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We know the adage says drive for show – putt for dough.  But it’s a lot easier to make important putts if you are closer to the hole, and the key to that is distance off the tee and from the fairway.  The tips we’ve assembled are proven winners when it comes to adding yards to your stroke.  Learn them, practice them with commitment, and watch your ball fly further.

When it comes to distance first remember that giving up accuracy for distance is a bad idea.  Keeping it in the fairway shorter beats hitting it longer and landing in the rough or hazard.  Many golfers have made a good living on Tour hitting it shorter but straighter.  The opposite is rarely true.

First, opening your front foot a few degrees will increase your distance because it will allow your power-producing hips to fully rotate for greatest drive through the ball.  The danger is that this change in stance will open your club face at impact and cause a slice.  Don’t let your hips open too soon or get ahead of your hands and you’ll be okay.

Secondly, make sure your posture is relaxed and your knees are slightly bent.  This will allow you to coil your body around an imaginary vertical axis and unleash it with greater energy, starting with your hips and completing with your shoulders and wrists.  A relaxed stance gives you greater mobility and allows for a more fluid shifting of weight from your back foot to the front foot.

Thirdly, learn to use your wrists to supply extra power.  This is a toughie to master but when you do it’s good for 15 to 20 extra yards off the tee, somewhat less from the fairway.  As your hands bring the club toward the strike zone snap your wrists forward to generate maximum club head speed which is the key to distance.

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Next, resist the urge to swing too hard.  Only when your mechanics are solid will swinging harder produce more straight distance.  When swinging too hard most players use their arms too much.  Their alignment is thrown off and they hook, slice or top the ball.  There are better ways to improve club head speed and keep the ball straight, and we’ve mentioned the most effective.

Two types of shots will also improve distance, one related to technique and one to equipment.  The shot type you may want to work on is the draw.    For right-handed players the draw starts out right and draws back to the left.  It is valuable because it typically has forward spin on it and is hit at a low trajectory.  These two factors make it roll a good distance.  It’s a favorite shot of many Tour players because it can be used to shape shots when the hole is set up right, such as a dog leg to the left for right-handers.

The distance improver related to equipment involves the new hybrid golf clubs that are popular.  Most manufacturers are producing hybrids – part wood, part iron – to help golfers at all skill levels hit better shots.  They typically replace low irons like the 3-5 irons but some players are using them in place of higher irons or fairway woods, such as the Cobra Baffler Rail H hybrid clubs.  They offer a larger sweet spot and are slightly offset to produce better ball striking than most players can achieve with low irons.  The results are better distance and greater accuracy.  Even low handicap players including Tour professionals are carrying one or two hybrid golf clubs to improve their game.

Take these tips out to the range with you and practice them consistently.  You’ll improve your distance and with practice will also increase accuracy.  That will translate into a better golf game from tee to green.  Improve your performance there too, and you’ve got the whole package!

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