The Best Exercises for Increasing Clubhead Speed
Exercise categories that translate to ball speed: rotational power, lower-body drive and deceleration quality.
By Joseph Hafner, golf performance coach in Dubai
Category 1 — Rotational power
Medicine-ball shot puts, rotational scoops and plyometric trunk patterns develop impulse in planes relevant to golf — prioritising rate of force development without losing posture.
Category 2 — Lower-body drive
Split squats, hinges and jumps build the vertical and horizontal force that feeds ground reaction — the foundation for sequencing that actually scales to driver swings.