DRIVER
EXTEND THROUGH THE IMPACT ZONE
To practice this power move, make swings in which you segment the motion, stopping between steps. First, swing your driver to the top. Second, turn your body to its normal impact position. Third, swing the club through by straightening your trail arm. Work on this three-step motion slowly at first and then start to put the steps together into normal swings. Finally, go back to hitting shots. You’ll quickly get a feel for extending your trail arm out to the target after impact – and see a serious boost in speed.
The major benefit of the trail arm staying bent into impact with the driver is more speed. When the arm is still straightening through the strike, the energy of the swing keeps going down the shaft and into the ball. Once you straighten the arm, energy starts to dissipate and the clubhead slows down. A good feel is that you’re pushing your trail hand away from your trail shoulder through impact (above). The real bombers almost double that shoulder-to-hand distance from about a metre before impact to just after the strike.
88 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
MAY 2024
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