. Thanks for the suggestion for a video topic though. Something we will consider for the future.
June 15, 2015
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Tushar
Thank you Craig. I did do just that (2 swings one with an iron and one with my driver) so hopefully my driver swing review will shed some light on why I am having problems. Many thanks for your reply.
June 16, 2015
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Virgil
So, on the driver setup video, Chuck wants us to have the ball position 1/2 a ball off the lead ear, for a normal stock driver swing. On this video, he states for a normal stock driver swing, the ball should be off of the lead big toe. Which is correct or best? And, is the position of the ball also dependent on where the head/ear is at address with spine tilt? Thanks!
June 11, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Virgil. For max launch and distance the ball would be off the lead foot versus lead ear. When adding the extra tilt the ball position should still stay off the lead foot.
June 12, 2015
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Ron
Great video. I understand that launch angle is affected by shaft flex. I use senior shafts but I read that at my measured speed of 75~ 84 mph I should be using regular shafts. Do you think the launch angle using senior shafts will be causing too high elevation and shortening the carry?
May 18, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ron. Too weak of shaft could be the culprit. Typically, to high a launch and little carry.
May 19, 2015
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Michael
I just watched the driver launch angel video and my question is how high should your ball be set on the tee for max distance. thanks Mike
May 16, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Michael. For max distance/launch you'll want to tee it up 3/4 up the face tee height.
May 16, 2015
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Joseph
I have just begun working with this program and I must say that I really like the progress that I have been able to make. Something as simple as having the correct takeaway has made my contact so much better and I'm hitting shots that I want to hit now with my irons. My driver on the other hand is a different story. I saw in this video that Chuck emphasized the need to have a driver, and I'm assuming the rest of your clubs, fit to you. When do you suggest having the fitting done? Should I wait until I'm getting further into the program or do I risk trying to eliminate problems that wouldn't be there with the proper equipment?
May 6, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Joseph. You might have the potential to change fitting numbers. Gaining more speed and different strike on the turf. Dictating you might have to change shafts or lie angles. However, with most modern equipment changing a shaft with a driver isn't too tough, neither bending lie angles on irons. If you want to save some cash. Move further along in the swing first. Itching to make a switch now. It can be easily adjusted later.
May 8, 2015
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Joseph
thanks for the response craig. I went to get fitted and was told that getting a x stiff shat may be the way to go. I definitely need to work on positive angle of attack with the driver. Any tips?
May 8, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
If you are already looking a an extra stiff shaft. More than likely you won't have to go stiffer in the future. Change the setup as described in this video and make sure you release the energy and don't force forward shaft lean. Vijay Release Drill Advanced Downswing Section. You don't need to create more secondary axis tilt if you have the correct setup. Maintain and release. Let it fly.
May 8, 2015
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chuck
Chuck makes a point about the teeing height of the ball. What would the optimal height be to start with with a normal driver.
February 23, 2015
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Chuck, teeing the ball half way up the face for your normal ball position is a good start. If you're using the driver setup adjustments in the bomb your driver series, then you'll want to tee it up closer to 3/4 up the face. Those are the tee heights without the ball. R.J.
March 18, 2015
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gordon
With the help of my swing videos and RTS instructor a tendency to excessive secondary axis tilt has been identified, causing pushes and slices. In view of this do you have any tips as to whether/how I should implement your suggestion to increase (primary) axis tilt when setting up with the driver? Regards, Gordon.
February 13, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gordon. Seeing how you tend to already add too much secondary axis tilt on the downswing. Moving the ball further forward towards the middle of the left toes and adding your hip bump/tilt. You should have plenty to achieve maximum launch with your driver. You can also take a look at the Driver Setup Adjustments Video in the Advanced Setup Section.
February 13, 2015
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greg
I'm a senior golfer and my clubhead speed is in the 65-70 range. Do I set up the same as someone with an 85+clubhead speed? Thanks; Greg
December 25, 2014
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Greg, Yes, as a slower swing speed player, you'll want to launch the ball, within reason, as high as you can and the driver setup adjustments will help you do that. http://www.rotaryswing.com/videos/full-swing-advanced/setup/driver-setup-adjustments Also, check out this article about launch angle http://www.rotaryswing.com/golf-instruction/golfequipment/bombyourdriver/optimal-golf-ball-launch-angle And this article about optimizing your driver spin rate http://www.rotaryswing.com/golf-instruction/golfequipment/bombyourdriver/golf-spin-ball R.J.
December 25, 2014
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Christian
hmm. Yes, similiar information as of the Axis Tilt video. So you want to hit it as high as you can? Most of my younger friends can hit it 280 to 300 yards and they hit it a lot lower. I call it hitting a knuckle ball. On a launch monitor it says I have 14 degrees of launch and 3000 rpm. When I go to a lower degree driver, my rpms go down and it rolls out furthur to 268 yards. Do I need to experiment more to find the right loft angle and keep my rpm low?
December 8, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Yes, you need to experiment to find your optimum launch and spin. You can run into the law of diminishing returns with height. A high launching ball with optimum spin is great for carry and big drives. However, if you are getting the spin rate up too much to create the effect. You might be losing distance.
December 8, 2014
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matt
Chuck, this helped me change my angle of attack from severely negative with the driver -3 to -4 to +1 to +2. I'm still struggling however, with a massive dynamic loft (greater than 20 degs) and high launch angle, robbing me of distance. I swing at 105ish + or minus 5. Is this due to "flipping" or a lower body flaw? The club fitter (he's a 2 hdcp good golfer, but not a swing expert) where I was on Trackman said that my hips and shoulders weren't moving fast enough for my arms, and my swing was very "armsy". I'm pretty sure I'm releasing early. I also have a severely in to out path > 7 degrees for the most part. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
November 1, 2014
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Matt, Watch the "Trace the Plane Line" and "Sang Moon Bae Hips for Lag" videos. These two videos will fix your in to out path and your armsy swing. Then the next time you get fitted for a driver, the club fitter won't even believe you're the same golfer. Plus, you'll probably be swinging around 115 +/- 5 mph, which would be my guess. R.J.
November 2, 2014
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Hans
Just started playing with a driver. Great video and it makes sense how things work. Remarkable I found your setup. Most people place the club right behind the ball with setup. In the video however you place the club quite some distance behind the ball. Also this makes sense because THAT spot is the "bottom of the swingcircle" but I never see people do this. Can you tell something about this?
October 18, 2014
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Hans, With the RotarySwing program, we're trying to being as efficient, safe and consistent as possible. We want our entire swing to be exactly the same when we make these minor adjustments to provide different results. It's easier to adjust the setup a little bit and swing the same way than it is to try to swing harder or intentionally try to get more loft on the shot. What we've noticed that with the normal rotary swing setup, a few inches after normal impact, the club starts to work on an upward angle of attack. So, to hit the ball higher with less spin, we thought to normally move the ball forward in our stance. And to prevent changing the swing, we start our hands in the golf swing at the same point that we would naturally, instead of adjusting and moving them forward in the stance. And then we noticed that our hands were closing a little more as we release through the original ball position and it was producing a little bit of a draw. Thus, we closed the stance up and voila! The driver setup that gives us a higher ball flight, less spin and still flies straight. I hope this goes more in depth for you about how we got to that driver setup, R.J.
October 19, 2014
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Jose
Hi, My name is Jose. I just become member a few days ago, so I am inspecting the web site. Is there any video that could show me how close or far should I set up in front of the ball when I am about to hit a Driver. I have been with different teachers, so I have received different answers. If there is no video at all, then can you tell me how can I make sure that my distance is correct in the driver posture. Thanks a lot.
October 13, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jose. The distance away from the ball is relative to your body. Take a look at the Driver Setup Adjustments Video in the Advanced Setup Section for information on setup changes. However, standard positioning you want your arms hanging neutrally underneath your shoulder joints. With the driver they will tend to look extended just a touch beyond that. Right around where the butt end would be inline with the toes.
October 13, 2014
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william
Guys--Your presentations are clear and just long enough. My only complaint is the lack of state-of-the-art video technology. I'm referring specifically to the non-use of high frames-per-second video, coupled with high-enough shutter speeds (e.g. 1/2000 or, even better 1/4000) to capture in slo-mo the entire sequence, especially during the transition and the impact zone. I realize this will require extra illumination if videoing indoors or, even better, outdoors video with the instructor hitting a real golf ball to illustrate precisely what the particular lesson is about. As you probably already know, this equipment is readily available (e.g. Casio EX-FH 25 or 100; via Ebay.com); I suspect there's even better dedicated video setups out there but I'm not a video expert.
October 3, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello William. For most of our swing models and demonstrations we do use the Casio FC150 at a high shutter speed. We are working to update content and provide the best quality videos. Thanks for the post.
October 3, 2014
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David
Hi, my swing speed is about 80 mph. So i moved the ball equal the toe of my left feet. I'm now snap hooking the drives. So, with the ball more left, my normal turning of hands is equaling and "too early" turning of my hands that cause the closed club face and thus a massive duck head hook. How can i delay the turning of my hands with the ball more left? Thanks!
September 8, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello David. If you setup slightly closed you should be able to offset the closing of the club face to gain some accuracy back. Also, make sure you are flipping it and releasing the club. Use the Vijay Drill in the Advanced Downswing Section to let the club release and not flip the toe.
September 8, 2014
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jeff
Hi, I'm wondering what the effect of moving the ball too far forward in the stance with the driver would be. I think I have an idea, but would like your input, and don't want to influence the answer. Thanks, Jeff
August 28, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Jeff. Take a look at the Driver Setup Adjustments Video in the Advanced Setup Section. When the ball gets too far forward, you will be catching it while the driver is closing versus square.
August 28, 2014
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jeff
Ok. Would this be possible. If I have the ball too far forward, I can still hit the ball straight, but with delaying my release. I seem to be losing a little speed with the driver. Thanks,
August 29, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jeff. Moving the ball slightly up will help with launch angle. However, it reaches a law of diminishing returns. The club needs to release and at some point delaying it is keeping stored energy from transferring to the ball.
August 29, 2014
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Dennis
A closed stance sounds right,but could you also open the club face a little at address?
August 15, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Yes, for a person with higher club head speed one can open the face slightly to get the fade effect.
August 15, 2014
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Dennis
Actually I was referring to the part where Chuck said to close your stance a little when you place the ball further up in your stance so that you don't end up pulling the ball to the left.
August 15, 2014
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Is the iron swing the same as the driver swing? Ball placement is different n tilt back more?
July 22, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
For maximum launch angle and speed there are setup adjustments for the driver as listed in this video. The driver is a specialty club and requires a little more fine tuning for best potential. Ball a little further up and body a tad shut. With the iron, there are only 2 to 10 degrees of axis tilt (shot depending) and the ball will be off of the left ear or logo of the golf shirt.
July 22, 2014
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David
When Chuck sets up with the exaggerated tilt away from the target in order to hit up on the driver, how do you keep from hitting the ground in front of the ball. Does this mean that you need to shallow out your swing plane to avoid hitting the ground?
July 16, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello David. With the few added degrees of axis tilt. The swing will shallow out just a touch. Everything else swing wise should remain the same. If you are hitting the turf before the ball. You are more than likely "trying" to hit up on the ball and releasing the club into the ground. Try to keep the swing constant. With the ball teed up higher and further up in the stance. The setup will take care of the launch.
July 16, 2014
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Jason
Hey guys, do the bomb your driver techniques work for a 3 wood off the tee as well?
July 13, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Jason. You can use it for max 3 wood. You just have a little better margin for error with the driver.
July 13, 2014
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Greg
I looked at the 9 days to Amazing ball striking and it does not seem to deal with the questions I asked. Could you please expand? Chuck speaks of hitting draws and fades in the downswing series by placing the ball slightly forward for the fade and slightly back for the draw, but I suspect it is a little different for the driver.
June 5, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
If your trying to maximize laugh angle for power with the driver. When ball is placed further up in the stance. The club will tend to be closing due to swinging on a arc. If you close the stance slightly with the ball further up. The launch will be in the intended path, with a slight draw. With an open stance for a fade, it would be the same principle. Except you would want to hold off a little on the release to promote the fade. The ball position will remain up in the stance for both situations, if we were wanting to maximize launch angle. Let me know if you need more help. Thanks.
June 5, 2014
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Marc
Just to clarify my understanding Craig, when you talk about the launch along the intended path, you are talking about the ball starting where the clubface aims and then drawing somehow, correct? If it the case I should not only close the stance but also aim more right to take into account the draw.
June 28, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marc. Usually, we try to work the ball on the intended path and then move off of it. If you want the ball to start right of your target and the draw back to the target (more percentage to error on shot though). Then, yes you would need to aim a touch more right.
June 28, 2016
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Greg
With the fade, where is the ball position compared to the draw( back, same or forward)?
June 4, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Greg, look in the 9 Days to Amazing Ball Striking Section to understand how alignments and club face rotation allow for the draw and fade. Clay has some good videos describing how to shot shape.
June 4, 2014
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Greg
When a fade or draw is hit with the driver the body is slightly open or closed. Is the club face aligned to the target or in line with where you are aiming your body? Also for the draw are you releasing the club where you would in our normal setup or at the ball forward in your stance? I believe the club face is oriented toward where your body is aimed and the release is happening as if you were contacting the ball in its normal position in our stance. Is that correct?
June 4, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Greg, look in the 9 Days to Amazing Ball Striking Section to understand how alignments and club face rotation allow for the draw and fade. Clay has some good videos describing how to shot shape.
June 4, 2014
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Greg
When Chuck talks about setting up slightly closed or slightly open with the ball slightly forward in the stance is he taking about the entire body (i.e. shoulders, hips, knees and feet)?
May 8, 2014
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
He is talking about the entire body being a bit open or closed.
May 8, 2014
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Paul
In this video Quinton is way off of joint alignment at and after impact. So how is this a rotary swing? Paul
May 1, 2014
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
He is using the driver setup adjustments in this video so that he is catching the ball more on the upswing to help launch. The stance is a bit wider than normal RST fundamental as well as the ball position.
May 1, 2014
Today, we're going to talk about one of the most important aspects of getting maximum distance out of your driver, and it's one of the most misunderstood concepts.

