Fixing Your Golf Swing Now

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Club head speed,  is the key to hitting longer, straighter drives. The faster the clubhead moves through impact, the longer the shot. Unfortunately, some golfers swing as hard as possible to increase club head speed. Swinging harder upsets your rhythm and timing, producing bad shots that boost scores and golf handicap. Ideally, you want to boost club head speed while staying within yourself.

You can increase club head speed by making one or more of three changes, as you may have learned in a golf lesson or read in a golf magazine:

* Widen your swing arc
* Lengthen your swing arc
* Add speed in the hitting area

Widening your swing arc increases the distance the club travels during the entire swing arc. It gives the club more time and room in which to build up speed. The same thing happens when you lengthen your swing arc. It makes the swing longer. Adding speed in the hitting area means increasing how fast the club travels through the impact zone.

Below are three drills that help boost club head speed. Practice them every day. You want to ingrain not only the mechanics the drill teaches but also the feel they produce:

Lengthen The Swing Arc:
Short swing arcs come from a lack of body turn on the backswing. A full turn moves the club back so it has farther to go coming down, generating more speed. To set the stage for a deeper turn, at address draw our right foot about 10 inches back and turn the toe of your right foot out at a 45-degree angle to the target line. Define the target line by laying two clubs down on the ground parrellel to the target line. One club should be to the inside of the target line. The other should be to the outside. Now hit some shots. After doing that go back to your normal stance. Try to remember the feel in your swing when you had your foot pushed back.

Widen The Swing Arc
With a short swing arc, the club has less distance to travel. The chief culprits of a short swing arc are your arms. If your left arm (right for lefties) bends too much during the backswing or is scrunched against your body during the downswing, the radius of the swing diminishes.

To get the feeling of a wide swing arc, practice hitting balls with your left arm (right arm for lefties) only. Use your right arm to grip your left wrist. As you swing back, use the right arm and hand to move the club’s butt farther from your body. The muscles at the top of your left arm should feel stretched out as you complete your swing. Swing slowly to make solid contact. Also, define the target line as you did in the previous drill.
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Listen For The Swing Sound/Whoosh
A short hitter can add 15 yards to his driver in a short time using this drill. This drill enables you to feel what a club head feels like traveling at enormous speeds as it passes in front of your body just before and through impact.

Take a driver-length shaft with no club head and a grip. If you have an old driver you don’t use anymore, strip the club head and use that. Or, get an old club from a sporting goods store and remove the club head. Assume your normal stance and then take a swing. As the shaft passes in front of you, you will hear the “swing sound/whoosh.” Listen closely to that sound as the shaft goes through the air. When swinging, try to make that “whoosh” the loudest from a point even with your right leg (left leg for lefties) to midway into the follow through.

Also, be aware of what body parts move the fastest during the drill. The sensation varies from player to player. If it feels like your hands give you the greatest increase in speed, concentrate on using them more. Remember that feeling when you go back to using your normal driver.

This last drill is a simply but effective way to generate more club head speed. In fact, all three drills are simple but effective. Work on them whenever you have a chance and you’ll see results. You’ll produce longer drives and hit more fairways while staying under control. That in turn will translate to better scores and a lower golf handicap.

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