The typical drive of the average golfer, despite all the latest and greatest technical developments in golf equipment, remains under 200 yards.
By comparison, the PGA Tour average from year to year generally hovers around 285 yards - with the same equipment!
If you had really gained the 15 yards that the commercial had promised you, every time you bought a new driver, you would be hitting over 350 yards every time by now!
The formula for hitting a golf ball farther is pretty simple. You must first hit the ball squarely in the sweet spot, and then you must do it with higher swing speed.
The PGA Tour average for swing speed is around 112 mph. The average golfer swings more in the 80-85 mph range.
So how does one achieve higher clubhead speeds necessary to hit farther? In my 20+ years of teaching and training golfers of all levels - one phenomenon stands out: that the average golfer does not want to work out, stretch, and train hours per week to eke out a few mph of speed.
Here are a couple of simple tips that are proven to increase your clubhead speed and help you hit longer drives.
1. Cover the head of your driver with a low cut sport sock. Find a safe spot with plenty of room, and swing your driver as fast as you possibly can 5 times in a row. You will need to leave your comfort zone for these swings - they will feel a little bit out of control.
2. If you have an old persimmon headed driver laying around, repeat the same drill with it instead.
These implements are just slightly heavier than normal, and will stimulate your muscles to fire faster, and become more coordinated at this higher speed.
At first, perform 3-5 sets of 5 with about a minute of rest in between. If you suffer no ill effects, increase the number of sets. Rest a day in between.
Of course, always warm up first before any all out activity like this. And, if you feel any soreness or discomfort after doing this drill, rest an extra day.
I recommend that you monitor your swing speed with a launch monitor or one of the inexpensive radar measuring devices out there.
Within 6 weeks you will see significant gains in speed and distance - with less than 15 minutes per week of time investment!
See you on the back tees!
At http://www.hititlonger.com/, swing coach Steve Pratt will take you through simple steps to learn a perfect golf swing! From his experience as a player and teacher to some of the longest hitters on the planet, he will show you the most efficient way to swing the club for the best results possible.
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