Before we get stuck in, it’s worth noting that if you’re reading this on behalf of your mini golfer, it’s best to develop their speed before their technique. With kids we would always recommend developing the athlete before the golfer. Whereas, beginner adult golfers already have the capability to move fast so we work the opposite way around and improve technique first. This blog mostly focuses on honing technique.

Three steps to a powerful swing

1. Focus on leverage

Good news, this is the easiest part of your swing to scrub up on! You should be aiming to create a powerful lever between your lead arm and the club. Ensuring that you’ve got a good "grip":https://www.leedsgolfcentre.com/news-articles/view/pro-tips-for-beginner-golfers-grip in the fingers, a full set of the wrists in your backswing (you might know this as wrist hinge) and a really free swish of the club on the way through will create a huge amount of power in your swing. Check out Rory Mcilroy and Luke List’s techniques if you’re looking for a good example of leverage.

2. Aim for a full pivot

Your "pivot":https://www.leedsgolfcentre.com/blog/pro-tips-for-beginner-golfers-posture-pivot, or rotation, is basically how your body works during your swing. The objective is to turn your body to create a powerful rotational force and there are different ways to achieve this depending on your flexibility. If you’re fit as a fiddle then you’re best to resist a bit more with your lower half, as you wind your core and ribcage to the right on your backswing, creating more coil and therefore more pressure into the ground. And if you’re on the less flexible side, you’ll need to allow a bit more rotation of your lower half, let your right leg straighten and left knee go forwards more in your backswing. Make Jack Nicklaus your first port of call if you’d like to study the technique of another golfer who had limited flexibility.

3. Master upward thrust

We’ll let you in on secret here, a powerful thrust tends to happen once you’ve conquered your pivot, without you even needing to try. If flexibility isn’t an issue for you then you’ll have created lots of resistance in the coiling of your pivot to fuel your upward thrust. And if you’re a little less flexible then it’s best not to worry about upward thrust at all and stick to your free rotation and mighty swish.