| Today you are going to learn about "hovering | | | | swing or the arc of your swing a bit on the |
| your driver." You may be asking what is | | | | way back to the ball to hit up on it like |
| hovering the driver and how is it going to | | | | you are supposed to do to maximize your |
| work right? | | | | drives. With the large headed drivers and |
| | | | longer tees that everyone is advocating to |
| I will explain all of that in a second, but | | | | use, it is difficult to start at a resting |
| let's review why the driver is so important | | | | point with the club on the ground and then |
| for just a second. As we all know, most | | | | changing the arc or path of your swing in |
| holes require a driver and hitting your | | | | order to hit up on the ball. |
| drives straight and long is what we are all | | | | |
| trying to do. Doing this more often sets | | | | Hovering the driver behind the ball before |
| you up for opportunities to score because | | | | you start at the point where you want to hit |
| you are in the fairway or at least a long | | | | the ball off the tee, will allow you to |
| way from the tee which improves your chances | | | | swing freely and actually you will |
| of getting on in 2. | | | | concentrate more on hitting the ball. Think |
| | | | about it. When you have the club hovering, |
| So what does hovering the driver have to do | | | | you are really zeroing in on where you want |
| with this? Hovering the driver behind your | | | | to hit the ball. By doing this, you are |
| ball instead of grounding the club on the | | | | programming your mind to just swing back and |
| ground allows you to be more consistent with | | | | hit the ball where the club is now and you |
| your swing and thus will produce better | | | | don't have to do any manipulating of your |
| drives overall. | | | | swing. |
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| How does this make a difference you may be | | | | Try it the next time you go out and play. I |
| asking. Well, think about it. When you take | | | | think after you try it for a few holes, you |
| the club back when it is resting on the | | | | will see it really works. |
| ground, you have to actually alter your | | | | |