Increase Your Golf Distance

The holy grail of golf is increased driving distance. In fact golf is rapidly becoming more of a power and less of a precision game. Today’s technology is allowing golfers of all levels to hit the ball even farther than they ever dreamed. To prove how important power is, just look at the PGA Tour. The longest hitters are indeed the best players. On the PGA Tour “short and steady” rarely wins the race, anymore.

Do you dream of reaching par 5’s in two and having part wedges into par 4’s. Do you fantasize about out-driving your buddies? Are you a female golfer who’s tired of having the guys out-drive you even if with your advantage off the forward tee?

1. Improve contact with your driver
2. Increase your club head speed at the point of impact
3. Increase your strength and flexibility for golf
4. Equipment fitting

The Golf IQ Power Package can help you with all of these areas. Golf IQ golf swing aids can help you improve many areas of your game.

Keep reading for more specific lessons on how to increase your golf distance or check out our golf tips section.

For every half inch that you hit off the sweet spot of your driver you will lose 10 yards on your tee shot. So you can pick up 10 yards by getting ½ inch closer to the sweet spot. How does 10 yards without even trying sound?

These short lessons can increase your distance without changing your swing!

Today’s 460cc drivers have a sweet spot that is slightly higher on the club face than the drivers of years gone by. To make contact on your new driver’s sweet spot you need to tee the ball up high, really high. The correct height for your driver tee is when at least half of the ball stands above the driver’s crown as you address the ball. The right tee height will also allow you to have the correct angle of attack and optimize your launch angle, more on that later.

To accommodate your new high tee, and to make contact on the right part of your driver, you need to make sure that the ball is opposite the inside of your left heel at address. Most long drive competitors will actually put the ball farther forward than this, but for the average golfer this ball position will look very far forward, but trust it. You will hit the ball farther this way.

Because the driver swing is so fast you need to have a stable base. To achieve this stable base I recommend that you take your stance slightly wider than shoulder width apart. This means that the inside of your feet should be slightly outside the width of your shoulders. In this position you may feel that you have more weight on your right foot than your left foot. If you do that your weight should slightly favor your right hand side. If not please be sure to check your alignment.

When trying this ball position and tee height many golfers compensate by opening their shoulders to the target line. If you allow your shoulders to open at address you are risking poor contact and are bringing a slice into play. It is imperative that your feet, hips and especially your shoulders are parallel to the target line at address.

To monitor your address position and to perfect this perfect ball position, make sure that you set up a practice station at your driving range. For more information on perfecting your set up check out the Golf IQ Practice POD.

If you want to start putting in some serious time on the range and start driving the ball longer than you ever thought possible, try the Golf IQ Power Package. It contains products that will improve contact, increase club speed, improve your golf fitness, and provides some critical tips for finding the right driver for you.

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