Add 10 Yards To Your Drives By Changing Your Balance

Three factors determine your driver distance: Clubhead Speed, Center Contact, and Angle of Approach. Because Clubhead Speed is the most important variable, you can hit longer drives - without changing your golf swing - by starting in better balance. But first you need to understand what it means to be in "athletic balance."

Focus on Athletic Balance First

Balance is the first thing golfers should focus on when beginning to develop more swing speed. Because golf is a sport, it requires athletic balance. The better your balance, the easier it will be for you to make your most athletic swing with taylormade rocketballz irons. The worse your balance, the more energy your body wastes keeping you upright - energy that otherwise could be translated into momentum through the ball, and wasted energy means loss of distance. Your golf stance should be athletically balanced, and you can achieve better balance during your set-up.

Your Athletic "Ready" Position

Nearly all sports have a "ready" position. In your ready position you are capable of moving instantly in virtually any direction. Picture a basketball player guarding the ball, or a linebacker just before the snap, or a baseball player in the outfield as the batter starts their swing with taylormade rbz irons. They are all athletically "ready" to move. They don't know in advance exactly which way they will have to move, so they have to be ready to move in any direction.

Simple Athletic Balance Test

You can test the athletic readiness of your set-up without even heading to the range. Simply pick up a club and get in your address position. Without changing your upper-body angle, make a small hop. If you hop forward, your center of mass is too far forward. Nearly 90% of all golfers will find that they hop forward! Same idea if you hop backwards. If you hop straight up and come down still in balance, you are in athletic balance.

Taking it to the Course - Happy Toes

To set yourself up in athletic balance on the golf course, add this simple component to your pre-shot routine: Just before initiating your golf swing, alternately lift up and tap your left and right toes on the ground. You will likely find that you have to shift your weight slightly back to get your toes off the ground. The most common adjustment is to shift the hips back an inch or so. Hold that position and make your golf swing with taylormade rocketbladez irons. You will see an immediate improvement in your balance, which will translate to better ball striking, more clubhead speed, and more distance off the tee.

Generating more clubhead speed, and consequently hitting longer drives, doesn't have to be hard. By making a simple adjustment to your set-up during your pre-shot routine to get yourself in athletic balance, you can free up your body to rotate faster and make your most athletic golf swing with rocketbladez irons. Most golfers who make this simple adjustment immediately pick up 4-5 mph more club head speed, which translates into 10 to 15 more yards off the tee. You'll hit your drives farther and more accurately with greater consistency when you start in better athletic balance.