Hitting driver off the tee

Pressure on the back of the golf ball - we don't want chicken wings and flicky strikes at the ball, we want pressure on the back of the golf ball on the video to see how to do this. Grip - so to prevent those hooks, we want to reverse the entire process for curing a slice.

The right hand is likely too much under the club, so you need to move your hands towards the target. Rather than have maybe four knuckles on the lead hand showing, we want to see two or three. Hit some shots and get a feel for what you are doing on the video to see how to do this.

Opening the face - get a sensation of feeling like you are opening up and leaving the face a little bit more open through the impact area. Do not move onto stage three until you have reduced the amount you are hooking the golf ball on the video to see how to do this. Reduce the pressure on the back of the golf ball - you need to let the club release because you are holding on way too much.

When you apply too much pressure, the handle gets very high and you get underneath causing you to either block it to the right or flip it way left. The split-hand drill is great to cure this on the video to see how to do this. With the club dropping to the inside, you can swing out to the ball, which lets your arms release and square the clubface. Want more great driving tips? Check out our ultimate guide to driving video series here. If you slice, I'll bet your ball position is too far forward.

This opens the shoulders, which limits how far back you turn. An abbreviated turn sets up that early move with the right shoulder coming down. When you set up, play the ball in line with the logo on your shirt. Keeping the ball from being too far forward will allow you to start your swing with square shoulders, giving you the space necessary to make a full shoulder turn going back.

If you tell a player who hooks the ball to turn harder to the left through impact, you'll have some explaining to do. But the fact is, most big hooks come from the body slowing down through the hitting area, which causes the momentum of the swing to flip the club over and snap the face closed. The closed face sends the ball left.

The way to avoid that is to keep turning your whole body toward the target. Shift to your left side to start down, feeling like your chest points to the ball, then turn hard to the left.

The club won't flip, and you'll fix those hooks. Most hookers aim way out to the right. It makes sense, but the club gets to the inside too quickly on the takeaway. Grip your club about an inch or two down the shaft. The driver is the longest club in your bag and, as such, is the most difficult to control. Gripping it down from the end will give your more control.

Turn your shoulders and drag the clubhead back along the target line. This will allow you to catch the ball at the end of your swing arc when you are hitting up on the ball. To get this position, set up with your feet together even with the ball and then taker a wide step back with your trail foot. This will put you in a nice, wide base to make an athletic and powerful swing.

Once you get in this position, grip the club in your lead hand. Your shoulders should be level and square at this point. Next, put your trail hand on the club.

When you do this, your spine will naturally tilt back away from the target and put you in the correct position to make a solid swing. Now that the setup is complete, refer back to the starter swing video to make a basic swing.