Increasing Your Golf Club Head Speed 🏌️‍♂️💨 | Pros vs. Ams 

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The key thing you mentioned in this video is to not force holding the angle. That is so important. When I don't think about that, and get my hands moving faster more quickly, the club naturally lags more and I can feel more of the whip through the ball. Great video. Without that point you made, I would not have grasped the key concept.

Fascinating analysis! Definitely identify with this issue…have you released any videos since that talk about how to get the grip/hand speed earlier? Thanks!

Would be great to see a down the line of all of your gear avatars showing us how the hands move sooner, quicker, and then the proper position/direction!

Great video, as usual. Any drill suggestions?

Best golf video I've watched in years! Could see a difference almost immediately and it's actually easier to control the speed when it comes earlier in the swing. Thanks for this video!!!

Amazing vid and info.. just a tip for anyone trying to put this into practice... if you keep your right elbow/tricep tucked into the right side of your torso on the down swing, like the pro at 6:20, it creates the natural delay they're speaking of which will let you unload your wrists better, ramping up club head speed. It also promotes the inside out swing path even if youre hitting a fade. You can certainly over do it and start spraying shots, but a little dialing in will have you launching scuds as long as you flush it or something close to flush.

This is big and makes sense. I’m that AM ! I can’t wait to get this to the range. Excellent explanation

This kind of clear scientific analysis is exactly what I have needed to make some much needed improvements. I went out and immediately tested your recommendations and saw improvement. And my swing just feels better using this advice. Thanks so much. Looking forward to watching more from your channel!

Thanks for the advice. Tried it out and average club head speed increased from 104mph to 110mph. 👍Due to UK lockdown I was hitting to a net; hope it’s going straight 😀

Just another Great video from you Guys. This is showing scientifically and without question what is 'actually' happening. How many coaches out there are teaching concepts which either they don't fully understand and therefore can't communicate properly or are teaching the 'feels' they have which are just that, 'feels' and isn't what is actually happening? When I've hit the ball best, the power has been just 'effortless' and has often left me puzzled as to what happened and why I've found it difficult to repeat consistently. This video should hopefully help me a lot, because who doesn't want more clubhead speed. Thanks Mike, Shaun.

Another great video from AMG. Would love to know drills to get hands moving faster earlier and, most importantly, maintaing that lag in the downswing.

I LOVE your stuff. Scientifically proven. I have 78 mph 7 iron speed but way too much wrist cock, we're working on less wrist cock and throwing the clubhead from the top- essentially what you're saying. I need to do it much faster and earlier. I'm a Malaska convert and this proves it. Thanks guys. Best coaching content on RU-vid.

I was always taught to believe that you accelerate your swing through impact and beyond; however, your video suggests that instead one should reach maximum hand speed much earlier in the downswing. Perhaps this the difference, and resulting confusion(?), between thinking about hand/arm vs. clubhead speed. Would appreciate hearing some additional insights on this concept.

One of their best videos. Their illustrations and explanations were so clear. Thank you

Hey guys. Love the video. Love the content you put out. Appreciate the time and passion. Thank you! Im liking the concept/idea/intent of getting the grip moving “sooner, faster, and moving in the right direction.” If you don’t mind. Could you clarify the part about moving the grip in the right direction? Thanks again and happy new year.

This is the first time I have heard of this and it is amazing how it has transformed my swing, It's really the only swing thought I use right now. Every other teaching pro teaches that you have to start slow and build speed. I have followed that mantra for years. I want to scream. Thanks to this one incredible video now I have too much speed and overshoot the greens. This is easier to fix. All I have to do is club down

Would you post some drills to help with this? Really wonderful video.

Loved the visual of the difference between the pro & the amateur and the angle of their club head in getting more distance &clubheadspeed!! !!

Would like to see a drill to work on this. Great stuff!

Thanks guys! Incredible details on maximizing the hand speed EARLY to provide sufficient runway to accelerate the club head to reach maximum speed at impact. Also interesting is demystifying the myth of "holding on to lag", which has been plaguing the golf community for the past 30 years and hindering club golfers' ability to swing faster.

