Today's Golfer 338.pdf

BOOST YOUR SWING SPEEDLowerbodyLet’s work from the ground up,focusing on the strike itselfand your legs. Your legs andhips are the engine room ofthe swing, and therefore yourspeed core. The morerotational speed you cancreate here, the faster youcan get your upper body toaccelerate. I’ll show you asimple drill to help you speedup this rotation.As for the strike, some elitefaster swingers, includingmany tour pros, can develop apowerful strike from a slightlydescending attack. However, ifyou swing under 100mph youwill gain more distance fromhitting up through the ball.Again, I’ll show you an easyway to hone that attack angle.The drillA stick or shaft betweenyour belt loops is a greatway of building rotationand speed. Notice how thestick moves behind anddown as I swing back,before rotating quickly inthe opposite direction andrising through impact (right).The moveThe key move on theway back sees the pelvisturn against the rightthigh. This stretches therotator muscles to induceincredibly fast hip rotationin the early downswing.Rory McIlroy is the bestexample of this move.72 ISSUE 338 TODAYSGOLFER.CO.UK