How to Increase Clubhead Speed Without Swinging Harder | Jimmy Ballard

In this lesson, legendary instructor Jimmy Ballard explains how to generate true clubhead speed from the ground up using the feet and legs rather than swinging harder with the arms. He demonstrates how firing the right side down the target line keeps the hands and arms in front of the body to maintain shaft pressure throughout the swing.

• Clubhead speed originates from the feet and legs up through the center of the body, not from throwing the arms.
• Fire the right side down the target line like walking to keep the hands and arms in front of your chest.
• Hanging back causes the hands to flip across the target line or pull across the ball, losing shaft pressure.
• Maintaining pressure in the shaft throughout the swing produces a natural spring-like force at impact.

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