Jake Knapp’s Golf Swing | POWER SECRETS Explained

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0:00 Intro
0:44 Mini Driver Note
1:02 Swing Analysis
1:14 Swing Width
2:05 Hip Movement
2:49 Sequencing & Shoulder Timing

So, you want to know how Jake Knap hits the ball so freaking far and straight? We’ve got your answers. Jake’s swing sequencing and efficiency has a ton to do with it. We’re going to break that down in just a minute in a swing analysis. But, there’s an X factor that Jake has that sets him apart from the rest of the field. So, we can all tell Jake is a very strong guy, but there are plenty of strong golfers that don’t swing nearly as fast as Jake. What sets Jake apart is his fast twitch muscles and his central nervous system fire faster than most other golfers. Here’s a video of him hitting 197 mph of ball speed. I’ve seen other videos of him eclipsing 200 mph. Jake’s speed ceilings are much higher than what he plays golf at on the course. This is why speed training is so important. We all need to raise our speed ceilings so our oncourse speeds and distances follow. Now, right before we go into the swing analysis, a fun fact. Currently, Jake Knap is 13th on the tour at 183 mph of average ball speed. What people probably don’t realize is that includes his mini driver ball speed. If you watch him swing his regular driver, his ball speeds are routinely north of 190 mph. Here are three of the most crucial power and speed elements in Jake’s swing. And you can cross-check these with your swing to see if you do these well or if you have areas for improvement. The first thing is in the takeaway. We all hear about width. What is width in our back swing and why does it help us? So width generally can be defined as the space between your hands and your body. You can monitor width in your swing throughout your entire swing, I like to look really at shaft parallel in the back swing. Are my hands far away from my body or are they too close? What this does in terms of power and speed is leverage. The golf swing is generally defined as a wide to narrow swing. Wide in the back swing and narrow in the down swing. Think of a figure skater. If a figure skater spreads out the arms on the spin, he or she’s going to slow down. Same thing in the golf swing. We use leverage with a wide back swing and then we get narrow with our hands on the down swing for maximum speed. The second thing Jake does really well is uses the ground. This is a broad term, but for this specific video when we’re talking about using the ground, I want to see how his hips work. Notice in his back swing, his hips don’t sway away from the target. We’re going to go back to leverage here. If his hips swayed away from the target in his back swing, he would be out of balance and he would lose leverage in order to push off of his backside onto his front side. You’ll notice throughout his swing, his hips don’t sway backwards. They stay right there loading into the front side as he gets closer to the top in transition. A lot of amateur golfers, their back hip will sway away from their target, and they lose a lot of speed and power and efficiency by doing this. Now, thirdly, as we get to the top, I call this the transition. Look how patient Jake is. Watch how long his shoulders stay closed for as his transition occurs and his hands start the down swing. A lot of amateurs, their front shoulder will fly open way too soon. This is out of sequence. You’re losing speed if your shoulders open up too quickly. A big reason why Jake swing looks so smooth, efficient, and silky is it’s perfectly timed. His shoulders stay closed a lot longer than most golfers, which lets the energy transfer from the ground up through his hips into his shoulders and into the club in proper sequence, which again is efficiency and good timing for an effortless look on his power and speed. Before you leave, comment below which PGA Tour player do you think would win in a long drive contest. Like and subscribe for more golf tips. [Music]