5 Tips for Golf Driving to Get the Most out of your Drives

When both your shoulder turn and your weight transfer are done correctly you will gain distance. When your lower body and upper body work in unison you not only gain distance you gain accuracy.

Below are 5 golf driving tips to get the most out of your drives:

1.) Make a smooth transition- In order to generate maximum clubhead speed you need to have a smooth transition throughout your swing. This begins with a one piece takeaway that should start with your shoulders and arms rotating back together. Think of it like the swing of a grandfather clock arm. (One smooth motion).

2.) Coil your lower body- During the backswing you must build tension within your lower body. This is kind of like winding a rubber band where your hips swivel around and your legs remain planted. You will have a slight bending of your forward knee, but your back leg will remain firmly planted.

3.) Start with your hips- Your forward swing will begin with your hips rotating back to square and beyond. You shoulders and arms will follow behind this movement.

It is critical that you allow your hips to rotate past square and open up in the forward movement to provide clearance for your arms and hands during the follow thru. You will actually slide your hips slightly toward the target during this move.

4.) Weight shift- This is important, when you start your forward motion with your hips you will also want to shift your weight to your front foot. You will actually be planting your front foot firmly back on the ground and creating the pivot point for the rest of your body to rotate around.

5.) Roll the Wrists- As you return your clubface to the ball squarely, your finishing move will be to allow the wrists to over during the final part of your follow thru. This does not mean breaking your wrists. Instead as you complete your follow thru your hands will roll over and your right hand will be on top of your left hand (right handed golfer, just the opposite for the lefties).

Give this drill a try to help improve your shoulder turn:

Take your normal stance with a driver. Place a golf ball in your back armpit and take your normal swing. If you start your backswing correctly, the ball will remain firmly tucked in your arm pit. If you start with your arms alone, then the ball will fall to the ground.

Practicing with this simple drill will help you get the feel for the proper takeaway. Once you have this down it is just a matter of following the rest of the golf driving tips above. This is sure to have you on your way to getting more distance from your drives.