Creating club head speed

Ultimately a functional golf swing is a system of levers that work together in perfect harmony to create club head speed. The primary levers include the wrist hinge, the arm swing and the rotation of the body. Do a Google search for “Jamie Sadlowsi golf swing.” For those not aware, Jamie has won the world long drive championship each of the past two years. And at 5’10” and 165 pounds, he is not a behemoth. But check out the wrist hinge and the rotational speed. He is literally a blur from the beginning of the downswing to the finish. He consistently flies the golf ball over 380 yards in neutral conditions and with a low spin rate ends up with drives longer than 400 yards.
What you may notice about Jamie’s swing is that there really isn’t a whole lot of weight shift, a long-taught “fundamental” that I think is entirely overrated. When you make a conscious effort to shift your weight to the rear foot and then forward to the target-side leg, there is the danger of too much sliding of the hips and the possibility that the center of gravity gets outside the feet. When that happens rotational speed plummets. Club head speed is all about producing centrifugal force. The faster we can rotate on our axis like a figure skater executing a spin, the further that golf ball is going to fly as long as we are making solid contact. For game improvement lessons you can reach me at john@jmlongdrive.com or by calling me at 404-405-1403.