Golf Nut, I don’t hit my driver very well. My tee shots are very low with top spin and don’t go very far. Do you have some simple golf tips that can help me with my golf swing, particularly the driver?

There are several things that you may want to look at in your golf swing. One very common problem is that golfers sometimes tend to be swinging down somewhat when they make contact with the golf ball using the driver.

Hitting down on the ball is what you want when you are hitting your irons, but not with the woods, especially the driver. Sometimes if we have been practicing with our golf irons a lot or hitting them pretty well, this golf swing habit creeps over into our tee shots.

One simple golf tip is a visual one. You need to visualize that you are sweeping the golf ball with the driver. Imagine holding a broom and making a golf swing with it. You wouldn’t drive the broom into the ground, you would “sweep” it along the ground almost parallel with the ground or even a slight upswing. The same thing applies with the driver.

A couple of other simple suggestions. Make sure that the golf ball is teed up far enough forward in your stance. The ball should be roughly even with your left heel or instep. Also make sure you have more of your weight (60-70 percent) on your right side if you are right handed. This helps promote the right swing plane for your golf swing. Also make sure that you aren’t teeing the golf ball too high. This can cause golf shots that are too low also.

You may also want to check out one of our other golf tips about the driver at: http://www.the-golf-nut.com/golf_swing_problems_with_my_fairway_woods.html. Some of these ideas may also prove helpful.

I hope that this helped and you may want to also check out these golf tips also. Thank you for sending in your question.