It's been discussed a lot over the past several years as driver manufacturers have began to understand the dynamics.

And been able to quantify this and measure it using high-tech launch monitors that we have at our disposal today.

And this one is going to be one of the ones that has the most dramatic impact on your driving distance today.

This is it.

So when you understand and begin to work with these concepts you will hit the ball further today.

If you're not already doing this you will absolutely hit the ball further today and it will make a dramatic difference in how you play the game.

So what we're going to talk about today is basically the launch angle by definition is simply the angle at which the ball leaves the tee.

So if it's launched very very flat it would have a you know a zero degree launch angle and as it goes up you know we go up into 10, 12, 14 degrees of launch.

It doesn't matter necessarily what the loft on your driver is.

It has a significant impact on it but it's not the only defining factor in how you will launch the ball.

Your angle of attack which is the angle at which the club is moving down into the ball.

This would have in this scenario I would have a negative angle of attack.

My hands are still way out in front and be hitting down on the ball.

Here I would have a positive angle of attack if I tilt my spine back and catch it more on the upswing.

That will have a dramatic impact on your launch angle as well as the loft of the club.

There's another factor that will affect the launch angle and that's how much the shaft bends coming into impact.

The shaft does bend coming into impact.

It does affect how much loft, effective loft the club has on it to impact.

