In  golf, how do I hit a draw with my driver?
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for me to hit a draw, the first thing I do is widen my stance. I will take a few practice swings normally to see the path of the club coming thru at impact. next I will round out my swing and play the ball a little back in the stance. If you are right handed then you need to swing the club and at the finish your club should point at 2 o'clock.
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You play ten rounds, and take the best three rounds and average those.  To obtain a handicap you should play by the rules that RCGA, and USGA put out.  (no cheating - no muligans)\n\nMy husband is a golf pro and he said it was a quick way to explain it.
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Make sure you get to hit them first \nYou should go to demo days and club fitting. You can find demo days by going to vendor web sites. You can sign up for free fitting with local golf pro at www.playgolfamerica.com \nGood luck
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Jerry's answer isn't completly accurate. \nFirst of all handicaps are not for bragging, handicaps exist so that you could play anyone in the world no matter how good they might be and potentially beat them. It basically levels the playing feild. Secondly, it isn't just the difference between your handicap and you fellow competitor's, there is actually a system to the whole thing. On the scorecard you will notice that each hole has a handicap rating; the number 1 handicap hole on the course has been determined by a USGA course commitee to be the most difficult, and of course the 18th is the easiest. If I were playing you,and my handicap is a 3, then I would "get" strokes on the 1,2,and 3 handicap holes; I would indicate this on the scorecard with little dots in each corresponding score box. Since you are a 19 handicap, then you would actually get strokes on every hole on the course, and that last stroke would appear on the number 1 handicap hole, in effect giving you 2 strokes on that hole. The reason it is done this way is so you can competivly play either stroke play or match play against anyone. So since you have 2 strokes on the number one handicap hole you could double bogey it and it would still be a net par for you.\nFor a complete breakdown on handicaps in Golf I highly recomend you vist USGA.org and order the official handicapping book... it's really cheap, like a couple of bucks, and it could save you a bet or two out on the course in the long run!
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There are three schools of thought on it.  One, you can adjust your stance for a draw.  Your lead foot needs to be in front of you back foot.  Then, take your normal swing, this can cause a draw.  Two, you can adjust your swing path.  An inside-out swing can produce a draw.  Third, you can adopt a strong grip which can produce a draw.  Try all three, and or a combination of the three.
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I love golf! Practice at the driving range using your wedge, 9, 8 irons.  Chipping and putting are the key to the game.\n\nOption for playing with better golfers.  Go ahead and tee off.  If it's a good shot play it.  If not play your second shot from your cart partner's lie...explaining you are new to the game and don't want to hold up the foursome.  Don't keep score at first, it will only make you mad...really.\n\nRELAX is the ultimate key to golf.  It is a GAME to be PLAYED and should be fun not work.\n\nif you're ever in myrtle beac, I'll play golf with you!!
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shorten your backswing and make a conscious effort to swing through the ball( also called releasing the club)\nGo to the driving range and try this, just focusing on making good solid contact with a good follow through and don't try and kill it. nice easy swings and see how far it goes.
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thats the first thing wrong with your golf game (sorry for the negativity). it doesnt matter what side of the ball your on. the grip is always the same unless you are restricted by something. the swing is what its all about. start by taking it in close to your body, bringing it down in that same line, then pushing it out away. an inside out swing. as you do this, snap your wrists over. if you arent physically able to do this. try putting your left hand on top of the grip more so you can see more of the back of your hand. it'll force the wrist snap. (not suggested but if necessary).
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Match Play - Every time you win a hole you get 1 tie 0 lose -1  Now if you are 3 holes a head with 2 holes left to play you win. 3 up 2 to go
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Every player hits their clubs differently and with a little practice you learn how far each one will go.  Sometimes the conditions on the course, or obstacles, will cause you to use different clubs from the same distance.  For example, if I'm hitting into a headwind, the ball won't go as far so I might hit a club that normally would travel farther than the current distance I am from the hole (the opposite is true when you have a tailwind).  Also, if the course is wet, or if there's a tree in your way, you might want to hit the ball lower or higher also changing your club selection.  Pro golfers can usually hit the same distance with a number of different clubs (it takes a lot of practice!).
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You need to check your set up first\n\nGo to www.playgolfamerica.com and sign up for a free golf lesson in May with a local PGA pro.\n\nor check out the improve you game section of www.pga.com \nHere is an article on drivers.  They have several this is a very good place to get information it's set up for golf pros.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_polites110104.cfm
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The best thing would be to see a professional golfer and he can advise you on how to improve your game. Yahoo's golf tips suggests selecting a target area and focussing on that. \n\n# Stand behind your ball on the tee and pick out a 10- to 15-yard landing area, then picture an imaginary line from that spot back to your ball.\n# As you address the ball, focus on an intermediate target a few feet in front of you. Align your ball square to that point, and don't worry about hazards, distant mountains or anything else.\n# Right before you pull the trigger, take one last look at your landing area. Take a cue from the Tour players, who by this point are only thinking about getting their ball to that spot.\n# Make a confident swing, knowing that you've done what it takes to line up the shot. Practice this on the range, and you'll be ready to conquer any intimidating visual tricks.\n\nThere are also plenty of training aids available see Yahoo directory.
