6 Simple Drills to Increase Swing Speed and Crush It Off the Tee
What creates speed in your golf swing? New clubs and strength training can help, but the real secret to increasing clubhead speed lies in wrist mechanics, body sequencing, hand path length, and proper energy transfer.
If you are tired of swinging weighted clubs and want an actionable way to work on clubhead speed in your golf game, these six speed drills will help.
Each one can be made more effective by using the HackMotion in the process.
These drills target the most critical components of speed: wrist mechanics, body sequencing, hand path length, and full energy transfer.
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The Secret to More Swing Speed Starts with Your Wrists!
Wrist mechanics are key to generating more clubhead speed and power. Try these wrist drills to fine-tune your swing and unlock more distance.
6 Proven Drills to Improve Swing Speed
Pull-Down & Stop (P6 Acceleration Drill)
The Pull Down and Stop drill is a great choice for golfers looking to increase clubhead speed at impact.
This drill works on helping train the hands to accelerate early in the downswing.
By stopping your hands at the position where the shaft is parallel to the ground, you increase your strength all at the same time.
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Pull-Down & Stop Drill – Step by Step
- Use an alignment stick or light shaft.
- Swing to the top with a full turn.
- Rapidly pull the stick down to P6 (shaft parallel to the ground).
- Stop abruptly.
- Repeat in sets of 5–10, gradually increasing speed while keeping control.
Hit Hard, Stop Quick Drill
The Hit Hard Stop Quick drill is not just for increasing clubhead speed. If you are struggling with wrist flipping at impact or inconsistency in your ball striking, this is a great drill to practice.
The idea of stopping the club just after impact forces energy into the clubhead and helps you increase clubhead speed.
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Hit Hard, Stop Quick Drill – Step by Step
- Use an iron (or driver) and make a normal backswing.
- Accelerate through the ball as hard as you can.
- Intentionally stop your swing as quickly as possible after impact.
- Maintain balance—this isn’t a full follow-through.
- Repeat until you can do it ten times without losing balance or flipping your wrist through impact.
Flatter Lead Wrist at the Top/Motorcycle Drill
You can’t accelerate through impact if your clubface is open and your lead wrist is cupped at the top of the backswing.
Accelerating through impact would cause the golf club to be open at impact, causing the shot to slice or push to the right.
However, if your golf clubface is square at the top of your backswing or even slightly cupped, you can accelerate through impact at full speed.
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Flatter Lead Wrist at the Top – Step by Step
- Swing to the top and check for a flat or slightly flexed lead wrist.
- Avoid the “cupped” or extended wrist position—this opens the face and adds loft.
- Feel like you’re “revving a motorcycle in reverse” with the lead hand.
- Practice this in slow motion and build up to full swings.
- Wear the HackMotion and use the HackMotion motorcycle drill to practice this motion in real time.
Alignment Rod Woosh (Tension Release Drill)
The alignment stick or alignment rod is a great tool to help you work on increasing your clubhead speed.
This drill helps eliminate tension in the hands and arms and frees up the wrist hinge to release your hands and generate effortless speed.
The weight, length, and flexibility of the alignment stick makes it easier to feel what it takes to increase clubhead speed.
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Alignment Rod Woosh Drill – Step by Step
- Grip an alignment rod loosely.
- Make swings focused on creating a loud “whoosh” sound at the bottom.
- Stay relaxed—avoid tightening your grip or arms.
- Listen for the loudest part of the swing happening at or just past impact.
- Transition the feel to your real club for maximum effect; try this as a way to warm up before a round of golf and loosen up your golf muscles.
Longer Backswing with Foot Flare
Extending your backswing arc can help to increase clubhead speed. The longer arc allows more time to and space to generate speed on the downswing.
Dropping the trail foot back makes it easier to extend the arc of your golf swing without just feeling like you are taking the club back too far.
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Longer Backswing with Foot Flare – Step by Step
- Flare both feet slightly outward at address.
- Drop your trail foot back 2–3 inches to stagger the stance.
- Allow your trail leg to straighten slightly in the backswing.
- Make a full shoulder turn.
- This creates a longer hand path, resulting in more swing speed.
Forearms Kissing (Post-Impact Release Drill)
The release is a key component in helping to increase clubhead speed. In this drill, you’ll ensure your forearms touch in the follow through.
While this is a post-impact release drill, you can still work on increasing your clubhead speed and learning to put a slight draw spin on the golf ball.
One important part of this is to start with your feet together to make the movement easier to feel and focus on.
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Forearms Kissing Post-Impact Drill – Step by Step
- Swing with feet together to isolate arm motion.
- Focus on rotating your forearms fully through the strike.
- Post-impact, your forearms should “kiss” or cross.
- Look for the lead hand turning down and visible after impact.
- This helps maximize speed and square the face through the zone.
Final Thoughts
Each of these drills directly contributes to swing speed. There is more than one way to work on your swing speed.
Sometimes that is through better sequencing, increased hand path length, or more functional wrist angles. Use one or two at a time in your practice sessions and build from there.
If you have access to HackMotion, you can validate your wrist mechanics and optimize even faster.
Combining the data from your HackMotion with the feelings in the drills will speed up the learning process.
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