How to Increase Club Head Speed With Your Driver originally appeared on Athlon Sports.If there’s one question every amateur golfer wants answered, it’s how to increase club head speed — since we all want to bomb tee shots like pro players do.Problem is, we’re not pro players like Cameron Young or Justin Thomas, so we don’t have the fundamentals to just swing as hard as we can to make the ball go farther. In fact, in most cases, swinging a club harder actually leads to worse shot results!So what’s the secret to unlocking more power by increasing club head speed…
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