3 Quick Fixes to Add 10+ Yards Off the Tee

Key #1: Quality of Strike - Hit the Center of the Face
An 80% swing can just just as far as a max 100% swing if the quality of strike is pure

To be as efficient as possible with your driver, the simplest place to start is focus on hitting the ball in the center of the club face. When Tiger was a kid, his dad told him “Son, you can swing as hard as you want under one condition - you can hit it in the middle of the face. If you can’t, you’re swinging too hard.” Swinging out of your shoes actually has a 2-pronged reverse effect. First, you’re more likely to hit it offline. But second, you’re far less likely to hit the ball squarely in the middle of the face, which can have a drastic effect on distance (yes, even in today’s world of giant head drivers with maximum “hot spots”.

One great drill to practice center strikes with your driver on the range is to put 2 tees in the ground one clubhead apart from each other, and then tee your ball up in the middle of the “gate” that you just created. The goal is to strike the tee ball cleanly and miss the tees on either side of the ball.

Watch Peter Finch as he demonstrates this drill while also giving an explanation as to why hitting the middle of the face is important!

Key #2: Swing THROUGH the Ball, Don’t Just HIT the Ball
Just take a practice swing and let the ball get in the way

This one is more of a swing “thought” that changes the way you approach the impact zone. If you want to hit further drives, the fastest part of your golf swing needs to be the zone a few feet before AND after the ball - it doesn’t do you any good to hit the ball and cut off your swing.

Try to make the fastest part of your swing AFTER the ball - if you do this, it will ensure you’re maximizing speed where it matters most.

Believe it or not, being a karate master is not far off from being a golfer! Here is a video from Golf Distillery that explains how we can think like a karate master throwing a punch to hit higher quality and longer golf shots! Trust us, it works!

PRO TIP:  This thought isn’t just for the driver- it works with every club in the bag (even the putter)! Swinging “through” the ball helps you start putts more on line, helps chipping by maintaining acceleration through the impact zone and increasing consistency, and helps your irons by getting through the ground, resulting in cleaner and straighter divots.

Key #3: Bigger Shoulder Turn in the Backswing
Who doesn’t want to hit it further by simply rotating more?!!

There are a lot of small things you can do to gain speed (we strongly recommend speed training with Rypstick), but one of the best and quickest methods is to work on deeper rotation in your backswing. Watch any of the long hitters on the PGA Tour and they all have one thing in common - a really big shoulder turn at the top of their backswing. This helps create a “coiling” and “uncoiling,” or a spring-like effect as you unwind in your downswing.

To practice shoulder turn, grab an alignment stick or any club. Set up in golf posture and lay the stick under your armpits, pointing out both sides. As you turn back in your practice backswing, try to get the alignment stick at nearly a 90 degree angle pointing down directly over your trail foot. This will have you loaded fully into your trail side, and you’ll be hitting NUKES in no time!

Here’s Butch Harmon talking about how a bigger shoulder turn results in more power. Don’t fake it by just raising your arms - use the big muscles!

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