Breaking 100/90/80/70

Golf Swing: How to turn on the power

Small improvements are the difference between occasionally breaking 80 and consistently shooting around par.
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Golf Swing: How to turn on the power

We’ve all heard the old swing advice to “get behind the ball.”
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How to turn off the power

Beginning players give away most of their power potential in the first few feet of the swing.
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Golf Swing: Keep the lower body back

If your lower body moves towards the ball during the downswing, you have a stability issue we call early extension.
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Maintain some forward flex

Reverse spine angle is not to be confused with a reverse pivot, which looks similar but is a problem of poor weight shift.
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Golf Swing: Strengthen your tower

Maintaining a stable posture throughout the golf swing is essential for power, consistency and lower scores.
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Let the club rotate open going back

Many 90-shooters struggle to hit full sand-wedge shots solidly.
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Hold the balloon for solid shots

Keeping the balloon in place forces you to get good extension going back and coming through.
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Perfecting the pitch shot

A pitch shot should end at the follow-through position.
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On the ball

Your ball position can determine the flight path.
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