How To Hit A Fairway Wood

While hitting fairway woods can seem daunting at times its easier than you think.

How to hit a fairway wood. Get your head position right. Get a lofted fairway wood. Address the ball with the feet shoulder width apart and the ball positioned a few inches inside the left heel to help the fairway wood bottom out correctly.

With a controlled backswing you should be able to strike the ball. The ball should be placed just inside the front foot and the club head should brush across the top of the grass at contact. Would you like to view the Find A Fairway mini series.

Keep balanced whilst swinging the club back. HOW TO HIT YOUR FAIRWAY WOODS PURE Todays video talks through how to hit your fairway woods pure talking through set up and feeling in the swing If you enj. Place the handle of a fairway wood on your sternum at address.

You want to make a light divot in the ground under the ball to give it air so keep your club low when you swing down. Sean Foley explains that the best way to strike your fairway woods is with a descending blow. Dont rush down from the top of the backswing and dont straighten up in the through-swing thinking this will get the ball up.

To emphasize control try to tighten up your backswing a little bit. Off the tee a fairway wood is still placed on a tee but lower than you would with a driver. So swing your fairway woods without tension and that includes pace.

The mental image you want for fairway wood shots is that you are sweeping through the ball not striking down on it as you do with your iron shots. Setting up to hit a fairway wood is very similar to how you would approach a shot with your driver. Next tilt your right shoulder down until the bottom of the clubhead touches the inside of your lead thigh This is the perfect amount of axis tilt to ensure youre in a great position to hit your fairway woods.