1 easy setup tip for rising your driving distance

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Nobody has ever hit a golf ball as arduous as Kyle Berkshire. In late 2023, the skilled lengthy driver touched 241 mph ball pace (sure, you learn that accurately) simply weeks after he recorded a drive that traveled 579 yards. There’s lengthy, after which there’s Kyle Berkshire lengthy.

Lengthy drivers are a unique kind of golfer than your Common Joe — and even your common professional — however there’s nonetheless lots that may be realized about the way in which they go after the ball. And when you can incorporate slightly little bit of the long-drive approach into your individual recreation, you’ll be able to add treasured yards to your carry quantity.

In a video just lately posted on social media, Berkshire shared a few of his secrets and techniques for bombing the massive stick. And within the video posted under, you’ll be able to be taught his greatest tip for amateurs wanting so as to add yards to their drives.

Kyle Berkshire’s long-drive tip

If you wish to get essentially the most out of your driver, you’ve acquired to hit up on the ball. It’s an easy-to-understand precept, however in observe it may be arduous to implement.

“I see this in a really shocking quantity of golfers,” Berkshire says. “They don’t have any backbone tilt.”

When you have a look at a protracted driver at deal with, you’ll see their shoulders are tilted away from the goal. That look shall be replicated as they method influence, serving to them swing up on the ball, rising their assault angle.

“The very best setup for pace is the spin-axis tilt that’s optimistic relative to the airplane on which you’re swinging,” Berkshire says. “Put your hand in your chest and really feel that tilt. After which go in for the swing.”

By barely altering your setup on this approach, you’ll immediately promote an ascending blow and optimistic angle of assault. With that, you’re certain to see longer drives.

Zephyr Melton

Golf.com Editor

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com the place he spends his days running a blog, producing and enhancing. Previous to becoming a member of the group at GOLF, he attended the College of Texas adopted by stops with the Texas Golf Affiliation, Staff USA, the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all issues instruction and covers beginner and ladies’s golf. He may be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.