Mike Bender on How To Create Maximum Clubhead Speed | Golf Lessons | Golf Digest
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Mike Bender explains using braking forces, stopping the hands before impact, to whip the clubhead for speed.
Why golfers recommend it
- Braking forces for release
- Stop hands before impact to whip clubhead
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u/JangoTat46 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Struggling to break 50 for 9 holes consistently. Swing giving me some pain in lower right back”
You are missing a fundamental understanding of how the golf swing works. This looks like a lot but all the following videos go into detail regarding one overall principle: maintaining Width while staying connected to your center in the Backswing and Downswing. You need to blend your turn and your arm movements smoothly. When you use too much of your arms, your body has to abruptly stop and brace so the arms can …
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u/MetalAsFork 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to hit further?”
Watching a couple more times, there may be some more immediate gains to be had from using ideas of stopping the hands before impact to whip the clubhead a little bit more. Here's a very succinct example: ▶ this video
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