Most of my students want more power but don’t know the best way to unleash it.
The four key sources of power are weight shift, rotation, arms and hands, with most students neglecting the first two. Real power comes from a good coil and differential between your upper and lower body, followed by initiating the downswing with your lower body and getting resistance from the ground to push off the inside of your rear foot. That allows your shoulders and torso to unwind naturally.
This drill – best done in front of a mirror – will help you feel the proper way to generate power, get to the right side and eliminate a reverse pivot:
Get two clubs and place one on the ground against the inside of your back foot and the second across the top line of your shoulders.
Get in good golf posture, turn back and align the two shafts.
Hold that position and feel the coil. Place most of your weight on the inside of the back foot while keeping your right knee over the laces of your right shoe. Don’t over rotate your shoulders or hips and never let the weight get to the outside of your right foot.
Once you feel adequate resistance between your upper and lower body, fire your left hip and push off the ground to start the downswing before ending in a full finish position.
Jordan King Thomas, PGA, is an instructor at the Henry Brunton Golf Academy at Strawberry Farms in Irvine. He can be reached at (949) 556-7857 or jordan@henrybrunton.com.