Today we're just going to talk about the basics of launch angle and then in the future videos we'll talk about what affects these things.

One of the most common things that I see when somebody comes to me for a lesson is with the driver.

They've understood that.

The ball doesn't need to be as far up in your stance as with more of a classical two plane swing, because you're not shifting back behind the ball.

All that stuff is true to a degree but there's certainly a point where it can be overdone.

So for instance for a typical rotary swinger I like to see the ball just about off the big, inside of the big toe for an average golf shot.

So that's still putting it up in my stance kind of off my left shoulder, my left armpit here.

It allows me to make a good move into the ball and hit it on a pretty level angle of attack.

Now that's not going to be the best way for me to get maximum distance.

That's going to be the best way for me to be very accurate.

Because as long as my hands are still leading the club, I've still got control of that release.

And as long as I'm coming into it pretty level, I'll maintain that.

Now we're talking about maximum driver distance today so that's the key here.

So when we talk about maximum driver distance we need to launch the ball effectively as high as humanly possible with the driver.

Now there's a point of diminishing returns and that doesn't apply to every single golfer on the planet.

The higher swing speeds you get, the less high you need to launch the ball, because there's a point of diminishing returns with the descent angle.

But again, we'll talk about these details in future videos.

But for the average guy, the guy swinging between 85 and 105 miles an hour, the higher you launch the ball the further it will go.

And here's why, if you're in that swing speed range the ball doesn't have enough spin to keep the ball in the air long enough.

The ball doesn't have enough ball speed to launch it and keep it in the air long enough as well to get maximum distance.

So when we talk about that guy who's swinging in that 85 to 105 mile an hour range.

And the lower you are on the scale, the higher you need to launch it.

We need to make setup changes in our golf swing and our setup to make sure that we can achieve those high launch angles.

So what we do when we're talking about maximizing the driver is we're going to move that ball up in our stance a bit.

So at least off the kind of the middle of the toe of your left foot or middle of your toes.

So that's going to allow us to set up to a point and we don't have to put the ball directly behind the club head directly behind it.

But that's going to allow me to set up into a position that's going to allow me to catch the ball more on the upswing.

Because the ball is more back in your stance the more you're going to hit down on it.

And nothing could be more devastating to the average golfer because of their swing speeds than hitting down on the ball with a driver.

Now for accuracy sake it's a good thing but you're missing two things when you're hitting down on the ball.

One, the launch angle is never going to be high enough.

You're not going to have enough speed and enough spin to get the ball up into a high.

Enough trajectory to get it to fly, far enough to get maximum distance.

You're going to lose a dramatic amount of yardage.

So that's point one.

The other piece is the truth about the golf swing is that the maximum club head speed happens just at the point of maximum release, or just slightly after.

So if you haven't released the club yet you haven't got maximum speed.

You're not going to have maximum speed when your wrists are fully cocked.

It's that unhinging and release of everything that gives you maximum club head speed.

Now because the driver is a pretty long club and we're trying to catch it on the upswing, the further that is up in the stance the more time I have to release the club and ensure that I get maximum club head speed at the point of impact.

So those are the two critical things.

You're costing yourself club head speed and you're costing yourself launch angle.

And those two things are good for 20 to 50 yards for the average guy, believe it or not.

So here's what we're going to do for the typical rotary swing golfer.

We're going to have the ball more up the front of the toe here.

Kind of the front of the, the inside of the foot, or excuse me, the middle of the foot at a minimum.

And you can move, depending on how much you move into your left side, you can move it further up.

But that's kind of the point where I'd like you to start.

And at address, you can, you can leave the club back into a normal position.

Now the key here is, as you make your swing, you, you, everything else is normal.

You stay centered.

As you come back through and you make a move into that left side, you don't want to try and hit up on the ball.

We never, ever, ever do that in the golf swing.

So no matter what, even in this scenario, when we're trying to catch the ball on the upswing, there's a big difference between catching it on the upswing and hitting up on it.

And hitting up on it generally involves flipping the hands and trying to help the ball in the air.

You're not going to hit it solid.

And as you learned in the very first video on ball speed, solid contact is everything.

So, so what we're going to do is move the ball up in our stance.

And then we're actually going to do something that a lot of people don't understand.

We're going to actually tilt our spine slightly away from the target.

This is going to encourage a positive angle of attack.

If I have my spine very vertical or even tilted to this way, I have no choice but to hit down on it because your spine angle effectively dictates most everything in your golf swing, but in particular your angle of attack.

So if I go from being very straight up and down on an address to tilt my spine a little bit, you can see that just this little amount of tilt has given me about five or six degrees of tilt.

That's going to encourage me to catch the ball more on an upswing, which is awesome because it's going to help me launch the ball higher.

And that's what we're all looking for.

So, so as I get my spine tilted back just a tiny bit, as I come into the ball, I still make my normal swing.

And as I'm coming in, I can catch the ball just slightly on the upswing.

Now you can, you notice that as I, as the club's moving up into the ball, the ball has to be teed higher.

This is the, the other big piece of launch angle.

If you're hitting the, if you're teeing the ball this high off the ground, you have to hit down on it or come through it very, very level and cleanly.

But you're not going to have enough club head speed, enough ball speed to get the ball up in the air.

So you need to tee the ball higher.

You have to tee the ball higher for the average golfer to get the ball, to carry the ball further.

So, so you need to tee the ball up very high and then make your normal swing.

Don't try and hit up on it.

Just let the club come through and catch it on the upswing.

Now what you'll find is because the ball is further up in your stance compared to where you're used to releasing it, the club head could actually be shutting through impact at this point.

Because technically the club's working around on an arc and so it may be starting to square.

So what you'll find is two things.

One, as I work with golfers, some of them may tend to set up slightly shut with the driver.

Perfect.

I'd prefer that over anything else.

That's going to allow you to still release the club head, Get maximum speed with a slightly shut stance with the driver, so that you're just basically hitting it on the line.

Where the club face is naturally shutting in your arc or your swing path.

The other thing for the higher swing speed players and the ones who are looking more for control is you can actually play a slightly open stance.

And as you're coming through, you can actually kind of start to get to the point where you can hit a little bit of a fade from this position.

So the ball is further up in your stance and you're simply just holding the release of the club off just a little bit longer to get a fade.

Now, that's the ideal play, in my opinion for the high swing speed player, because it's a more controlled golf shot than trying to hit a little bit of a pull draw.

So for the average golfer though, that shot's going to give you maximum distance, maximum launch, maximum ball speed and a really solid shot, a really solid contact.

The high swing speed player, the guy who's over 110, 115 miles an hour, he can afford to scrub a little bit of ball speed which we're talking a minute amount if any and get a little bit more of a controlled golf shot, a slightly left to right moving tee shot and put it in play all day.

So let's reiterate the key things here.

Tee the ball higher, ball further up in the stance, tilt the spine back and then make your normal swing.

Don't try and go up and get it, Just make your normal swing and let the club work slightly up on the upswing to catch the ball in the center of the face and you will hit the ball further.

Aujourd'hui, nous allons parler de l'un des aspects les plus importants pour obtenir une distance maximale de votre driver, et c'est l'un des concepts les plus mal compris.

Cette question a été largement débattue au cours des dernières années, car les fabricants de haut-parleurs ont commencé à comprendre la dynamique.

Et nous avons pu quantifier cela et le mesurer en utilisant des moniteurs de lancement de haute technologie dont nous disposons aujourd’hui.

Et celui-ci va être l’un de ceux qui auront l’impact le plus spectaculaire sur votre distance de conduite aujourd’hui.

C'est ça.

Ainsi, lorsque vous comprendrez et commencerez à travailler avec ces concepts, vous frapperez la balle plus loin aujourd'hui.

Si vous ne le faites pas déjà, vous frapperez certainement la balle plus loin aujourd'hui et cela fera une différence spectaculaire dans la façon dont vous jouez au jeu.

