How To Drive a Golf Ball Straight

As already mentioned we all want to know how to drive a golf ball straight. This in itself can prevent you from doing this very thing before you have even taken a practice swing. The thing is that your first drive will determine your whole round in terms of confidence and mentality, so this brings along a tension and a pressure to make sure that first drive goes straight down the fairway.
Unfortunately, tension in the golf swing is a complete no no, especially with your driving as you are holding the longest club in the bag with the most flexible shaft. As a result the slightest error of a couple of degrees can send your golf ball way off line so a relaxed and stress free golf swing is what you need to feel in your practice swing before you even address the ball.

Leading on from the previous module you need to feel a light, but controlled grip on the club. A lot of people are scared of doing this, because they think that the club will go flying down the tee box. I assure this won't happen as you will naturally tighten your grip at impact to prevent this happening. If will feel uptight, and tense about our first tee shot this will cause a strangle hold on the club. As this is the only point of contact with the club you want to avoid this tension, as it will greatly harm your ability to hinge the wrists on the backswing and release the club through at impact.

Although it has been said a million times the fact is the golf swing is a build up of the fundamentals that go before, and to know how to hit a golf ball straight starts right back at the address. Facts are always better than opinion and the fact is that if you are not aiming at your target, or your club face is not square to the ball at set up, or you have a poor ball position there is a high chance the ball won't go straight where you want it even if your swing is excellent. Stand behind the ball and pick out a target about six feet in front of the ball that is in line with your target and line up to that. This will make aiming a lot easier. With the driver, have the ball just inside your left heel (for a right handed golfer) so to sweep the ball off the tee peg.
However, no one is saying that your swing has to be excellent. How many coaches would teach Jim Furyk's swing to a student, but if you get a good pre-shot routine and have your angles right to stand square to your target and have the club sitting behind the ball online then you are half way there to achieving that straight drive before you even hit anything.

The final chapter to this how to drive a golf ball straight article involves clearing your head before you swing. Never in any sport has the phrase "paralysis by analysis" been more apt than the golf swing. You stand over the golf ball and you try to run about a dozen swing thoughts through your head and then expect to do them while the club travels at 100 mile per hour. It isn't gonna happen.
Once you have a sound set up you can throw a lot of those swing thoughts away. They are only gonna restrict your game. A sound set up will promote good things in your swing without thinking about them. Have one swing thought during your swing and keep your mind clear to freely release the club through the ball. This swing thought might be to concentrate on your tempo, or making sure you transfer your weight through the shot, but apart from that let the swing be a stress free product of what has went into the preparation.
We will never be perfect at golf so don't try to be, and don't overdo it to hinder your progress.