Justin Thomas barely weighs 66 kilos.

And yet, he hits it 300 yards. (Tied 17th in PGA Tour driving distance).

The most interesting part about those stats vs his swing ...?

His feet are almost completely off the ground when he hits the ball ...

Why would he do THAT ...?


Now please don't stop reading here and think this is some crazy swing lesson (that's not my area of expertise anyway) ...

I just want to use this example to make a point about POWER.

Which direction that POWER needs to go ...

And also, how to measure yours (without fancy equipment) ...


If you read the July issue of Golf Digest, you may have seen the story ...

Justin says:

"...I don't think too much about what needs to happen to send the ball 300 yards in the air, but I know having an explosive downswing has a lot to do with it ..."

You can say that again Justin...!!!

You still want it in the short grass of course.


"...All anyone ever asks me is why my feet are off the ground when I hit the ball ..."

Tell us, please ...

"...That's a big part of how I generate speed. That upward thrust sends more speed down to my club-head through impact..."


Upward thrust = club-head speed.

More Club-head speed = hitting it past that annoying mate who always seems to out-drive you ...!

Key equations for today.


So how do you know how powerful YOUR upward thrust is...?

Enter, the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Lower Body Power test:

How to Perform it (without fancy equipment) ...

• All you need is a high wall, such as the outside of a building, some chalk, a tape measure and a bit of room so you can jump and land safely
• Start by standing side on to a wall and reach up as high as you can with the hand closest to the wall.
• Make note of how high you can reach, mark it with chalk on your fingers - this is called your standing reach height
• Then stand a little away from the wall, and jump high as possible using both arms and legs to assist in projecting the body upwards
• Attempt to touch the wall at the highest point of the jump
• Make note of where you touched the wall at the height of the jump, again with chalk on your fingers
• Measure the distance between the standing reach height and the maximum jump height, and that is your result

PGA Tour Standard? 18 - 21 inches.

Long Drive Champ Standard? Around 30 inches.


Shoot me an email back and let me know what you got ...

I might even reply with some tips to improve it ...!

Or, you can just head HERE and get the entire TPI Screen with me for FREE: (CLICK Here to get your Introductory TPI Screening for FREE)


Cheers

Andrew "Vertical Thrust" Ransom, The Golf Fitness PT


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