Golf Wrist Exercise For Higher Clubhead Speed
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Arm Tension Kills Your Golf Driver Swing Power
One of the KILLERS of clubhead speed, power and distance is arm tension. This tension in your golf swing starts with your grip and quickly works its way up through the forearms, upper arms, then the shoulders and then in the neck.
TENSION KILLS SWING SPEED!
Would you EVER swing a baseball bat or tennis racket with a “death grip” on the handle? No way! Then why do we do it in golf?
We are trying SO HARD to hit it LONG that we think that effort equates to distance, and in golf it’s the exact opposite. The harder we try, the more tension we create, which SLOWS down clubhead speed and wipes out any chance of distance.
LOOSEN YOUR GRIP!
Start with your grip. Just before you take the club away to start your backswing, give it one last waggle with your hands and wrists. Do it RIGHT BEFORE you take the club away!
This will eliminate the “death grip” and tension in your hands, giving you a great chance at a tension-free swing loaded with speed, power and resulting in maximum distance.
The Secret Of Power Golf
EVERY golfer wants, dreams and strives for more power and distance. Learning the secret of power golf can get you there much, much quicker, and I’m going to tell you how right now!
Power in your golf swing comes from both your core rotation and wrist lag. Combine these two elements in your golf swing and you’ll add a TON of yards to your drives and EVERY club in your bag!
If you can’t get a full shoulder turn on your backswing, you won’t be able to generate near as much clubhead speed, but there is hope. You need to focus on targeted, simple golf exercises and stretches that will easily get you making a full backswing with no tension or extra effort.
Once you do this, all you need is wrist lag.
Retaining wrist lag late into your golf swing is the real SECRET of power in golf. The majority of amateurs release their wrist cock way too early in the downswing, losing any chance at high clubhead speeds through impact.
Just think of Sergio Garcia when you want more wrist lag. Even the great Ben Hogan, who in his time was one of the best ball strikers EVER! He really compressed the golf ball from his abbreviated wrist lag and retention late in the golf swing.
So to recap, you’ve got to make a BIG turn away from the ball, and you’ve got to retain wrist lag late into your golf swing. Give it a try!
Wrist Lag To Create Maximum Clubhead Speed
What is all this about the topic of create wrist lag? When you look at some of the longest hitters in golf, wrist lag is a common theme to create maximum clubhead speed and power in golf through impact. Picture Sergio Garcia, JB Holmes, and even the great Ben Hogan. All solid ball hitters, and quite long in their own right.
Studies have shown that up to 75% of clubhead speed comes from the unhingeing of the wrists just AFTER impact, not before. This is the SECRET to longer golf drives. Holding that angle late into your downswing for a powerful whipping of the clubhead THROUGH the ball, not at it.
The angle between your lower arm (forearm), and shaft of the club through your wrist, is the power angle that creates this enormous speed through the ball. It’s at approximately 90 degrees in the wrist very late into the downswing. One of the biggest swing faults of amateur golfers is releasing this angle too early in the downswing, which will slow down clubhead speed, resulting in shorter distances with all your clubs.
One thing you need to remember is to aggressively rotate your core and upper body through as well so you make sure to square your clubface at the right time to hit a straight shot that stays “in the fairway”.
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