BODY – As mentioned earlier, the drive is a much more physical exercise as compared to putting. Because of this, those that do not have natural body coordination and control tend to suffer the most on their drives. Most often it is from a wrong emphasis on the weight transfer.

On a well-executed drive the weight should transfer to the right side during the backswing. If you are executing a correct backswing you should feel pressure on your right hip at the top of the backswing. If you do not feel this then you are probably not executing a full backswing or you are leaning into the shot.

Try making a long, slow backswing and feel the transfer of weight take place. By the end of the swing you should feel that the right hip is supporting the majority of your weight. If you can hold onto that pressure as you begin to transfer into the downswing you will find that your transition is smoother. The objective of all of this focus is to make sure your body doesn't outpace your hands in the swing. You want the hands to lead and the body to follow or you want them to smoothly flow together. What you don't want is the body to lead the hands. This exercise will prevent that from happening.

when you focus on the components that make up golf separately – such as driving and putting – then you can master one component at a time rather than being daunted by the game of golf as a whole. As with anything, the devil is in the details. And the difference between good and bad golf lies in small incremental differences that the amateur fails to take into consideration.

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