Thursday, January 26, 2012

Does Increasing Golf Swing Speed also Increase Club Head Speed?

Increasing your club head speed will add distance to all of your clubs, the question is how do you accomplish that goal. Swinging harder or faster would seem to be the logical way, but is it?

The reality is that trying to swing harder or faster will usually result in unwanted swing changes that may result in your arms getting to active in the swing, which may lead to a tilt to the left causing your swing path to "go over the top". With all of these possibilities it makes sense to find other ways to accomplish your goal.

Increasing overall golf swing speed or hitting the ball harder will not necessarily result in increased club head speed or increased distance unless you already have a very efficient, well balanced and executed swing. In order to gain distance you need to eliminate the "speed leaks" in your swing and increase your club head speed.

What are the "speed leaks" in your swing? Some of the usual suspects are;

Any swing fault that results in a severe offline ball flight, slice, hook, very high or very low.
Trying to power the forward swing with the arms, rather than the rotation of your lower body.
Not creating "lag" and/or releasing it to early.
As an example, when I finally eliminated my slice, one of the side benefits was that all of my club distances increased just by virtue of hitting the ball with a more square club face.

Without having to worry about where the ball was going, my overall swing got better, club head speed increased slightly, balance improved, swing path was better.

I remember commenting to one of my playing partners that the added distance made it a whole new game, I was having more fun and actually had to think more about how to hit greens in regulation.

The average tour player has a club head speed of around 115 to 120 MPH, some of the long drive competitors can get their's up to 140 and higher. The average amateur recreational golfer manages 85 to 90 mph.

For every 1 mph increase in club head speed, the average increase in distance is 1.4 yards. If you could increase yours to an average of 90 mph to 100 mph that would be 14 more yards on average. How would 14 more yards change your game?

The good news is that increasing your club head speed from 90 mph to 100 mph is not that difficult. You need to identify your "speed leaks" and work on eliminating them.

There are many parts of the modern golf swing that contribute to club head speed and the increased distance that results from an increase. Among them are;

Swing path.
Swing plane and how well you maintain it.
The amount of lag you create and deliver to impact.
How well you are able to square the club face.
Have you ever wondered how the tour pro's hit what seem to be effortless drives that travel 300 plus yards? It is because they have all of the basic fundamentals of the swing down cold.

They make sure their grip, stance, alignment, ball position, etc. are perfect before they ever start the swing...every time. They rehearse and visualize the shot they want to make, to the area that will give them the best chance of success on the next shot. Then they make a balanced efficient swing.

Your best path to more club head speed and the resulting greater distance, would be to find and work with a PGA teaching professional to identify the speed leaks in your swing and work specifically on improving th fundamentals of a sound swing.

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