Use This Effortless Swing Tip To Hit Driver Further

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Driving · Sep 19, 2026 · 140K views · 4.1K likes

Want to hit driver further without making a longer or harder golf swing? In this Danny Maude golf lesson, you’ll learn how to create more clubhead speed, improve your driver strike and generate effortless power with a surprisingly short golf swing. This golf swing lesson is especially useful for senior golfers, golfers with limited mobility, anyone struggling with flexibility, or golfers who feel they have to make a huge backswing to hit driver longer. Danny Maude explains two simple ideas that can completely change how you create speed with the driver: knowing exactly where your body needs to finish, and learning how to “catapult” the golf club through impact at the right moment. In this golf lesson, you’ll learn: • How to hit driver further with a short backswing • How to create more clubhead speed without swinging harder • The correct driver setup for better launch and distance • Why your trail shoulder position matters through impact • How to stop lunging towards the golf ball • Why some golfers lose speed by over-rotating through impact • How to use the Longest Putt golf drill with driver • How to use sound to improve golf swing speed • Why an underarm throwing action can improve your driver swing • How to create effortless power even with limited flexibility If you struggle to hit driver consistently, lack distance off the tee or feel you need a longer backswing to create more power, this simple golf drill can help you experience where speed really comes from. The goal isn’t to force a bigger swing. It’s to improve your strike, give your body a clear destination and learn how to accelerate the golf club through impact while staying behind the golf ball. Practice Plan Take this full practice plan to the range with you https://www.dannymaude.com/hit-driver-longer-using-a-short-golf-swing ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How to hit driver further with a short golf swing 00:16 Short backswing for more driver distance and effortless power 00:48 2 keys to creating more clubhead speed with driver 01:18 Golf swing fault that causes slices and loss of distance 01:49 Driver setup for better launch, strike and distance 02:04 Correct ball position and weight distribution with driver 02:24 How to hit up on the driver for more distance 02:46 Golf swing finish position for better driver contact 03:13 Stop lunging forward in the golf swing 03:37 Longest Putt drill for driver swing speed 04:02 Trail shoulder drill for a better driver swing 04:27 Stop chopping down on driver and improve launch 04:50 Short swing drill to improve driver strike 05:28 How to use feedback to improve your golf swing 05:44 Where driver clubhead speed really comes from 06:15 What ice hockey can teach you about golf swing speed 06:38 Why over-rotating can rob you of driver distance 07:01 Golf swing speed drill using sound and acceleration 07:33 How the body naturally braces to create more speed 08:01 Throwing action for effortless golf swing power 08:19 Add clubhead speed before making a longer backswing 08:44 Underarm throw drill for more driver distance 09:07 How to extend the golf swing without coming over the top 09:43 Catapult the golf club through impact for more speed 10:09 Stay behind the golf ball and increase driver speed 10:34 How to hit driver straight with effortless power 10:59 Short golf swing lesson recap 11:16 Danny Maude Swing Coach app for golf swing analysis 11:38 Improve iron ball striking with the previous golf lesson ▶️ More Danny Maude golf tips, golf lessons and golf instruction: https://www.dannymaude.com 📱 Try the Danny Maude Swing Coach app FREE for 14 days: https://www.dannymaude.com/Swing-coach-app The Danny Maude Swing Coach app analyses your golf swing, identifies what needs improving and gives you simple golf drills to help you fix it while monitoring your progress as you practise. Currently available on iPhone. If this golf lesson helps your driver swing, please give the video a thumbs up, subscribe for more simple golf tips and share it with a golfer who wants to hit driver further without having to make a bigger backswing. #DannyMaude #GolfSwing #GolfTips