She’s 5’7″, 135 lbs… and Drives it 303 Yards!

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In this video, Zach shares what he learned firsthand while coaching at the U.S. Women’s Open — including insights from standing just feet away from one of the longest hitters in the entire field, Julia Lopez Ramirez.

Despite being 5’7″ and 135 pounds, Julia averaged over 303 yards off the tee, outdriving the field by 30+ yards. So how does she do it?

Zach breaks down her swing (alongside the PGA Tour’s longest hitter, Aldrich Potgieter) and reveals the one hidden move that generates massive power with seemingly effortless speed. Spoiler: it’s NOT about “holding lag.”

You’ll also learn:

– Why your lag angle might be hurting your swing — not helping it
– How elite players “hit the brakes” to let the club fly by
– A powerful drill to improve clubhead speed without swinging harder
– Real Trackman data showing Zach’s own gains using this method

This is a must-watch if you’re on a mission to increase distance — especially with the driver.

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Hi I’m Zach, thank you for visiting my channel. My goal here is to help you play the best golf of your life while having as much fun as possible!

I’m a PGA-certified golf instructor and have been coaching since 1997. I’ve been named a Golf Digest “Best Young Teacher,” a GolfTips Magazine “Top 25 Golf Instructor,” and Southern California PGA’s Teacher of the Year. I’ve worked with golfers of all ages and levels, from 4-year-old beginners on up through touring professionals. My students have included nationally-ranked juniors, touring pros, celebrities, and CEOs, but wherever you’re at on your golfing journey, my goal is always the same… to help YOU play your best golf!

I started playing competitive golf at a young age, ultimately reaching #3 in the California junior golf rankings – just behind another promising young golfer named Tiger Woods. I also played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California and professional golf on the Omega Asian Tour.

