Golfers seem to want one thing. To discover the secret of how to hit longer golf drives. Just like in baseball, people want to see the big home run, in golf everyone talks about the long drive of the day, not the awesome “up-and-down” someone pulled off.

I am a firm believer in training your body to not only increase your driving distance, but to improve your consistency for 18 holes. Lack of consistency coupled with a shorter than accepted driving distance is the 2 main issues with most amateur golfers in my opinion.

In the below golf video, I show you a simple, and affordable power golf swing weight trainer, that I put on the end of my driver, to add resistance when I swing it. This training aid can go in your bag and you won’t even notice. The great thing is to take it with you to the range and before you play, as I use mine for a golf-specific warmup.

If you would like one of these golf training aids, or want to learn more, just click on power golf trainer right now.

I’ve been receiving a lot of emails lately from golfers who are struggling with their golf backswing. Not being able to make a full turn, and losing a ton of distance with their driver. This is something I see a lot with golfers who are later in life. As we get older, we lose both strength and flexibility, unless…we make a concerted effort to stay on top of it.

One of the key golf muscles to focus on is the rear section of your lead shoulder. This little area is the main culprit for golfers struggling to complete their backswings. I’ve put together a video, with a simple golf stretch that will dramatically improve this deficiency if you do it consistently.

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Do you want a slow golf swing like Ernie Els. Learning how to slow down your golf swing with your driver is not hard, but you’ve got to apply the right tips to achieve it consistently.

Even though Ernie is swinging an iron in this picture, his driver swing is no different. Beautiful tempo and rhythm. God gave him this, but you can emulate him and definitely see improvement in the speed of your swing, both on the backswing and definitely on the downswing.

One of the biggest mistakes in swinging your driver is “trying” to swing too fast. When you do this, you lose any tempo and timing you had before. This loss of timing will result in mishits and swing flaws; and even a lack of distance. So your intention of swinging faster (harder) will most likely backfire on you, as this will also create tension in your golf swing.

Some of the below golf tips you might have heard before, but have you consistently applied them? That is the key. You’ve got to do them regularly to see results.

Speed Up Your Golf Swing Takeaway

You might be thinking I’ve lost my marbles on this one, but hear me out! I know when I personally try to take the club back “low and slow”, I innately triple my speed coming down. I defeated my purpose of a good tempo golf swing. When I work on this normal speed golf swing takeaway technique my overall golf swing speed is slower, but not so slow I lose distance. I actually gain distance, because my golf swing sequence was better, so my ball striking improved. So next time you want to slow down your golf swing for better contact, don’t take the club away too slow.

Pause At The Top Of Your Golf Swing

This is a very common tip, but every time I do it on the course, I crush the ball! In my humble opinion, as amateurs we really screw it up in the transition. We get way too quick, and jerk the club down from the top, throwing our golf downswing sequence off, making it nearly impossible to come into impact in the correct position.

If you watch Ernie, Freddie Couples or any of the touring pros, none of them come down fast, with a jerk from the top. Their golf swing transition is smooth and slow. For us mere mortals, we almost need to think of stopping at the top, before we make our move down. It doesn’t actually happen, but it almost feels like that.

Once you’ve done your pause at the top, then don’t rush it. Let your body unwind in the proper sequence. When you do this, you come into the ball powerfully. It’s amazing when you think you’re slowing down your downswing, because in reality, you are just giving your body a chance to unwind properly. We do not ever want a HIT impulse coming down. EVER!

One of the quickest ways to increase your power and driving distance is using a golf swing weight. This is very similar to using a weighted donut like the baseball players use when they’re on deck. There’s nothing more golf specific than making a swing with added weight. The option is a weighted golf club, but the kind of swing weight I’m talking about is a fraction of the price and gets you the very same results.

As you can see in the picture, I’ve inserted this cool training aid on the end of my golf driver, right on the shaft. Slid it - Twist it and it’s on in a matter of seconds! Then all I do is swing it. It’s that EASY! I couldn’t wait to get it, and when I did, I liked it so much, I know offer it right in my Power Golf Training Aid Store. 

