View RSS FeedThe 5 Most Important Golf Swing Metrics for a Great Drive
What is essential in a great golf drive?
- Club Head Speed: A fast club speed is not always the best – see the post “Manage your drive:
when not to grip it and rip it” – normal varies from person to person. The key is control and being consistent. - Swing Tempo: Your swing is timed from when you address the ball, go through your backswing and make contact with the ball. For a drive, swing tempo varies golfer to golfer, but you generally want to be about 1.3 seconds for an entire backswing.
- Angle of Attack: For a drive, you want a lot of airtime. So ideally you want to get under the ball. Tee it up high to get that sweet spot on the top center of your driver, and come under the ball with an upward angle of attack.
- Club Face Angle: Square is ideal. If you tilt your club face, your ball will fly off to the side. It’s simple physics. In this case, square is cool.
- In/Out Swing Path: Coming through the impact zone square is an ideal swing path. Hit it straight, and it’ll fly true.
So, in a nutshell those are your five most important swing metrics; club head speed, swing tempo, angle of attack, club face angle and swing path. And remember, the tips above are for a great golf DRIVE. Irons are a whole different story. More on that later.
For now, I’m off… got a lesson, and it’s pouring where I am, so we’re going virtual today.
-Monique Gaudet
Tags: golf, golf swing, swing metrics
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