Hitting driver extremely low

[BigK75]

Hey Guys:

I am first time poster with a problem. I have old Callaway Big Berta I never hit because it goes extremely low. I decided that I would go to my local shop and pick up a 12 degree driver. I found a Ping G2 driver 11.5 degree and went to test it on the indoor hitting range. They have a range that shows you were the ball is going, plus carry plus launch angle. I noticed that my launch angle was always around 8 degrees instead of the optimum 12-16. No matter how many times I hit the ball it was under 8 degrees launch angle and a couple of times it was 3-4 degrees. What do you think I am doing wrong. I usually hit my 3 iron 200 of the tee. What do you think I might be doing. One more thing even though I had it tee'd up really high It felt like I was hitting the bottom half of the face rather then the top half, could that do it?

Claude

[Mizunoman]

Re: Hitting driver extremely low

Try teeing the ball lower and striking the ball with a more downwards action.

It may simply be that you need a lighter shaft on the driver maybe even a regular flex. If you are hitting the 3 iron 200 yards there cant be all that much wrong with your action. The higher you tee the ball the more sweeping the action and therefore (theoretically) you should hit the ball on a shallower trajectory.

To be fair, if you are controlling the direction well enough and shifting it a healthy enough distance I wouldnt worry all that much. A straight low ball will more or less give comparable ditance to a higher lanched ball provided you dont play on one of those Florida turf nurseries.

Give us an idea of your iron set ups and your driver distance in your current situation.

D.

[gord962]

Re: Hitting driver extremely low

where is your ball located in your stance? Also, have someone check to see if you are swaying - A low trajectory is a common result of a sway.

[BigK75]

Re: Hitting driver extremely low

Hey Guys I usually hit
P 120
9 135
8 150
7 160
6 170
5 180
4 190
3 200
Do not hit the driver most of the time so I don't even know. I don't use the three wood (tiny callaway steelhead 7yrs old or so). Last time I played, out of 7 drivers I topped 4 of them, the rest went very very low (no height whatsoever.

I wonder if the problem maybe that I sway, I usually end up with my weight on the right foot in the follow through with the driver.

[eddie3392]

Re: Hitting driver extremely low

I started hitting the driver and 3wood low last yr and a friend of mine noticed that I had starting putting a lot of my weight on my left foot. It certainly did not feel like that but once i started to get a little more weight back I started to get my flight back.

Just a thought!

[gord962]

Re: Hitting driver extremely low

I wonder if the problem maybe that I sway, I usually end up with my weight on the right foot in the follow through with the driver.

If you are a righty, you speak of the reverse pivot. When hitting your driver next time, try this:
in your address position, start with your weight distributed about 20/80 ron your right/left foot, respectively. Ensure that as you make your backswing, you keep your weight on your right side and get your left shoulder over top of your right knee. If you do both of those, there is no where else to go but to your left side to finish your swing. Give it a try and let us know how it works. If you are stll having troubles we can try a few other things as well.