| Think BLAST to Drive Your Golf Ball 50 Yards Farther | | | | address with your weight centered over the area |
| Picking up extra distance on your drives shortens the | | | | where all the action happens - the balls of your feet. |
| golf course, makes par 5's and long par 4's reachable, | | | | LEVERAGE stands for your position at the top of |
| and makes it easier to shoot lower scores. Plus it's | | | | your golf swing. At the top of your swing you need |
| just plain fun to smack it a mile off the tee. | | | | to have your weight centered over the inside part of |
| Every day golf students come to me asking if I can | | | | the ball of your right foot. That is the area you will |
| help them improve their driving distance. They know | | | | be pushing from when you start your downswing, |
| that I won the World Long Drive Championship, and | | | | and it is what allows you to start the downswing |
| that I also coach some of the top Long Drivers in | | | | with the lower body. Maintaining your leverage |
| the country. | | | | position is also the key to maximizing your power |
| Invariably the answer is YES! | | | | through the moment of truth: impact. |
| Nearly all golfers can hit the ball farther once they | | | | ARC stands for swing arc. You should be looking for |
| understand the concepts behind a swing that | | | | a wider, shallower swing instead of a narrow, vertical |
| generates distance. | | | | swing. Picture a coffee cup and saucer. Most weak |
| It's not about a methodology. Understanding distance | | | | golf swings follow the path of the cup. To hit longer |
| concepts allows golfers the freedom to incorporate | | | | drives, widen your arc to resemble the saucer. |
| the concepts in a way that works for them with the | | | | SPEED stands for core rotation. The faster your core |
| swing they already have. Students are relieved when | | | | rotates, the faster your clubhead speed, and more |
| they learn that they don't have to change their golf | | | | clubhead speed translates directly into greater |
| swing or make some crazy move just to hit the ball | | | | distance. Weaker, slower, and more erratic swings |
| farther. Their swing will change. But it will change in a | | | | result when the core slows or even stops as it turns |
| natural way that will make sense and feel | | | | to the ball during the downswing. Powerful, longer, |
| comfortable. | | | | straighter drives have continuous core rotation |
| The distance concepts they learn are captured in the | | | | through the ball towards the target. |
| acronym B.L.A.S.T., which stands for: | | | | TARGET stands for target extension. Thinking about |
| 1. Balance | | | | target extension facilitates a better ARC as well as |
| 2. Leverage | | | | more core SPEED. Too many golfers think the swing |
| 3. Arc | | | | stops at the ball. Swinging through the ball towards |
| 4. Speed of Core Rotation | | | | the target will ensure greater clubhead speed and |
| 5. Target Extension | | | | more accuracy. |
| BALANCE stands for athletic balance. You need to be | | | | By thinking "BLAST" the average golfer can add 20 |
| in your most athletic posture to make your most | | | | to 50 yards to their tee shots in a way that works |
| athletic swing. That means you need to start at | | | | with their natural golf swing. |