DAVID Off the tee
Your driver does not need more speed. It needs a job.
I rarely start a driver lesson with “turn harder.” I start with where the ball is on the tee and where you think the hole is. Most slices I see are aimed left, swung more left, and surprised when the ball goes right. Geometry is rude like that.
Setup that does not require a degree
Tee it so about half the ball sits above the crown of the driver. Ball off the lead heel. Stance wider than a mid-iron. Tilt the spine a shade away from the target so you can hit up on it. If you bury the tee, you are treating a driver like a 7-iron and the ground will answer.
Pick a target the width of a truck, not a flagstick 400 metres away. A tree trunk, a bunker’s left edge, a cloud if you must. Your body aims parallel to that line. Then you swing at that — not at “hit it as far as Kwame.”
When I take the driver out of your hands
Tight hole, out of bounds one side, wind off the wrong shoulder, or you have already missed two fairways and your jaw is set. A 3-wood or hybrid from the tee is adult golf. We can still work on the driver on the range after. The card does not give style points.
Distance is a gift. The fairway is a decision.
If you want this live, we do it on holes, not only on mats. Mats lie. Grass tells on you. Book a long-game playing lesson.