How To Get A Bigger Backswing For Max Power
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Written By
Eric Jones – Long Drive Champion
How to “Reach Back” to Unleash Your Power Golf Game
Here’s a simple way to fix your shoulder turn in your golf swing.There are some golf holes where an extra 10, 20, or 40 yards more off the tee can make a big difference – like a long par 4 or a reachable par 5.
The question is, “How can you add an extra gear to your golf swing to take it deep and still split the fairway?”
Whenever I need extra yards on my drive I focus on just two things:
1. “Reaching Back” on my backswing to elongate my swing arc;
2. Keeping my grip pressure “medium firm.”
Thinking “Reach Back” on the backswing helps you to:
1. Extend the club away from your body for a wider arc that naturally increases club head speed;
2. Shallow out your swing arc to minimize backspin and maximize carry distance;
3. Create an elastic stretch in the “big” muscles of your back and shoulders that are the source of your power golf game.
Thinking “Medium Firm” on the grip pressure helps you to:
1. Maintain a grip pressure firm enough to feel in control, but not so tight that it eliminates the elastic stretch of the big muscles;
2. Minimize the unwanted tension in the hands and arms that prevents forearm rotation through contact and slows down swing speed;
3. Medium firm, on a scale of 1 (light) to 10 (tight) would be a 4.
Before you unleash your power golf swing take a couple of practice swings at 50% of speed. Focus on “reaching back” as far as possible with the left arm until you feel a stretch in the big muscles of your back. Keep your grip pressure medium firm all the way through impact. When you step to the tee, you’ll be ready.
Author Resource
This tip was provided by Long Drive Champion, Eric Jones. Eric has a best-selling video ebook available that is instantly downloadable to your computer.
My name is Mike Pedersen, and not only am I a golf swing trainer, but I am a fanatic student of the golf swing. I have spent the past 15 years studying the game.