Tips/tricks/swing thoughts for + AOA with driver

Pick up your left heel on backswing and before you reach the top, stomp it back down hard. Harder you stomp, more you fire the left hip back. I have had to bring ball back in my stance since I started doing this, but make much more consistent upward strikes.

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ball position? head moving too much towards the target in downswing? head tilt at impact is wrong?

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No farther back than inside front heel

Head could definitely be moving forward of center line

Feel like I do a pretty conscious effort to keep the feeling on not letting water fall out of left ear through impact… but maybe.

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Just tilt your left shoulder toward the sky at addressed.

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I tilt my pelvis instead. It probably makes my shoulder go back too, but it works better for me.

I would say don’t try hitting it. Just swing through.
The orange whip really helped me get the feeling right.

I wouldn't listen to Internet forums.

Go see a pro.

The average PGA Tour player has an aoa of -1.5 so it's not a terrible thing to hit down on the driver, it's thought to be more accurate. Now if you're -3 or higher that's not good. What is your spin rate?

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I had my gallbladder removed two weeks ago so probably shouldn’t even be swinging yet

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Give yourself time to recover.

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I had my gallbladder removed two weeks ago so probably shouldn’t even be swinging yet

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Maybe you’re not getting into enough right side bend on the downswing due to the surgery

Having the right shaft is important, but it doesn't change your attack angle from -3 to +5.

I went from 8-11 launch to 14-17 launch in a span of 6-7 months without switching drivers.

I didn't change ball position either. I didn't put excessive weight on my back foot. It literally just requires different feels more than anything.

Tee height is very important obviously. Currently I tee my ball up a mile. This counteracts my miss that happened to be lower on the face.

Another thing that has helped me is trying to maintain knee flex throughout the swing, vs standing up too quickly and changing angle through the ball, catching the ball low on the face, etc.

2 more things that I occasionally do if my launch sneaks back down to 12-13, is 1) tilt my head slightly back at address and maintain a feel of keeping it behind the ball during the swing. And 2) A very Subtle hip tilt at address and focusing on maintaining that angle throughout the swing. (for righties, this means left hip tilted up and above the right hip at address).

Place the ball 6in outside your lead foot at address. To the point where it’s uncomfortable. In order to hit the ball you will teach yourself to stay behind with a little weight on your right foot.

The more you shift to the left side in your downswing the more steep of an angle you are creating.

The more comfortable you get with that ball position, slowly start moving the bal back to your lead toe or just inside.

My AOA on my last monitor session with driver was +4.3, and my only swing thoughts are keeping my right knee bent in my backswing and keeping my right heel planted in backswing transition.