The Quick Fix for 23 More Yards

Golf Digest has a new article on how most players can pick up, on average, 23 yards off the tee. That's worth a look, don't you think?

Basically the article is recommending a driver fitting, plenty the same way you get fit for your irons. The exceptional aspect to do is genuinely study the article -- it's not overly complicated -- and follow the commands. However, I want to pick out more than one practical hints.

After testing approximately a hundred and fifty gamers with a variety of swing speeds (from 60mph to 130mph) and handicaps, they stated:

What we discovered is that the average golfer launches the ball too low, generates too much backspin and doesn't make solid touch with the center of the face. Specifically, we are now not hitting it as some distance as we must given our respective swing speeds.

They suggest using your average driving distance to help determine if you have a problem:

What's an awesome estimate on your driving-distance capacity? If you're now not hitting it 2.Five to two.7 instances your clubhead velocity, you want a better-fitting motive force, a lesson, or each. This approach in case your swing speed is 75 miles per hour, you have the ability to hit your pressure as a minimum 185 yards. If your swing speed is one hundred mph, your distance capacity may be as excessive as 270 yards.

I'm sure you've heard instructors like Michael Breed and Martin Hall say you should make some changes that let you "swing up" with your driver swing. Without going into all the info in the article (read it!) Golf Digest says:

Simple things like transferring the ball forward for your stance, teeing it higher and swinging slightly up at the ball can dramatically exchange distance. A current test by using TrackMan, whose release reveal is used on the PGA Tour, found that a swing speed of ninety miles according to hour can gain approximately 30 yards by means of simply swinging up at the ball.

Like I said, take a few minutes to read the article. It's well worth your time if you want to pick up some easy yardage without driving yourself nuts.