Has normal golfer lifted their yardage and how?

Yeah I did… FLW and hitting down on it was the solution! (JOKE!)

I will sit back on this for awhile and see what responses come in first rather than giving my opinion this time.

Has anyone lifted their yardage and how?

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2 things. Got fitted for a shaft (big difference) and started working on sequencing my swing better.

I can throw the club head at the ball with everything i’ve got, but if i concentrate on firing everything in the right order, I end up with a fast club head speed at the bottom anyway.

Paul,for me if I need to go longer,my main swing thoughts are to be very relaxed in backswing all the way to the top,and once I begin the downswing I concentrate on unwindinding from groundup but keep my right elbow tucked in release naturally down into ball still with the feeling of staying centred ,in the main,concentrating on the core muscles carrying the load,if I really want a bit of fun,I tend to feel the right elbow being straightend down thru impact,that doesnt always work lol….....for me,keeping hands out of it is the real key

I got seriously into gym work and roids. Seemed to help.

My swing speed hasn’t actually changed much since I took up golf. I was told to hit it hard and straight would come.

Goes up and down now maybe 10mph depending on how much time I spend swinging a heavy club and working with stretchy bands.

Yardage initially improved when I learnt to compress the golf ball.

Nowadays two things I note are that lower speed comes from a right arm hit and this is generally a controllable fade. Higher speed comes from a loose wristed, slow transition and smash it at the bottom type swing that is less predictable; though a draw tends to be more prevalent.

I guess I’m saying I initially learnt to hit the ball better and therefore hit it further , now I increase (maintain) my yardage through exercise and choice of swing.

For me in was a belief that I was suppose to swing slow and easy, it was ingrained in me at an early age, every miss was always blamed on swinging too fast.

I started playing pro events in 1983 and found that I was a very short hitter. Over the following 18 months I gained about 15 yards on a 7 iron and heaps on my drives. What worked for was to try and hit the ball as far as I could, my goal was to get my 7 iron to the 200 marker. What happened was that I unlocked my athletic ability. The answer for me was to change my belief that swinging slow was better.

HP….....mate,the only way I could get 200yds from a 7 ir was to hit it then madly run away from the ball 40yds…....yeah,50yds

Changed my swing completely a little over 12 months ago when I developed osteo-arthritis in the knees. I am now a club longer with the irons and much more solid with the woods. The changes I made involved controlling the swing from the feet and ankles, not trying to make a pivot and winding up the forearms with a small amount of reverse rotation with the right arm being forced to break by the shoulder turn. I do 2 hrs of mobility, stability, balance and some strength work every day. I am the same age as yourself, Dart.

Zenolink first set of drills, using the ground and maintaining the ‘house’. Having more of a FLW at the top instead of cupped and having my hands higher at the top and shortening the backswing, not deliberately but with all my new drills and technique I can’t rotate as much but my resistance is greater so I got more power from a shorter swing.
I don’t know which particular thing has increased distance the most as I did my zenolink and had a lesson with my pro at the same time but I think they all help.

Wouldn’t chasing accuracy and distance control be better pursuits than out and out distance?

Wouldn’t chasing accuracy and distance control be better pursuits than out and out distance?

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Hey Ghetto, probably correct for most. In my case, I needed more distance to be able to compete at a high level. I think it depends on your long term goals.

Interesting that we have several experiences here Dart. How about you, did you ever have a lift in your distance in your playing career?

HP,

On the odd day the dam thing would go 40 yds longer but for the life of me I had no clue as to what caused it.

Some big ones came from slow swings and some from a thrashing type action. Some came from a lazy bull – whip type swing.

So no, after the action it was back to plodding along at 230 yd carry. I never cracked your athletic swing for long.

I guess now that it served my purpose. I could survive in Australasia at that length.

That is why I asked. I need 15 yds to reach my goal.

I noticed you had the “slow” idea. I must have a bad one too but can’t quite find it. I will try heavier support through impact tomorrow.

The best I ever saw was a bloke called Simon Owen. He was shorter than I and came back from England over 300.

He said an old Pro told him to hold it gently.

He lead Nicklaus into the last three holes in The Open but Jack got him.

Wouldn’t chasing accuracy and distance control be better pursuits than out and out distance?

Driver – Mizuno MP 600, 10.5 degree
3 Wood – Srixon M-steel, 15 degree
3 Hybrid – Taylormade 18 degree
4 Hybrid – Taylormade 22 degree
4-PW – Mizuno MP52’s
Cleveland Wedges
Mizuno Bettinardi Putter

Ghetto,

Better to call it power control for sure. We only need the extra power on 3 or 4 holes but must not miss.

I have been told it is done by cultivating a rhythm for some holes and then upping the tempo. There are three other ways I know of in theory but not good at myself.

