Unlock Explosive Power: Simple Drill Could Add 20 Yards to Your Drives
ORLANDO, FL – Struggling to find extra distance off the tee? A new drill, highlighted by GOLF Top 100 Teachers Chris Como and Adam Schriber, focuses on a crucial element of the golf swing – the transition – and promises to unlock notable power gains. The exercise utilizes a weighted ball to help golfers understand how to effectively leverage the ground and generate explosive speed.
according to Como and Schriber,an efficient transition is key to transferring power to the ball at impact. The drill aims to build a more organized and powerful movement pattern, possibly adding yards to your drives.
Here’s how to perform the drill:
Begin by holding a weighted ball close to your chest with slightly bent elbows.initiate the backswing, concentrating on rotating your upper body and hips while keeping the ball firmly pressed against your torso. This engages core, back, and shoulder muscles – vital for power generation – and prevents reliance on the arms.
As you reach the top of your swing, Schriber emphasizes feeling two distinct sensations: “That initial dig in, or a smooth dig in through leveraging of your feet into the ground and a separation you can see that occurs with your pelvis and your upper torso, and that link should catch your core.”
This ”digging in” with your feet creates a stable base, while the separation between your upper and lower body builds torque for an efficient energy transfer.
At the transition point, powerfully throw the ball downwards, aiming for a landing spot in the middle of your stance. This mimics the release in a golf swing, demonstrating how body rotation generates speed and power. “That ball will come right off your core with some explosion,” Schriber notes.
The throw also reinforces proper weight transfer from your back foot to your front foot, a critical component of maximizing power from the ground up.
Regular practice of this drill strengthens the core, legs, and shoulders – key muscle groups for clubhead speed. The weighted ball provides resistance, while the throwing action trains the body to deliver more power and precision.
By incorporating this drill into your routine, golfers can expect to generate more speed, improve their transition, and potentially add significant distance to their drives.
