*More distance with driver without swinging any harder while maintaining accuracy.*
Doable, I think.
Over the past couple of seasons, I decided to approach driver more like I do my very reliable hybrids. That meant ball moved closer to center, maybe just a few inches forward.
The residual dynamic meant for a negative angle of attack (AOA) and more spin, less distance. A happy tradeoff for me a couple of years ago. But following 3 back injuries since (long running issue, nothing new), I've lost more distance and am no longer so keen on the tradeoff. Also, a tendency crept in to cast some, as if trying to aim rather than swing. That lack of lag has robbed distance too.
This season, I'd moved the ball forward off of my front instep and increased my AOA. It worked, same effort, much more distance. 20 yards, more at times. Only, my accuracy... what was once barely under 80% fairways hit with driver has since been between 40-50% so far. And I noticed in a pic snapped by dbigstick that I had adopted too much knee bend.
Then came today's round. I split the difference, moved the ball more towards center but more forward than last season and I stood more upright. I borrowed from the previous stance with a lower right shoulder and consciously made sure to take all tension out of my right elbow along with a loosened grip. All in the effort to perhaps encourage for more lag.
Previous distance gains remained similar yet I hit 12/14 fairways. Only one round but a round that offered mega promise.
Ha, a lot of thinking out loud. Trying to talk myself into a better game!
