Increase swing speed

To answer your question directly it's core and flexibility

Every morning do 3 sets of stomach exercises (crunches or leg raises) , starting with 10 reps per set and working up to 50
In between each set do a lateral twisting stretch that will make your back, torso and shoulders more flexible.

After 3 months you will be making a bigger turn and swinging faster. Fact.

Can't say what that will do to your score though. If you want to put even more effort in then add 3 sets of squats in between the stomach and stretching.
 
Good video.

My driver speed is just short of 90mph possibly faster on a good swing. My consistent shots with regular shafts are PW 115, 7 iron 145, No 4 hybrid 175 and 3 wood 215 off the tee and 195-210 off the fairway.

One of the problem I have is I tend to push the ball right occasionally losing quite a bit of distance with the driver. The reason I didn't add driver distances is because they aren't consistent.

The reason I push right is because I don't transfer my weight, get stuck on my back foot and as a result my hands and the club get let behind and have to play catch up.

The answer more weight on the balls on my feet so that I transfer weight correctly swinging through as shown in the video above.

It took the local pro 5 minutes to identify the problem and 10 minutes to having me drawing a pitching wedge on a half swing demonstrating the importance of correct transfer of weight and hitting through the ball.

He also told me I have a dominant eye which was putting my alignment out, i.e. perceived V actual alignment. By lining up parallel with an object 3-6ft infront of the ball the problem was sorted.

Ok the drills and change in swing don't feel natural but the alignment has sorted out an issue that has blighted me for the best part of this year.

The pro has told me that once I'm hitting through the ball I'll gain additional yds on my irons with a lower more penetrating flight and more distance on the driver.

I'm happy with my distances as they are but if I can improve my technique working with the pro it'll be worth every penny. Forget swing speed, see a pro and work on your technique.
 
GeneralStore said:
To answer your question directly it's core and flexibility

Every morning do 3 sets of stomach exercises (crunches or leg raises) , starting with 10 reps per set and working up to 50
In between each set do a lateral twisting stretch that will make your back, torso and shoulders more flexible.

After 3 months you will be making a bigger turn and swinging faster. Fact.

Can't say what that will do to your score though. If you want to put even more effort in then add 3 sets of squats in between the stomach and stretching.
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It's not possible to rotate the body more than around 4 mph, all the squats and crunches will make little change to that. Loose arms and wrists and turning the body will create all the speed you require. Somehow I cant see Duffner and Mikleson doing too many of those crunches or leg raises. I sometimes play with a guy of 74 who has to use a buggy to get round the course, he plays off 4 and can hit may par fives in two. Where is he going wrong?
 
The best way to add swing speed is by getting the technique right. You can't 'hit' the ball, you can only swing the club. Getting the sequencing correct is the key, turning at the right time and having the arms work in sync witht he body. The 'x-factor' that people speak of adds NOTHING to your swing speed, generally it just leaves your arms trailing and you wonder why you keep hitting the ball 45 degrees to the right :p

Start with short swings (like the flying wedge drill) and you'll see you can hit the ball just as far as you can with a full swing but with only half the effort.... people are obsessed with making a 'full swing' and being crap rather than actually learning how to hit the ball.
 
virtuocity said:
85mph is acceptable for you then?
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Possibly not but it's certainly not what I'd be bothering about given that you "never" hit the driver out of the sweet spot. Doing this will give you X amount of 'extra' yards straight off.

Also, if you are slicing/fading the ball you'll be robbing yourself of many yards. A faster swing will just give you a bigger slice.

Lastly, if the reason for your poor shots is to do with an over the top move this will stem from not using your body properly. Sorting your swing out might, in turn, increase swing speed.
 
virtuocity said:
Driver. :mad:

Normally 85 to 90 mph.

To give you some ideas, I never hit the driver sweet spot. So that's something to work on but don't know how.

I also sky a lot and slice so working on the chair drill where I try to keep my bum against an imaginary chair. I am also working at keeping my head behind the ball. It has stopped my slice and skies but distance is poor, circa 200 yards.

If I could pay for an extra 20mph I would.
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Swing slower! ;)
 
JustOne said:
Start with short swings (like the flying wedge drill) and you'll see you can hit the ball just as far as you can with a full swing but with only half the effort.... people are obsessed with making a 'full swing' and being crap rather than actually learning how to hit the ball.
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Up to a point, a fuller swing means hitting it further (half swing versus three-quarter one) but there is definitely a point beyond which a fuller swing achieves nothing. Seems to me that's the point at which technique is compromised such that the loss of ball speed from the poorer quality of strike is decreased by the amount that swing speed is increased. and past a certain point, swing speed doesn't increase either.
 
