Less Effort, More Power (the key to distance in golf)

We'd all love to hit the ball farther, but if you've ever tried to simply swing harder, you know it's a recipe for disaster.

The key to swinging faster with less effort is to create a lot of width in your golf swing.

Width (or swing radius) is simply the distance between your lead shoulder and your lead hand. The wider your swing radius, the faster the club will go... without moving your body any faster!

In today's video I'll show you an easy drill to help create the feeling of width in your golf swing. Give it a try to start getting more power and distance without swinging any faster!

[tdelam]

OMG Zach, you have a special way with teaching. The piece about width is exactly what I have been missing

[denisprieur]

Zac, this practice move is so fantastic! I have the feeling of swinging a lot slower than i normally did before, but holy moly did i pick some distance! I do a couple of practice swing, with the drill, before every shot, in the fairway or on the tee box, and it's simply does miracle for me! Thank you so much Zac! You're the best!

[swing.solutions]

Always producing the best golf content. Great job buddy. Hope your well.

[MrPepbro]

Clear & concise teaching. That extra width feels really powerful. Thanks brother.

[papashuk]

I have a very compact swing by design and was struggling in my last couple of rounds as it felt I was chopping at the ball. This simple drill on the range has brought my width back and swing more fluid once again. This is effective and so portable, I can use it while waiting for my partners to hit! GREAT TIP!

[jeffmartinez]

Great video. The "width" and the "stretch" are both important, and you gave us a great drill for both, Zach. For the "stretch, " my swing thought is: stay relaxed at the start of the downswing, and keep both elbows over my right/trail foot for as long as I can as my hips turn towards the target. I practice with a speed radar, and I definitely get more mph this way, with far less effort. Thanks again, Zach.

[jackkauer]

Hey Zack love this and😮 other videos, this really helped me, talking about how you should feel just went to the range and was hitting high draws, love the disassociate in the swing

[petermcgill]

I saw some video of my swing and surprisingly found my trail elbow hardly left my core. Have a good turn, but little radius. This video has helped. Not only longer, but a better shot shape. Thanks, Zach!

[IntegralRelationships]

That was really helpful and exactly what I was looking for as a beginner who is stuck with short distance.

[simmo]

Good advice getting the hands to stay quite is really tough. Watching you demonstrate has given me hope of gaining some much needed distance. I am possibly the definition of the mad slasher, which could easily address the reason my hands (arms) lead me into ball. Cheers let’s all pray for a moment of peaceful complete swing, Amen.

[golfnutt]

I've worked with this and another benefit that I've found is that with the slower feeling swing, the quality of contact goes up. I'm hitting the ball a full club longer and much more consistent and straighter.

[jarretfreedman]

excellent video, great tip on how to practice it and really liked showing the result at the end. Every instructional video should be like this

[rimasjb]

love this drill. Excellent video as always, Zach. Glad I signed up for the blueprint...

[johnnyparker]

Thank you so much for clarifying the mysterious"Swing Easy Hit Hard" technique.

[scottsanders]

Another great video, and years of excellent online lessons 👍

[kryschiou]

trail arm is the instigator proper for a nice wide take up. thx for sharing.

[OlleErikssonL]

I've watched a lot of golf videos and this one was something different. Great video!

[djrondo]

Excellent video... nearing scratch golf and a weakness in my swing is when I lose width in my swing and have to swing my arms faster to get decent club head speed. Wil definitely being trying this drill out.

[pmportella]

I have just subscribded, great video.

[garykauffman]

So we have a choice - effortless power or powerless effort!!