Once You Learn This Move, Your Drives Will Feel Effortless!

Name: Once You Learn This Move, Your Drives Will Feel Effortless!
Uploaded: 2026-08-26T21:41:08.000Z
Duration: 17 min 32 s
Channel: Steve Pratt Golf
Description: PGA Coach Steve Pratt explains why face angle at impact accounts for 83% of shot direction with the driver. He busts common release myths like holding lag or freezing the hands, and demonstrates the 'Wrap the Pole' drill to help golfers properly release the clubhead for effortless distance and straighter drives.

PGA Coach Steve Pratt explains why face angle at impact accounts for 83% of shot direction with the driver. He busts common release myths like holding lag or freezing the hands, and demonstrates the 'Wrap the Pole' drill to help golfers properly release the clubhead for effortless distance and straighter drives.

Clubface angle controls 83% of a driver's initial direction, making face alignment far more critical than swing path.
Holding lag artificially or squeezing tight at impact freezes the clubface open and creates high-spin slices.
Maintain an ultra-light grip pressure so the clubhead feels heavy and can accelerate naturally through the ball.
The release begins early in the downswing as wrists flap targetward and the trail forearm crosses over the lead forearm.
Use the Wrap the Pole drill to prevent lead arm chicken-winging and fold the lead elbow cleanly.