Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
2012 TaylorMade Golf RocketBallz Fairway Woods
"Tour pros and skilled players often reach for their 3-wood on the tee
for added control. Those guys will be all over RocketBallz Tour fairways
for the extra distance they promote." – Keith Sbarbaro TMag VP Tour
Operations
-Speed Pocket in the sole boosts ball speed dramatically for more distance
-Thick-Thin Crown design creates lower CG to promote higher launch for more distance
-Exceptionally large, deep face and high-MOI head for easy launch
-Slightly heavier shaft for accuracy and control
-White crown and black face makes alignment easy and eliminates glare on top
-Engineered compact head for a penetrating trajectory and neutral flight bias with heavier/stiffer shaft for more stability
GolfWRX
Monday, February 6, 2012
You want to swing the fastest right at impact....right?
The
Best Drill To Get The Most Speed...At Impact!
You
want to swing the fastest right at impact....right? You don't want to
swing fastest at the top of your backswing or at the end of your follow-through.
Nope,
when you impact the ball you want your golf club swinging at max speed.
But
how on earth can you learn to do that?
Well,
today you're in for a treat because I have for you the best drill to
teach you how to do exactly that.
Now
interestingly this drill doesn't involve swinging a golf club, but instead
you will be swinging a rope. And doing this will give you get instant
feedback as to whether the power in your golf swing is NOT at impact.
For example, if you have a lot of power at the end of your swing you'll
get hurt - and that will be great!
Why
would getting hurt be great?
Because
us human beings learn quickly to avoid pain. So when you do this drill
you'll quickly learn how to apply the most power to the impact zone.
This will result in much longer golf shots.
Sound
good?
OK, to
do this drill you'll need to get
a 3 and 1/2 foot rope. And you'll need a pretty thick rope (roughly
an inch or so thick would be good), thin rope won't work for this. You'll
also need some duct tape.
Once
you have your rope then put some duct tape around one end of the rope
where you're going to be holding the rope like a golf club (enough that
your hands will be holding duct tape not rope) and then a smaller amount
down the other end.
After
your rope is ready then setup to an imaginary ball with your rope, holding
it at the end where you have the most duct tape. From your setup position
make your normal backswing move with your body. But here's a tip - you
should start your backswing with the big muscles of your back and shoulders
to get the rope moving away smoothly.
Once
you get into your final backswing position then STOP so the rope
is resting on your back.
Then
from this top of the swing position you then need to start your downswing.
To
do this you must:
Start your downswing by moving your weight from your right foot to your
left foot. At
the same time move your hips laterally to the left and turn them as
fast as you can.
This
should all happen very quickly however so you won't be able to easily
distinguish the difference between your weight being transferred and
your hips moving and turning.
If you don't start the downswing correctly with a weight shift and a
lateral shift and turn of the hips you will get hurt doing this rope
drill.
The
rope will come through very fast at the finish of your swing and hit
you - and that will hurt.
But
like I said at the beginning of this article, pain is great feedback
and you'll probably only do it once!
To
help you so this probably won't happen make sure you don't do anything
with your hands after they've reached the top of the backswing position.
Your hands are simply pulled through the downswing by your powerful
lower body.
Also
do nothing with your shoulders and arms. Because like the hands they
are moved as a result of your lower body movements. There should be
no conscious thoughts as to how to move them in the downswing, or follow-through
for that matter.
And
when you do this drill correctly the rope will lightly tap you at the
end of your swing. It won't hurt you at all.
Why?
Because with the correct transition from the backswing to your downswing
the majority of the power in your swing is generated at the bottom of
your swing -- which is just where it should be.
At
the end of your swing the rope should be moving very slowly as it should
have very little power. That's why this is such a great drill because
you learn to use your body to get the club moving the fastest just where
it needs to....through impact.
For Consistent Golf,

Jeff Richmond
Director Of Instruction
The Consistent Golf School
http://www.TheConsistentGolfSchool.com
For Consistent Golf,
Jeff Richmond
Director Of Instruction
The Consistent Golf School
http://www.TheConsistentGolfSchool.com
Monday, January 9, 2012
How To Add Extra Power To Your Golf Swing
How
To Add Extra Power
To Your Golf Swing
To Your Golf Swing
There's
one place in your golf swing that you can improve to add extra distance
to your shots. And that place is the transition.
What is the transition?
It's
simply the moment of time in your golf swing when your swing is moving
from the backswing to the downswing.
And it's called the transition because there should not be a stop to your backswing and a start to your downswing. You transition between the two. And in fact, the transition is the START of you finding amazing power in your golf swing that you never thought existed or was even possible!
This
amazing power will come with much greater accuracy too when you master
the transition.
If
I had to name one place in the golf swing (apart from impact) that
separates the great ball strikers from the average ones it's the quality
of the transition.
So
if you want to become a great ball striker this is one aspect of your
golf swing that you're going to have to really spend some time practicing.
But
the pay off for doing this is huge i.e.... Longer and More Accurate
Golf Shots!
Now like everything where only a small percentage are successful, the great ball strikers have spent a lot of practice time perfecting their transition from backswing to downswing. And to be completely honest with you, the transition is the hardest move in the golf swing to perfect. The reason for this is obvious.
During
your swing, for a brief second your upper body should be completing
the backswing while your lower body is starting to move towards the
target.
So
to complete the transition successfully you should have two main segments
of your body (upper and lower) going in different directions. I know
that sounds hard....and that's because it is!
But
it's doable.
And
when you "get it" you're going to get so much more enjoyment from this
game due to the extra distance and accuracy you'll gain...you're going
to love it!
Now if you've ever taken part in any other sport that requires kicking (e.g. soccer), throwing (e.g. baseball), hitting (e.g. tennis) you would've experienced the transition move that is needed in the golf swing. And one move that almost every one can relate a transition to is the action of throwing a ball.
So if you wanted to throw a golf ball as far as you possibly could down the fairway would you?:
a)
shift your weight to your back foot as you're taking the ball back and
then shift the weight to your front foot to throw the ball, or
b)
keep your weight evenly distributed the entire time you're throwing
the ball.
I hope you picked "A" because that's what any athlete would do to throw a ball as far and fast as possible. Just take a look at a baseball pitcher for example.
When
they pitch they move their weight to the back foot. And they do this
so much so that when they're taking the ball back they lift their front
foot up. Then to change directions they shift their weight aggressively
to their front foot and keep moving all of their weight so that at the
end of the pitch basically all of their weight is on their front foot.
That's an example of a powerful transition and one that you'd do well
to model in your golf swing and here's a great way to feel this move.
Get
out your driver and setup as normal (but without a golf ball). Then
swing to the top of your backswing and stop. While you're stopped bring
your front foot back so it's together with your back foot. Then to start
the downswing simply move your front foot back to the position where
it was at address and swing down and follow-through.
By
doing that you'll quickly learn how the transition into the downswing
should start with your lower body.
But
once you have that drill down the next thing you should do is take out
the stop of your backswing.
So
swing back and as you're swinging back move your front foot back to
your back foot and as you're completing the backswing move your front
foot back to where it was at address. Doing this will help you to feel
your upper body going back while your lower body is moving forward.
This
is super powerful!
Monday, December 5, 2011
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