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Golf Clubs - The Driver Or 1 Wood
The "Driver" or "1 Wood"
as it's called is the most powerful club in the bag,
if it's hit well. It can deliver crushing distances
of 400 + yardage if it's hit well. It can hit
the ball out of sight and shave many strokes off your
game, if it's hit well.
So why do so many people have trouble hitting the
driver? The driver offers little or no forgiveness
on a bad shot since the club face is almost flat in
nature. Since it offers such big distance any little
mistake made on impact translates into disaster on the
other end.
 Drivers
used to be made of wood. Persimone as a matter of
fact. They had metal plates on the club face and were
very difficult to hit correctly. Drivers are not the
only club which will deliver long distances. Tiger Woods
can hit his 3 wood nearly 300 yards. So why do
so many people insist in using the club?
The drivers of today are made to provide amateur
golfers with a  larger
sweet spot and more forgiving shots. The club actually
allows the golfer to hit a less than perfect shot off
the tee box and still wind up in play. The club technology
is designed with the golfer in mind. Slices and hooks
are less disasterous using these clubs.
Nike, TaylorMade, Mizuno, and Callaway all make
their own brand of drivers. These clubs all utilize
different technology so make sure you know which each
one does and for what reasons. If the club is not designed
to work around your specific shot flaw, find one that
is.
There is nothing better than to correct the swing before
using a club as a patch. You should first be able to
hit the ball straigh and then work on the distance..
It's better to be 200 yards out in the middle of the
fairway than to be 300 yards out of bounds. Keep working
on the swing and then buy the new driver.
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