GOLF TIP by "Downtown" Matt Brown
Golf Professional
Deer Trails Golf Course
Fort Chaffee, Arkansas
(501) 996-2866

"More Distance Off the Tee"

Traveling the country and performing exhibitions, I get a chance to view many amateur golfers in action, I am always asked "what can I do to get more distance off the tee?" One problem I see often, is that they have the ball teed in the middle of their stance, which causes a player to hit "down" on the ball usually resulting in a high ball to the right with backspin or sidespin and therefore not getting any roll. You must remember it's not where the ball lands, it's where it comes to rest, so tee the ball off the arch of the foot that is closest to the target (the left foot for a right handed player and the right foot for a left handed player). This will allow you to hit "up" on the ball creating topspin which will result in more roll, and remember, if you're not playing a Triton golf ball you should be!