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“Throw the club as high as you can”
Extend your hips up off the ground
6:166.9K viewsNov 2025
How to Improve Launch Angle in Golf (and why it's important)
Scratch Golf Academy
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- 1Work on hip extension in a mirror, giving yourself time to move.
- 2Practice the mental picture of tossing the club up high in the air.
- 3Make your swing hit the ball as high as possible with the driver.
- 4Feel your hands hitting the ball low to take spin off the driver.
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Editorial Notes
This video teaches how to improve driver launch angle by hitting up on the ball using hip extension and ground forces.
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