Foxholer said:
Up to a point, a fuller swing means hitting it further (half swing versus three-quarter one) but there is definitely a point beyond which a fuller swing achieves nothing. Seems to me that's the point at which technique is compromised such that the loss of ball speed from the poorer quality of strike is decreased by the amount that swing speed is increased. and past a certain point, swing speed doesn't increase either.
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I agree with this. I have increased by iron distance by shortening my swing and getting better contact.
 
To be honest I am a believer in a sweet strike will always go further and straighter than a hard swing. To hit the ball further you need to increase the speed it leaves the club head and that can be achieved with a better strike.

I have seen plenty of people with slow swing speeds that hit the ball 230-240 off the tee, but like I said that is because they have good technique.

So learn to hit it better not harder.
 
im going to tell you about my own case, i got introduced to golf a few months ago by my brother in law and i was really that bad that people used to laugh their heads off at first it was funny and i enjoyed the occassional laugh with my friends, but then it seemed as if they invited me just to have a laugh, i really didn't like going with them anymore, which really bothered me since i started to enjoy the game but it is never cool to be the laughing stock. so i was trying really hard to practise, and i did notice improvment especially after i kept reading on different techniques of stance, how to hit the ball, shifting weight and so on, but it still was not good enough, so i also studied threads too but probably didn't know how to get it right so i asked a colleague from work i know he is also a golf player and he told me to look up Jaacob Bowden on google and i did, it helped me increase swing speed from 82 - 90, drive distance from 200 - 230, the most important i got my pride back, well for me it was worth checking out if anyone else wants to take a look heres the site http://swingmangolf.com/
 
john_n said:
im going to tell you about my own case, i got introduced to golf a few months ago by my brother in law and i was really that bad that people used to laugh their heads off at first it was funny and i enjoyed the occassional laugh with my friends, but then it seemed as if they invited me just to have a laugh, i really didn't like going with them anymore, which really bothered me since i started to enjoy the game but it is never cool to be the laughing stock. so i was trying really hard to practise, and i did notice improvment especially after i kept reading on different techniques of stance, how to hit the ball, shifting weight and so on, but it still was not good enough, so i also studied threads too but probably didn't know how to get it right so i asked a colleague from work i know he is also a golf player and he told me to look up Jaacob Bowden on google and i did, it helped me increase swing speed from 82 - 90, drive distance from 200 - 230, the most important i got my pride back, well for me it was worth checking out if anyone else wants to take a look heres the site http://swingmangolf.com/
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Are you affiliated to the programme? If so, there are loads of people who would be interested in asking you questions about it.

If not, then it would be great to find out what exercises you did during the programme. Can you elaborate?
 
I don't this question should be as quickly dismissed as it appears to have been. Yes, hit it better and it goes further but the OP is never going to hit a 250 carry, even with a perfect strike. To get that needs more speed, so what is best to get it?

Weights and core exercise will not do it alone, I know because I do lots of that and distance does not gain. You will need some sort of swing based training and I believe that is what the OP wanted info about.
 
My pal is at a tour college and he has been given not only a core based programe but a hard core body building style work out too! Training all the muscles on the back off your body 3 times more than those muscles on the front. So its massive triceps and small biceps for him.
 
OK, look we all want to hit the ball further whether it's with a driver or an iron, however to a large extent we have to accept that it's not going to happen. Why, well we're handicapp golfers who like me have taken the game up too late, and in addition don't possess fantastic natural ability.

I've learnt that by only doing a three quarter swing compared to a full swing I hit the ball better and further. How, well because it gives me a more controlled and better technique. By doing a full swing as already mentioned I would pass beyond the natural core restriction and then by trying to do more I would turn further and lose the core power by standing up in the swing.

The best way to get your handicapp down is to work on your short game, in from 120 yards out. The OP says he can hit the ball as close to 10 handicapp players from 150 yards in, however where they will be better is in areas short of the green chipping and putting. If you want drastic improvements to your handicapp then it's the short game you need to work on. It may not be as sexy as booming drives 300 yards, having a full swing with a speed of 100 mph, but it will get your handicapp down quicker.

In addition as already mentioned maybe you need to see a pro to get your technique looked at. However regardless what the swing looks like what you want is something that is repeatable, reliable and delivers pretty consistent results, just ask Jim Furyk. :)
 
I agree with short game being importaint but its now been recognised and accepted by top pga coaches that tour events are won and lost from 220-180 yrds in. For me distance is important. i'd rather be slapping a 5 iron into a 200 yard green than a 3 wood. If I could train and improve my distance i'd welcome that with open arms
 
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