Donc, ce dont nous allons parler aujourd'hui, c'est essentiellement que l'angle de lancement est par définition simplement l'angle auquel la balle quitte le tee.

Donc, s'il est lancé très très à plat, il aurait un angle de lancement de zéro degré et à mesure qu'il monte, nous montons à 10, 12, 14 degrés de lancement.

Le loft de votre driver n'a pas forcément d'importance.

Cela a un impact significatif sur celui-ci, mais ce n'est pas le seul facteur déterminant dans la façon dont vous lancerez la balle.

Votre angle d'attaque qui est l'angle auquel le club descend dans la balle.

Dans ce scénario, j'aurais un angle d'attaque négatif.

Mes mains sont toujours loin devant et frappent la balle.

Ici, j'aurais un angle d'attaque positif si j'incline ma colonne vertébrale vers l'arrière et que je l'attrape davantage lors de la montée.

Cela aura un impact considérable sur votre angle de lancement ainsi que sur le loft du club.

Il y a un autre facteur qui affectera l'angle de lancement : c'est la mesure dans laquelle l'arbre se plie à l'approche de l'impact.

L'arbre se plie à l'impact.

Cela affecte la quantité de loft, le loft effectif que le club a sur lui pour avoir un impact.

Aujourd'hui, nous allons simplement parler des bases de l'angle de lancement, puis dans les prochaines vidéos, nous parlerons de ce qui affecte ces choses.

L’une des choses les plus courantes que je vois lorsque quelqu’un vient me voir pour une leçon concerne le conducteur.

Ils l'ont compris.

La balle n'a pas besoin d'être aussi haut dans votre position qu'avec un swing classique à deux plans, car vous ne vous déplacez pas derrière la balle.

Tout cela est vrai dans une certaine mesure, mais il y a certainement un point où cela peut être exagéré.

Ainsi, par exemple, pour un swingueur rotatif typique, j'aime voir la balle juste à côté du gros orteil, à l'intérieur du gros orteil pour un coup de golf moyen.

Donc, je le mets toujours dans ma position, un peu sur mon épaule gauche, mon aisselle gauche ici.

Cela me permet de faire un bon mouvement vers la balle et de la frapper avec un angle d'attaque assez plat.

Ce n’est pas la meilleure façon pour moi d’obtenir une distance maximale.

Ce sera la meilleure façon pour moi d’être très précis.

Parce que tant que mes mains dirigent toujours le club, j'ai toujours le contrôle de cette sortie.

Et tant que j'arrive à un niveau assez stable, je maintiendrai ce niveau.

Nous parlons maintenant de la distance maximale du conducteur aujourd'hui, c'est donc la clé ici.

Ainsi, lorsque nous parlons de distance maximale du driver, nous devons lancer la balle efficacement aussi haut que possible avec le driver.

Il y a maintenant un point de rendement décroissant et cela ne s’applique pas à tous les golfeurs de la planète.

Plus la vitesse de swing est élevée, moins vous avez besoin de lancer la balle haut, car il y a un point de rendement décroissant avec l'angle de descente.

Mais encore une fois, nous parlerons de ces détails dans de futures vidéos.

Mais pour le gars moyen, celui qui se balance entre 85 et 105 miles par heure, plus vous lancez la balle haut, plus elle ira loin.

Et voici pourquoi, si vous êtes dans cette plage de vitesse de swing, la balle n'a pas assez d'effet pour la maintenir en l'air assez longtemps.

La balle n'a pas assez de vitesse pour la lancer et la maintenir en l'air suffisamment longtemps pour obtenir une distance maximale.

Alors, quand on parle de ce gars qui roule à une vitesse de 85 à 105 miles par heure.

Et plus vous êtes bas sur l’échelle, plus haut vous devez le lancer.

Nous devons apporter des modifications à notre configuration de swing de golf et à notre configuration pour nous assurer que nous pouvons atteindre ces angles de lancement élevés.

Donc, ce que nous faisons lorsque nous parlons de maximiser le driver, c'est que nous allons déplacer un peu la balle vers le haut dans notre position.

Donc au moins au niveau du milieu de l'orteil de votre pied gauche ou du milieu de vos orteils.

Cela va donc nous permettre de nous positionner à un certain point et nous n'aurons pas à placer la balle directement derrière la tête du club, directement derrière elle.

Mais cela va me permettre de me mettre dans une position qui va me permettre d'attraper davantage la balle lors de la montée.

Parce que la balle est plus en arrière dans votre position, plus vous allez la frapper vers le bas.

Et rien ne pourrait être plus dévastateur pour le golfeur moyen en raison de la vitesse de son swing que de frapper la balle avec un driver.

Maintenant, pour des raisons de précision, c'est une bonne chose, mais vous manquez deux choses lorsque vous frappez la balle.

Premièrement, l’angle de lancement ne sera jamais assez élevé.

Vous n'aurez pas assez de vitesse et d'effet pour faire monter la balle en hauteur.

Une trajectoire suffisante pour le faire voler, suffisamment loin pour obtenir une distance maximale.

Vous allez perdre une quantité considérable de terrain.

Voilà donc le premier point.

L’autre vérité sur le swing de golf est que la vitesse maximale de la tête du club se produit juste au point de libération maximale, ou juste légèrement après.

Donc si vous n'avez pas encore relâché le club, vous n'avez pas atteint la vitesse maximale.

Vous n'atteindrez pas votre vitesse maximale lorsque vos poignets seront complètement armés.

C'est ce décrochage et cette libération de tout qui vous donnent la vitesse maximale de la tête du club.

Maintenant, comme le driver est un club assez long et que nous essayons de l'attraper lors de la montée, plus il est haut dans la position, plus j'ai de temps pour relâcher le club et m'assurer d'obtenir une vitesse maximale de la tête du club au point d'impact.

Voilà donc les deux choses essentielles.

Vous vous faites perdre de la vitesse de tête de club et de l'angle de lancement.

Et ces deux choses sont bonnes pour 20 à 50 mètres pour le gars moyen, croyez-le ou non.

Voici donc ce que nous allons faire pour le golfeur typique au swing rotatif.

Nous allons placer la balle plus à l'avant de la pointe ici.

En quelque sorte l'avant du pied, l'intérieur du pied, ou excusez-moi, le milieu du pied au minimum.

Et vous pouvez bouger, en fonction de la mesure dans laquelle vous bougez vers votre côté gauche, vous pouvez le déplacer plus haut.

Mais c'est en quelque sorte le point par lequel j'aimerais que vous commenciez.

Et à l'adresse, vous pouvez, vous pouvez laisser le club revenir à une position normale.

Maintenant, la clé ici est que, lorsque vous faites votre swing, vous, vous, tout le reste est normal.

Vous restez centré.

Lorsque vous revenez et que vous vous déplacez vers le côté gauche, vous ne voulez pas essayer de frapper la balle.

Nous ne faisons jamais, jamais, jamais cela dans le swing de golf.

Donc, quoi qu'il en soit, même dans ce scénario, lorsque nous essayons d'attraper la balle lors de la montée, il y a une grande différence entre l'attraper lors de la montée et la frapper vers le haut.

Et pour le frapper, il faut généralement retourner les mains et essayer d'aider la balle dans les airs.

Tu n'y arriveras pas complètement.

Et comme vous l’avez appris dans la toute première vidéo sur la vitesse de la balle, un contact solide est primordial.

Donc, ce que nous allons faire, c'est déplacer la balle vers le haut dans notre position.

Et puis nous allons réellement faire quelque chose que beaucoup de gens ne comprennent pas.

Nous allons en fait incliner légèrement notre colonne vertébrale loin de la cible.

Cela va encourager un angle d’attaque positif.

