Tip From the Archives

Dominate Side Power

Problem

You need more accurate and powerful drives.

Cure

Work on utilizing your dominate side to create more power. If you hesitate or delay your forward swing it will cause you to hold your weight back then lose power and have poor contact with the ball.

Therapy

Odds are, your more dominate side of your body will be away from the target at setup. So, if you are right handed and play golf right handed, the right side of your body will be away from the target at setup. The trailing side can create a lot of power once your hips and shoulders rotate towards the target. This rotation will give enough room for your dominate side to power through impact. Think of trying to shake hands with the target as if it is fast moving celebrity and you will only have one chance to shake their hand. If you move your hand quickly enough, a natural forward weight shift will happen. Your trailing shoulder and arm will move towards the ball faster, providing more power. If you hesitate and allow your trailing side to hang back a little then you will see poor contact.

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