Project X HZRDUS Yellow I've come to accept I'm not one of the longest guys on tour, so if I'm going to beat guys who are 20 to 30 yards longer off the tee-- like I did at the 2015 RSM Classic and the 2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational-- I have to keep the ball in the fairway with my Project X HZRDUS Yellow graphite shafts. I'm going to provide you four, one for each type of wind condition. Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.
SLICE BREEZES: PLAY IT ONWARD Project X HZRDUS Yellow
With most tee shots, I start by lining up my Project X HZRDUS Yellow driver shaftcalculating where I need to drive it to make the best angle into the green. I inspect to see how the wind might affect that planning and calibrate for it. I struggle the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), but my manipulations are to play the ball way up, off my left toe (below), and aim further left than normal. The ball position and positioning help me start the ball on a path left of the fairway and, hopefully, let the wind push it back into the fairway in the appropriate spot.
Everyone loves a hole where the wind is at your back. To take advantage of that, I tee the ball higher than normal-- with half of it sitting above the driver when I sole it. All of this promotes a higher launch angle, which gets the ball up and riding the wind.We're lucky we play mostly on firm fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll when the hole is into the wind. I play for that, trying to hit it 20 feet off the ground and chase it out there. At address, I tee the ball only an inch off the grass, play it about two inches back of my left heel and grip down a little on the driver (below). I also aim slightly left of the target, because the tendency is for the shot to squirt right as a result of the ball position-- it's harder to square the face. The swing keys: Keep your weight centered between your feet, and make a short-but-smooth swing back and through. The mistake is to lean forward and hit down on it to keep the shot low. That creates extra spin, killing distance.
Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.
I struggle one of the most with a piece wind (coming from the left for right-handers), but my adjustments are to play the ball way up, off my left toe (listed below), and also objective further left than regular. Everybody loves a hole where the wind is at your back. Every one of this promotes a higher launch angle for Project X HZRDUS driver shafts your, which gets the sphere up and riding the wind. We're fortunate we play mostly on firm fairways on trip; at least the round will roll when the hole is right into the wind.
