Hit down with driver?

exgolfpro
I know that we are told to hit down, hit down, hit down. If you are not sure if you hit down on the ball, assume you did not. But does this hold true for the driver as well? I know technically speaking (according the slo-mo video on golf telecasts) that the driver probably bottoms out barely after impact. But should I be 'trying' to hit down with the driver? Do you guys feel the downward movement thru the ball? Should the club 'feel' as if it bottoms out at the ball? or after impact?
Yoda
Originally Posted by exgolfpro
I know that we are told to hit down, hit down, hit down. If you are not sure if you hit down on the ball, assume you did not. But does this hold true for the driver as well? I know technically speaking (according the slo-mo video on golf telecasts) that the driver probably bottoms out barely after impact. But should I be 'trying' to hit down with the driver? Do you guys feel the downward movement thru the ball? Should the club 'feel' as if it bottoms out at the ball? or after impact?
Your thought should be to swing the Club Down Plane...

Down Plane to Low Point (usually opposite the Left Shoulder) and Down Plane to Full Extension of the Left Arm and Club.

If, at Address, you have located the Ball "back" in the Stance -- Up Plane from Low Point -- you then will swing down and out through Impact.

Otherwise, Impact will occur after Low Point, and you will meet the Ball on the Upswing.

Of course, most Golfers disrupt this essential Stroke geometry in any number of ways, but that is another story.
strav
Originally Posted by Yoda Your thought should be to swing the Club Down Plane...

Down Plane to Low Point (usually opposite the Left Shoulder) and Down Plane to Full Extension of the Left Arm and Club.

If, at Address, you have located the Ball "back" in the Stance -- Up Plane from Low Point -- you then will swing down and out through Impact.

Otherwise, Impact will occur after Low Point, and you will meet the Ball on the Upswing.

Of course, most Golfers disrupt this essential Stroke geometry in any number of ways, but that is another story.
Where do you recommend the ball should be positioned for the Driver?
Yoda
Originally Posted by strav Where do you recommend the ball should be positioned for the Driver?
With the Driver, you usually should locate the Ball just inside the Left Shoulder, i.e., just Up Plane from Low Point. This will permit a very slight descending blow and insure adequate Backspin for directional control.

However, if maximum distance is the goal, then a low-spin 'tumbler' is in order, and this requires an Upstroke Impact. In turn, this requires that the Ball be located ahead of the Left Shoulder at Address (assuming the player does not artificially alter the Shoulder's location during the Stroke and prior to Impact).
slimshadysc
Originally Posted by Yoda However, if maximum distance is the goal, then a low-spin 'tumbler' is in order, and this requires an Upstroke Impact. In turn, this requires that the Ball be located ahead of the Left Shoulder at Address (assuming the player does not artificially alter the Shoulder's location during the Stroke and prior to Impact).

.. morning friends ... Yoda, it sure would be nice if you could produce a very short video on the ball placement for the "low tumbler"...
Uppndownn
I sense a lot of fog lifted with that post.