There are many different tips for experienced golfers that may not not be achievable. Most of the time it is a physical limitation, but not always. I came across a video that offers three simple tips to improve our distance with your driver. Before we venture into new areas to improve our game, ensure that you are physically ready and able to try. What the video shows is three simple things we can do as seniors to increase our distance off the tee.
Each of tip is simple and easy to achieve. The turn will be the most difficult, in my opinion, but you will find which is the most challenging for you. What I like about this sequence of tips is that it addresses the steps of creating a longer golf swing. It does not say anything about trying to hit the ball hard, just lengthening our swing in order to let the club do all the work.
There are many different aspects to the golf swing. I am sure some of you are looking for something to improve your game and hopefully this video will help. I am hoping to play soon as spring is coming, but not soon enough.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
The Grateful Golfer 
I see a lot of older golfers who have the potential to hit the ball a lot longer if their swing wasn’t all arms and no turn.
Years back my best friend was an older man whose son was a teaching pro. The main thing the son had his dad do was get the heel off the lead foot to lift off the ground in the back swing. That one thing allows more turn to all levels of golfers.
We simply can’t swing nearly as fast if we stay flat footed. Just like we can’t throw a ball as far with our feet planted.
Lifting the lead heel and bending that knee in towards the trail knee some allows for more rotation just like turning your toes out does. And they can work well in combination too.
I do both. And I find that it’s possible for me to turn too far. My timing suffers when I try. But I can hear the club head speed difference. But for now, I’m sticking to what I’m working on.
I’m not expecting 175 with a 7 iron. But I want controllable distance. So I want a good turn more than anything. Job one. Without it there’s no consistency and no distance.
As for my progress, I’m still working. I’m getting draws on demand even from my wedges now. But need more works on control. I go more easily between fade and draw than I do controlling how much draw and my starting line.
Path and face control. And I find I have to be extra careful at setup to hit one straight down the pipe after hitting draws. I seem to tend to forget to set my hips back in straight and snap hook it trying to recover or something.
It’s been a bit of a bother the last two weekends but not in my practice rounds during the week when I want those things to show up. Lol So it’s moving but never as fast as I want. But I’m ok with that
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Wow Kevin,
You just described most challenges faced by any player trying to improve their game. Like you, when I get onto something I want to improve, it takes a great deal of time changing my current mechanics. Sometimes a domino effect happens, but I know how to fix that. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Jim
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