Derek Hooper on "Effortless Power" (Video)

I truly don't take care of the phrase "handy electricity." I choose "comfortable pace," that's a better description of what you are growing. At any charge, on this video Derek Hooper demonstrates a drill to help you create extra clubhead velocity with much less grunting.

This drill, in many methods, duplicates the type of movements I've protected in my original L-to-L drill submit and also the towel-snapping drill publish. The concept is to broaden speed the manner an Olympic athlete does -- through preserving your muscle groups as relaxed as is sensible and letting the natural physics of a swinging membership create clubhead speed.

One aspect I would urge caution about -- I've stated this before, in different posts -- is overdoing the decrease leg motion. When Hooper demonstrates this drill in sluggish motion, he certainly overemphasizes the movement of his lower frame. Your lower body automatically begins moving within the downswing earlier than your upper frame does; it really is just the herbal way physics paintings in a golfing swing.

If you live comfortable, your lower body will naturally pass first, and the amount it moves could be dictated by way of the speed of your swing. If you tighten up, particularly via your trunk, then that natural movement can be hindered.

In other phrases, the much less you reflect onconsideration on transferring your lower frame first, the much more likely you're to do it... And do so nicely.

Hooper's video shows a terrific manner to get used to the motion (without a ball) after which get used to hitting a ball with that identical motion. Trying to govern the path of the ball earlier than you get snug with the texture of a strike can cause you to tighten up, with the intention to have an effect on your leg and hip motion. After you get the texture of hitting a ball this way without disturbing approximately your goal, you should find it pretty clean to begin hitting it in which you need it to head. The key's to keep that rest as you swing.

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