A few months ago, a professional long driver came to our course to conduct a clinic. He gave some golf lessons on how to hit the ball farther. He was a big guy. Tall and well built but his swing didn’t seem overly dynamic.
The thing that interested me the most was his knowledge of the swing and distance maximization. He knew to aim right if he was going to swing up(D Plane knowledgable). He knew to swing up on the ball. This allowed him to use a 5* driver. It’s the ability to use lower lofted drivers that reduces the spin. As long as they can get a launch angle high enough to keep to ball in the air. Let me tell ya. This guy hit it a mile in the air with a 5* driver. Very impressive.
As I look at most of my students that I have taught for a while. Distance is one of the things they all share. I like it when my player’s pound it. I’ve said before many times that I teach speed first and accuracy second.
If you want to hit it long, focus on relaxing the wrists and turning as hard as you can.
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