Longest Drive in Golf
Article by J Knight
Having the longest driver in golf gives you a big advantage over the other players. While they are still trying to get near the green on a second shot you may be chipping to the hole. The closer you are to the green with your 2nd shot after a long drive, the better chance you have of coming in at or even under par. Hitting the longest driver is not easy however. It takes a combination of the proper equipment and the right fitness. Some folks are just plain gifted when it comes to the long drive, but everyone can improve the length of their drives by obtaining the proper clubs and working on physical fitness.
The first step that most people take when seeking to improve the length of their drive is to buy a new driver. The difficult part is that there is not one club that is the best for everyone. If you want to fit the longest drive you must have a club that perfectly matches your strength and size. You want a club that you can swing fast but you do not want to sacrifice the accuracy of your shot. There is no benefit to hitting the ball far if it does not go where you want. Hitting the ball twenty yards further into the woods or worse, out of bounds, is not going to improve your score any.
So, where should you start looking for the best long stick for the big drive? If you want to go with the best, you must take a look at Krank Golf’s El Diablo Driver. This is the club that won the Remax World Long Drive Championships and captured second, third, fourth, six and seventh places in 2008. That paints the picture as a club capable of hitting the long drive with proven results. So, after you have found a long stick that you are excited about, does that mean you will immediately begin hitting the longest drives in your Sunday group? It may and it may not. I killer, well fit, club will always improve the distance of your drives, but a club can not do it alone.
You may find you are still losing out to a friend who is stronger or one who hits a bucket at the range every day at lunch. These are the two other factors in hitting the longest drive, strength and practice. This does not necessarily mean you have to be in perfect shape. Take John Daly for example. With his ample gut he is far from Mr. Adonis, but he is a bear of a man with strength where it counts and near perfect form. Daly also practices his drive for a lot of hours to get the consistent results that he gets.
After you finish practicing with a swing trainer your original club will seem so much lighter and you will be able to swing it faster while maintaining the a certain level of accuracy. And accuracy is just as important for your game because hitting it 350 yards does not do you any good if the ball is in the bushes.Increasing your overall strength will also help you to kill the ball down the fairway. When hitting the gym, You will want to lift lighter weights at high reps to create lean muscle mass without a lot of bulk. Be sure to include stretching into your routine to keep from becoming tight and potentially losing flexibility.
Enhancing your physical strength will also help you to hit the ball really far. If you look a Golf Pros, you notice that none of them are overly muscular (buff). This does not mean that they are not fit because they are, but they try to avoid putting on a lot “big muscle”. This is because getting “buff” limits your flexibility and that can have a bad impact your swing speed. You want to lift light weights at higher reps to stack-on lean muscle mass.
Once you have found the right equipment and improved on your strength, the only thing left is practice. Follow these golf and fitness tips and you will soon be crushing your longest driver ever.
About the Author
Jason Knight is an avid golfer, writer and blogger. He likes to hit the golf ball really far and is passionate about winning Longest Driver in every golf tournament he enters.