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A key to hit the longest drives is getting a optimal angle of attack with the big stick. As your attack angle will be negative for most clubs when it comes to driver, you want to hit more top on the ball.
Now, as you swing on the ball will change from person to person and swing to swing. And the sooner you swing, the less you will need to swing on the ball to generate distance.
By Top 100 Golf teacher Dave Phillips in the video below, PGA Tour Pro has an average angle of attack of about +1 with the driver, while for Pro LPGA that number is closer to +4. The reason for this mismatch is that the Pro LPGA is shaking more slowly, so they have to hit the ball more to generate the distance they need.
Hitting in the ball is not always as easy as it sounds. For many recreational players, thinking about swinging the ball makes them hang back and not transfer their weight properly, which leads to some serious issues.
To save against this, you need to copy the main movement that uses pro to reach the ball properly. Phillips explains the movement below starting at sign 5:00.
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Main Movement for AOA Positive
To practice this main action, make a spine at the top and then stop. From here, you want to “slam” your hips forward and then start rotating to start landing.
As the landing begins, push to the ground with your lead leg. This will begin the chain reaction that helps you hit properly on the ball.
“You will see this lead shoulder leave the beard, which takes the club forward (body), and then as they push, you will see the lead shoulder to work up and back,” says Phillips. “And the end of the club’s syllable works in, which makes the club work around. This is the right way to reach the ball.”
When using the leg of the exact lead to push to the ground, you will be forced to pull your lead shoulder up and away from the ball. And by doing this, you will not only move your weight forward properly, you will also create a positive angle of attack when you get into the influence.
“You need to get your strength in that lead leg early,” says Phillips. “Then after you feel like you can push yourself back because you have enough strength on that lead leg, you want to feel like pushing and getting the lead shoulder that works hard and around you.”
If you can apply this main move to your pace, you will create a higher angle angle in the proper way, which will lead to longer discs.