Love the video guys. I'm addicted to data driven golf swing analysis like this. I know I lose my angles way too soon in the downswing and have a strong hit impulse that is been the hardest thing to overcome. I'm certain my hand speed is fine, it just tragically comes at the wrong time (at transition) robbing me of distance while costing more effort. Would you say that most pros reach maximum hand speed at or near the trail hip/belt area like at 4:36? I just fear that the takeaway of hands moving faster, sooner doesn't fit for me.

Guys, this might be your best video yet. Mind blown. Not only by the fact that pro hands max out earlier, but also HIGHER. For years I've been trying to accelerate my hands through the ball with a concept that the hands reach max speed PAST the ball (but before impact due to shaft lean). This was an amazing reality check. Actually tried this on my carpet (my wife hates AMG now) and by focusing on earlier acceleration, I got a much more powerful feeling and a faster "whoosh" of the club at the bottom of the swing. Can't wait to try this at the range! Thank you!!

Useful video thank you. One question: what makes the hands accelerate from the top?, Looking at McIlroy, for example, his hands remain passive at the top of th b/scand don’t stsrt down until his lower body has moved noticeably.

Was the increase in hand speed due mainly to the down cock action? If so it appears to go against traditional advice to avoid early casting. Grateful for clarification.

What were the changes he made? What drills?

This reminds me a lot when Tiger and Butch Harmon was on golf channel. During his lesson, Tiger said one thing that changed the way I played. Tiger said “feel like his hand is winning the race” as tiger tried to avoid the old “o’lay” move. Took me a log time to understand what he was trying to do, but over time it made me a better ball striker. The down side was it turn my fade into a 3 yard draw. This video brought back memories. But a very good video. Took 6-8 months to undo that early hip rotation that made my swing stuck and/or early release.

I am 72 and have been having trouble (of course) loosing distance. Just a week or so ago I realized I was just swinging with my hands and arms. So, I figured I'd concentrate on turning my body a little more, back and then through. What do you know?! I gained about 30 yards on my tee shots, and my irons were much longer and more solid... So, I'm I little skeptical about moving the hands faster on the downswing. That would lead me to believe the fastest way to increase your hand speed is to rotate your body faster.

this video is fantastic. never had anyone mention that increasing hand acceleration increases lag. Ive heard all kinds of tips about what to do with the hands at the top like the AM in the video has heard. Keeping them passive isnt gonna be a thought i have anymore

Best Video out there about this! Thanks for making and sharing this..

I teach golf every day and have been working on my own club head speed. I have a Dewiz and struggled with how to interpret the max hand speed and distance to impact. But thanks to your video I totally get it. I can’t say that without watching this I would have tried to get faster earlier. But feel like I know have a clear objective to increase my speed. Thanks for the great content.

This is super helpful, explains what I've been observing in my own swing and prompts me to think about a different downswing intent from the top. Thank you for sharing!!

really liked your video! I have been ill and am 81 but hope to start playing again and trying to find some of the speed I have lost😊

Incredible breakdown as always! This channel continues to improve my golf game!

Great Work Guys, This is really shows what has been taught in the past based on inferior information needs to adjusted because new swing analytics has shown what really happens in a good golf swing is some what different than what was explained by the masses in the pass.

