Whats the key to a longer shots?

[ronaldkuntoro]

What is the important key for golf swing to a longer shots? It's awesome if you can just drive the ball 270 yards of carry.

Big wide shoulder turn like Tiger? (I can't turn as much as him)

Right foot lift at impact? (this will cause a slice for me)

Longer backswing like Jamie Sadlowski? (over the parallel)

[Zeph]

- Hit the sweetspot
- Swing speed
- Hit down on the ball, forward leaning shaft at impact (at least for irons)

[Shooter McGreenkeeper]

big shoulder turn + clubhead speed.

[saevel25]

Agree with hitting near the center of the clubface, if you don't your loosing so much energy..
Club head speed

Now creating club head speed is what most people try to achieve.

[$2 Nassau]

clubhed speed and a center hit. how to achieve that, well that's up for debate. That's why we're all here.

[ks8829]

solid contact + swing head speed with consistency.

I played with someone that hit the ball 30 yards pass me with his driver and he had a much faster club head speed than mine. He was not taller or looked stronger than me but he generated club head speed, he was not consistent with his swing all the time but still impressive, I wish I had his distance to reach all par 5s.

[senorchipotle]

rhythm and synchronization, once you have these two you can hit it as hard as you want and it'll go straight, generally.

[saevel25]

Well most people have been told, slow down, because they find they make solid contact, and the ball goes straighter. Thats because when you slow down you put less spin on the ball. A good tip for playing in the wind, swing slower take more club. But back to point, i think this is a hinderance, most people will swing slower because it goes straighter, but they really need to fix the swing. If your swinging well you should be able to swing fast, not hard fast. Little difference there.

As for clubhead speed, its alot of things here.. Mostly i think its about being relaxed. Bubba watson thinks its because he's flexible so he's able to get his hands higher at the top of the swing, which allows him to drop them with more speed. Mclean thinks its the difference in angle between the club being taken back and the club as it starts the downswing. If the club at waist high is parallel to the ground and the club at the point in the downswing will be closer to perpendicular. those who can get a bigger difference there tend to hit it farther. Its also has a lot to do with not releasing the club before the ball, which is why i advocate in another thread, fit the driver to your swing, don't change your swing to fit your driver. I find people tend to try to hit with an ascending blow, and they release early loosing tons of power.

Its alot of things, but a consistant, repeadable swing is the best bet to get a good clubhead swing.

[out_in_30]

lag = club head speed = distance

[billysandy]

Flexibility, efficiency, smoothness.

[BostonSully]

its all in the hips

[golfro]

grip it + rip it

[sean_miller]

grip it + rip it

That the best way to do it. Ripping it before gripping it is no way to hit the long ball.

Back in my day the lady members were all focussing on a strong "forward press", which I assume is now a "forward leaning shaft at impact". Either way, when the club head's still barely moving, it's all totally irrelevant.

[Zeph]

Forward press helps hitting the ball first, which is probably the biggest problem people have out there. The lady members usually don't accumulate a lot of speed, so if they at least hit the ball first, they can get around the course well.

Forward leaning shaft is more a matter of consistency and ballstriking I guess than distance. Distance is primarily about two things, swing speed and sweet spot. Doesn't matter if you are Dustin Johnson or Joe Golfer, if you can hit the ball in the sweetspot at 120 mph, it will go a long way. It can of course go crooked, but nobody mentioned accuracy here.

[sean_miller]

Forward press helps hitting the ball first, which is probably the biggest problem people have out there. The lady members usually don't accumulate a lot of speed, so if they at least hit the ball first, they can get around the course well.

The harder you hit the ball, the easier it is to hit the ball hard. What I mean is, once you start to really compress the ball, making contact doesn't sting even on mishits. Same goes with the club cutting through the turf. Once you can hit hard enough to cut through the sod, swinging just a bit harder makes the club head virtually glide through the turf.

[sonicblue]

THE first thing you need is solid contact. While many clubs are forgiving relatively, there is nothing that will help consistent distance like hitting the sweet spot (or very close). Second thing, and very important, is LAG. You don't need Sergio-like wrist-cock, but you can't cast it out halfway down. Your right arm should still be slightly bent at impact, indicating that it is still in the process of delivering power to the ball.

Of course, the great irony is, what helps you do this, is a distinct LACK of trying. Any over-attempt to hit hard will cause loss of balance, poor contact and - usually - the arms/wrists straightening out well before impact. Stay quiet, well-balanced, get your weight quietly, but assuredly, through the impact zone, followed by the clubhead solidly hitting the ball. That will get you probably 85-90% of the distance you're capable, while also keeping it on the short grass.

[BostonSully]

That the best way to do it. Ripping it before gripping it is no way to hit the long ball.

Depends on what your ripping there is a certain thing I rip during a game of golf that always seems to relax and hit the long bomb.

[saevel25]

If you want to really rip at the ball, first get some balance. If you want to improve your balance get a work out mat and fold it inward longways. So what you do is fold the ends to the center and then over again, then balance on that. What you are doing is building up your ankles, which support alot of the weight shift. You also want to start doing squats or some sort of lower body exercises, they support the swing and drive alot of power.

Becareful with the balance exercises, it will be hard at first, no one really works out the ankles. You might want to just try balancing on one leg for a while, until you can hold that for a long time. Its tougher than it looks.

Stability in ab muscles help to, planks, side planks, are great.