Rickie Fowler Gives Tips on How to Drive the Ball Further | Golf Tips | Golf Digest
Rickie Fowler show Golf Digest how to drive the ball further with some insight from Butch Harmon. Transcript (pleasant music) Oh yeah. Right down... Oh, hey, boys. What is that? About ? if I m talking conservatively. ? You must be kidding me. I mean, the wind was in my face, so maybe... You wanna see what looks like? Show it to him, Rick. (dramatic music) (launching noises) Now that s what looks like. You couldn t hit a downhill on ice. So together, we re like . (intense music) Yeah, maybe we should go help em out. Yeah, no kidding. Guys, oh guys! Guys! You know, Rickie, you have experience of hitting the ball not only long, but accurate. You re one of the leaders in the category of overall driving which is linked in accuracy. What are some of the keys you use when you really need to step up and hit one and catch a little more yardage? If I m going to try and get one out there a little further, I d say one of the first things at setup I think about is just a little wider stance. [Butch] Because it drops your spine a little behind the ball to start with. Yeah, you re able to, like you say, come up behind the ball, really load into the right side and then you re able to drive from there. The second one being is the takeaway, just making sure I m deliberate, a little slower, which will in turn probably be about normal speed when you re trying to hit one harder. I like that thought because when you think about hitting one hard, the average person gets fast going back, slow coming down, so if you can be a little more deliberate with that takeaway, lets you get that good windup. Good windup, you stay in rhythm so then you can go ahead and deliver the club properly from there. To last thing, once I ve got it in a good position, top, is really feeling like, when we talked about kind of shake in the right hand, making sure I get through the ball, release the club and send it. I like it, let s send one! (pleasant music) [Rickie] See, that s how it s done. Well, fellas, I m man enough to admit when I was wrong. Rickie, nice shot. (dramatic music) [Both] Yeah he was. (energetic music) 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. Rickie Fowler Gives Tips on How to Drive the Ball Further | Golf Tips | Golf Digest
