Increase Your Clubhead Speed In One Practice Session
We all agree that greater club head speed means more distance. There are a lot of opinions on how to achieve this, but in my 20 years of teaching, I can tell you that there’s only one way to substantially increase your clubhead speed. You’ve got to stop moving the club and start swinging it.
In this video, I’ll show you a simple drill that will help you to understand how to gain speed and with it, that extra distance you want.
What happens when your body and the ground interact in your golf swing?
It’s simply the ground reaction force to what we are doing to our bodies against the ground. If you like, Newton’s law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction so every force that we apply against something, there is an equal force pushing back.
If you take away the ground and loose ground reaction forces you can see that things go haywire pretty quickly.
Today I share with you a fault that I find myself seeing all to often amongst those struggling with their games, but they almost never see these faults to work on them.
The great news is, its actually a very easy part of the swing to practice and work on and you can begin this work today at home or work.
So many golfers make these backswing mistakes and with this video you wont be one of them.
Mike teaches us the vagaries of putting off the green. In this video, I show myself putting from off the green.
Also known as the Texas wedge. In the right situation, this will save you shots on the golf course.
In many cases, there is much less risk to take the putter than a wedge or other club when just off the green. It is always good to practice all possibilities just make sure to give the putter a chance as well.
Jeff Ritter shares a challenging practice tip to help improve golf swing rhythm, control and ball striking efficiency.
One of the biggest differences between recreational golfers and the pros on the PGA or LPGA Tour is the ability professionals have to exhibit a higher level of control over their golf swings. This control is not only a component of the mechanics associated with producing various shot shapes, but also the speed at which each golf swing is made.
Professional golfers are rarely playing at full speed. Instead they have a zone which allows them to exhibit their best rhythm and tempo, while producing a reasonable combination of distance and accuracy. They have a high level of body awareness and can adjust speed or movement of their golf swing to meet any situation. Recreational golfers, however, always seem to be locked in at full throttle, possessing relatively low body awareness and a constant “go for broke” mentality.
Pitching off firm, tight lies can magnify even the slightest bit of leading edge as the club approaches the golf ball. Hitting a successful pitch from that lie can be difficult for golfers at every skill level.
As Scott Hamilton demonstrates in this video, the ticket can be in how position the club shaft at the start of the down swing. We see so many golfers trying to play this shot from a “hands in, club out” position. The problem with that is it virtually eliminates you chance of using enough bounce, and pretty much guarantees you’ll be coming into the ball with that sharp leading edge leading the parade.
If this shot has been a tough one for you to play consistently… get yourself a small wooden dowel and give what Scott is describing a try. Hopefully you’ll start pitching it closer to the hole! Let us know how it works for you.