How To Hit The Ball Further - Keep A Solid Base

A lot of golfers are really strong and swing the club really well
but do not hit the ball far. How come, you may ask. Well it's very
simple, these strong, good swinging golfers are not keeping their
knees spread apart from each other and as a result, are not able to
create any leverage through which they can create power. Leverage is
very important to power and distance, if you don't have leverage you
won't have power. So what is leverage? Very simply, leverage is the
ability to create separation and keep your height. The form of
leverage that we are talking about in this article is keeping a solid
base and keeping your height through your knees.A solid base is
important to hitting consistent shots, and hitting consistent shots is
important to distance. A solid base means keeping your height, and
this is achieved by keeping separation between your knees. Separation
between your knees allows you to effectively and efficiently transfer
your weight to your back foot on your backswing and through to your
front foot on your downswing. This efficient transfer of weight allows
you to load up on your backswing and release all that power on your
downswing and crush the ball down the fairway.A good drill that you
can use to make sure you have a solid base is the basketball drill. It
is a very simple drill. All it requires is a basketball, some golf
balls, and a place to practice. All you have to do is place the
basketball between your legs above your knees. You should be able to
hit half shots and not have the ball fall. If the ball falls it means
that you are not keeping a solid base throughout your swing.If you use
this drill and learn how to keep separation between your knees
throughout your swing you will hit the ball further and play better.
Good luck and happy golfing.