The Driver - Clubhead Acceleration

When swinging your driver the ball will never fly as far and as accurately as it should if we force the acceleration too early in the downswing. Our goal is to smoothly accelerate the club so maximum speed is not reached until just after impact. This is true with all the clubs in the bag but especially with the driver.
We are going to use two basic learning tools to help us time the clubhead acceleration properly. The first is visual and the second is auditory, combining the two will help us to achieve our goals much faster and more efficiently.
To practice the visual part of this exercise all you need is your driver and some golf tees. If you have access to a driving range you can perform the exercise while hitting balls. However, it is not necessary to be swinging at golf balls especially in the beginning while you are still learning the proper movements.
All you have to do is place a tee in the ground 12 inches in front of the tee where the ball would be. When swinging the club focus on acceleration the club through the ball and to the tee 12 inches in front of the ball. Make sure the tee is placed on the path to the target and continue swinging so the clubhead accelerates through the ball to the second tee. If you place close attention you will notice the start of the downswing requires much less effort and the ball will start flying better.
The auditory part of the exercise requires we close our eyes. We are going to be performing essentially the same drill except we are going to be listening to the sound of the clubhead as we swing. The sound we are trying to achieve is a whoosh or higher pitch sound. The key is to swing so the whoosh can be heard fro the ball to the second tee. The natural tendency is to force the acceleration too early in the downswing which means we would hear the whoosh a few feet before impact.
If you practice accelerating the club at the correct time and not hurrying your swing, you will be amazed at how much more fun you have with the driver in your hands.

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Mechanics of a Golf Swing

The Basic Golf Swing Consists Of These Six Steps:

Step 1 Shift and Rotation: The first move is to lean away from the ball about one inch to the right. That transfers your weight to the inside of your right leg and towards the heel of your right foot.

Step 2 Your Backswing: The completion of this step happens when your left arm is parallel to the ground and your club is at a 90 degree angle to your left arm. At this point the end of the club should be pointing somewhere between your body-line and the ball/target line. Don't worry too much, there is still plenty of freedom at this position.

Step 3 Transition: Your upper body should have 90 degrees of shoulder turn, 90 degrees of wrist-hinge, and 90 degrees of elbow bend. Your lower body should have about 40 to 50 degrees of hip rotation and your left knee should be slightly behind the ball.The clubface should be level to your shoulder plane, or in line with your left forearm. This indicates a square clubface.

Step 4 The Downswing: The downswing is initiated by the entire lower body shifting toward the target and your right shoulder bringing the right elbow down to the right hip.

Step 5 Impact and Follow-Through: This starts at impact and finishes with full extension. At impact, your left arm should be straight with a straight or slightly bowed left wrist. At this point your right arm is straightening but is still bent, and the right wrist is bent back but preparing for maximum extension in the follow through. Your weight has been transferred onto your left foot, and rotating back toward your left heel. Sounds more complicated than it is.

Step 6 The Finish: This is actually the final fundamental of the golf swing. All great players will finish in perfect balance. At this point you have now fully transferred your weight onto your left side and your belt buckle should face the target.

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