A Drill For Drives And Other Strokes

I used this drill at the driving range, while I was studying some problems with my shoulders turn plane.

The idea is to hit the driver with a full swing, but as slow as possible. The swing must be as much as possible the same you’d use in "real life", loose and without extra tension, only slower, much slower :nsnail:. Try to send the ball straight but not more than 50 yards. That’s not easy! Even if you (full) swing a driver as slow as a snail the ball pops up and lands between the 50 and 100 markers.

Each individual swing must not be at a constant but at a progressive speed: accelerating from snail slow, to very slow, to quite slow, until "slow" (impact).

Then hit more balls adding a little bit of speed each time, trying to keep the ball within 75, then 100, then 125, then 150 yards. Even then you may feel that you’re swinging at a small percentage of your potential speed. Then add just another little bit of speed until you get to your usual distance. If you get there using less speed and strength than usual, it means that there’s a waste of strength and it’s time to find out were the spare movement is.

This way it’s easier to spot possible bad moves and to muscle-memorize the good ones. Blind moves become visible. I tried this also with some irons with good results.