TLDR; what could be holding me back from more speed?
Been playing for a few years, but have made a LOT of progress in recent months with regular sim access. I recently overhauled my driver swing, as I was hitting massive duck hooks. Succeeded in getting my path more neutral/slightly OTT, and now I’m missing a lot less fairways.
However, reviewing my swing now, it looks severely steep for driver, and all arms. And generally unathletic. I have a few ideas as to what could be improved, but want to check my work. I’m quite happy with my club path and face angle numbers (both near neutral on average) – but I think I’m capable of much more power/speed.
Average swing speed is ~92-94mph, ball speed mid 130s. Typical carry on a good strike is ~220yds, total around 250. What could I do with swing mechanics to improve speed? Is it a hip/shoulder rotation issue, transition, release point?
Appreciate any and all tips!
by Kg-42
5 Comments
You seem to have the same problem as me. We pick our arms up to early in the start of the backswing. We gotta fix this!!
Your logic on making swing changes isn’t making any sense to me…. You’re trying to swing OTT??? I think you should invest in a few lessons. A good coach will help you understand what to improve, and why you should be making a certain adjustment to your swing. If you don’t understand the fundamental mechanics of a golf swing, then you’re just dicking around and not really improving your game.
Well, now you’re picking the club up in the backswing and your backswing isn’t on a rotational axis, and you’re swinging over the top slightly, so you’ve gone from one of extreme to the other. Your posture looks too upright to me and you look like you’re swing is 75% upper body driving your mechanics.
Your spine is almost perpendicular to the ground at impact. You need some side bend to get more speed. Watch Viktor Hovland’s swing as a good example.
Twist your hips back instead of moving your arms up, then unload twisting your hips first followed by your arms.