Renowned golf instructor Art Khano says before you spend money 
on that expensive new driver, consider the five important 
measurements for distance and straightness.

If you are like me you are in your twilight years.  Those days of 
whipping everyone from the blue tees and scoring a 67 are long 
gone.  No longer do I brag about beating my son who hits it 300 
yards against the wind.  Because quit frankly I don't hit it far 
anymore and haven't for years.   In fact, every year seems like I 
hit it shorter and shorter.  Or it's just harder to get the same 
distance.  When I try to crank it up, the ball goes in directions 
I've never seen from my classic smooth golf swing.

For the better part of the last 15 years, my long ball son and I 
have worked on my golf swing to get more distance.  I am a golf 
instructor and poured what I knew into him.  I've created a 
monster.  He hits an eight iron 200 yards.  He still doesn't 
score that well.  His work schedule doesn't allow him to put in 
the time it takes to get down in the 70's.  We have opposite 
games, he hits it far and doesn't score that well, I hit short 
and score in the mid seventies consistently.  You see where I'm 
going with this. 

For the last seven years, I have taught the golf swing.  I'm a 
PGTCA certified golf instructor.  I've literally taught hundreds 
of people during the years.  The number one request from most of 
my clients over 50 years old: How do I get more distance without 
giving up straightness?  They lament, "I bought this $600 dollar 
driver only to see my distance go down over the years." 

After studying the game for the last 45 years, I've studied under 
some of the greatest golf teachers.  I get a kick out, when an 
amateur golfer thinks pros hit it well because of the clubs.  If 
you are an experienced golfer you know that if you give a touring 
pro the oldest beat up, out-of-date golf club and an amateur the 
best club with the newest technology, the touring pro will hit 
smoother, straighter and farther.  So it's not entirely the club. 

Below you will find some measurements and simple solutions to 
apply to help determine what exactly is happening to your swing. 
They will help you understand WHAT you need to DO in order to get 
more distance without sacrificing straightness.  Then you could 
go buy that expensive new club with these measurements in mind.


Before you spend money on a new driver: 5 measurements you must 
consider.

1. Clubhead speed

This is one of the more important measurements you can take on 
your own golf swing.  The only thing about it.  You can't just 
go one time to a store to have them measure it.  You need to 
take ongoing measurements to track your progress.  There are 
affordable options out there my favorite is the "Speed Stik" 
which helps improve your clubhead speed and measure it.  It 
measures clubhead speed and helps you hear when you are swinging 
faster.  Practice it over and over at the increased speed.  A 
more expensive option is the "SwingMate" just for measuring the 
speed.  Both are available at Golfsmith.  In order to build the 
strength you can also use a weighted club or weight donuts. 
Swing it five minutes before you use the Speed Stik.  Then try 
it again.

2. Center of the clubface

Clubhead speed without hitting in the center will impact your 
distance and of course straightness.  A simple solution, impact 
tape.  This goes on your clubface and you see the mark it leaves. 
Do this a few times at the range or even at home with plastic 
golf balls.  (Don't go breaking the windows or hit the ceiling 
now). 

3. Correct swing path not for distance but straightness

The swing path is tricky to diagnose but through training you can 
get an eye for it.  Simply observe the immediate path of the ball 
after impact.  If the ball shoots to the left immediately after 
impact you are hitting it from outside in.  If the ball jets to 
the right immediately after impact, you have an inside out swing 
path.  Another way is take a flattened cardboard box place it one 
or two inches parallel outside the golf ball.  The goal being to 
avoid hitting the box altogether.  But if you hit the ball then 
the box you have an inside out swing.  If you the box then the 
ball you have an outside in swing path.

4. Angle of approach. 

The angle of approach can be observed through a trained eye also. 
The trajectory of the ball immediately after impact will give you 
a clue as to your angle of approach.  If you are using a driver 
and your ball seems to jet up very high right away, you need to 
make a more sweeping motion to correct the sharp axing motion 
giving it rise.  Increasing the axe motion down the club range to 
the sand wedge.  The driver is more of a sweeping motion.  The 
fairway wood is more descending and so on.     

5. Square to the clubface, different than the center.

Many astute golfers get the center of the clubface and square 
to the clubface confused.  You could hit it center but not be 
squared to the ball.  As the ball is in mid path you will see a 
slice or pull.  This tells you that the hit was center (see #2) 
and swing path was correct but not squared.  


Okay, now after several days of measurements.  Make some 
adjustments and track your progress.  Start with number one. 
Clubhead speed. Then take more measurements from two through 
five.  We want to ensure that with the increased clubhead speed 
you aren't straying from the other important measurements.

Now you successfully increased your clubhead speed with the other 
proper measurements.  Go buy the best club you could buy. 
 

Renowned Golf Instructor Art Khano says before you spend 
money on that expensive new driver consider the five 
important measurements for distance and straightness.

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