Winning at the collegiate level isn’t about style, it’s about patterns that hold up when the pressure is on. This is the philosophy I have used in teaching many of my college players, including University of Houston senior Hudson Weibel.
Hudson has three wins this season competing for the Cougars, but he doesn’t rely on swing thoughts or mechanical mess when he’s competing. Instead, his game is built around three repeatable pillars: organized driver pressurecompact iron contact and disciplined structure around the greens.
In this three-part series, we’re breaking down the patterns behind each and how to train them with intent. Today, we’re focused on how Hudson uses the land for it generate speed off the tee.
How to use a wedge to create speed
Hudson doesn’t chase speed, but still does a great job of generating it. And it all starts with how he uses the land. When we work on the driver, we are not looking for positions or layering in shaky thoughts. Instead, we are focused on organizing the pressure on his feet.
One way to do this is by placing a wedge under his lead leg. It seems trivial, but it changes the way the force moves through the ground, which determines everything about how the ball is released.
Most golfers try to hit the driver by leaning back or hanging behind it. If you look at the elite players, you will see that they create a high angle of attack because they load correctly. With the lead leg slightly elevated, the Hudson’s center of pressure is encouraged to move into the heel during the backswing. Instead of moving forward or sliding sideways, its pressure is loaded onto the inside of the trail foot.
From there, the body can rotate around a stable trail leg instead of swinging. This allows the upper body to lean away from the target naturally as opposed to artificially. At the top of the swing, the tracer’s hip is loaded, the bullet shoulder sits lower than the tracer, and the spine is tilted away from the target.
On a launch monitor, this organized pattern consistently produces a positive angle of attack, a consistent face-to-face relationship, and optimized launch and spin—and it’s all because of proper alignment.
Amateurs tend to swing the ball, slide into the target too early, or get stuck on the side of the lead and hit the driver. All three models take away his speed and make a rising shot inconsistent. By placing a wedge under the lead leg, a different sequence occurs. And when the pressure moves properly early, the downswing becomes athletic rather than manipulative.
If you want to practice it, place a wedge under your lead heel and do slow backswings, feeling your pressure move to your trail heel. Stop at the top. From there, push into the ground and spin without trying to “hit” the ball.
At an elite level, mechanics wilt under pressure. What stands out are the patterns that have been ingrained through practice. This is what we have tried to do with Hudson by using a wedge under his lead leg. This allows it to swing freely on the course because the foundation does not change.
If you want your driver to show up when it matters most, try to organize what’s happening under your feet when you’re on the range. Once you start to understand how to shift and manage your weight and pressure during the swing, it will become much easier to hit your driver like the elite players do.
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