One of the coolest things about it, is it’s so small, I can easily put it in a compartment of my golf bag so I never forget it when I go to the range or before I play. And it’s just enough added weight that it doesn’t weigh down my bag too much. So no matter if you’re walking or carting, you’ll be okay.

Increase Driving Distance

If you want to increase your power and driving distance you need to set up a consistent training routine with your new golf swing weight trainer.

Here’s a routine I would have you do with it.

• Full swings 20 times a day for a week.
• First 5 swings very slow to loosen up.
• Next 5 swings at about 50% speed.
• Third 5 swings at full speed but with good technique.
• Last 5 with perfect technique in front of a mirror.

Golf Specific Warm Up

This is a great golf aid for warming up. Especially if you’re short on time because you got to the course late for your round. Your golf warm up would be the same as the power routine, but I would not swing it at 100% because this is a warm up to “loosen” your muscles to play.

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Unless you’re Camilo Villegas, or 20 years old, tension in your arms is not a good thing! If you want to hit your drives as far as you can, it’s not the effort (tension) you put into it, it’s the higher clubhead swing speed. How many times have you tried to KILL it and the ball went nowhere? I know, because I’m guilty of that more times than I can count. Why, as golfers can’t we learn it’s not how hard we swing, but how relaxed and fluid we swing that creates higher swing speeds and ultimately more distance.

Relaxed Golf Grip

Once you learn how to grip a golf club, you must relax those hands. It starts with the fingers and goes up through your palm, and ultimately the pressure on the grip itself. Look down at your hands just before you make your swing. Do your knuckles look a little white? Are the veins in your hands sticking out more than normal? These are telltale signs you are gripping the club too tightly, causing excess tension to run right up your arms and into your shoulders. This is a KILLER of swing speed and distance.

It’s All In Your Waggle

You’ve seen all the pros do it. Maybe even your golf buddies. It’s called the golf waggle. This is one of the most effective ways to release tension in your hands and arms before you start your swing. The waggle is movement. Movement decreases tension. Doing this right before you take the club away will eliminate 90% of the tension in your arms, enabling you to maximize clubhead speed and distance. Next time you play, make sure to waggle the club and feel the tension leave your arms. Then within a second start your swing. Do NOT waggle, then set your club behind the ball and freeze! This is a waste of your waggle and will not release any tension in your arms before you swing.

Get Your Breathing Right

You’d be surprised how many golfers hold their breath when they swing. When you stop breathing, you create tension. Just think of yoga. They are constantly working on their breathing DURING their stretches. As a golfer, you should be aware of your breathing when you start your swing. After your swing starts, it happens to quickly for you to pay attention to it, but definitely before you swing, take a deep breath and then LET IT OUT before you start your golf swing. When you let your breath out, you will feel and even see your muscles relax.

One last thing!

I know this may sound counter-intuitive, but learning how to slow down your golf swing, will actually help speed it up. Your arms will be so loose, you speed will be better

Alvaro Quiros is one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour. One of the quickest ways to get power in your golf swing is creating and retaining wrist lag, or to hold the angle in your wrist late into your downswing. Your wrists create a tremendous amount of clubhead speed through impact. Here’s some simple drills and tips to help you create more lag in your golf swing.

Hold Right Wrist Angle

The most common move in golf is “casting”. That is a premature release of the right wrist angle if you’re a right-handed golfer. This then creates a whole host of swing faults, insconsistencies and power leaks in your golf swing. Holding this right wrist angle for as long as you can will help you come into and through impact wiht maximum wrist lag.

For most beginners, you can’t overdo this too much, as the tendency is so common to release it and throw the club at the golf ball. There are even some training aids like the Tic Tac and Greg Norman’s “The Secret” that are made specifically for this swing fault.

Look at Alvaro Quiros below. Look how late into his golf swing his wrists are still cocked. That’s some serious clubhead speed through the golf ball.

