| The power and grace of a pure golf driver swing can | | | | in the swing. These drills allow the feeling of the |
| be a kind of gratifying pleasure that most of us do | | | | actual swing moves to develop and the golfer starts |
| not otherwise experience in our every day lives. | | | | to sense the connections that generate swing speed |
| When we perform it properly we feel balanced, our | | | | and consistent ball striking. As the golfer learns to |
| movements are smooth and often seem slow, and | | | | swing in balance a sense of freedom begins to grow. |
| the club head whips through the ball with effortless | | | | The next drills to work on for the golf driver swing |
| speed. But how many of us can say that we really | | | | are the lag and leverage drills. Lag refers to delaying |
| understand and can repeat the sequence of moves | | | | the release of the hands. Leverage simply refers to |
| that produces such simple satisfaction? Is there a | | | | using the mechanics of the body's natural hinges to |
| method for learning the golf driver swing that will | | | | their full advantage. If a foundation of balance |
| work for everyone? | | | | awareness has already been established then these |
| Practice drills are the most useful tools for developing | | | | drills progress naturally and feed off of each other. |
| the feel for the swing and balance drills are the best | | | | But without balance these drills become quite difficult |
| to start with. Learning how to swing in balance keeps | | | | and the golfer will tend to become frustrated and |
| the golfer's center of gravity stable so he/she can | | | | lose interest. |
| not only make an effective weight shift but can also | | | | As the drills become more advanced they do not |
| keep the club in the proper plane without making | | | | become more complex. In a sense they become |
| compensations and losing power. The best balance | | | | simpler because the pieces of the puzzle are falling |
| drills are the ones that exaggerate the moves made | | | | into place. |