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460cc driver: Hitting along ground

Do you mind me asking how high you are teeing the ball up?

That will have a huge impact on the initial contact - if you are slightly too low you will hit the ball towards the ground. As the previous poster said you should be sweeping the ball upwards and the action is totally different to your irons.

It sounds to me like you are teeing the ball up too low perhaps and you are catching the ball with the bottom half of the drivers face causing low ball flight. If you look at the drivers face you will see exactly what I mean - the shape of the face below centre will naturally produce a low ball flight or almost grounded.

The ball should be positioned in line with the inside of your left heel not towards the centre of your stance as this will cause contact too soon and 9 times out of 10 a huge slice.

***Very important*** Also don't allow your breast bone forward of the ball at strike as this also will promote striking down on the ball and cause either a slice or a very low grounded drive.

Hope this helps.

Matt