If you want add distance to your drivescreating an efficient and organized transition is essential. This key moment in the swing affects the speed and power you can transfer to the ball at impact.
Recently, Chris Como and Adam Schriber, both TOP 100 GOLF TEACHERSshared an insightful video on social media where they revealed an effective exercise that will help you understand how to use your legs to create more explosive power in your movement.
Try it yourself to start using the ground and create more distance from the tip.
A simple workout to energize your transition
Start by holding a weighted ball close to your chest, keeping your elbows slightly bent. As you begin the backswing, focus on rotating your upper body and hips, keeping the ball in place against your torso. This engages the muscles in your core, back, and shoulders—critical areas for creating power in your movement. The key here is to resist using only your arms, which helps you activate the larger and stronger muscle groups needed for an efficient and powerful swing.
As you reach the top of your swing and prepare to transition into the swing, Schriber says you should feel two things: your feet pressing into the ground and a separation between your upper and lower body.
“That initial dig, or a smooth dig through your feet into the ground and a separation that you can see happening with your pelvis and upper torso, and that connection should capture your core,” says Schriber.
By gripping the ground, your feet are creating a stable base for an explosive movement. As the separation between your upper body and lower body creates the torque needed to transfer power efficiently on the downswing.
As you reach the transition point, throw the ball to the ground. You want it to sit in the middle of your stance. This motion mimics the release of your golf swing and helps you understand how the rotation of your body creates speed and power in the downswing.
“That ball will come right out of your core with some explosion,” says Schriber.
Throwing the ball is also great for practicing proper weight transfer—from your back foot to your front foot—while generating power through the ground.
By practicing this exercise regularly, you will strengthen the major muscle groups involved in generating clubhead speed such as your core, legs and shoulders. Plus, the resistance (from the weighted ball) and explosive action (from the throw) will train your body to put more power and precision into your actual movement.
Add this drill to your practice routine and you’ll be able to generate more speed and power in no time.