Pull Butt Of Club Towards Ball

Another great drill is to get to the top of your golf swing, then your thought on the way down is to pull the butt of your golf club down to your golf ball. By pulling the butt of the club, you will have to retain lag in your wrists. If you overdo this (most likely won’t happen) you will come into the ball with a wide open clubface and hit every shot to the right. If this occurs, congratulations…as you have now over-compensated your lag, and need to bring it back just a bit.

Hold The Clubhead Coming Down

This one you can’t do at full speed. But get to the top of your backswing, and have a partner stand behind you. He then grabs your clubhead as you start down slowly. You will get a sensation you have most likely never felt before. One in which the clubhead is WAY back there as you are coming down. Your partner should hold it until your club is parallel to the ground then let go. This is a great drill for “feeling” lag in your downswing.

Turn Your Body Through The Ball

One drill I’ve worked on before is to get my 90 degree wrist cock (preset it at address); take it back to 9:00, then turn through the ball without feeling any release of your wrists. You’re going to feel like you’re hitting the ball with your body. This is a very powerful feeling, and one that will quickly improve your golf swing consistency. This is a “core-powered” golf swing. If you can get to the point of compressing your ball without feeling like you’re releasing your lag (wrist cock), you’re well on your way to becoming a better ball striker.

Wrist Lag Training Aid

This golf training aid will give you the “real feel” of lag in your golf swing. Just click on the image above, or on Power Golf Wrist Lag Aid.

Learning the secret to how to increase your golf clubhead speed will unlock the door to much longer drives that can be up to 30 yards or more longer than before. The key is to find some simple, yet effective tips and golf swing training exercises you can do daily to get even faster results.

There are a couple of elements that can enhance the speed at which you swing your golf club. Core strength and flexibility should be at the TOP of your list. The golf swing requires a high level of rotational speed, and the ONLY way to achieve it is having a stronger, and more flexible core area.

Core Golf Muscle Training

Don’t let the subheadline of this section scare you. Especially the “training” word. What I’m referring to is simple, effective, in-home golf swing training exercises that you can do with a single dumbbell, medicine ball, exercise tubing, and even the big ball. You MUST focus on rotational movements that replicate your golf swing. Doing crunches or straight leg raises will NOT help you increase your clubhead speed. Every core (ab) movement you ever do for golf should be rotational in nature. You heard it here first

Swinging A Weighted Golf Club

You’ve seen them before. Those weighted golf clubs you can make actual golf swings with. This is a fantastic training tool to add clubhead speed and power to your golf drives. You’ve got to do it right though. You need to ease into swinging this club faster and faster. The first day, make full swings at 50% speed. Next day off, then the following day, at 60% speed. Day off then 70% speed, and so on… until you are swinging the weighted club at near maximum speed. When you build up to this fast swing with a weighted club, you will be swing your “normal” weight club up to 15 mph’s faster.

Improve Wrist Lag In Golf Swing

Creating and retaining wrist lag in your golf swing is a surefire way to higher clubhead speeds through the golf ball. Many, many beginner and amateur golfers lose their wrist lag too early in their downswing and have just given up over 50% of the speed before they even hit the golf ball. First off, learning the proper golf wrist cock is essential to achieving higher clubhead speeds.

There are several other tips for increasing clubhead speed but I don’t want to give you too many all at ounce Instead, consume and apply these; see what kind of results you get from it; then come back for more tips.

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“You gotta make a full shoulder turn in your golf swing”. How many times has your teaching pro told you that one? I’ll bet more times than you can count on both hands and maybe your feet too. Learning how to make a full shoulder turn in golf is a bit misleading. There is a right way and many wrong ways to do it, and for most older golfers, it is nearly impossible to accomplish, but I’m going to give you a golf drill and some simple tips to make a full turn the very next time you go out and play.

If you are struggling to make a full turn in your golf swing, you may be going at it all wrong. We’ve got an easy way to fix your golf shoulder turn issue. Do not pay attention to where your arms and hands end up at the top of your backswing. They do not have to be above your head; and your club does not have to be parallel in order to have a full, 90 degree shoulder turn.

