The set-up position I have demonstrated here is so valuable if you want to hit long, high, straight drives as it will help you to deliver the best angle of attack on the ball.
Angle of attack (AoA) is how your driver head comes into the ball as you would look at the strike from face on. Either you are catching it at the bottom of the arc, which would be a 0 degree angle of attack, or you are catching it before or after that lowest point of the arc.
Much research has revealed that to hit your longest drives, you need to hit up on the ball about 2-5 degrees.
How big of a difference can there be?
Well, according to Golf Magazine, the difference between a -5 AoA and a +5 AoA is about 25 yards of distance at a 90 mph clubhead speed. You would potentially go from around 235 to around 260 without using more effort! At higher clubhead speeds, the difference will be even more.
To find out your angle of attack and to learn to hit the ball further we no extra effort come and see us in The Golf Studio at Dunes Golf Centre this winter. We use the industry leading technology from Foresight Sports to accurately measure what your club is doing to the ball.
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