Trick Your Swing Into Giving You 30 More Yards Off the Tee
Craig Jones from Face First Golf explains how an open clubface causes subconscious swing compensations like an over-the-top path and a chicken-wing release. By setting up with a slightly closed clubface, strong grip, and dropped trail foot, golfers can trick their brain into swinging freely from the inside, letting the clubhead whip through impact to gain up to 30 additional yards off the tee.
An open clubface triggers your subconscious brain to swing over-the-top and chicken-wing through impact to prevent slices.
Setting the clubface 5–8° left and taking a strong closed grip instills subconscious confidence that the face will square up.
Dropping your trail foot back closes your stance, opening up room for an inside-out downswing path.
Focus on starting the ball right of your target line to allow the toe of the clubhead to whip naturally past the heel for extra speed.
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