We have all seen it. Someone steps up to the tee box and unleashes a violent swing at the golf ball. Not only does the ball fly errantly, but more often than not the ball does not go as far as the golfer wants it to. For a better outcome off the tee, try throttling back on your swing to promote positive outcomes off the tee.
Driving the ball off the tee with an 85% maximum swing effort will promote a number of positive outcomes after the ball is launched off the tee. What are some of the outcomes of throttling back? Here are just a few:
Helps Maintain Proper Balance
Golfers who swing with all the possible force they can muster up often get out of balance. This means they have to make other compensations during the swing to correct the situation. This leads to other compensations, then others… well, you get the point. The whole thing is like a floodgate. Once one gate is opened, all the other gates start to open as well.
Better Ball Contact
Throttling your swing back will allow for better club control and body control. This will, in turn, allow for much better ball striking, which is crucial off the tee. Striking the ball perfectly with a 75%-85% swing will send it much farther than striking it poorly with a 100% swing.
Equipment Works Better
Believe it or not, most golf equipment works better if you don’t swing your hardest. The way golf equipment is built today, the properties of torque and flex that are built into today’s shafts will perform best when the club is not being swing so violently.
If you are one of those golfers who hit a long drive on occasion, but more often than not can’t get the distance or angle needed off the tee, then I highly recommend you throttle back on your swing to promote more positive outcomes off the tee.