3 Golf Exercises to Increase Clubhead Speed

Since the average golfer swings around 83 mph, most golfers can use an increase in clubhead speed. The PGA Tour average is around 111 mph which results in an average drive of around 286 yards. However, you don’t need this kind of swing speed to get more out of your golf game.

Instead, try to get up around 90 mph first. Once you can get there, you can try to get up to around 100. Depending on how good your mechanics are, the time to get to these levels will vary. I recommend a Swing Speed Radar or Trackman Pro to measure your clubhead – any of the devices in golf stores will often have a big built in error.

Here are 3 golf exercises to help you increase your clubhead speed:

1. Make super fast dry swings. Swing 5 times back and forth without stopping with as much speed as possible. Keep an even tempo – don’t get quick, but instead feel the snapping of the wrists at the bottom of the arc. Do at least 5 sets of 5 every other day, always with a day of rest in between workouts.

2. Swing a slightly heavier weighted club like a persimmon driver with a steel shaft, and repeat exercise above. This will give your muscles extra resistance, and they will gain strength and power. If you don’t have a wooden driver on hand, you can always put an ankle high sport sock over your driver and swing. You really don’t need a lot of extra weight here. Perform another 5 sets of 5.

3. Holding your driver behind your neck and across the back of your shoulders, practice twisting your trunk back and forth. Do the first set slowly and try to increase the amount of rotation each time for a total of 10 repetitions. Increase the speed of the second set, and then go all out back and forth for all out explosive speed on the third set. This golf exercise will both lengthen out all the important muscles in your midsection, and train them to be more powerful too.

Going from 83 mph up to 90 mph will take about 4-6 weeks doing these 3 golf exercises about 3 times a week. Getting up to 100 after that will take another few months, but stick with it! The net increase in clubhead speed will allow you to hit longer drives and start reaching all the holes with a shorter iron.