The Senior Golf Swing - Golf Driver Tips

Imagine that little white ball soaring, straight as anbad drive. Before addressing your ball, or even
arrow, down the centre of the fairway...Great!before your it is your turn to tee-off, take time
You will find Golf Driver Tips everywhere, bothto calm down, breathe deeply, and most
online and offline. This particular club can beimportantly, go through your pre-shot routine.
difficult to master, its size and length can beGolf Driver Tip #3 -"Practice"
intimidating, especially for beginners. Golf DriverThe Golf driving range is the place to hone your
Tips are aplenty, and here are some of the bestskills. Repeated practice of the senior golf swing,
and most effective for the senior golf swing.especially with the modern great big oversized
A solid, reliable drive off the tee is a key elementdrivers is the key...Why?
to a lower score. Hook or slice and its bye bye• Oversized clubs can be difficult to square up
birdie. A few wayward drives off the tee will ruinat first. To find the "sweet spot" with the heavier
your score for the entire game, and probablyand larger head requires plenty patience and
your day.practice.
Conversely, Senior Golfers (and others) who are• Gaining confidence to use these big drivers is
prepared to review these Golf Driver Tips willessential and golf practice is the only way to get
often see lower scores if they apply them to ait
senior golf swing.• Oversized clubs require the ball to be teed up
A great drive, combining both distance andhigher. The best place to test and practice using
accuracy will have your ball end up closer to yourthe correct height is on the range...not on the first
target, the green. You now have an advantage; atee!
shorter shot to the green makes the possibility ofGolf Driver Tip #4 -"The Grip"
a birdie or even an eagle easier. A few of theseResist the urge to strangle the club when you
shots will certainly help to lower your scoretake it into your hands. Chances of slicing the ball
significantly.multiply in direct proportion to the force of the
Golf Driver Tip #1 - "Relax"."death grip" Golf 101 teaches various grips but all
This is extremely important and requires you toof them teach you to use "light pressure"...Why?
practice patience and concentration. Master it and• Light pressure enhances the wrist hinge which
you will enjoy your game to the full. You haveis a vital power source in the swing.
heard it before "let the club head do the work"• Light pressure increases club face rotation
Muscling your way through a tee shot is a sureresulting in improved square contact.
way for you to wind up looking for your ball inThis Tip also applies to all the other clubs in the
the woods. Trying to Rip the ball down thegolf bag, and more importantly to a senior golf
fairway will almost always result in a hook or aswing.
slice. The Senior Golf Swing should be a thing ofSam Snead - "Hold the club as if you had a little
grace and beauty.baby bird in your hand."
Golf Driver Tip #2 - "Clear your Head"Practicing these golf driver tips will result in Senior
The last hole is gone. If you had a poor showingGolfers achieving better distance and accuracy
do not take the baggage with you to the nextwith your drives off the tee. Remember: the only
tee. Anger and Frustration over a bad score onway to learn new skills is to get out there and
the previous hole will almost certainly lead to apractice.