This is the best video I’ve watched thank you

Mike and Shaun this video is excellent and has me curious about lead shoulder speed. I believe I’ve seen all your videos and can’t recall a lead shoulder profile as described here with the hands. Would be awesome to see pro lead shoulder comparisons exactly as done with the hands in this video. For example where does the maximum lead shoulder speed happen? And how do the pros compare in this regard? I’m very interested in seeing if I can achieve the proper hand speed profile by slowing my lead shoulder move starting down.

first time i have seen this concept; would like to see it in other videos. thanks

Really amazing instruction & comparisons. I was amazed at how clear the lesson was on why holding the lag angle doesn't work, how slower hand speed with a correct strategy generates greater speed in the downswing. Most of all it feels like I can use this tomorrow before my round!!! ( Paul - 5 handicap, formerly 1...59.. conscious of speed loss in last 2 years)

WOW, this video together with the video about “Create LAG In Your Golf Swing” by having your arms more in front of the chest in the back swing have increased my average driver club head speed by 4 mph in one day (from 97 to 101). It was even more noticeable in my irons where the speed of i7 increased by 6 mph. It also puts my hands in a better position at impact. My accuracy has suffered a little, but I’m confident that it will become better again with more practice. Amazing that none of the pros at my club have never mentioned this before. I love your videos. It suits my tecnical brain perfectly :)

Very interesting. Not sure though, why faster hands earlier means better lag angle. Is it just that the centrifugal effect has had less time to take place or (my theory) that pulling down with both hands actually has the effect of pulling that angle tighter, so reducing, for a short time, the centrifugal effect?

So how does the golfer accelerate the hands earlier, faster rotation, thoughtful pull down with the left hand, how?

Just a thought, can I ask Mike, Shaun, just how much clubhead speed do you think comes from the wrists and arms?

Was there a specific drill that got his grip moving sooner? Great video. For me having the slow motion animation with the angles seems very helpful at least to have an idea of sequencing and how those changes impact the speed.

Thanks for this analysis. So hard to understand this concept wrt handspeed. Can you suggest drills which will help optimise this aspect of the golf swing.

Profound video showing that technique produces clubhead speed. Amazing that the 3mph faster hands can produce 18mph more speed. That’s Rory power. Most ams are trying to accelerate the hands through impact as opposed to the club.

Very interesting video. Went to my garage sim and swung the driver trying to speed up my hands in the top of my swing. I tried my normal awing vs trying to speed ip my hands earlier and there was an audible difference in the sound between my old swing snd this one. With this swing providing a higher pitch (usually equals faster head) i didnt have the sim on at the time but ill try and get real data tonight when i have more time

Absolutely fabulous! I struggled with the exact same concepts as your amateur and came to the same conclusion that the first move in my mind had to be pulling my hands down or as you explained accelerating my hands down. With many golfers, I tend to constantly question my swing dynamics because I don't understand the "why". This video really helped me understand the physics behind my feeling and result. I can't wait to play tomorrow with a renewed confidence in this move as I am also a single handicapper and really want to get to the next level. For those of you looking for drills, they have another video that explains the drill that Rory uses with separating his hands on a driver shaft and pulling down.

Hey guys, said to ya before, you present the correct visual to your comments. They are the parameters for more efficient swings with stronger results. I can explain this as much as I want but he visuals say so much more. Thanks guys!

THE BEST golf swing analysis I've ever seen. So much helpful. I can't wait to try this technique! Thank you so much and keep up the good work!

What did you say/how did you get him to reach is maximum hand speed sooner and then have his hands decelerate?

This is an amazing video!!! I have a 5.3 index and have struggled with lag FOREVER! No matter what I do I have trouble creating more lag on the down swing. I can't wait to try your tips.

Great vid, again! But how does one go about accelerating the hands sooner, without yanking the handle down (and getting narrow)? I guess moving hands more out than down (as shown in still image at start of vid), and bot gripping to tight. Thanks, grtz from the Netherlands.

Your golf myth video changed my game. I used to worry so much about hip turn and ground force, as important as they are, they are not the whole picture. I lost 5 mph of my driver speed. After i ve watched your video, i started pulling the shaft downward hard, first, then open the hip after in sequence. I got the idea from what you have said about hand speed maxing out earlier in the down swing generates speed rather than later. I gained 5 mph back immediately, and after half and hour of getting use to, i gained another 2 mph. Now im cruising at 112 mph, as fast as i have ever been. Thank you very much, cant tell you how happy i am, might actually consider your online course also.