Si ma colonne vertébrale est très verticale ou même inclinée de cette façon, je n'ai pas d'autre choix que de frapper vers le bas, car l'angle de votre colonne vertébrale dicte en fait presque tout dans votre swing de golf, mais en particulier votre angle d'attaque.

Donc, si je passe d'une position très droite de haut en bas lors d'une adresse à une légère inclinaison de la colonne vertébrale, vous pouvez voir que cette petite inclinaison m'a donné environ cinq ou six degrés d'inclinaison.

Cela va m'encourager à attraper davantage la balle lors d'un swing ascendant, ce qui est génial car cela va m'aider à lancer la balle plus haut.

Et c’est ce que nous recherchons tous.

Donc, alors que ma colonne vertébrale s'incline légèrement vers l'arrière, lorsque j'arrive dans la balle, je fais toujours mon swing normal.

Et alors que j'arrive, je peux attraper la balle juste légèrement lors de la montée.

Maintenant, vous pouvez remarquer que lorsque le club monte vers la balle, la balle doit être placée plus haut.

C'est l'autre gros élément de l'angle de lancement.

Si vous frappez la balle à cette hauteur du sol, vous devez la frapper vers le bas ou la traverser de manière très, très plane et propre.

Mais vous n'aurez pas assez de vitesse de tête de club, assez de vitesse de balle pour faire décoller la balle.

Vous devez donc placer la balle plus haut.

Pour que le golfeur moyen puisse récupérer la balle et la transporter plus loin, il faut placer la balle plus haut.

Vous devez donc placer la balle très haut et ensuite effectuer votre swing normal.

N'essayez pas de le contacter.

Laissez simplement le club passer et attrapez-le lors de la montée.

Maintenant, ce que vous constaterez, c'est que comme la balle est plus haute dans votre position par rapport à l'endroit où vous avez l'habitude de la relâcher, la tête du club pourrait en fait se fermer à l'impact à ce stade.

Parce que techniquement, le club travaille sur un arc et il se peut donc qu'il commence à se mettre en place.

Vous trouverez donc deux choses.

Premièrement, comme je travaille avec des golfeurs, certains d’entre eux peuvent avoir tendance à se positionner légèrement près du driver.

Parfait.

Je préférerais ça à tout le reste.

Cela vous permettra de continuer à relâcher la tête du club, d'obtenir une vitesse maximale avec une position légèrement fermée avec le driver, de sorte que vous le frappez simplement sur la ligne.

Là où la face du club se ferme naturellement dans votre arc ou votre trajectoire de swing.

L’autre chose pour les joueurs à vitesse de swing plus élevée et ceux qui recherchent davantage de contrôle est que vous pouvez réellement jouer une position légèrement ouverte.

Et au fur et à mesure que vous avancez, vous pouvez en fait commencer à arriver au point où vous pouvez atteindre un léger fondu à partir de cette position.

Ainsi, la balle est plus haut dans votre position et vous maintenez simplement la libération du club un peu plus longtemps pour obtenir un fade.

Maintenant, c'est le jeu idéal, à mon avis, pour le joueur à grande vitesse de swing, car c'est un coup de golf plus contrôlé que d'essayer de frapper un petit tirage.

Donc, pour le golfeur moyen, ce coup va vous donner une distance maximale, un lancement maximal, une vitesse de balle maximale et un coup vraiment solide, un contact vraiment solide.

Le joueur à grande vitesse de swing, le gars qui fait plus de 110, 115 miles par heure, peut se permettre de réduire un peu la vitesse de la balle, dont nous parlons d'une quantité infime, voire aucune, et d'obtenir un coup de golf un peu plus contrôlé, un coup de départ légèrement mobile de gauche à droite et de le mettre en jeu toute la journée.

Alors réitérons ici les points clés.

Placez la balle plus haut, placez la balle plus haut dans la position, inclinez la colonne vertébrale vers l'arrière, puis effectuez votre swing normal.

N'essayez pas de monter et de l'attraper, faites simplement votre swing normal et laissez le club travailler légèrement vers le haut lors du swing ascendant pour attraper la balle au centre de la face et vous frapperez la balle plus loin.

Hoy vamos a hablar de uno de los aspectos más importantes para obtener la máxima distancia con tu driver, y es uno de los conceptos más incomprendidos.

Se ha discutido mucho en los últimos años a medida que los fabricantes de controladores han comenzado a comprender la dinámica.

Y hemos podido cuantificarlo y medirlo utilizando monitores de lanzamiento de alta tecnología que tenemos a nuestra disposición hoy en día.

Y este será uno de los que tendrá el impacto más dramático en tu distancia de conducción hoy.

Esto es todo.

Entonces, cuando entiendas y comiences a trabajar con estos conceptos, hoy golpearás la pelota más lejos.

Si aún no lo estás haciendo, seguramente hoy golpearás la pelota más lejos y eso marcará una diferencia enorme en tu forma de jugar.

Entonces, lo que vamos a hablar hoy es básicamente que el ángulo de lanzamiento, por definición, es simplemente el ángulo en el que la pelota sale del tee.

Entonces, si se lanza de manera muy plana, tendrá un ángulo de lanzamiento de cero grados y, a medida que sube, llegamos a 10, 12, 14 grados de lanzamiento.

No importa necesariamente cuál sea el loft de tu driver.

Tiene un impacto significativo en él, pero no es el único factor determinante en cómo lanzarás la pelota.

Su ángulo de ataque, que es el ángulo en el que el palo se mueve hacia abajo hacia la pelota.

Esto en este escenario tendría un ángulo de ataque negativo.

Mis manos todavía están muy adelante y golpeo la pelota hacia abajo.

Aquí tendría un ángulo de ataque positivo si inclino mi columna hacia atrás y la agarro más en el movimiento ascendente.

Esto tendrá un impacto dramático en el ángulo de lanzamiento así como en el loft del palo.

Hay otro factor que afectará el ángulo de lanzamiento y es cuánto se dobla el eje al entrar en el impacto.

El eje se dobla al entrar en el impacto.

Afecta el loft, el loft efectivo que tiene el palo para impactar.

Hoy solo vamos a hablar sobre los conceptos básicos del ángulo de lanzamiento y luego, en los próximos videos, hablaremos sobre lo que afecta estas cosas.

Una de las cosas más comunes que veo cuando alguien viene a mí para una lección es con el conductor.

Ellos lo han entendido.

La pelota no necesita estar tan arriba en tu postura como en un swing más clásico de dos planos, porque no te estás desplazando hacia atrás detrás de la pelota.

Todo eso es cierto hasta cierto punto, pero sin duda llega un punto en el que se puede llegar a exagerar.

Entonces, por ejemplo, para un jugador con un swing rotatorio típico, me gusta ver la pelota apenas por encima del dedo gordo del pie, dentro del mismo, para un tiro de golf promedio.

Así que eso sigue poniéndolo en mi postura, más o menos sobre mi hombro izquierdo, mi axila izquierda aquí.

Me permite hacer un buen movimiento hacia la pelota y golpearla en un ángulo de ataque bastante nivelado.

Ahora bien, esa no será la mejor manera para mí de conseguir la máxima distancia.

Esa será la mejor manera para mí de ser muy preciso.

Porque mientras mis manos sigan guiando el palo, seguiré teniendo control de esa liberación.

Y mientras siga estando a mi nivel, lo mantendré.

Hoy vamos a hablar de la distancia máxima del conductor, así que esa es la clave aquí.

Entonces, cuando hablamos de la distancia máxima del driver, necesitamos lanzar la pelota de manera efectiva tan alto como sea humanamente posible con el driver.

Ahora hay un punto de rendimientos decrecientes y eso no se aplica a todos los golfistas del planeta.

Cuanto mayor sea la velocidad de swing, menos alto necesitarás lanzar la pelota, porque hay un punto de rendimientos decrecientes con el ángulo de descenso.

Pero nuevamente hablaremos de estos detalles en futuros videos.