Zach Johnson is a solid striker of the golf ball, and right in there in the distance category, and yet most viewers would say he has a short backswing. I can tell you he does NOT! If you look at his top of the backswing position, his shoulders are turned more than the accepted 90 degrees, he just doesn’t want his hands to get to high or disconnected at the top. This is a great model to use if you struggle with your range of motion; or you have shoulder flexibility issues that won’t let you get to the top of your backswing anyways.

Look at the white line across his shoulders. That is a full (over 90 degress) shoulder turn. Look at the yellow line. Notice how his left arm is barely above parallel to the ground. This is profound. Your left arm does not have to go way up to make a full shoulder turn. This is how to get power in your golf swing.

Golf Shoulder “Secret” Tip

I want you to stand up right now. Grab an imaginary golf club; get in your address position, and this time, instead of focusing on your lead shoulder during your backswing, I want you to get your “right” shoulder moving backward and behind you as soon as you start your takeaway. You will be shocked at the lack of tension you feel, and how easy it is to make a full shoulder turn.

The majority of golfers struggle to make a full shoulder turn in their golf swing because of undo tension in their “lead” shoulder. Instead rotate your RIGHT shoulder back immediately and low and behold you now have a tension-free, full shoulder turn.

Also, don’t discount your range of motion. Improving in golf by stretching is an effective and much needed approach, especially if you are an older golfer with declining flexibility.

This is a short, sweet, but very valuable article on how to improve your golf swing, especially driving accuracy. I was reading a Golf Magazine article with David Toms who is number one in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour. It was a quick read, but for any of you who struggle to find the fairway off the tea, you will do yourself justice to read these simple golf tips.

Simple Golf Driving Tips For Accuracy

Tip #1 – Make your target smaller and beyond just the fairway. I know for me, I look at the fairway and in my mind, say “just hit the fairway” and many times I don’t. By picking a smaller target beyond the fairway, like a tree or power pole, you are telling your mind to hit something more precise, so if you miss it, you are still in the fairway!

Golf Tip #2 – Eliminate tension before your swing. I know this one may sound quite obvious, but I know for me, I will get on a tight hole, and synch up like a not, and end up hitting out OB or into an unplayable situation. Here’s 2 things that have helped me. Waggle your club in the same manner as the swing you want to hit, then place it behind the ball. Without any hesitation take it back and make your golf swing. You will give your mind NO TIME to think about it, and you will be tension-free!

Golf Tip #3 – Swing within yourself. This is a BIGGY! You cannot swing outside of your physical capabilities thinking your going to kill it. This creates more tension and tension will redirect your club “off path” and impact will be inconsistent. One easy way to swing within yourself, is to say you are going to swing at 60%.

This will promote an effortless swing with solid ball contact. That contact will give you greater distance and accuracy…so don’t be surprised if your ball goes FARTHER than normal. This will be an eye-opener for you!

Every golfer on the planet wants to know the secret to how to drive a golf ball far and straight. Well…there are no “secrets”, but there are several key components that need to be in place to maximize your driving distance, and any below golf driving tip will help.

Golf Driving Tips

Tip #1 Tee your golf ball off your inside heel of your lead foot.

Tip #2 Get a slight spine tilt away from target at address, and maintain it all the way through impact.

Tip #3 Work on improving your golf grip. A strong golf grip will encourage an aggressive rotation of the clubface through impact, encouraging a golf draw, that will land and roll 30 more yards.

Tip #4 Make sure you are lined up “parallel” to target line. So your feet, knees, hips and shoulders should be parallel to your end target. This will ensure a straight golf ball with every drive.

Tip #5 Square clubface at impact. It can be slightly open if you are coming from the inside, which would make it square to your path going into the golf ball.

Tip #6 Swing to a full and balanced finish with all your weight on your lead foot (heel), and with your hips and chest facing the target.

Give these simple golf driving tips a go and I’ll bet you hit your drives longer and straight!