You cover "what" needs to be done- hands moving faster earlier. But I don't quite understand "how" to do it. Does the thought of hand dropping before the hips help? THANKS-

I used this today, trying to get my hands faster earlier, and I think it helped get me a little more distance. Thanks so much. I have a question if maybe it gets answered. There is a difference in angle between the pro and the am at impact. The am is closer to having straight arms, less angle, to the club while the pro has more angle between the arms and the club at impact. I think this is important but I haven't really seen anyone talk about it. Do you have any comments?

Does this conflict w Harvey Penick’s “magic move” of slowly lowering the right arm and weight shifting in transition?

Thank you for breaking this down, I've only played 4 games and had an instructor explaining this very same concept. Although I still have issue with my form when things are done correctly the difference is dramatic.

I honestly just try to accelerate when I start my downswing. I never try to hold a lag angle, it does not work.

Just got back into golf . Just been over park and with wrist action thought ball going 20yd further on 8 iron it’s crazy going miles . Cheers really made me think and just practice swing in garden after vid I could feel and hear difference unreal my wrist been far to square and solid for years . Upper body creating yards only not the wrist . Can’t thank u enough

It is cool video and give you lot of insights. But, I wonder how many amateurs are going to see this and think quick hands = better lag. Think lot of people are going to go to range and start these quick jerky downswings that burn up speed too quickly instead of accelerating their clubs. This might be where too much info necessarily isn't good thing or beneficial.

Excellent and outstanding teaching! Fascinating analysis! graph and eloquence. Love the video, My respect to you sir.

When increasing the hand speed as you mention, is that from rotation? My hands are typically the last thing to begin back toward the ball in my downswing. I just want to know if that means I need "faster hands" or if this is a result of rotation.

Guys, you have the best golf instruction channel out there, and I have watched a lot of them. One word you often use is “byproduct.” You could create a single master instruction video by separating the phenomena in the golf swing into keys and byproducts. So much golf instruction focuses on the byproducts, which is obviously counterproductive. Teach us the keys to focus on and make clear what the byproducts are that we should observe but NOT train for.

Yeah, would love to know the move to get hand speed quicker

I think your video will help tremendously

Great video…as always! I’ve been working on this and notice I’m hitting the ball straighter by speeding hands up early in downswing.

Just how do I go about increasing hand speed?

Fantastic. For the first time i understanding the meaninh of late hand release

I don’t get it. How to be faster in hands earlier?

Great info! What drills focus on this early downward movement of the hands?

I'd imagine it'll be a hard for amateurs to increase the hand speed at the start of the downswing as most amateurs will surely cast the club more, due to lack of trail hand wrist cup and not getting the trail elbow down and in front of the hip.

This is a great video and explanation. This past weekend as I was scrolling through You Tube I was seeing more then a few recent videos done by teachers who are talking about slowing the hands down. I was getting nauseous watching those videos. Don’t know if this is totally correct, but my thought was faster hands, slower body. Watching the swings I had on video, I did not notice my body not reacting properly even though I had that swing thought of slowing the body down. My hands also looked better at checkpoint 6. Not lagging behind the body too much.

Great lesson. Read all the viewer comments and your replies as well. I think the pro I take lessons from may be after the same thing as you are in this video when he wants me to make a faster backswing as opposed to a slower backswing followed by a fast downswing. If I understand correctly, he is looking for a more matching rhythm in both the backswing and downswing, rather than a slow backswing and a rushed, strenuous downswing. If I understand your video, that faster backswing, assuming relaxed arms and hands and the correct light grip, would produce the better angle at the top (90 something degrees), and moving quickly from that into the downswing would produce the earlier maximum hand or grip speed that creates the higher clubhead speed at impact. There are of course many other things that you have shown in your excellent videos that one should do. For example: rotating the hips by pulling the right hip back rather than turning the left hip out toward the ball; turning the shoulders on the backswing and keeping the club in front of you, the pros move, rather than folding your arms across your chest and getting the club stuck behind you; turning the chest and shoulders fully on the backswing (the back to the target concept); setting the shaft on plane by making the right wrist extended or palm up (I am right handed) and the left wrist straight or slightly flexed; dropping the arms down at the start of the downswing as you said the pros do rather than out toward the ball; and maintaining the spine angle and not standing up and pushing the hips out toward the ball. Lots of things you show and recommend, all good.

