Although the potential for hitting our longest drives starts to diminish around 45 or 50 years of age, most golfers have never come close to reaching said potential. Which means there is usually tons of room for improvement. We know this by observing the world’s longest hitters on the long drive circuit. ‘Fast’ Eddie Fernandes…
I work with many golfers over 55, and many of them lack the necessary driving distance to keep their scores in the 80’s and 90’s where golf continues to be fun for them. As we golfers age, and through being sedentary, we start to lose flexibility and it affects our golf swings. We start to…
Most golfers get in their own way when it comes to generating clubhead speed. The average golfer stifles the ‘throwing’ action of the arms and hands – or even worse has been coached to hold or control the action of the wrists. The basis for a perfect power golf swing is the free, unimpeded throwing…
Most golfers cannot reach a parallel position at the top of their swing without collapsing the arc and getting narrow. The usual culprit is the bending of the left arm at the elbow as they approach the top, because they simply do not have enough flexibility throughout the back and neck area. Another root cause…
There is a growing body of evidence showing that the old adage, “drive for show and putt for dough” could be changed to “drive for show AND drive for dough.“ Take a look at the graph below: You can see there is a healthy correlation between clubhead speed and scoring. If you want you scores…
Maurice Allen, the 2018 long drive world champion recently tackled an incredible feat of golf power as he took on the iconic Niagara Falls. No one had ever driven a ball across the falls successfully before. The minimum carry required to fly the chasm is 342 yards, but given all the water and mist that…
A great takeaway can really make the difference between being just an average swinger and a great striker of the golf ball. Smoothness is built when motion is initiated with the correct parts of the body in order. But first, we have inertia to deal with. Newton’s laws of motion state that ‘a body at…
Sergio Garcia. Greg Norman. Jack Nicklaus. All hit the ball long and straight off the tee. But was there someone even better? Perhaps. Enter Mike Dunaway. While Dunaway never played on the PGA Tour, he was still legendary among tour players. Greg Norman called him the ‘longest hitter of a golf ball ever’. John Daly…
It’s gotten quite popular AGAIN lately – the idea of not sliding the hips but simply turning in a barrel. If you’re watching videos and following certain instructors, here’s the summary: Sliding…..BAD. 🙁 Turning….GOOD! XD Why is this spinning hip move becoming so popular? Because it’s the only way they can get you out of…
I know there are a lot of Mike Austin swing purists out there who will accept nothing less than a PERFECT Austin form – and you people might want to close your eyes for a minute. My litmus test for whether or not something is ‘good enough’ is this question: Has somebody won a million…