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The two answers above are totally wrong.\n\nPlaying through is a touchy thing. First off there has to be extenuating circumstances to warrant playing through. \n\n1) You MUST be playing faster and better than the people you're playing through\n\n2) There MUST not be anyone in front of the group you're trying to play through, otherwise, what's the point? It's like passing someone on the right in rush hour traffic....you're no further ahead than when you passed.\n\n3) Hopefully you're a twosome or onesome playing through a group with more numbers than you, if not PLAY FAST.\n\nOnce these conditions are met, hopefully the group in front of you will wave you onto a green and suggest that you play through. \n\nOtherwise you can try to play fast enough to meet the group on the next tee and then politely ask, "mind if we play through?" Then it will be up to that group to let you play through or not. \n\nIf they do allow you to play through PLAY QUICKLY, don't be checkin the wind and asking for yardages to carry bunkers, just step up and slap it, and then play the hole out quickly.\n\nThere's nothing worse than a group that plays through and then holds you up....\n\nHope this helps, I'm sure there are articles on the net....perhaps under golf etiquette?
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Two things lead to most topped shots.  One thing you can do is taking something the size of a dime and pretend that the golf ball.  The concentration and the swing speed you use to hit the small item is the same you should use when you hit the golf ball.  Remember to concentrate on the bottom part of the ball not the top.  \nreasons for topping\n1.When you start taking the club back lifting your body up.  This is done by straitening the knees.  Try to keep them bent the entire time.  The ball is 1.5 inches so it only takes a little movement to cause a top.  Here is how you try to prevent this – Take some practice swing hitting something the size of penny.  You have to concentrate on it to make sure you hit it.  That is the same thing you need to do with the golf ball.  You want that concentration to keep you from moving away from the ball.  \n\nYou have to keep that left arm straight.  You bend it ½ and inch and your in the middle of the ball.  This is where you use your hand eye coordination.  The right arm just keeps things going, don’t let it over power your left or you will get those deep bone jaring divots.  You do not want that.
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109, you are well on your way to breaking 100 in the next round or 3, if you haven't already. Point being you are a fair to good club swinger who is improving. \nMost of the above answers are good, but just getting it out in play will not teach you how to hit a long bunker shot which you are going to need as your game improves. If the smart play is to punch it out because of the situation like the lip, trees, lake etc. then do it, but you still need to hit a few long ones because this won't be the last time you are in one.\n   Greg V had most of the components right, but he got confused on ball placement. In order to hit the ball first you have to put it a little BACK in your stance (and I mean a little) so you strike the ball first not the sand. The idea being to slightly hit it into the sand which repells the ball out or get it out clean. In a green side bunker you play the ball a little forward so you strike the sand first which explodes under the ball and forces it out. I don't know about the feet digging in part, but I always waggle my feet in so as not to loose my footing, which as you know if you ever played in sneakers on wet grass, can really ruin a shot.\nYou don't necessarily have to go for the green either. If you think you can make it, or,  if you don't you won't leave a hard chip (like another bunker shot) then go for it, that's the fun of the game.. My guess if you were 200 out it was your 2nd shot on a par 4 or 5. To make par, hit it to a distance you are confident from, say 100yds. So say you hit your wedge 100yds.usually, in this bunker trap you would hit a 9 or 8 to make it go 100 yds because you loose distance from the sand which is not as solid as the fairway. Chip up and hopefully make the putt for par.
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Believe it or not, you loft the ball by hitting down on it.  The initial trajectory is determined by the loft of the club face.  Hitting down on the ball gives it backspin, which will actually make it climb higher in flight.  No part of your divot should be behind the ball.  Ideally, the club should strike the ball and ground simultaneously and the entire divot be in front of where the ball was sitting.\n\nUnless conditions were very severe, I would never try to hit up at a ball, even with a driver and the ball on a tee.  That would impart overspin to the ball, which will make it dive into the ground.  Little ball flight and a lot of roll may be called for against a strong wind on a very dry and bald fairway, but is not the preferred shot shape most of the time.  Swing level with your driver.  Let the clubface put the ball in the air.
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Pro golfers generate clubhead speed through technique which combines body rotation, armswing and wrist snap or rotation, and they've worked to put the three together to create the incredible clubhead speeds they generate.\n\nOf course, it's impossible to give a real answer to your question, since I've not played with you and haven't seen you swing, but from the tone of your question, I would look at two things to start -\n\nFirst, when you're driving from a tee, the ball should be a little bit forward in your stance, and the clubhead should be level or starting on its upward arc when you strike the ball.  If the ball is back and the clubhead is still on its downward arc, you're going to lose a great deal of driving distance.\n\nSecond, you need to make sure that you hit *through* the ball and complete your swing.  If you are only swinging *to* the ball, you're going to be slowing down your swing before the clubhead reaches the ball, resulting in lost distance.  You need to take a full swing, and just let the ball get in the way.