What is one thing that almost all golfers, old and young, small and large want in their game? The answer is more distance and increased consistency in their particular game.
I am going to talk about 5 ways to create more distance that all golfers can use to create speed and power, 3 of which can be done without being too drastic.
- Use the ground. Stand tall and relaxed at set-up. Once you reach the top of the swing, sit your butt down and flex your knees and rotate your entire body toward the target aggressively. This will require some timing but can immediately increase distance assuming solid contact.
- Learn to hit up on the ball with driver. You can do this by increasing right side bend by having the left shoulder higher. Play the ball off the left heel and feel as though you stay behind the ball like a great home run hitter in baseball.
- Crack the whip. Relax as much as possible. Our muscles fire the fastest when they are relaxed but ready. Think Michael Phelps shaking his arms before he jumps in the pool or Steph Curry shaking his right arm before a free throw. They are simply shaking out the tension so their muscles are in a peak performance state. In order to achieve this on the golf course, feel as though warm wax is flowing through your body as you swing the club but right before impact by releasing that potential energy you created from relaxing, you can crack the whip and release all that energy into the golf ball.
Check out this video of Fred Couples in the 2017 US Senior Open. He is one of the best at relaxing and cracking the whip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZkV8YHSZLM
