Impact on the clubface

You want more clubhead speed and distance.

You might want to consider updating your equipment if it has been several years since you have updated your club set and golf ball type. Simply going to test out new equipment can be a learning experience itself due to the ability to watch your clubhead speed and direction in the golf simulators.

Do not overlook the importance of the fundamentals. Sometimes we try new swing techniques that change the way we should approach the ball and lose speed. Having a square clubface and swing path can increase the speed of the ball because more power is being forced into the ball. Focus on hitting the sweet spot of the clubhead as you practice for more control and distance. Test to make sure that you are actually hitting at the sweet spot by misting the clubface with water and placing baby powder on it or using impact tape, labels or pads on the clubface. Some players will opt to color the back side of a golf ball with a dry erase marker or color the entire clubface in order to see where they are hitting on the clubface.

What does the cure have to do with the therapy? A poor swing has nothing to do with poor equipment. A number of very good golfers, single digits handicappers, who play with irons that are easily 15 years old. They score well because they have a good consistent swings. A number of casual golfers who regularly buy the latest equipment hoping it will help them break 100. The reason they shoot 30 stoles over par is because they fail to swing the clubs with any regularity