You begin every hole you ever play at the tee. If you’re having trouble driving the ball, then you’re starting every single hole at a disadvantage. You might scramble your par with a great chip, but you might well be putting for birdies if your drive had been a bit longer.

For nearly all golfers, being consistent with the driver and hitting long golf drives are far from being impossible. Being consistent off the tee is a lot easier than most players understand.

Modern golf equipment means golf balls today get the best distance higher launch angles and a shallower angle of descent. It’s not about wormburners anymore. Long drives come from high launching shots, with most of the distance being carry.

With their high club speeds and dependable striking, golf pros can manage low lofted drivers and nevertheless get height on the ball. For the majority of club players however, playing a higher lofted driver will amplify accuracy and carry. Most average players would do best with drivers in the 11 14 degree loft range.

Playing the appropriate shaft is vital when it comes to long drives and consistent golf. The shaft has a vital part to play in all your clubs but the effects of playing the wrong shaft in your driver are magnified.

Most golfers fit graphite shafts to their drivers. Regrettably, many golfers use driver shafts that are too stiff for their swings. That probably has a lot to do with the most common fault in golf, the slice. Play a shaft that is overly stiff and you’ll most likely suffer from a slice.

In part, that has to do with the widespread misunderstanding that graphite shafts are too whippy, too soft. That could well have been the case 10 years ago, but current graphite shaft manufacturing methods have given us first-rate models with very uniform playing characteristics.

A medium torque, light-weight driver shaft would give the best results for the majority of golfers. Lighter shafts improve your swing speed and the medium torque will allow the shaft to load properly during the swing, delivering more energy into your drives. More energy, more yards.

Tip stiffness also plays a crucial function in how your drives will launch. Your trajectories will suffer if you use a shaft which is too tip-stiff. Long golf drives get going with the launch conditions. Keep in mind, we’re not after worm burners anymore.

Matching your driver head and shaft specifications to your swing is the most crucial part of being a long hitter. You want your driver to help your game, not work against it.

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