How To Develop Power In Your Golf Swing

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Power is a combination of two entities: Golf Swing Mechanics & The Body

  1. Golf Swing Mechanics

Your golf swing mechanics is the efficiency at which you perform the golf swing. Essentially, the golf swing can be broken down into the stages. These stages are;

  • Address
  • Backswing
  • Transition
  • Downswing
  • Impact
  • Follow Through

Each of these stages within the golf swing can be performed efficiently or inefficiently. PGA Tour players tend to perform the mechanics of the golf swing very efficiently, where as the 30 handicapper performs them very inefficiently. If the mechanics within each stage of the golf swing are efficient. The creation of power and transfer of this power into club head speed is at a greater percentage. On the flip side, if each stage is performed inefficiently. The amount of power developed and transferred into club head speed becomes a low percentage.

Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics = Greater Power Development and Club Head Speed

The first key in power development and the generation of club head speed is golf mechanics. Once we understand that efficient golf swing mechanics equals more power and club head speed. We can turn our attention to the “support structure” of your golf swing.

  1. The Body

The body is what drives the golf swing. It is your skeleton, muscles, and nerves performing the mechanics of the golf swing. As a result, your body has a direct affect on how much power you generate in your golf swing.

The mechanics of golf swing requires certain levels of:

  • Flexibility
  • Balance
  • Strength
  • Endurance
  • Power

Optimal levels within these body categories allow for the possibility of performing the mechanics of the golf swing at their most efficient levels. For example, a full shoulder in the backswing is necessary for optimal power development. In order to perform a full shoulder turn, you must have a high level of flexibility. If you are lacking the flexibility to perform a shoulder turn it will affect the amount of power you can generate. Bottom line the body is the foundation on which the golf swing is developed. If you have a weak foundation, you will have a weak golf swing.

Just remember:

Efficient Golf Swing Mechanics + A Strong, Flexible, and Powerful Body = More Golf Swing Speed

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