Does the increased and “quicker” hand speed come from a conscious effort to pull the hands down harder in the downswing?

Hey Mike, understand moving the hands faster and starting sooner, but what did you mean by also moving them in the proper or correct motion?

Would like to know HOW to create quicker hand speed on the down swing. Thanks

Really clever use of technology to clarify something so important--lag and clubhead speed.

Enjoyed the video, and the cross handed drill, will give it a try next time out to the range. What kind of advice do you have for senior golfers wanting more distance off the tee. 71 years old, good health and fairly athletic, but driver is 150 flight, 175 - 180 total. Tough on par 5's and long par 4's

Omg…. This is impressive work. My pro has been trying me to get my hands moving faster earlier…..I was trying to release it earlier. I gotta find a drill on your information.

Love it makes a lot of sense. Matches my old teacher Greg McKatton he taught the golf Machine. Coming back after about 7 years. Played a few rounds It coming back. This a great key thought. Lag pressure

A very clear example and explanation! I get that you need to accelerate the hands couple and grip as wuickly as you can in the downswing. Could you please explain though, what level of effort the golfer makes with his hands from their fastest point through to the finish. Do you continue to try to move the hands fast through impact or does the speed generated intially allow the hands to free wheel through without conscious effort. Is the golfer trying to pull or push the grip through to the target or just letting everything release from left arm parallel? Hopeful for some clarification. Best regards from Richard (🇦🇺)

very enlightening lesson. Can't wait to try it

Thank you Very helpful. It should help me understand the problem I am having with my golf swing.

Another video from these guys that’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m an Analyst, so more details and visual is great for me. Thanks.

Is this the same for someone like Rory McIlroy? I’m a pretty good golfer, and generate good clubhead speed, but my concept has always been to have my hands going as fast as they can thru impact. I concentrated on timing. Don’t know if that was actually happening, since I’ve never measured something like this. This might help me.

What an awesome video. Very well explained. Thanks!

Wow. Makes me rethink my golf swing. Was told a couple of years ago that my over the top swing was cause by starting the swing with the arms. I was told to conquer over the top, to move the hips and upper body, followed by the arms. I'm no longer over the top (have a nice draw when I want) but have lost clubhead speed as a result. Sounds like I almost need a video to start moving the hands first.

I like the way you compared similar size and age pro-ams

I watched this video just before I played yesterday. It made a huge difference in my game. Thanks!

Wow, awesome! Mike can you explain the difference of what the AM is doing versus what Jack Nicklaus said about releasing as early as possible? If verbalizing is too long, can you do a video answer?

I'm sitting here with a 70 mph club head speed feeling super slow. I've always tried to hold lag at the top and it makes me go out to in sometimes, I'll try using my arms more aggressively. Thank you.

Mind blowing! Such a detail analysis!

Excellent!! Thank you so much.

🔥🔥🔥... top notch !! 🤯🤯..... you guys keep bringing some of the best content out there!! Can’t thank you enough, I get excited every time a new vid comes out

the challenge then surely is to still ensure that low point of club head is still after the ball position? Would faster club head speed make this harder ?

Great new format. Best content on RU-vid

Just came across this video. It makes sense. Just wondering about any drills to help out with the concept. Thanks.

You showed a great hand speed improvement. My pro taught me to do as you teach here. Confused about the body turn and right arm release tying it all together. Seems these all generate the power and consistency in the swing.

Absolutely the best advice I have ever received on increasing clubhead speed and I have read lots of stuff on the subject.Really want to work on the drills that can help me achieve it. Please show me how to achieve it.Jimmy C