7 WAYS TO POWER UP YOUR DRIVES

Tips and drills to help you find those precious extra yards off the tee in 2025

- By Top 50 Coach Alex Elliott with Barry Plummer

When it comes to reducing your handicap there's plenty of data to suggest that power off the tee is king because of the accompanying distance it brings.

Whether you struggle with generating power or unleashing it at the appropriate time, these simple tips will help you to bank extra yards on the golf course. There is a real variety of advice here, from making small adjustments to addressing the key fundamentals, but each will have a significant impact on your performance with the driver in hand and lead to longer, more powerful tee shots...

1 Using the ground better

At address you want to feel securely planted with a nice stable base. Then, to use the ground effectively to generate power, it's important to find the correct sequence as you swing. Your contact with the ground should go lighter, heavier, lighter in that order.

The first move is a corkscrew motion out of the ground. As you coil to the top (left), contact with the ground should feel a bit lighter. As you start the downswing by rotating your lower body ready to release the stored energy, you want to feel a heavier sense of pressure (above, top) before things lighten up just before impact and beyond (above, bottom).

All the top drivers on tour, like Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, are moving up and away from the ground at the point of impact. Varying pressure at key points in the golf swing can help you generate added power with your driver.

2 Perfect your grip