In this instructional segment, World Long Drive Champion Justin James breaks down the essential swing concepts behind maximizing distance with your driver by explaining key terms like attack angle, club path, face angle, and low point. Using visual aids like alignment sticks and club shafts, Justin walks through how your swing path and angle of approach influence the flight, spin, and power of your drive.

He explains that most amateur golfers swing with a negative attack angle and a leftward club path, meaning they swing down and across the ball—from outside to in. This creates excess spin, low launch, and weak, ballooning shots—what Justin likens to hitting a bunker shot with a driver. Instead, Justin and Mike demonstrate how to hit from the inside with a positive attack angle, which leads to higher launch angles, lower spin rates, and longer carries.

By adjusting your low point to fall just behind the golf ball and swinging up through impact, you can optimize your distance—regardless of your clubhead speed. Justin emphasizes that swinging faster without fixing your path and angle will only amplify your mistakes. But with a neutral or slightly positive club path and a launch angle between 1–4 degrees up, you'll see a major improvement in performance.

This video clarifies the physics behind driver optimization and gives practical ways to correct downward strikes and leftward paths. It’s a must-watch for players looking to understand how to launch the ball higher with less spin and turn speed into distance efficiently.