Driver Made Simple — Put It All Together

Clay Ballard from Top Speed Golf presents a step-by-step checklist for building a consistent, powerful driver swing. He highlights squaring the clubface early for compression, maintaining proper spine tilt away from the target, and holding a balanced follow-through for three full seconds.

• Hold your follow-through in balance for 3 full seconds to ensure full rotation and stay centered.
• Square the clubface early in the downswing to compress the ball and hit a controlled draw.
• Check spine tilt by holding the club butt to your chin and belt, then tilting slightly away from the target.
• Set alignment sticks parallel to your feet to maintain precise target alignment at setup.

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