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 Watch Classic Swing Golf School owner and director of instruction, Ted Frick, put dozens of his helpful tips into play.

Longer drives do not necessarily equate to lower scores, but they certainly help the ego! The bottom line with regards to hitting the ball further with any club, especially the driver, is increasing club head speed. However, there is one other ingredient that  also dramatically influences distance, and that is hitting the ball in the sweet spot. The sweet spot, also referred to as the longitudinal center of gravity, is most often the center of the club face on all clubs. In this tip, we are going to overlook club head speed and focus on the importance of sweet spot contact.

I would love to be able to recommend one tip, one solution to solve the distance riddle for everyone, but that is not possible with the golf swing. My 20 years of teaching golf full time has lead me to the conclusion that there are two major reasons that prevent golfers from hitting the ball solidly.   These culprits are an over active head and tension in the arms! In the golf instruction book I often reference and quote,  The Golfing Machine by Homer Kelley, the author considers the steady head an essential in the golf swing, and I agree wholeheartedly. From putt to drive, an overactive head makes hitting the ball in the sweet spot elusive if not mysterious. Therefore, focus on a steady head, and for most of you, that means feel like the head remains still until after you hit the ball.

The next key for distance through sweet spot contact is soft arms. When the muscles in the arms contract or tighten, disaster is around the corner. A lighter grip pressure and consciously maintaining light arms to relax the muscles in the shoulders are some ways of defeating tension through body awareness. In my opinion, tension is the number one enemy in the game of golf, and when golfers search for distance, the muscles tend to tighten instead of relax.

As you embark on your quest for distance to help lower your scores, please do not over look the steady head and soft arms. Effort is not the answer!