When practicing, sprinkle powder on the clubface to see where the ball is making contact. Also, experiment with different tee heights to help you find the hot zone of the club.
If you want to hit straight shots, you need to hit solid shots. With today’s 460cc drivers, the clubface has become enormous. As for the sweet spot, even though there’s more forgiveness around it, the sweet spot remains just that: a tiny spot in the center of the clubface. Better players know that hitting the sweet spot sometimes adds spin, which, depending on your attack angle, can make hitting straight shots even more difficult. To solve the problem, they hit in the area located above the sweet spot, known by some as the “hot zone.” The hot zone knocks rpms off the hit and sends the ball away on a higher trajectory for more penetrating and straighter shots. Give it a try and see if you can hit the hot zone. It doesn’t feel as solid, and you’ll lose some ballspeed, but the effect of higher less-spinning drives is worth the effort.
Through the gates. In case you haven’t noticed the red tees, try a few practice hits with tees situated like these. You’ll improve your ballstriking and be able to see if you’re hitting the toe (above) or heel (above right) at impact. If you find out that you’re a toe-hitter, your angle of attack is probably too flat, and/or you’re too far away from the ball. This tends to produce weak shots that drift or push to the right. If you find yourself catching the clubface more toward the heel, you could be too upright or standing too close to the ball.
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