Driving

Smooth 80 Percent

A driving drill for the Development stage, on the range, in about 15 minutes.

Builds control and consistency off the tee by finding the swing effort that produces the best combination of accuracy and distance.

FULL EFFORT, SCATTEREDSMOOTH EFFORT, TIGHTERTEETARGET LINE
Find an effort level that keeps more balls in play than your full-effort swings.

Equipment

  • driver
  • 10 balls
  • tees

Steps

  1. 01Hit a few tee shots at full effort as a baseline.
  2. 02Hit the next several at a noticeably smoother, reduced-effort swing.
  3. 03Compare where the smoother swings finish versus the full-effort ones.
  4. 04Note the effort level that keeps shots the most consistent.
  5. 05Finish the bucket at that controlled effort level.

Target

Try to find an effort level that keeps more balls in play than your full-effort swings.

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