Create Effortless Power By Slowing Down Your Golf Swing (Golf Drill)
Giles Gill demonstrates how to achieve 'effortless power' by prioritizing clubhead speed over body effort. By mastering the transition from radial deviation (lag) to ulnar deviation (release), golfers can snap the club through impact for maximum energy transfer. The lesson features a deep dive into the 'Stop Drill' to help players feel a full release and improved shaft lean.
Effortless speed comes from the clubhead moving fast, not the body swinging harder.
Radial deviation is the technical term for wrist hinge or lag; ulnar deviation is the release.
You must square the clubface early (pointing it toward the ground) before you can safely release the club with speed.
The Stop Drill helps eliminate 'flicking' by forcing a full unload of the wrists through the impact zone.
The same principles of wrist release apply to the driver to increase carry distance without extra physical effort.