Pero para el jugador promedio, el que batea a una velocidad de entre 85 y 105 millas por hora, cuanto más alto lances la pelota, más lejos irá.

Y aquí está el porqué, si estás en ese rango de velocidad de swing la pelota no tiene suficiente giro para mantenerla en el aire el tiempo suficiente.

La pelota no tiene suficiente velocidad para lanzarla y mantenerla en el aire el tiempo suficiente para alcanzar la máxima distancia.

Entonces, cuando hablamos de ese tipo que se balancea en ese rango de 85 a 105 millas por hora.

Y cuanto más bajo estés en la escala, más alto tendrás que lanzarlo.

Necesitamos hacer cambios en nuestro swing de golf y en nuestra configuración para asegurarnos de que podamos lograr esos ángulos de lanzamiento altos.

Entonces, lo que hacemos cuando hablamos de maximizar el driver es mover la pelota un poco hacia arriba en nuestra postura.

Entonces, al menos en la parte media de la punta del pie izquierdo o en la parte media de los dedos del pie.

Entonces eso nos permitirá prepararnos hasta cierto punto y no tener que poner la pelota directamente detrás de la cabeza del palo.

Pero eso me permitirá colocarme en una posición que me permitirá atrapar más la pelota en el swing ascendente.

Debido a que la pelota está más atrás en tu postura, más vas a golpearla hacia abajo.

Y nada podría ser más devastador para el golfista promedio, debido a la velocidad de su swing, que golpear la pelota hacia abajo con un driver.

Ahora bien, por el bien de la precisión es algo bueno, pero te estás perdiendo dos cosas cuando golpeas la pelota hacia abajo.

Uno, el ángulo de lanzamiento nunca será lo suficientemente alto.

No tendrás suficiente velocidad ni suficiente efecto para que la pelota suba mucho.

Trayectoria suficiente para que vuele, lo suficientemente lejos para alcanzar la máxima distancia.

Perderás una cantidad dramática de yardas.

Así que ese es el punto uno.

La otra verdad sobre el swing de golf es que la velocidad máxima de la cabeza del palo ocurre justo en el punto de máxima liberación, o apenas después.

Así que si aún no has soltado el palo no tienes la velocidad máxima.

No vas a tener la máxima velocidad cuando tus muñecas estén completamente levantadas.

Es ese desenganche y liberación de todo lo que le da la máxima velocidad a la cabeza del palo.

Ahora bien, como el driver es un palo bastante largo y estamos tratando de atraparlo en el ascenso, cuanto más arriba esté en la postura, más tiempo tengo para soltar el palo y asegurarme de obtener la máxima velocidad de la cabeza del palo en el punto de impacto.

Así que esas son las dos cosas críticas.

Estás perdiendo velocidad de la cabeza del palo y ángulo de lanzamiento.

Y esas dos cosas son buenas para una carrera de 20 a 50 yardas para el jugador promedio, créalo o no.

Entonces esto es lo que vamos a hacer para el golfista con swing rotatorio típico.

Vamos a colocar la pelota más arriba en la parte delantera de la punta aquí.

Más o menos la parte delantera, la parte interior del pie, o perdón, la parte media del pie como mínimo.

Y puedes moverte, dependiendo de cuánto te muevas hacia tu lado izquierdo, puedes moverlo más hacia arriba.

Pero ese es el punto por donde me gustaría que empezáramos.

Y en la dirección, puedes, puedes dejar el palo nuevamente en una posición normal.

Ahora la clave aquí es que, mientras haces tu swing, tú, tú, todo lo demás es normal.

Mantente centrado.

A medida que retrocedes y haces un movimiento hacia ese lado izquierdo, no quieres intentar golpear la pelota.

Nunca, nunca, nunca hacemos eso en el swing de golf.

Entonces, no importa qué, incluso en este escenario, cuando estamos tratando de atrapar la pelota en el ascenso, hay una gran diferencia entre atraparla en el ascenso y golpearla hacia arriba.

Y para golpearla generalmente hay que girar las manos y tratar de ayudar a la pelota en el aire.

No vas a pegarle con fuerza.

Y como aprendiste en el primer video sobre la velocidad de la pelota, el contacto sólido lo es todo.

Entonces, lo que vamos a hacer es mover la pelota hacia arriba en nuestra postura.

Y luego realmente vamos a hacer algo que mucha gente no entiende.

De hecho, vamos a inclinar ligeramente nuestra columna hacia afuera del objetivo.

Esto fomentará un ángulo de ataque positivo.

Si tengo mi columna muy vertical o incluso inclinada de esa manera, no tengo más opción que golpear hacia abajo porque el ángulo de la columna determina prácticamente todo en tu swing de golf, pero en particular tu ángulo de ataque.

Entonces, si paso de estar muy erguido hacia arriba y hacia abajo en una dirección a inclinar un poco mi columna, puedes ver que sólo esta pequeña cantidad de inclinación me ha dado alrededor de cinco o seis grados de inclinación.

Eso me va a animar a atrapar más la pelota en un swing ascendente, lo cual es fantástico porque me va a ayudar a lanzar la pelota más alto.

Y eso es lo que todos estamos buscando.

Entonces, mientras inclino mi columna hacia atrás un poquito, mientras entro en la pelota, sigo haciendo mi swing normal.

Y mientras entro, puedo atrapar la pelota ligeramente en el movimiento ascendente.

Ahora puedes notar que a medida que el palo se mueve hacia la pelota, la pelota tiene que ser colocada más arriba.

Esta es la otra gran pieza del ángulo de lanzamiento.

Si estás golpeando, si estás colocando la pelota a esta altura del suelo, tienes que golpearla hacia abajo o atravesarla de manera muy, muy nivelada y limpia.

Pero no vas a tener suficiente velocidad en la cabeza del palo ni suficiente velocidad en la bola para levantarla en el aire.

Entonces necesitas colocar la pelota más arriba.

Para que el golfista promedio pueda alcanzar la pelota y llevarla más lejos, hay que colocarla más arriba.

Entonces, necesitas colocar la pelota muy alto y luego hacer tu swing normal.

No intentes contactarlo.

Simplemente deja que el palo pase y agárralo en el movimiento ascendente.

Ahora lo que descubrirás es que, debido a que la pelota está más arriba en tu postura en comparación con el lugar donde estás acostumbrado a soltarla, la cabeza del palo podría en realidad cerrarse durante el impacto en este punto.

Porque técnicamente el club está trabajando en un arco y por eso puede estar empezando a cuadrar.

Así que lo que encontrarás son dos cosas.

Primero, como trabajo con golfistas, algunos de ellos tienden a colocarse ligeramente más cerca del driver.

Perfecto.

Preferiría eso a cualquier otra cosa.

Eso te permitirá seguir soltando la cabeza del palo y obtener la máxima velocidad con una postura ligeramente cerrada con el driver, de modo que básicamente estés golpeándolo en la línea.

Dónde la cara del palo se cierra naturalmente en su arco o trayectoria de swing.

La otra cosa para los jugadores con mayor velocidad de swing y que buscan más control es que pueden jugar con una postura ligeramente abierta.

Y a medida que avanzas, puedes comenzar a llegar al punto en el que puedes hacer un pequeño desvanecimiento desde esta posición.

Entonces, la pelota está más arriba en tu postura y simplemente estás manteniendo el lanzamiento del palo un poco más para lograr un fade.

Ahora bien, esa es la jugada ideal, en mi opinión, para el jugador con un swing de alta velocidad, porque es un tiro de golf más controlado que intentar pegar un poco con efecto pull draw.

Sin embargo, para el golfista promedio, ese tiro le brindará la máxima distancia, el máximo lanzamiento, la máxima velocidad de bola y un tiro realmente sólido, un contacto realmente sólido.

