GOLF: How To Add 30+ Yards To Your Driver With One Downswing Move

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Sometimes the way folks initiate the downswing with the driver is a little bit off and it ends up costing them a lot of distance.

We know there is a correlation between angle of attack – or how your club head approaches the ball - and distance off the tee. Relative to the same club head speed, increasing angle of attack can add significant distance to your drives.

Joe Mayo recently put out a video where he describes how when watching really good drivers of the golf ball you will see that from the top of their backswing the club head center of mass moves upward, back behind them and around towards the target.

What I see more of is people working the club head and hands down and towards the ball. The problem with that is that makes the angle of attack too steep. You can hit the ball solid and hit fairways this way, but you are costing yourself distance.

You want the club head to take the widest circle possible to the golf ball for the best angle of attack and optimum distance.

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[kenharcombe]

ERIC you are truly one of the very few instructors worth watching. Your stuff is exsplained simply but still but totally logicaly. You make sense, dont stop we need you!

[php]

great explanation of how to get extension at the beginning of the downswing. By pushing your hands away you can actually increase wrist lag. Also heard it described as pulling an arrow out of the quiver.

[lostsoul]

To get this feeling wrap your right thumb as in base ball grip holding club with soft hands, taking thumb out of equation lets weight of club head drop at top of swing I find, ”practice swings”.Once getting that feeling add right thumb back in grip it works for me.great video Eric.

[benjaminsarmiento]

This is how i started golfing 20 years ago and hit long drives now im steep and over the top. Working back to this now and this gives me re aasurance its ok what im trying to do. Thanks again

[paulc]

Eric--this is gold. I understood it and immediately put it in play. And I see it in almost every Tour swing. Thanks!

[cleandude]

This kinda reminds me of Hogan’s pulling the arrow from the quiver concept! Great lesson guys! Thanks

[monstermarine]

Excellent explanation, I've always written down the circle thought in my notes but wondered if it was correct, you're explanation confirms it.

[jimgeorge]

A straight line hand path down to the ball does not provide an efficient release of the up-cocked left wrist. To release the left wrist quickly and powerfully requires a curving or more circular hand arc path. It is like a car taking a slight curve versus going around a sharp corner...the sharp turn generates much more outward-fleeing force. The same is true in a golf swing. A downswing hand arc path going back, down, and around creates a sharper corner at p5.5 (halfway down) and creates much more outward-fleeing force that accelerates the left wrist release and produces much more power (and accuracy). So, you are correct again, bro!

[donhewitt]

Great explanation for such a common problem

[maralvor]

Hi Eric. These videos are so good! Watching them come up automatically i’ m never going to get any work done! Thanks a lot!

[storieswithaly]

I have always struggled with my driver and driver distances partly because have focused so much on improving my irons and hence negative angle of attack. Frustrating. This video has helped me understand much better and something for me to try. Excited to try and if works will be key to reducing my handicap as this is the weak part of my game v

[ojaisherpa]

I used this today +25-30 yds instantly Thanks Eric!!

[mjrtiling]

Great Vids, Thanks for all the great golfing info! unfortunately my golfing game is always what your showing not to do! but know i know how to correct it! the long journey

[PeterKennedyMD]

It sort of looks like by widening your downswing arc, the clubhead is following a path close to the one you used in the backswing? This would make sense from a momentum perspective. Every deviation from that duplicated path costs energy, which means less speed. pk

[azmanlonghamid]

Shown your video instruction to a friend which has a weak straight down swing over the top and normally carry about 200 yards and suddenly wham!!! extra 30 yards...he was carrying around 210 to 230 yards with better dispersion....his a believer now...

[oraa]

Your videos and instructions are the best.

[paulhatrak]

Love your "No BS" style of instruction!

[trevgolf]

Hi great video but do you still try and squat when you do this.
Thanks Trevor

[limey]

great stuff mate, just started watching your videos and love this concept...can't wait to practice it

[ThePNWRiderWA]

The problem many golfers have is they see static magazine pictures and try and copy a dynamic movement. They try to maintain the angle at all costs and hit it fat or steep. If they just do as your showing ( many would say it’s casting it’s not ) they would hit the ball so much better. They just have to get the body moving faster and not arm swinging.