Increasing Driving Distance by 26.1 Yards

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Increasing driving distance makes golf easier. This is because you can use shorter clubs to target the green. This is why amateur golfers are eager to hit long shots. However, increasing distance is not easy, especially seeing results in a short period. You need to increase ball speed through steady physical training. There is a method to increase your distance by 26.1 yards in a short time, which has become a hot topic. It is a distance-increasing know-how introduced by Golf.com in the United States.

Amateur golfer Mr. A has a handicap of 4.2. Despite efforts, his score does not easily improve. He feels he has reached a plateau. His clubhead speed is 95 mph. His driver carry distance is 220 yards, and including roll, he hits 240 yards. He decided to start over from the beginning. He sought advice from Jonathan Yawad, a top 100 instructor in the US. Yawad is a swing coach who has coached major champions such as Michael Campbell (New Zealand), the 2005 US Open winner.

You can see a distance increase effect just by simply adjusting your setup.
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Coach Yawad told him to hit balls with a 7-iron and a driver. He hit 20 shots, 10 with each club. His driver shot reached a maximum of 246.8 yards. The results shown on the chart were slices. Yawad coldly pointed out, “You look like a 90-year-old when handling the ball. Your stance is too narrow, and your hips are too flat. You are not in a position to strike the ball properly.”

He explained how to fix the sloppy swing. First, he corrected the setup position issues. “A narrow stance causes your hips to rotate unbelievably fast at the top,” he analyzed, “throwing the clubhead outside the path and dispersing power.” He continued, “Your tailbone is too low, and your backswing is narrow,” adding, “It is important to create space to swing.” He diagnosed, “If you stand wider at address, lower your body a bit more, and stand a little farther from the ball, the situation will improve.”

Amateur golfer Mr. A remembered Coach Yawad’s advice and swung again. The effect appeared immediately. His swing, which was tilted 5 degrees to the left, changed to 1 degree to the right. His clubhead speed also increased, soaring to 101 mph. The driver shot distance, which had been limited to 246.8 yards, increased to 272 yards. He gained 26.1 yards in a one-hour lesson.

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