Golf Long Drive...

.....Learn from Shivas Irons.

Introducing 'golf long drive'.

Driving is without doubt the most macho part of the game. Nothing makes the others gasp more than this magical shot. I was personally never a 'golf long drive' master but the more that I learn about ‘true gravity’, the easier it gets to sail them out there.

There is of course another good reason why my ‘golf long drive’ has improved from an ordinary 230yds to an average of 290yds. Yes you guessed it, technology. As Jack Nicklaus often says after one of his big bombs, “Well folks, that’s why we all play titanium!” The square-shaped Callaway Fusion FT-i Driver . Take a look at the newest of these titanium drivers to hit the market.

Gary Player recently stated that he would have won at least two or three more majors had these wonder clubs been available. I certainly agree, 15 years ago I would have been one of the longer players on the tour mixing my present knowledge and equipment.

It is however a hard fact of life that many have benefited from this technology and although I have managed to catch up somewhat, the very long hitters have also benefited. Which brings me nicely to my favorite ‘golf long drive’ tip. Please allow me to start with this, ‘Don’t waste any energy on the back swing and let the legs run the show.’

Click here to read more on this back swing tip.

I will then turn to tip number two of 'golf long drive', ‘don’t hurry the downswing’. As a matter of fact, when it comes to creating maximum power in the downswing, smooth leg movement is also the key. Click here to read more on this down swing tip.

However before you even think about hitting a ‘golf long drive’ shot, it is important to make the proper preparation. In Murphy’s ‘Golf in the Kingdom’, the author is effected by Shivas Irons’ ‘kind of black magic’ theories, where he creates energy streamers in his pre-shot routine along which the ball will travel. This is referred to as the ‘next manifesting plane’.

Jack Nicklaus is and was notorious for creating these energy streamers. He defied all laws of averages, especially on the greens, when it came to playing in Majors. He visualized every shot before attempting it and in his own way created these fields with his psyche.

So what is the secret to creating these energy streamers?

Visualization!

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This brings us to the follow-through, which in chronological order is the last but not least important part of the swing. I have a colleague who swears by the smoothness of the follow-through and claims that with a little patience all the discrepancies of the swing can be tackled by this tip.

Click here to go from 'golf long drive' to read more on this follow-through tip.

If you digest these four tips you will be well on your way to adding 40yds to your average drive. If you chunk it, that’s 10yds for each tip. With the technology of titanium you can add another 10yds to this total. I personally achieved these results from 'golf long drive' without over exerting myself on the driving range.

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