The Big Easy's 90% Golf Swing.

July 2, 2006

Hi, I’m Mel Sole, Director of Instruction at the Mel Sole Golf School, headquartered at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club in Pawleys Island, SC. We conduct 1, 2 and 3-day golf schools, hourly golf lessons, and senior golf schools—any golf instruction program your heart desires. Give us a call at 800-624-4653 or 843-237-4993. We will be happy to book a commuter school or a package that contains accommodations, golf, and golf school.

Monthly Golf Tips by the Mel Sole Golf School.

One of the secrets to hitting consistently solid golf shots is to swing at 90% of your power.

Why 90% with your irons? The irons are accuracy clubs, not distance clubs. Rather taking an extra club and swinging at 90% will lower both your scores and your handicap.

Ernie Els is also known as "The Big Easy" because of his silky smooth swing. His secret? Swing at 90%, I have very seldom seen Ernie swing at 100%. Even on par 5's.

In this Mel In Motion video golf tip, I demonstrate a 3-step process for determining 90% of your power.

How to hit the ball at 90%.

Step 1.

Take your 100-yard club. Set up a target at 50 yards. Take a full backswing but vary the downswing speed until you can hit the ball 50 yards. You now know what your 50% swing feels like.

Step 2.

Take your 1oo-yard club. Set up a target at 75 yards. Take a full backswing but vary the downswing speed until you can hit the ball 75 yards. You now know what your 75% swing feels like.

Step 3.

To get the feel of your 90% swing, take your 100-yard club and hit a target that is 90 yards away. Keep swinging until you can consistently hit the ball 90 yards. Now take your 200-yard club and hit a target that is 180 yards away. Those two practice sessions will give you the feel of what your 90% swing feels like. This is the swing you should be using on the golf course if you really want to increase your accuracy. Now you have The Big Easy's 90% Golf Swing. Of course, you can still swing your driver 100% as that is your distance club!

As always, if you have any questions, email me at melsolegolf@gmail.com

https://youtu.be/HdfilSzZvxk

Source: Mel Sole Golf School.

Thanks for watching - The Big Easy's 90% Golf Swing. See if you can look like Ernie!

Monthly Golf Tips by the Mel Sole Golf School.

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