How to Hit a Draw With Driver That Will Erase Slices & Pulls
Gain distance and consistency while eliminating slices, pulls and the two-way miss off the tee
Here are three great reasons you should try to hit a draw with your driver.
First, the moves that assist a draw also counteract the moves that result in a slice or a pull.
Second, when you hit a draw, or in this case a bomb draw, with the driver, you’ll be surprised at how much farther the ball goes.
Finally, it’s easy. Okay, nothing in golf is easy, but if you think drawing a driver is too advanced for you, you’re wrong.
Jason Baile, Director of Instruction at Jupiter Hills Club is here to teach you exactly how hit bomb draws with driver, and the recipe is just three simple moves, and two of those moves are done before you even take the club back.
Learn a Draw to Erase a Slice
If you struggle with slices or pulls – or a mixture of both – with the driver, there’s a good chance the problem (or at least part of it) is that your upper body is leading the downswing.
That move detonates both your path and attack angle.
First, it pretty much guarantees an over-the-top path, which depending on where your clubface is pointed relative to that path, leads to either a slice or a pull.
Second, it promotes a negative (or downward) attack angle, which is one of the quickest ways to kill distance.
Add Speed & Distance to Your Driver With 4 Adjustments
3 Steps to Hitting Draws With Driver
Don’t worry, here’s how to reverse those moves, straighten out those slices and pulls, and start hitting draws with your driver. And not just any draws, bomb draws.
1. Adjust Your Feet
Before you even take the club back, you can set up for the bomb draw. First, drop your trail foot back a smidgen. That helps promote the in-to-out path.
2. Adjust Your Hips
Next, tilt your lead hip slightly up, so it’s just a little higher than your trail hip. This tweak will help you hit up on the ball, which in itself will lead to plenty of extra distance if you’re currently hitting down on the ball with the driver.
3. Patience With Your Upper Body
From the top of the swing, be patient with your upper body and allow your arms to fall from the inside. This move will set your swing on the right path and assist a positive (upward) attack angle, which is oh-so-important with the driver.
How Hitting a Draw With Driver Can Help You
Most golfers struggle with a slice at some point. The scary part is that the moves that create slices can just as easily lead to pulls, depending on where your club face is pointed. That’s a quick path to the dreaded two-way miss that cripples golfers on every tee box.
These moves will not only help you learn how to hit draws with your driver, but they counteract the moves that cause you to hit slices and pulls. When you do that consistently, regardless of how much or little your ball draws, you’ll know what it’s going to do before you hit it. That’s how you turn your driver into a weapon, and start shooting lower scores.