
The way you turn your body---and not how hard you swing---has more to do with the kind of distance you get on your shots than any other factor. Turning your hips and turning your shoulders will help you get the ball in the air quicker and flying farther than if you concentrated your efforts on only your hands and arms. Swinging rhythmically and getting a full shoulder turn will help you build a consistent, repeatable swing
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.