Hitting driver off the hosel

 · In this video PGA Golf Coach Mark Wood shows you the main reasons as to why you hit your driver from out of the heel and some drills to help you to stop doin. If you tend to hit shots off the heel of the clubface – the portion closest to the shaft – the solution likely lies in your address position. Here are three common causes. Standing too close to the ball: From this position you'll extend the arms on the downswing past their address position, pushing the club outward and initiating heel contact.  · If you are hitting towards the heel or if you are shanking the ball line up with the ball off the hosel not the toe. Lining up off the toe on exacerbates the problem because you feel as though you have to reach and when you do you hit hit the heel or hosel again. Many tour pros align the ball off the hosel, John Daly for one. Try it, you'll be amazed.

In this video PGA Golf Coach Mark Wood shows you the main reasons as to why you hit your driver from out of the heel and some drills to help you to stop doin. Hitting the Ball off the Heel with Your Driver. Do you hit your driver off the heel? The heel hits will cause distance loss and the slice with your driver. But what causes heel hits? The reason why you hit your driver off the heel may be the outside-in swing or coming over the top. By hitting the ball consistently off the heel, you wont be able to achieve your usual distance – and you may have to hit driver more frequently as a result. The other problem that comes with hitting the ball off the heel of the club is the inability to manage your ball flight and get the ball to land in the fairway.

The key to a consistent tee shot is making sure you are hitting a little bit up on the ball when you make contact. Here is a tip that will make sure you can. At one point or another, nearly every golfer suffers from a slice off the tee. The slice is undoubtedly the most common issue that plagues. Second Question: I tend to struggle off of the tee because my driver can send the ball in both directions (slice and hook). What scares the devil out of me.