I stink with the driver. I take lessons, hit a ton of balls but i totally stink during a round. My instructor correctly tells me I often starts the driver swing outside. I know I should start the swing with my lead shoulder but suffer getting a feel for that. Perhaps because I’m not relaxed. Any suggestions on getting the first few feet of the driver swing correct.
I was having this issues with taking the club too far to the outside and i used an alignment stick on the outside of the ball that was tee'd up and just made practice swings taking it more on the inside. You can do this in your home as I am not making full swings, just engraining the movement of the first few feet of my takeaway.
Also, it worked for me, focus on your breathing. Sounds silly, but I realized over the tee I was not relaxed and holding my breath through the swing. I exhale before taking a swing and it's helped relax my swing and has helped me get better tempo.