The Power Golf Academy Highlights, educates
and teach each golfer there are three components necessary in hitting the golf ball with more power and accuracy.
All
three are needed.
- Golf Swing Fundamentals
- Properly Fit Golf Equipment
- Proper Body Functions
First
let me clear up a few things with the great game of golf. There are no quick cures. Just good old hard work. If a golfer is
truly looking for the instant fix, sorry this is just is not the website for you. All golfers learn and improve at their own
rate.
If
you plan on instant 40-70 yard improvement you are at the wrong website.
Let us use common sense, something not found at websites promising
instant and overnight success. If you want to hit the ball longer the formula is pretty straight forward.
- Increase your ball speed.
- Find out what the golf ball spin rate is for your driver.
- Find out what your smash factor is.
This information is found by using a launch monitor. This is a process
that can be done quite easily by scheduling an appointment with a club fitter using these tools.
The next step is to answer the following questions. All three
questions need to be answered to increase your distance. Two out of three does not get the job done and obviously one out
of three does not get the job done.
- How
do you increase your ball speed?
- Strike
the ball more solidly with a square club face.
- Improve
the angle of attack for your golf swing.
- Improve
your weight shift.
- How
do you get maximum launch with the minimum spin rate of your golf ball?
- Use the correct loft needed for your swing
speed to maximize the carry and roll on your golf ball.
- Use the correct shaft needed to maximize your swing speed for maximum launch and roll on your golf ball.
- Use the ball that matches your swing data to
increase your launch and roll.
- What swing changes are needed to maximize your impact, ball speed and launch.
- How do you get your smash factor up to the right number? The
desired smash factor is defined as taking your driver club head speed in miles per hour and multiplying that by 1.5 to find
the ball speed.
Example
club head speed is 90 mph X 1.5 = 135 mph in ball speed. Most amateur golfers are far short of 1.5 and are closer to 1.25.
Each mph increase or decrease in ball speed represents 2.3 yards.
Golf Swing Mechanics
Swing fundamentals
are a most important piece of the puzzle. To improve your distance and accuracy it requires the following fundamentals to
be efficient and dynamic during the golf swing.
- A square club face at impact with handle lean
- "Sweet Spot" face impact
- A swing path with an angle of attack coming inside the target
line with the club head
- Proper
weight shift
Proper
Club and Ball Fit
Each
golfer can benefit with increased distance (8-15 yards) by playing a golf club and ball that fits their personal swing characteristics.
Every golfer should make an appointment with a good club fitter who provides the latest club fitting and ball fitting technology.
Club fitters using the latest technology can provide the following information for each golfer.
- Proper
club head loft for optimal launch and carry
- Proper
shaft characteristics for carry and minimum ball spin for optimal launch and roll
- The type of ball you play could have an effect on your distance
Proper Body Function
and
Golf Fitness
Proper
body function and fitness has become imperative in learning to hit the golf ball longer and straighter than twenty years ago.
Golfers are now becoming more athletic.
Make no mistake golf is a very athletic and dynamic motion.
Power is a result of having the ability to create stability, balance and speed in the golf swing.
I use Body
Balance for Performance, "The Golf Fitness Experts". Body Balance uses the latest technology and programs that can
improve stability, balance and speed in the golf swing. The focus of their programs center on the following.
- Hip
range of motion
- Hip
flexors
- Upper body
rotation
- Balance
and stability
- Hamstrings
