"The most important factor that determines driving distance is NOT club head speed. The most important factor is making solid contact


When I first started taking lessons, the coaches would try to mimic me after my swing, since I would be almost falling out of my shoes. I finally got a proper set of shoes [the previous ones were golf shoes but without spikes] and I deliberately try to swing within myself and keep my balance. I found by doing this, I can focus on the ball hitting the sweet spot of the of the club, and my distance is more predictable as is the outcome of the swing. When I try to swing fast and hard, my hands invariably get in front of my body and the ball scoots to the right -- I'm a lefty.

James H.