Hit my driver further when catch it towards the toe

[GolferDot]

Hi guys,

I have found I am hitting my driver further when I actually catch it slightly towards the toe.

Could this be due to a lower spin rate and should I look at getting a lower lofted driver or different shaft ?

[Klew]

No, prolly the opposite. It's more than likely from getting excessive top/side spin resulting in a big power draw, with a ton of roll.

[golfdad]

agree with klew. a left runs longer than a right.

[Jay-Bird]

Hit it off the toe - it will draw and roll (left/overspin)
Hit it off the heel - it will slice and bite (right/backspin)

You're probably standing just a bit too far from the ball at address. What might look like the ball inline with the center of the face from your perspective at address might actually be a little toward the toe. Line up to 'heel it' slightly. You should see a higher, straighter, more true ball flight.

[golfman43]

Hit it off the toe - it will draw and roll (left/overspin)

this helped me a lot. so thanks.

[GolferDot]

did'nt say it was a regular affliction, just said that it goes further, I hit it with a draw anyways

[Fat Slice]

The toe of the club swung on an arc is moving faster than the heel. Not much faster, but faster. The farther out the ball is away from your body, the more pronounced the effect. How much farther are you hitting it?

[JonnyGolf]

I'm going to say that if the ball is going longer out near the toe, then you've club issues. You should be losing distance with a toe shot, and typically a shot on the toe will have the ball flare to the right as the club face opens due to hitting outside the center.

I haven't heard of anyone saying that to hit it out on the toe to get left to right flight. For me, I know when I've hit it on the toe because the ball goes straight and shorter than my usual right to left flight.

As a note, Pro's hit the ball in the center of the club above the middle.