Hit Driver to right field

[anthony]

I've played 3 times since the snow melted and have been inconsistent off the tee. Half good drives and the rest hooks with a few slices here and there. My irons and wedges in particular are better than ever. Hybrids off the tee were nice too. The driver, however, was a bit frustrating to me to say the least as it was the obvious weak link.

I went to the range for the first time this year with the intention of working on my driver. Two things I did different were standing closer to the ball and swinging to the right. Maybe the term "releasing to the right" is better. Either way, I was actually hitting draws for the first time in my life.

I really took a look at how I was setting up. One thing I noticed I was doing was setting up properly at first and then settling into place after doing a few waggles and had moved farther and farther away from the club with my body. So, I made an effort to stay the same distance from the club butt and not shuffle away before the backswing. This felt very close since I was so used to being too far away and overstretching my arms. The only way I could complete a swing was to to swing to right field and consequently come from the inside and hit a proper drive. The swing felt just like my iron swings and was like a rocket.

The point in this post is I felt like I was swinging way way right, when in fact I was on the proper path. Most were straight while a few had a slight draw. For someone like me who was so used to coming over the top (or outside in) it felt severely right. Maybe something to try for people struggling with a slice. Personally I went from going right or slicing most clubs (especially driver) to irons straight and driver hooking or dead left. I've heard the term swing to right field before, but never put it into play like I did today.

[Mrd19abhs]

thanks for the advice ive been tryingto work on my driver without getting a lesson cause i dont want tehm to try and chage my swing on anyother clubs cause im finaly hitting very consistenly for first time in my life except for driver.