Greg Baresel

A power golf swing is the dream of every golfer.  How many times have you hit one just perfect and tried desperately to remember what you did that caused this to happen? A power golf swing is not about swinging hard. So many times a golfer will try to input a little more into it to get a few extra yards.  If you've tried this what happened?  Did you get those extra yards or did it go shorter and even offline? Thatís the point I'm trying to make! To hit a LONG drive or add yards to every club in your bag, you need to be able to generate more clubhead speed, but under control.  That's where most golfers lose it. If your body can't physically make an optimum swing, from a mechanical standpoint, you have no business trying to swing any harder.  The result will be a blown up score and drives that go significantly shorter, not longer. The beauty of getting your body in better golf shape is that you can hit the ball with more force, but with much less effort.

Instructors and launch monitor experts are promising golfers extra yards if they can execute an angle of attack (AoA) that is positive, or up at impact. I believe that hitting up on the driver can benefit most club players. Launch monitors like Trackman and Flightscope have been very valuable tools in my teaching, and one of the things that they’ve shown me is just how much golfers hit down on the ball with their drivers. Some are more down with their drivers than with their 7 irons! So what are the benefits of hitting up on the ball with the driver? Solid contact is one, and hitting it farther is another. When golfers hit down on the ball with a driver, a few things can happen: Contact can be too high on the face (where there is more loft on the club), which will result in slower ball speeds and shots that actually launch too high. If contact is in the middle or on the bottom of the face, the launch will be too low, which it will cost golfers carry yards. So what

Greg Baresel is recognized as one of the top up and coming teachers in the golf industry. Golf Digest has named him as a top teacher under 40 and one of the best teachers in Illinois. Greg presents world-class golf instruction and coaching videos that are designed to improve your game.