Speed = Distance in your driver shot

On Sunday I played a round of golf. It was raining and I was playing against a good golfer. I was tense. Trying to hit long drives either I topped the ball or I hit it a short distance. I was trying to hit the ball hard as opposed to loosely swing the club with full back swing and full transfer of weight. The harder I hit the ball the worse the shot became. Lesson learned: if you want to hit long, straight driver shots, you need to loosen up and power the swing with speed generated by the lower body. Take look at this video that shows two great drills to get lose and augment the speed of your swing. I will apply this in my next round this coming weekend.