GolfDriverWithBallWouldn’t it be great to increase your golf driving distance by 20 yards?

How much closer would you be to the pin when teeing off? How much could you reduce your golf handicap by?

Kyle Halberg from Pure Point Golf says that there are two simple factors that to increase your golf distance, you should first fix your golf slice.

He says that when the golf club is in the impact zone, there are 2 fundamental factors that influence the shape of the golf balls flight when you are teeing off:

1. The angle of the golf club face at impact.
2. The path that the golf club is taking at impact.

OK, that looks pretty simple, but if you want to increase your golf driving distance by adjusting these two factors, then what should you do?

First Kyle says that you should try to keep your shoulder ‘down’ on the ball through impact. This is known as ’staying strong through impact’. More often, the leading shoulder tends to fly up before impact. This causes the club face to hit the ball incorrectly on impact.

Golf is all about thinking and analyzing your shots to get better. A huge part of this game is understanding “why” you’re getting a certain result, and the physics behind that result. Thinking through your golf swing will provide huge dividends if you’re willing to invest the time it takes.

Now, actually go though the motions slowly. Let your leading shoulder fly up as you approach impact and you’ll actually be able feel and see the clubface coming from an outside-in path. That causes a slice every time.

So what can you do to correct it and increase your golf driving distance?

Well, to begin, try to learn to keep your leading shoulder strong. Keep that shoulder ‘Down’ on the ball all the way through impact, even after the ball is gone and flying straight down the fairway. Here’s an illustration of what I’m talking about.

As you can see, the leading shoulder is still down. The triangle is still there. Most importantly, my body has NOT gotten ahead of my hands. This is a HUGE distinction. As you may notice, the left shoulder is actually higher than the right shoulder. So what do I mean when I say “leading shoulder down”?

You have to envision yourself from the back looking down on the ball. When Kyle says ‘down’, He means that the leading shoulder and chest are still facing the ball through impact.

So even though it may seem like the leading shoulder is higher than the trailing shoulder, it’s still facing the ball at impact. That would mean that you have let the leading shoulder fly up.

Hand action is huge in the game of golf and another key factor in being able to increase your golf driving distance. You must learn to release your hands correctly through the ball. Meaning that you release the hands while the leading shoulder is still “down”, or facing the ball.

If you are currently playing with the conventional swing method, it’s really easy to let your body get ahead of the ball. One of the many things you will learn in The PurePoint Golf Swing is how to avoid that trap.

Keep the leading shoulder down and let your arms and hands release through the ball and you will see the ball go farther and higher. This will take a while to get used to.

The key is to let your arms release through the ball, while your left shoulder is ‘Down’ on the ball. To do this you will need to rotate your forearms correctly, and use your leading ELBOW (not shoulder) as a hinge. So another way to explain this movement would be that your hands are still moving towards the target, but your leading elbow has almost stopped.

Another one would be to initiate the downswing with your arms. I’m sure that’s the exact opposite of what you’ve heard before. Starting the downswing with the arms is a tough thing to do.

You want the ball to go the maximum possible distance. So subconsciously, many people have the problem of letting their body get way ahead of their hands. That’s the number one slice-producing move among golfers today. It’s probably the toughest one to fix, because when you’re at the top of your backswing, all you can think about it crushing the ball.
Instead of thinking maximum distance, think minimize slice. Start the downswing with your arms. Get to the top of your backswing, and then the first move should be with the arms. Put this move together with keeping the leading shoulder down, and it will do wonders for both your woods and your irons.

If you look at any of the really good players, you will see that they actually initiate the downswing by “pulling” the club down with their arms. They do NOT start the downswing by twisting the chest towards the target. That is a very important distinction to make.

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