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Step 1
Place your front foot even with the ball. You should be far enough back from the ball so the head of the golf club will meet the ball squarely on the swing.
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Step 2
Take a small step forward with your right foot. Take a big step backward with your left foot. Your feet should now be about shoulder-width apart.
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Step 3
Open up your right foot. Your right foot should be pointing outward away from your body slightly. The ball must be even with the heel of your right foot. This allows for a lot of arc with the driver shot.
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Step 4
Check your positioning. Take a couple practice swings to make sure you'll hit the golf ball squarely. If your club angles to the right as you hit the ball, the ball will hook for a left-handed golfer. If it angles to the left, the ball will slice.
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Step 5
Aim for the ball, not the turf. With other clubs on other shots you want the club to come into contact with the ground before or at the same time as the ball. However, on a driver shot, you want a high arc so the club should hit the ball first and then the ground second.
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Step 6
Bring the club back into a backswing. Use a slow, easy motion for the backswing. When the driver is perpendicular to your body begin rotating your hips and tuck your right shoulder in under your chin in order to wrap the club around your neck.
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Step 7
Swing forward. Complete the left-handed driver shot by reversing the motion of the backswing. You'll want to swing harder than you did on the backswing, but not so hard you lose control. Control is more important on a driver shot than speed.