Changed my swing completely a little over 12 months ago when I developed osteo-arthritis in the knees. I am now a club longer with the irons and much more solid with the woods. The changes I made involved controlling the swing from the feet and ankles, not trying to make a pivot and winding up the forearms with a small amount of reverse rotation with the right arm being forced to break by the shoulder turn. I do 2 hrs of mobility, stability, balance and some strength work every day. I am the same age as yourself, Dart.

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razaar,

I am about to start a similar regime just to stay alive for longer. Must help the power, but when. I was longer when my legs were in good shape. Maybe three months, that will do me.

Dart if u need more distance ask AB for some tips, I’m sure he would be happy to help. Lol

Changed my swing completely a little over 12 months ago when I developed osteo-arthritis in the knees. I am now a club longer with the irons and much more solid with the woods. The changes I made involved controlling the swing from the feet and ankles, not trying to make a pivot and winding up the forearms with a small amount of reverse rotation with the right arm being forced to break by the shoulder turn. I do 2 hrs of mobility, stability, balance and some strength work every day. I am the same age as yourself, Dart.

The man who hits at the ball rather than through it has no sense of rhythm.
Secrets of the Master – The Best of Bobby Jones

razaar,

I am about to start a similar regime just to stay alive for longer. Must help the power, but when. I was longer when my legs were in good shape. Maybe three months, that will do me.

For tuition in Sydney call Paul Hart (TheDart) 0412 070 820.

Terry Hill’s, St. Michael’s or Duntryleague Golf Club Orange

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Dart
These young guys haven’t any idea what is in store for them:) Once the legs go, the fun goes out of the game – it is just too much hard work. I guess it comes to everybody eventually.

Loosen right up.

Changed my swing completely a little over 12 months ago when I developed osteo-arthritis in the knees. I am now a club longer with the irons and much more solid with the woods. The changes I made involved controlling the swing from the feet and ankles, not trying to make a pivot and winding up the forearms with a small amount of reverse rotation with the right arm being forced to break by the shoulder turn. I do 2 hrs of mobility, stability, balance and some strength work every day. I am the same age as yourself, Dart.

The man who hits at the ball rather than through it has no sense of rhythm.
Secrets of the Master – The Best of Bobby Jones

razaar,

I am about to start a similar regime just to stay alive for longer. Must help the power, but when. I was longer when my legs were in good shape. Maybe three months, that will do me.

For tuition in Sydney call Paul Hart (TheDart) 0412 070 820.

Terry Hill’s, St. Michael’s or Duntryleague Golf Club Orange

An official iseekgolf.com teaching panelist.

Dart
These young guys haven’t any idea what is in store for them:) Once the legs go, the fun goes out of the game – it is just too much hard work. I guess it comes to everybody eventually.

The man who hits at the ball rather than through it has no sense of rhythm.
Secrets of the Master – The Best of Bobby Jones

Fred Hooter was 67 when he competed in Long Drive last year and didn’t hit a qualifying drive under 300 yards with 3 rounds of 329 yards. That is long in my book.

First place I would start is improving your kinetic link, once you have coordination of movement right to utilise all your power at the point of impact, then look at hitting the gym.
Also what I find if you do achieve a kinetic link you are pretty content how much further, more consistent and accurate your ball striking is.

There is two club head speeds, there is linear and angular speed. Linear is club path speed, angular is ball compression or force applied to the ball. What we all know as club release.

You can have two guys who have the exact same club head speed although one guys hits it 20 yards further. Why is this possible? The guys who hits it 20 yards further has a higher angular speed or club release speed, in which he is applying more force to the ball or has better ball compression.

First place I would start is improving your kinetic link, once you have coordination of movement right to utilise all your power at the point of impact, then look at hitting the gym.
Also what I find if you do achieve a kinetic link you are pretty content how much further, more consistent and accurate your ball striking is.

There is two club head speeds, there is linear and angular speed. Linear is club path speed, angular is ball compression or force applied to the ball. What we all know as club release.

You can have two guys who have the exact same club head speed although one guys hits it 20 yards further. Why is this possible? The guys who hits it 20 yards further has a higher angular speed or club release speed, in which he is applying more force to the ball or has better ball compression.

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Hey Zen, can you elaborate more on angular speed for myself and our audience, what is the club doing different to the ball to make it compress and go further, is it accelerating?

Is it possible to measure the 2 different speeds?

How would it effect club fitting?

Dart, why was I coached to use “soft hands” using the driver to hit into those Long Reef southerly busters? The ball still went a reasonable distance. Why doesn’t this technique work for drives downwind? Or does it?

Okay i have a question too. The topic states “how can the average golfer increase clubhead speed?”. I imagine this is in relation to getting more distance? But is clubhead speed really a guarantee of extra power? Once upon a time i thought so.

Choice?

Would you prefer to be hit with a broomstick travelling 100mph or a train travelling at 50mph?