• Wild Golf
  • Posts
  • Tuesday Quick Tip: Wind Up for Maximum Power & Distance!

Tuesday Quick Tip: Wind Up for Maximum Power & Distance!

Plus, in Trivia: Who holds the record for longest driving average for an entire PGA Tour season?

Author

Wild Golf
May 13, 2025

Happy Tuesday- if a magic golf genie came to you with 3 wishes to help your golf game, what would they be? Separate of getting the cart girl’s number, one inevitable request would have to be to hit the ball 330 yards off the tee, right?! With today’s tip, we can’t guarantee that it will help you cross the 300 yard mark, but it will definitely give you more distance.

Let’s get after it!

TIPS & DRILLS
Lack of Power? You’re Probably Not Turning Enough
@blackburngolf shows us what to do to maximize distance
To Recap…

The #1 reason that you lack power off the tee, according to Golf Digest #1 coach Mark Blackburn, is due to your lack of turn in your backswing. Getting a deeper turn will give you effortless power, because as he mentions - “we can only unload what we load up.” Watch the video and follow these steps:

STEP #1: Set up with your feet a bit wider apart and your spine tilted away from your target.
STEP #2: Turn to the top of your backswing, feeling that your chest is turned entirely away from the target. Feel the coil in your rib cage. It might feel unnatural, but a full turn at the top will give you something to unload and swing with power.
STEP #3: Leading first with your lower body, release the power that you have built up. Important to note: don’t just lunge forward with your upper body… you need the proper sequence, starting with your lower body and allowing your upper body to whip through impact.

PRO TIP: You don’t need a ball in front of you to practice a full turn. Lay an alignment stick or a club across your shoulders and get into golf posture. From here, try to turn such that the stick is at least perpendicular to the target line (90 degrees or more). To increase range of motion, do this drill turning both directions, as if you’re a righty and a lefty.

TODAY’S TRIVIA
Answer to Win a Framed 2025 PGA Championship Poster and a Holderness & Bourne Quarter Zip
(1 winner chosen on 5/31/25 across all May trivia entries, 1,000 correct respondents minimum)

Who holds the record for the longest season-average driving distance on the PGA Tour?

Hint: For the entire 2022-2023 season, their AVERAGE drive was 326.3 yards!

Login or Subscribe to participate in polls.

LIKE THIS EDITION?
Forward it to a friend! —> —>

SPONSORSHIPS
Feature Your Brand in this Newsletter!

We have a growing audience of 21K+ loyal readers and an additional 24K Facebook + 23K Instagram followers. If you’d like to promote your brand or course to our audience, click the button below!