Tips for greater distance

Dreaming about Killing your tee shot for tremendous distance may be easier than you think. If you want this dream to come true, try holding the club more in your fingers and less in the palm.

When the club is held more in the fingers the ball goes farther. To demonstrate this, pick up a baseball and hold it in your palm, then throw it as far as you can. Next, throw a baseball as far as you can holding it in your fingertips. I'm sure you will find the ball goes much further from your fingertips.

Here are two drills to do consistently that will make you more comfortable with a finger grip:

1. Finger Curls

• Bend and Straighten the fingers from the middle knuckles

2. Holding Tee Drill

• Place tees between the base of the thumbs and forefingers, and hold them in place for extended periods of time
  

These drills make you more comfortable holding the club more in the fingers by keeping the thumbs from clenching the club into the palms.

When you watch your drives fly farther down the fairway, you won't be dreaming!

Now go out and play better golf!

A guy stands over his tee shot for what seems an eternity: looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed. Finally his exasperated partner says, "What's taking so long? Hit the damn ball!"

The guy answers, "My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot."

"Forget it, man," says his partner. "You'll never hit her from here."