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Top 100 Teacher Jon Tattersall explains how to improve your game with powerful drives. Allow the right side of your body to expand and go into the golf ball will help utilize and maximize all available power into the ball allowing it to go farther. Distributed by Tubemogul.I'M AT EAST LAKE GOLF CLUB, ON THE NINTH HOLE, THE SITE OF THIS YEAR’S TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. IT’S A PAR FIVE AND POWER IS IMPORTANT ON A PAR FIVE. THE OLD ANALOGY OF DRIVE FOR SHOW, PUTT FOR DOUGH REALLY DOESN’T COUNT ANY MORE. IF YOU DON’T DRIVE THE BALL WELL, YOU’RE DONE BY THE TIME YOU GET TO THE PUTTING GREEN. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY AND HIT THE GOLF BALL HARDER, THEY’RE VERY VERY GOOD AT GETTING TO THE TOP OF THEIR BACKSWING AND THEN, THEY PULL DOWN VERY HARD WITH THEIR LEFT SIDE BUT, THEY DON’T GET THE GOLF CLUB ONTO THE GOLF BALL. THEY DON’T MAKE MAXIMUM USE OF THE POWER THEY’VE CREATED. WHAT I’D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS HOW YOU CAN GET TO THE TOP OF THE GOLF SWING. RATHER THAN TRY AND KEEP THIS SIDE HERE AND STOP THE RIGHT SIDE FROM COMING DOWN, ALLOW THE RIGHT SIDE TO EXPAND AND COME DOWN INTO THE GOLF BALL. YOU’RE PULLING WITH THE LEFT SIDE, YOU’RE GETTING THE RIGHT SIDE DOWN. WHEN I GO TO THE TOP OF THE BACKSWING, I’VE GOT A 90-DEGREE BEND IN THE RIGHT FOREARM. WHAT I WANT TO FEEL FROM THE TOP OF THE SWING IS THAT EXTENDS. IT GOES STRAIGHTER. THAT GETS THE CLUB HANDLE CLOSER TO THE GROUND AS YOU COME DOWN. AND THEN, WE’RE ALLOWING THE ARMS TO ROTATE BACK IN FRONT OF THE BODY GETTING A NICE STRAIGHT LEFT ARM AT IMPACT, VERY STRONG HITTING POSITION, FULL EXTENSION OF BOTH ARMS AS YOU STRIKE THE GOLF BALL. TIMING THAT UP WITH HOW YOUR BODY MOVES LEFT, NOW YOU GET THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF THE CLUB COMING INTO THE GOLF BALL. A GREAT DRILL TO TRY AND FEEL THAT, TAKE YOUR LEFT HAND AND PUT IT ON YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER. TAKE THE CLUB BACK TO THE TOP AND JUST FEEL YOURSELF SWING YOUR RIGHT ARM THROUGH AND EXTEND YOUR RIGHT ARM THROUGH THE SHOT. THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE FEELING OF HOW MUCH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GOLF SWING HAS GOT TO PARTICIPATE TO MAKE THE GOLF BALL FLY FURTHER. THAT’S GOING TO FEEL SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN YOU HIT THE SHOT. TRY AND BE SMOOTH WITH EVERYTHING. I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU GET SOME MORE POWER ON THE GOLF BALL.