Jason Day’s Golf Swing Secrets Revealed by Hank Haney | Swing Analysis | Golf Digest

Hank Haney breaks down Jason Day's golf swing. Transcript Everybody wants to know, how does Jason Day hit the ball so far? He has a relaxed hand and arm swing and a big arc, and that's how he does it. Let's take a look at his swing here. There's a lot of extension with this arms. Big, full arc, but notice how relaxed his hands and arms are all the way to the finish. That is something that every amateur golfer could learn from. But before we even get started, I want to show you a couple things that are really important in Jason Day's routine that would help any golfer who plays the game. First thing, Jason is lookin' at his intermediate target. Look where his eyes are lookin'. So, he's lookin' at a spot that's four or five feet in front of the gold ball and that's where he's trying to get the golf ball to start over. So he lines up first the club face to that intermediate target and then his whole body is lined up to that. Now what he's doing is he's just checking to make he's lined up correctly. This is a key point. Most amateur golfers pay no attention to an intermediate target. Another thing I want you to look at is his club. Look at the loft that he has on his golf club. This is a ten and / degree lofted driver. Most amateur golfers use drivers even less loft than this and this is Jason Day, the PGA champion. One of the longest hitters on the PGA tour with a and / degree lofted driver. If you slice the golf ball and you have less loft than this you're gonna slice the golf ball even worse. So, get a lofted driver like Jason Day has. Also, notice how high he has the golf ball teed up. About half the ball is above the club face. And that's the position that you want for just a normal, basic drive. Now when he takes the golf club back, he's gonna swing the golf club back away from the golf ball and on plane. But he rehearses it first. Look at the little waggle he does before he swings the golf club back here. That is a great little motion to practice his takeaway and to get him in a relaxed position. Check your intermediate target. Use a driver with more loft. Tee the ball up so half the ball is above the club. And do a little waggle to rehearse where you want to take the golf club back and relax you before you do it. Still haven’t subscribed to Golf Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/golfdigestyoutubesub ABOUT GOLF DIGEST Home of the annual Hot List, instructional videos, news and trends, Golf Digest is the definitive destination for all-things golf. Jason Day’s Golf Swing Secrets Revealed by Hank Haney | Swing Analysis | Golf Digest