My Swing (Just Brilliant)

First, I like your practice setup.  Nice that you can just go out and crank balls and jam to some tunes!   Hope I have my practice area ready before Sping and watching your video makes me want it sooner than later.

Secondly, are you just looking to optimize your driver distance?  Or is there something in particular with your ball striking that you are trying to improve?  If you simply want to increase your carry distance with a driver... Here is a good video to watch:

Basically - your setup can drastically influence how you hit up on the driver.  Check this chart out from Trackman... It shows that if you swing up - you will indeed get more distance.

You can see from the chart - if you are hitting up at +5 with a 105mph swing speed - you will carry the ball 263yds - and nearly drive it 296yds (with optimal conditions for roll).  So with your swing - if you optimize it given your current swing speed, there is no reason you can't hit the driver more consistently 260+.  

I also noticed that you lift your right foot pretty early within the downswing... You should check this site out.  There are a lot of great swing tips, and fixing some of your address issues, and pivot breakdown - you could be hitting the ball better than you have in years.

Edit: And if you use that plastic white tee - that is in your hitting mat - to practice your driver... I'm willing to bet you are not hitting up on the driver.  As that tee is very low.

Nice swing! It looks really fluid and effortless. Even though you have an awesome practice set up where you can hit as many balls as you want, one thing I might suggest is pausing for a couple seconds between swings when you're practicing. It looks like you're already forward pressing to start your swing before you even finish taking your stance. Unless you're that quick on the course, a slight pause between balls might better simulate what a shot would be like if you had to walk up to your ball on the fairway and hit your second shot.

Edit: Nevemind, your new videos are much less rapid-fire! :)

Just Brilliant, seriously enjoy watching your videos.  Great swing for your age... And I really admire your practice area.  It looks like a total man cave where I could hang out for hours and hours and just bang balls.  Such an awesome setup.  

Here is what I would recommend with your swing...  Try getting more drills incorporated.  

Downswing Sequencing Drill

Get your right foot to bank and not lift on the downswing.

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Originally Posted by Just Brilliant 

Yes sir thats the drill. Shorts and sunlight are looking good. I hopped on a simulator a couple days ago. I hit the line up of new drivers, nike, callaway, tm, and ping. Good; 90% of the shots followed the same fight path and landed in the same place. 245 dist. 228 carry 101 ss, 131 ball speed, all about 2 yds left of center.the ping anser gave me about 5 yds. 75% of my strikes are 1/4 to 1/2 inch left of center on my club face. To paraphrase the tech guy; ball speed should be between 140 and 150.

With 101mph ss... And near center contact... I'm guessing you are hitting the ball below the center line - more heal side?  You need to swing up - and get contact higher on the face.  You do that... And you will jump up your ball speed significantly... Closer to the 140 to 150 range the fitter spoke of.

Watch this video:

JB, thanks for the shout out!     I just watched your latest vid real quick and didn't have a chance to really review it with a critical eye.  I'll let you know what I see later tonight.

Great videos, I love the setup.  Unfortunately, my newbie eyes won't be much help to you.  But, I was curious to see what part of Bucks County you are in.  I ask because I live right on the border of Bucks County and Northampton County.

Too Old to swing hence

wonderful swing you have made.