DRIVER TIPS FOR SENIOR GOLFERS - How to Increase Swing Speed

we're losing distance as we get older we're losing some strength and flexibility and that's inevitable but we shouldn't be losing as much distance as these golfers are we're going to study these swings and work out where the power leaks are and there are three distinct areas that these golfers can really improve and we can do something about it and I'm not talking about going to the gym although that's of course going to help we've also got a swing that we're going to study from a guy that's over 70 years old hasn't got these power leaks that typical sceny golfer does have so we've got three simple tips for senior golfers to help you to increase your swing speed for golf let's stick around we've got an extra drill that's really going to get you hitting those drives further than you ever have good day golfers I'm Glenn Haynes welcome to Aussie golf pros where we help you be the best golfer you can be let's have a look at these senior golfers hit their drivers the first thing we noticed is their feet are very stuck they're very static there's not a lot of footwork going on there I don't believe believe this is a flexibility issue I believe this is a balance issue we don't want the STS too wide shoulder width apart is plenty but here we really need to get used to being on one foot at a time so just a little motion like that just to get used to having your balance on one foot at a time is really going to get you used to moving your feet a lot better during the golf swing especially with the driver so I've got a n99 teed the ball up we just want to make this nice and easy and we're going to do a little step drill we've seen Podrick Harrington do this loads of times so set up to the golf ball as normal as I said just got a n iron step back and step into it let's get the feet moving by starting back here and then getting used to actually stepping then you're going to shift a lot better weight in the shot be more mobile and that's really going to help you increase your swing speed with much less effort if our feet are stuck wide here and we're playing like we've got 8 in Nails in our feet then the arms and shoulders are going to be doing all the work and that's going to really cost us a lot of Club head speed especially as we start to lose strength the second thing that we notice about some of these golfers is they sway a lot they're trying to generate some Power by transferring their weight but it's all upper body sway that's a really slow motion that's going to cost a lot of Club head speed in the golf swing we want to rotate backwards and forwards here's a little motion to help you get the feeling of turning get into golfing posture put your arms out in front of you and get into the back swing pull your Trail arm behind you and then return the other way get into that follow through so by getting your arms going backwards and forwards behind you here make sure you're rotating your hips and your trunk into the back swing into the follow through see there's no sway going on so centered behind the golf ball and backwards and forwards get that feeling of rotating generating some coil so that we can and spring forward and that's where we can generate some really easy Club head speed our third power leak here is a short swing and I'm not necessarily talking about a back swing of course that's to do with Mobility I'm talking about this follow through this stopping finish position here it's like there's a tree in the follow through we've got to complete the follow through and I don't blame a lack of Mobility for this a BL a lack of commitment so what we want to do is get through here and I want you to touch your lead shoulder so your left shoulder for a right-hander with your hands or your Club so have some swings and even if you just get to through here to stop even if it's an afterthought get through and touch your shoulder this real commitment to the golf shot is going to help you to generate some Club head speed through the ball and free the swing up get rid of this stopping position it's costing you height it's costing your Club speed and it's costing you consistency see how I finish through nice and fluid and touch that shoulder that's really going to help you with your commitment and your freedom through the golf swing let's now take a look at our model golf swing Jim is over 70 years old and this is a 300 yard drive so let's compare this swing to the power leaks that we were witnessing earlier Jim STS is fairly narrow which means that he can move his feet and rotate more easily he's allowing his left heel to just come off the ground a little into the back swing so he's turning not swaying into the back swing and as he gets into the follow through he's shifting his weight forward moving those feet rotating again not swaying and swinging through to a full and committed finish over his lead shoulder and these motions make it possible to maintain that swing speed even for senior golfers our bonus tip for senior golfers to drive the ball further and really for anyone who wants to drive the ball further is to swing faster in your practice practice swings in your garden or on the driving range or even before a golf shot what we want to do is learn how to generate more Club head speed and it's not just about strength and flex ability swinging faster is more mental than anything so we're going to do a little bit of over speed training so that you're actually used to swinging faster so that means swinging something a little bit lighter if you've got a removable weight in your driver you can get the wrench and take that out obviously you're not going to do that in the game but you can do it at home and that makes the club lighter and you can swing faster or even more simply than that I'm going to hold down the bottom of the grip now the club's going to feel really light from there and we're going to swing faster so I'm going to have 10 swings or so just gradually building up the speed moving the feet rotating rather than swaying and finishing the follow through and each swing is going to be faster than the previous and you can do this left-handed as well if you're a right-handed golfer so you just turn the club up the other way and we're still training those muscles to get used to swinging faster you'll be a little bit slower that way now that over speed training that's really going to help you to generate more Club head speed it's something that all of the long drivers do these days and it's something that we can do at home for any golfer it's non- taxing take your time doing it and even just a couple of sessions of that you're going to really notice a difference and an increase in your Club head speed guaranteed we've mentioned flexibility and Mobility for senior golfers and it's definitely a huge part of maintaining swing speed and playing without injury so here are our favorite stretching exercises for senior golfers so watch that video next and down there is your free training guide with all of the notes from today's lesson thank you so much for watching we look forward to company next week are you the best golfer you can be [Music]

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Length: 6min 56sec (416 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 20 2024