Do you think it’s swing harder? Have you tried that approach? What happened? I can take a wild guess. The ball didn’t go anywhere! You were so tense that your golf swing speed was actually much slower.

That’s not what you want!

So how do you achieve the ever-elusive higher golf swing speed?

It starts with your engine. Your core. The center of your machine. The stronger and more flexible you get your core, the faster the arms, hands and club will come through without swinging harder. Resulting in longer and much straighter drives.

Just take a look at the main movement in the golf swing!

It’s rotational!

In ALL sports movement…what dictates the power? One guess. It’s your core. That’s why athletes spend so much time throwing weighted medicine balls, pulling weighted cables and doing tons of twisting exercises with resistance.

The same approach should be taken for the golfer wanting to improve golf swing speed. Start with simple rotational exercises that incorporate both strength and flexibility like the seated rotation with a club.

• Sit upright with a club on your shoulders behind your neck.
• Grab each end with your hands.
• While facing forward, focusing straight ahead, rotate to the right and back to the left.
• You will feel tight and restricted at first.
• Maintain an erect posture with eyes straight ahead.
• Do this slowly at first, then build up the rate of speed.
• Rotate back and through 10 times for 3 sets.

This is a starting (basic) core exercise that will make a HUGE difference if you haven’t worked on your core before. You will notice a difference in your range of motion and power output on the course quickly.

You would then progress up to more resistance related rotational exercises with hand weights, tubing (cables), weighted medicine balls and even weighted clubs.

With just a little bit of effort you will see a dramatic increase in golf swing speed!

Do you want to discover the secret to creating more power and consistency in your golf swing… and eliminating ALL your swing faults?

It is incredible to watch golf players swing their golf clubs swiftly and let the ball fly and roll perfectly. As a beginner, you can do better in your slices and hooks just like those golf stars.

One secret in playing golf is using the right and proper grip for you. There are at least seven guidelines you need to consider with regards to golf grip.

First to consider is the forehand strength. Strong wrists and forearms are needed to be successful in playing golf. With such strength, proper golf grip is developed. So how do you enhance the strength of your wrists and forearms? It just needs a simple exercise with your club. With the last three fingers of your left hand, hold it out straight in your front. Then, move the club up and down using your WRISTS. Do this for 10 to 12 times and for three sets with at least one minute rest in between. This exercise will improve golf grip as it will enhance your shot distance.

Second to look into are your fingers. People tend to hold their clubs too much in their palms which limits wrist action, thus decreasing power and feel in the club. This should not be as the wrist is a great power source. So to increase power and amount in wrist pivot, the golf club should be placed more on the fingers rather than on palms. You can see the results as it will give more feel and longer tee shots.

Third, do not strangle your golf clubs to death. In a scale of 1 to 10, the most ideal grip pressure lies around 5 or 6. Remember, an uptight muscle is a bad and slow muscle as it will reduce the shot distance.

Fourth, inspect your “V” – as you look down, your left hand’s first two knuckles should be visible, the “V” formation between the forefinger and thumb should be pointing to the right shoulder, and with all these, perform a drill by pointing the “V” toward your chin or near the right shoulder using your right hand. Practice with this and you will see better results.

Fifth, if your hands are small or your wrists are weak, use the baseball grip meaning you use all your 10 fingers in gripping the golf club.

Sixth, if your hands are of medium sized, use the interlocking grip. In doing this, you have to lock your hands together to hold the golf club.

Lastly, if your hands are large, use the Vardon grip or the overlapping grip. This is actually the grip that most golf professionals use. It makes use of the fingers instead of the palms in gripping the golf club.

Remember these golf grip tips every time you do your golf retreats. See the difference as you compare your old ways to these new techniques.