El jugador con una velocidad de swing alta, el tipo que supera las 110, 115 millas por hora, puede darse el lujo de reducir un poco la velocidad de la bola, de la cual estamos hablando solo una cantidad mínima, y lograr un tiro de golf un poco más controlado, un tiro de salida que se mueva ligeramente de izquierda a derecha y ponerlo en juego todo el día.

Así que vamos a reiterar los puntos clave aquí.

Coloque la pelota más arriba, más arriba en la postura, incline la columna hacia atrás y luego realice su swing normal.

No intentes subir y agarrarla, simplemente haz tu swing normal y deja que el palo trabaje ligeramente hacia arriba en el movimiento ascendente para atrapar la pelota en el centro de la cara y golpearás la pelota más lejos.

Heute sprechen wir über einen der wichtigsten Aspekte, um die maximale Distanz aus Ihrem Driver herauszuholen, und es handelt sich dabei um eines der am häufigsten missverstandenen Konzepte.

Darüber wurde in den letzten Jahren viel diskutiert, da die Treiberhersteller begonnen haben, die Dynamik zu verstehen.

Und wir konnten dies mithilfe der Hightech-Startmonitore, die uns heute zur Verfügung stehen, quantifizieren und messen.

Und dieser Punkt wird einer der Punkte sein, der heute die dramatischsten Auswirkungen auf Ihre Fahrstrecke hat.

Das ist es.

Wenn Sie diese Konzepte verstehen und anfangen, damit zu arbeiten, werden Sie heute weitere Erfolge erzielen.

Wenn Sie dies nicht bereits tun, werden Sie den Ball heute auf jeden Fall weiter schlagen und dies wird einen dramatischen Unterschied in Ihrer Spielweise bewirken.

Worüber wir heute sprechen werden, ist im Wesentlichen, dass der Abschusswinkel per Definition einfach der Winkel ist, in dem der Ball das Tee verlässt.

Wenn es also sehr, sehr flach gestartet wird, hat es einen Startwinkel von null Grad, und wenn es nach oben geht, erreichen wir einen Startwinkel von 10, 12, 14 Grad.

Es spielt nicht unbedingt eine Rolle, wie groß der Loft Ihres Drivers ist.

Es hat einen erheblichen Einfluss darauf, ist aber nicht der einzige entscheidende Faktor dafür, wie Sie den Ball schlagen.

Ihr Angriffswinkel ist der Winkel, in dem der Schläger auf den Ball zusteuert.

Dies hätte in diesem Szenario einen negativen Anstellwinkel zur Folge.

Meine Hände sind immer noch weit vorne und schlagen nach unten auf den Ball.

Hier hätte ich einen positiven Angriffswinkel, wenn ich meine Wirbelsäule nach hinten neige und sie eher im Aufschwung fange.

Dies hat erhebliche Auswirkungen auf Ihren Abschusswinkel und den Loft des Schlägers.

Es gibt noch einen weiteren Faktor, der den Abschusswinkel beeinflusst, nämlich wie stark sich der Schaft beim Aufprall biegt.

Der Schaft verbiegt sich beim Aufprall.

Es beeinflusst, wie viel Loft, also den effektiven Loft, der dem Schläger zur Verfügung steht.

Heute sprechen wir nur über die Grundlagen des Abschusswinkels und in den folgenden Videos werden wir darüber sprechen, welche Faktoren diese Dinge beeinflussen.

Eines der Dinge, die mir am häufigsten auffallen, wenn jemand zu mir zum Unterricht kommt, ist der Fahrer.

Das haben sie verstanden.

Der Ball muss in Ihrer Haltung nicht so weit oben sein wie bei einem eher klassischen Zwei-Ebenen-Schwung, da Sie sich nicht hinter den Ball zurückbewegen.

All das ist bis zu einem gewissen Grad wahr, aber es gibt sicherlich einen Punkt, an dem man es übertreiben kann.

Bei einem typischen Rotationsschwinger möchte ich beispielsweise, dass sich der Ball bei einem durchschnittlichen Golfschlag knapp neben der großen Zehe, innerhalb der großen Zehe befindet.

Ich halte es also immer noch in meiner Haltung, sozusagen über meiner linken Schulter, meiner linken Achselhöhle hier.

Dadurch kann ich gut auf den Ball zugehen und ihn in einem ziemlich gleichmäßigen Angriffswinkel treffen.

Das ist für mich nicht der beste Weg, die maximale Distanz zu erreichen.

Auf diese Weise kann ich sehr genau vorgehen.

Denn solange meine Hände den Schläger führen, habe ich immer noch die Kontrolle über den Abwurf.

Und solange ich einigermaßen ausgeglichen an die Sache herangehe, werde ich das beibehalten.

Heute sprechen wir über die maximale Fahrerdistanz, das ist hier der Schlüssel.

Wenn wir also über die maximale Driver-Distanz sprechen, müssen wir den Ball effektiv so hoch schlagen, wie es mit dem Driver irgend möglich ist.

Nun gibt es einen Punkt abnehmender Erträge und dieser trifft nicht auf jeden einzelnen Golfer auf diesem Planeten zu.

Je höher die Schwunggeschwindigkeit ist, desto weniger hoch müssen Sie den Ball schlagen, da der Sinkwinkel einen Punkt mit abnehmendem Ertrag darstellt.

Aber wir werden in zukünftigen Videos noch einmal auf diese Details eingehen.

Aber für den Durchschnittsspieler, der mit einer Geschwindigkeit zwischen 85 und 105 Meilen pro Stunde schwingt, gilt: Je höher er den Ball schlägt, desto weiter fliegt er.

Und hier ist der Grund: Wenn Sie sich in diesem Schwunggeschwindigkeitsbereich befinden, hat der Ball nicht genug Spin, um ihn lange genug in der Luft zu halten.

Die Geschwindigkeit des Balls reicht nicht aus, um ihn abzuschießen und lange genug in der Luft zu halten, um die maximale Distanz zu erreichen.

Wenn wir also über den Kerl reden, der zwischen 85 und 105 Meilen pro Stunde schwankt.

Und je weiter unten Sie auf der Skala stehen, desto höher müssen Sie starten.

Wir müssen Änderungen an unserem Golfschwung und unserem Setup vornehmen, um sicherzustellen, dass wir diese hohen Abschusswinkel erreichen können.

Wenn wir also über die Maximierung des Drivers sprechen, verschieben wir den Ball in unserer Haltung etwas nach oben.

Also zumindest ungefähr in der Mitte der Zehe Ihres linken Fußes oder in der Mitte Ihrer Zehen.

Dadurch können wir uns auf einen Punkt einstellen und müssen den Ball nicht direkt hinter den Schlägerkopf platzieren.

Aber dadurch kann ich eine Position einnehmen, in der ich den Ball beim Aufschwung besser fangen kann.

Denn je weiter hinten Sie den Ball halten, desto stärker werden Sie ihn nach unten schlagen.

Und nichts könnte für den durchschnittlichen Golfer aufgrund seiner Schwunggeschwindigkeit verheerender sein, als den Ball mit einem Driver zu treffen.

Aus Gründen der Genauigkeit ist das zwar eine gute Sache, aber wenn Sie den Ball von unten treffen, übersehen Sie zwei Dinge.

Erstens wird der Abschusswinkel nie hoch genug sein.

Sie werden nicht genug Geschwindigkeit und Spin haben, um den Ball hoch zu befördern.

Ausreichende Flugbahn, um es zum Fliegen zu bringen, weit genug, um die maximale Distanz zu erreichen.

Sie werden dramatisch viele Meter verlieren.

Das ist also Punkt eins.

Die andere Wahrheit über den Golfschwung besteht darin, dass die maximale Schlägerkopfgeschwindigkeit genau beim maximalen Loslassen oder kurz danach erreicht wird.

