The Truth About Hitting LONGER Nobody Tells You

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[peterburrows]

I was 'only' driving the ball 210 yds with driver and it was making me crazy. I was constantly trying everything to add distance and nothing worked. I just kept hooking and slicing more and more and losing balls constantly. Then I just accepted I'm not going to be able to Boom it like other people do and instead focused on keeping it straight and smooth. Low and behold, my drives started creeping up to 240+... Amazing.
The last round I played I tried to be as smooth and confidential as I could whilst being mindful of my setup for hitting up on the ball. Result? Only 1 fairway missed and easily 250+ every drive, even hit one 270. Thrilled.
And when I finished the round my arms and back felt better than they ever had before. Less is more boyfriends!

[OldBiscuit]

I am a golf make a change to gain to perfect TIMING (you will gain distance naturally)

[keithhart]

Thx Matty Boom-Boom. I used your “way of the playa” today for the first time for an entire 18 holes and had my lowest scores in months, a 94 on a 137 Slope course with the greens running 13.3 on the stimp. Only one lost ball and just two 3-putts. The ⅓ putting, ⅓ chipping, ⅓ range practice philosophy is paying off. No hero shots, a few lessons, and a track man session this week to learn my real distancia (I was one club off from what I thought I was hitting), all added up to a great round for me. Most importantly, you lowered my expectations of what amateurs can do and I feel totally better about my game and myself. Breaking 90 is around the corner!

[MichaelSisley-fwxr]

I have a 48 " length driver I use to calibrate my timing. I use it as a training aid. It forces me to slow down and really feel what I am doing. After a few shots, I can get it going the right height, direction and distance. All of your body parts must function together and in order. I switch then to my 3W on a tee. It seems effortless to hit them straight and I get 225 to 235 IF I remain smooth and like you said not trying to act all overly strong and go as fast as I can. The only thought is smooth and easy. At my advanced age, I will live with that distance I am getting. You are SO RIGHT about penalty drives from the tee. Water, sand, out of bounds, woods, all are terrible. I do not carry a driver. It does not reward me in any way. I do hit 5W or 7W a LOT from the tee and that 3W when I can. I have a 16 handicap. Being a short hitter, I do practice mostly on the shorter clubs and putting. Those are my money shots. All of my irons I know my distances with a half shot. That alone is like having twice the number of irons. I spent 28yrs in the Army, infantry. I have trained a lot of soldiers. We have a saying, smooth is fast. We worked on drills with weapons to put them in action smoothly, zero mistakes. Once smooth is achieved, tiny increases in speed will naturally come. Smooth also allows the potential for accuracy (given all the fundamentals of shooting are correct, much like a golf swing). I love your videos. You motivate me to do better with my golf. My war against poor golf can only be won by winning the mental side of said war. (course management, high percentage shots, eliminating lost balls, etc.). THANKS!

[jeremyaltf]

11:57 this left me dying on the floor 😂😂😂

[aluminumfalcon]

I’ve recently refined my swing and am hitting more accurately off the tee. Incidentally, I also hit my longest in play drive ever (measured on the course, not counting driving range) at 318 yards. Being able to strike the ball more accurately will naturally increase distance for the reasons you said.

[AJPinto-YOYO]

Awesome video! Especially the recommendation to watch LPGA. I'm absolutely a fan and learn a lot about golf from LPGA. If you ever look up what's in the bag for an LPGA player, you will recognize their club selection.

[S.forbes]

Finally!!! Someone listed the downsides of gaining distance 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I've always said the further you hit it the more chance you have to be 3 off the tee. 2 lost balls off the tee negates all that extra distance.

[StaggerLee]

The first sentence broke my 55 year old heart...😢😂

[jbweezer]

Desk jockey here but I also love cycling. I've found that cycling between rounds of golf (especially if you are clipped in to your pedals because you can engage the hamstrings on the up-stroke) is a primo way to stretch out the hamstrings and the quads and the calves. Also flushes out the fatigue build-up in the leg muscles. Just my anecdotal experience FWIW.

[jeromekemmer]

Ha! The golf ninja clip at the beginning actually made me laugh out loud! Im training that and whipping it out on the first tee at the Sunday morning skins game!

[marcthomas]

Thanks Matty Boom-Boom, for sharing your precious thoughts on how to improve the game. Great stuff - as always.

[B.Rights]

Getting the angle of attack right has turned my biggest drives into my average.. when i get the smash factor and timing right i am hitting the buggest drives of my life without swinging 'harder'.

[HughRogers]

When I played regularly I used to avg about 210m with driver, I never overswing. I remember my very rare 280+m drives for two things. They were smooth as cheesy easy peasy swings. Flush out of the middle and exquisitely compressed. A completely different feeling and never been able to recapture it, as I don't know what I did different. The second thing was, I didn't get the birdies

[averageamerican]

This advice is spot on. I drive around 240 on average. I played with a guy today who hit a couple drives over 300. Was consistently driving over 290. He had 247 on his second shot on a par 5, hit 3 wood to 35 ft. He 3 putted for par(I also made par on that hole.) In the end, I shot 82, he shot 87. Hitting longer is great. I would love to hit it longer. But I would never trade accuracy for distance.

[-TroyStory-]

I’m a 53 year old scratch golfer that averages 255 CARRY with my driver… and I approve this message. 👍

[ToddPlaysGolf]

I sprained a muscle in my back, not allowing me to swing at even 80%. Shot my lowest round ever 93, only lost one ball off the T, and hit my driver the most consistent and longest distances I ever have lol.

[StrandManna]

I’m 52 and consistently getting around 240m (about 265 yards) off the tee box with my Ping G driver… I’ve eventually figured out I don’t have to swing it hard and I have to keep my back swing “short”; it’s all in the timing and plenty of confidentialness

[jeffproehl]

Yea coach matt!!!! Had best stretch of golf of my 38 years of playing golf. From hole 13-18. Birdie, eagle, par par par par. In play off tee. Stay away from trouble. Toe down chipping. Boo fricken Ya!

[aceattorney]

"Now watch this shot." I understood that reference.