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So, I had the great fortune of coaching a girl at the Women’s US Open just a couple weeks ago, and I got to see some of the best women in the world. I’m just absolutely blown away by so many different parts of their game. But the thing that impressed me the most, right, there’s a a girl there, Julia Lopez Ramirez, right? I stood right next to her. She’s 57, maybe 135 pounds. She averaged 303 yards at Aaron Hills. And the next closest person was 30 yards behind her. Okay. And I want to take a look at her, right? Because I got some great video of her swing. And you would never know she’s hitting the ball that far. And I’ve been on a quest to hit the ball farther as probably I know a lot of you are on a quest to hit the ball farther. So I was really intrigued by how this girl could generate all that club head speed. I mean, she’s literally I’m swinging as hard as I can. and I’m 61 185 and she’s still hitting it way past where I hit it with less effort, a shorter swing and a much smaller frame. So, she’s very impressive PGA Tour wise. Uh there’s a there’s a a guy out there named Aldrich Potguider that’s the longest hitter on the PGA Tour. Now, he’s 326 yards. Their swings are very, very similar. So, let’s go ahead and take a look at both those golf swings and see why are they so powerful. All right. So, there’s her swing, right? And I was right there taking the video and I’m watching the Trackman leaderboard and it’s tracking this ball speed at 168 miles per hour, right? And she was in the final group on Sunday. This girl can play, too. She doesn’t just hit it long. And, you know, she obviously she didn’t play well. She didn’t win on Sunday, but she got to the final group of the US Women’s Open. Like I’m saying, probably was guessing around 57, 135. But check out this snap at the bottom. I mean, really just unloading all those angles so quickly out of her hands and wrist. I mean, it’s just amazing that she’s hitting it that far. I mean, farther than I hit it for sure. and looks like way less effort. So, there’s definitely a hidden snap that’s occurring in her hands and wrists that we’re going to show you how to do in just a second. So, now we have Aldrich Potter. Hope I’m not butchering his name. Longest on the PJ tour this year. So, we still see that extreme lag angle like we saw with Julia. And then watch how much he’s unloading all those angles and how quickly that happens. So that position there is really where the key is is being able to get your wrist unhinged and get all that energy out to the club head. That’s exactly what we’re going to show you next. We’re going to show you a great drill that’ll help you do that. So it’s not about holding these angles coming down. It’s be it’s about being able to get out of those angles, okay, as quickly as possible. That’s what’s going to give you this look coming down, which I tried for years to do and it slowed my swing down. A lot of my students try. It’s really not making it go faster. Okay. So, it’s actually looking at it on this end. How quickly can I get that club to rehinge? How quickly can I get the club head back around the corner with my body slowing, hitting the brake so that club head can go whipping by? We’ll show you exactly how to do that up next. So, you know, we definitely could see all that lag angle that they had on the way down. And that’s where I would kind of focus wrongly in the past and where a lot of you tend to focus because, you know, there’s no way they’re trying to actually hold that angle actively because they’re not going to get enough speed out to the ball. Okay? So, you know, I happened upon this drill. It’s really helped me gain club head speed, and my swing is starting to look more like those two. Not exactly, but still, it’s improved quite a bit. my lag angle is improved and I’m not actually even focusing on it. This was a a guy by the name of Steve Pratt that teaches near near here near where I teach in Southern California. Um he’s out in Seami Valley, but he showed me this drill and I thought it just was fantastic. So, a lot of what they’re doing is they’re creating a breaking force and a release that’s going to allow that club to really whip past them. So the lag angle, it’s not being created by how they pull down. It’s being created by how fast they can get the energy out to the club head. So you you you notice both of their followthroughs looked a lot like this because of that energy transfer just happening so quickly, right? They’re starting down with their lower body. They start to hit the brakes with their lead side, snap, and that club just goes whipping past them. So, if you want to have more lag, right, and more more of that coming down, focus on what’s going on over here, okay? Focus on getting that energy out. You can kind of see with this white ball here going out towards the end. I know there’s some throw out action that’s occurring. And I really love this drill, too. It looks a little weird there. You’re like, “Wow, Zach’s teaching us to flip it.” It’s not a flip. Think about it with a driver, right? If I had a driver, which I’ll hit one here in a second, that really helps to create an angle of attack that’s positive and upward, and it creates a ball flight that’s turning over right to left. Something that both those players do extremely well. Hey, it’s your coach Zack Allen here, and I hope you’re enjoying today’s lesson. After thousands of student lessons, I’ve discovered that the single weakest link in your golf swing is your brain. You see, our brains control all of our movements. But as it turns out, they aren’t naturally wired for the golf swing. And until you fix this, your body will simply refuse to do what the brain is asking. The good news is there’s an easy fix. Since I don’t have the time in this short video, I’ve put together a three-part mini clinic where I walk you through a simple process that will rewire your brain, giving you the control you need for a consistent golf swing. I call it the consistency clinic and you can get the entire thing free of charge by clicking the link in the description below. The training series isn’t available anywhere else. So go ahead, click the link right now and I’ll see you on the other side. Okay, now let’s get back to today’s lesson. So let’s uh let’s put this to the test and see if it’s worth anything. I’ve got my Trackman set up. Got the computer here. We can kind of see certain numbers. I’m going to go ahead and kind of have that feel of the club just, you know, like they said in Top Gun, I’m going to hit the brakes. He’s going to fly right by. That club is flying right by me. Relax my arms. That’s really key to hitting the ball far. Good athletic setup. And we’re going to let it go at the bottom. That was hit. Good. Now, it probably takes me a while. I’ve kind of been on this journey to try to get more club head speed. I’m trying to get to 170. Okay, so Julia Lopez Ramirez, she was around 168 on average. I swung as hard as I could there. I’m 162.5. That’s better for me. Normally, I’d say three months ago, I was probably high 150s, mid 150s. So, that’s 265 carry, 302 total. Not too shabby. Let me try to give it a little bit more a little more flyby. I’m going to really let that club go. And when I can turn it over, it definitely turns out to go a little farther compared to hitting a little fade. So, let that club just go right on by. That was hit really good, too. I’m swinging as hard as I can there. So obviously my form’s imbalance might not be perfect. 163.4 ball speed, 109.4 club, 268 carry, 305.6. So that’s a good ball for me. I didn’t if I looked at that again, I would probably try to hit up a little bit more in practicing that feeling. Kind of feel like a little more that way. See if I get two or three degrees up. Probably give me about another seven or eight yards. But see if you can incorporate that into your golf swing. There’s so many guys that I videotape on a daily basis. They look like this with the driver. And boy, you are leaving a lot of yards in the tank. All right, we just turned the camera back on cuz I had a 166. So, in case we get 170, that’s been my goal now for a few months, but let’s see what happens. Soh, what do we got here? 111 club speed, 166.4, 297 carry, 325 total. So, you know, when I watched Julia Lopez Ramirez, she was consistently averaging 168 because they had live Trackman on the range. So, I’d watch her hit, I watch her Trackman numbers appear on a big giant screen. That’s just crazy to me that I’m swinging. I literally I think I might have hurt something there and she’s just doing that with a shorter back swing, smaller frame, and less effort. But, uh, she has an amazing release. So, if you get that same release, we got some good stuff happening there. I’m going to keep working on it. So, let me know if you have any questions or comments. That really helped reduce the spin there. 1400 spin. That ball rolled a long ways. I’ll answer them down below in the comment section. But until then, here’s another video if you’re interested in some distance tips from me. I will see you guys next week. Have a great week.