Keys to Consistency and Power
Achieving consistency and power off the tee may just be the Holy Grail of golf. But combining these two things isn’t always easy. What’s the secret to achieving consistency and power? Below are five suggestions.
1. Eliminate tension on the tee
A common mistake on the tee is tightening up grip pressure when trying to hit for power. Tightening your hands and forearms creates tension in your body. Tension slows clubhead speed, which in turn drains power from your swing. To hit a ball with consistency and power, eliminate as much tension from your hands and body as possible.
2. Assume a proper grip
Check the position of your thumb on the club. Major power losses result from assuming a faulty grip, especially a grip in which the left-hand-thumb (right-handers) is fully extended at the top of the grip. This grip causes a chain reaction of faults in other areas–a too-weak left-handed grip, a faulty wrist hinge, and a shaft that swings beyond parallel at the top of the swing.
3. Maintain swing radius
Radius is the distance from your left shoulder (right-handers) to the end of the clubshaft. In other words, it is the distance from the center of your golf swing to the outer-edge. Your lead arm must be in line with or trailing your other arm at impact, known as “maintaining radius.” Maintaining radius enables you to strike the ball solidly and with power.
4. Generate leverage
Your setup determines how powerfully you swing a club in a controlled manner. First, widen your stance for stability and power. The insteps of your feet should be in line with your shoulders. Second, turn your back foot in slightly to create a coiling post for your backswing and to support your torso rotation and weight transfer. Third, flare the front foot out to facilitate downswing rotation.
5. Release the club properly
Ideally, you want to square the clubface to the ball at impact by rotating your right forearm over the left (right-handers). The result is a flat left wrist and a clubface square to the ball. After impact, your hands and arms should extend fully and your body should rotate to the left as your club remains on the target line. If you wear a glove, your glove hand should be underneath your ungloved hand. This position is the result of proper swing sequence.
These five keys; eliminate tension, assume the proper grip, maintain swing radius, generate leverage, and release the club properly, help achieve consistency and power off the tee. And that in turn produces better scores and a lower golf handicap.
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