What Speed You Want To See At The Bottom Of The Golf Swing (Video) - by Peter Finch
What Speed You Want To See At The Bottom Of The Golf Swing (Video) - by Peter Finch

When judging how fast you want to be swinging down into impact, the real key is to know how fast and how quickly your speed needs to be at the point of impact. Everyone will have a different type of club head speed; senior golfers may not be able to get the club over 60 miles an hour with a driver, a tall professional could be shifting that club anywhere upwards of 130 miles an hour through the ball. But they should all have one thing in common if they are hitting it consistently, and that is the gradual progression of power should start from the top of the swing and achieve its maximum velocity just after the point of impact. It’s something you see with even the longest drivers in the world is that as they come down into the ball the speed picks up gradually from the top and reaches its fastest point just after impact. It’s that gradual acceleration that will allow plays to build up enough speed to hit the ball far but also consistently. If we rush from the top, if we get very, very fast from the top, entering the point of impact becomes a little bit more inconsistent. Therefore, having a gradual acceleration into the point of impact using your speed more effectively will allow you to hit the ball as powerfully as you can do and also consistently. Simple as that, well, kind of.

We’re going to be going into different methods that you can use for this, different drills that you can use and develop power easily in the downswing, so stay tuned and we’ll get onto those now. 2016-09-02

When judging how fast you want to be swinging down into impact, the real key is to know how fast and how quickly your speed needs to be at the point of impact. Everyone will have a different type of club head speed; senior golfers may not be able to get the club over 60 miles an hour with a driver, a tall professional could be shifting that club anywhere upwards of 130 miles an hour through the ball. But they should all have one thing in common if they are hitting it consistently, and that is the gradual progression of power should start from the top of the swing and achieve its maximum velocity just after the point of impact. It’s something you see with even the longest drivers in the world is that as they come down into the ball the speed picks up gradually from the top and reaches its fastest point just after impact. It’s that gradual acceleration that will allow plays to build up enough speed to hit the ball far but also consistently. If we rush from the top, if we get very, very fast from the top, entering the point of impact becomes a little bit more inconsistent. Therefore, having a gradual acceleration into the point of impact using your speed more effectively will allow you to hit the ball as powerfully as you can do and also consistently. Simple as that, well, kind of.

We’re going to be going into different methods that you can use for this, different drills that you can use and develop power easily in the downswing, so stay tuned and we’ll get onto those now.