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Golf question....not grounding your driver
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:02 am
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:02 am
I watched the match this weekend. And I can't remember whether it was Mahan or Kutcher, but one of them kept his club two inches above the ground before the back swing.
What's the advantage of that?
What's the advantage of that?
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Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:06 am to Zach
I'd say it's just a tick. Kucher has probably been doing that his whole life
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:06 am to Zach
i think it was kutcher, not grounding the driver allows you to feel a constant weight from address to follow thru
eta: however u spell his name*
eta: however u spell his name*
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 11:07 am
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:08 am to Zach
It's a conscious effort to keep the swing from being too upright. People who do it are trying to make sure they're swing is flatter, most likely because they have a tendency to get upright.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:08 am to titleist71
don't try to do that in the middle of your round. Kuchar has likely been doing that forever. I play with some guys that "hover" the club. its not for me.
I actually drag the driver along the ground in my takeaway as its one of my keys for not jerking it straight up and coming over hte top
I actually drag the driver along the ground in my takeaway as its one of my keys for not jerking it straight up and coming over hte top
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:16 am to Zach
Don't know, but it I have to hit a big arse cut I will hover my driver. Not sure what it throws off in my swing that aids in a bananna ball. But it does it.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:16 am to titleist71
quote:
not grounding the driver allows you to feel a constant weight from address to follow thru
I read about doing this in Golf Digest a few years ago. I've now done it for a few years, all muscle memory
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:21 am to Zach
To promote a sweeping motion needed for maximum distance.
It also helps players from getting too steep (Bubba does this as well).
If you address with the head on the ground, you might have a tendency to deliver the club to that same point, which can kill your distance.
It also helps players from getting too steep (Bubba does this as well).
If you address with the head on the ground, you might have a tendency to deliver the club to that same point, which can kill your distance.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 11:33 am to Billy Mays
It also helps in not getting the club stuck on the way back which makes the hands go first.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:03 pm to KingofthePoint
I think I'll try it. Just to see what happens. Two years ago I had a problem with tragectory. I was hitting line drives and since I play in early morning wet grass I didn't get roll.
A partner just suggested that I roll the grip back a tad causing the driver face to be more upward than it was laying flat on the ground. Worked perfectly.
A partner just suggested that I roll the grip back a tad causing the driver face to be more upward than it was laying flat on the ground. Worked perfectly.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:23 pm to Zach
I've tried it and it just gave me a horrendous snap hook.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:30 pm to JJ27
Oooh, I could use a hook. I tend to slice.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:32 pm to titleist71
quote:Come on, man.
kutcher
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:33 pm to Zach
I was told once in a lesson that if I'm slicing the ball too much, to take a few practice swings like I'm swinging a baseball bat at a thigh high pitch. This helps in giving you a flatter swing plane and can promote a draw or snap hook. The hover gives you that feeling as well which is why most people hook when doing it.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:50 pm to Zach
Jack says it's about getting your plane to be exact from the start of takeaway, through contact and into the follow through.
Leaving it on the deck would mean you're bringing the club back there, which of course you don't want to do with a tee'd up shot with a driver.
Leaving it on the deck would mean you're bringing the club back there, which of course you don't want to do with a tee'd up shot with a driver.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:18 pm to BRgetthenet
But he does it on all shots. Not just driving.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:21 pm to Zach
I saw it in person. He does lift it up about 3 or 4 inches. Just a habit. Bubba does something similar. Dont think there are any advantages to this
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:32 pm to Zach
It's the same priciple with an iron, since ideally you don't want the club face grounding, or bottoming out, until after the ball has been struck.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:48 pm to Zach
That was one of the tips on a recent Golf Fix episode. The email asked how to get more run on the driver once it lands and they said to not ground the driver, for the reasons stated above. I've started doing it and my flight is flatter and faster.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 4:10 pm to 40 Rouge
Now I will say that hovering my putter has been a HUGE help for me. Completely different feel than when you ground. My distance control has been lights out since switching a few weeks ago.
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