Wenn Sie den Schläger also noch nicht losgelassen haben, haben Sie noch nicht die maximale Geschwindigkeit erreicht.

Wenn Ihre Handgelenke vollständig abgewinkelt sind, erreichen Sie nicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit.

Es ist dieses Auseinandernehmen und Loslassen von allem, das Ihnen die maximale Schlägerkopfgeschwindigkeit verleiht.

Da der Driver ein ziemlich langer Schläger ist und wir versuchen, ihn im Aufschwung zu fangen, habe ich umso mehr Zeit, den Schläger loszulassen und sicherzustellen, dass ich beim Aufprall die maximale Schlägerkopfgeschwindigkeit erreiche, je weiter oben er in der Haltung ist.

Das sind also die beiden entscheidenden Dinge.

Sie verlieren an Schlägerkopfgeschwindigkeit und Abschusswinkel.

Und ob Sie es glauben oder nicht, mit diesen beiden Dingen kommt der Durchschnittstyp auf 18 bis 45 Meter weit.

Folgendes werden wir für den typischen Golfer mit Drehschwung tun.

Wir werden den Ball hier weiter vorne an der Zehe haben.

Sozusagen die Vorderseite, die Innenseite des Fußes, oder, entschuldigen Sie, zumindest die Mitte des Fußes.

Und Sie können es, je nachdem, wie weit Sie sich auf Ihrer linken Seite bewegen, weiter nach oben bewegen.

Aber das ist ungefähr der Punkt, an dem ich Sie ansetzen lassen möchte.

Und beim Ansprechen können Sie den Schläger wieder in die normale Position bringen.

Der Schlüssel liegt hier darin, dass beim Schwung alles andere normal ist.

Sie bleiben zentriert.

Wenn Sie zurückkommen und sich auf die linke Seite bewegen, sollten Sie nicht versuchen, den Ball zu treffen.

Das machen wir beim Golfschwung niemals, niemals.

Egal was passiert, selbst in diesem Szenario besteht ein großer Unterschied zwischen dem Fangen im Aufschwung und dem Schlagen nach oben, wenn wir versuchen, den Ball im Aufschwung zu fangen.

Und um den Ball zu schlagen, muss man im Allgemeinen die Hände drehen und versuchen, ihn in die Luft zu befördern.

Du wirst es nicht richtig treffen.

Und wie Sie im allerersten Video zur Ballgeschwindigkeit gelernt haben, ist ein solider Kontakt alles.

Also, was wir tun werden, ist, den Ball in unserer Haltung nach oben zu bewegen.

Und dann werden wir tatsächlich etwas tun, was viele Leute nicht verstehen.

Wir neigen unsere Wirbelsäule leicht vom Ziel weg.

Dies wird einen positiven Angriffswinkel fördern.

Wenn meine Wirbelsäule sehr senkrecht steht oder sogar in diese Richtung geneigt ist, habe ich keine andere Wahl, als nach unten zu schlagen, da der Winkel Ihrer Wirbelsäule praktisch alles bei Ihrem Golfschwung bestimmt, insbesondere aber Ihren Angriffswinkel.

Wenn ich also von einer sehr geraden Auf- und Ab-Position bei einer Ansprache dazu übergehe, meine Wirbelsäule ein wenig zu neigen, können Sie sehen, dass mir diese kleine Neigung allein schon eine Neigung von etwa fünf oder sechs Grad verschafft hat.

Dadurch werde ich ermutigt, den Ball häufiger im Aufschwung zu fangen, was großartig ist, weil es mir hilft, den Ball höher zu schlagen.

Und das ist es, wonach wir alle suchen.

Wenn ich also meine Wirbelsäule ein ganz kleines bisschen nach hinten neige und zum Ball komme, mache ich immer noch meinen normalen Schwung.

Und wenn ich reinkomme, kann ich den Ball im Aufschwung gerade noch fangen.

Jetzt können Sie feststellen, dass der Ball höher auf das Tee gesetzt werden muss, wenn ich den Schläger in Richtung Ball bewege.

Dies ist der andere große Teil des Abschusswinkels.

Wenn Sie den Ball so hoch über dem Boden auf das Tee schlagen, müssen Sie ihn sehr, sehr gerade und sauber treffen oder durchdringen.

Aber die Schlägerkopfgeschwindigkeit und die Ballgeschwindigkeit reichen nicht aus, um den Ball in die Luft zu bekommen.

Sie müssen den Ball also höher auf den Tee schlagen.

Für den durchschnittlichen Golfer muss der Ball höher aufgeschlagen werden, um ihn zu erreichen und weiter zu schlagen.

Sie müssen den Ball also sehr hoch auf das Tee setzen und dann Ihren normalen Schwung machen.

Versuchen Sie nicht, es anzusprechen.

Lassen Sie den Schläger einfach durchkommen und fangen Sie ihn im Aufschwung.

Sie werden feststellen, dass der Schlägerkopf an dieser Stelle beim Aufprall tatsächlich zuschlägt, weil sich der Ball in Ihrer Haltung weiter oben befindet als dort, wo Sie ihn normalerweise loslassen.

Denn technisch gesehen bewegt sich der Schläger in einem Bogen und beginnt daher möglicherweise, sich auszurichten.

Sie werden also zwei Dinge feststellen.

Erstens: Da ich mit Golfern arbeite, kann ich sagen, dass manche von ihnen dazu neigen, den Driver etwas näher zu platzieren.

Perfekt.

Das ist mir allem anderen vorzuziehen.

Dadurch können Sie den Schlägerkopf noch immer loslassen und mit einer leicht geschlossenen Haltung mit dem Driver die maximale Geschwindigkeit erreichen, sodass Sie den Ball praktisch genau auf die Linie treffen.

Wo sich die Schlagfläche auf natürliche Weise in Ihrem Bogen oder Ihrer Schwungbahn schließt.

Für Spieler mit höherer Schwunggeschwindigkeit und diejenigen, denen mehr Kontrolle wichtig ist, besteht außerdem die Möglichkeit, eine leicht offene Haltung einzunehmen.

Und während Sie durchkommen, können Sie tatsächlich anfangen, an den Punkt zu gelangen, an dem Sie aus dieser Position einen kleinen Fade ausführen können.

Der Ball befindet sich also weiter oben in Ihrer Haltung und Sie halten den Schläger einfach etwas länger zurück, um einen Fade zu erzielen.

Das ist meiner Meinung nach der ideale Spielzug für Spieler mit hoher Schwunggeschwindigkeit, da es sich um einen kontrollierteren Golfschlag handelt, als wenn man versucht, einen kleinen Pull Draw zu schlagen.

Für den durchschnittlichen Golfer bedeutet dieser Schlag jedoch maximale Distanz, maximalen Abschlag, maximale Ballgeschwindigkeit und einen wirklich soliden Schlag, einen wirklich soliden Kontakt.

Der Spieler mit der hohen Schwunggeschwindigkeit, der Typ mit über 177, 185 km/h, kann es sich leisten, die Ballgeschwindigkeit ein wenig zu drosseln – wir sprechen hier von einer winzigen Menge, wenn überhaupt – und einen etwas kontrollierteren Golfschlag hinzubekommen, einen Abschlag, der sich leicht von links nach rechts bewegt, und ihn den ganzen Tag im Spiel zu halten.

Lassen Sie uns hier die wichtigsten Dinge noch einmal zusammenfassen.

Schlagen Sie den Ball höher auf, platzieren Sie den Ball weiter oben im Stand, neigen Sie die Wirbelsäule nach hinten und machen Sie dann Ihren normalen Schwung.

Versuchen Sie nicht, nach oben zu gehen und den Ball zu erreichen. Machen Sie einfach Ihren normalen Schwung und lassen Sie den Schläger beim Aufschwung leicht nach oben gehen, um den Ball in der Mitte der Schlagfläche zu treffen. So schlagen Sie den Ball weiter.

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