Hard Golf Swings Usually Makes You Shorter

September 14, 2026/Pillar 2

Yes, Really!

IGI Pillar 2 – Short is Wrong, and Right is Long

The Hard Truth

Hard golf swings tighten your grip, rush your tempo, and create less distance. Not more. Why? Because the harder you swing the golf club, the more likely you’re moving impact away from the center of the clubface. For all golf clubs!

You’ve had it backward all along. When you swing a golf club harder, you produce less distance. Why? Because hard does not equal fast. And you were blaming your lack of distance on the golf club?

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By lightening grip pressure and making smoother swings at what this golfer felt was only 40% of their normal swing, the results speak for themself. Hard golf swings do not produce more distance!

Do This Now

  • When you need more distance: choose more club, not more effort.
  • Make all your swings the same tempo and finish balanced.
  • If you can’t hold your finish, your hard golf swings are harming you, not helping you.
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In this graphic, the same golfer with the same club, using a looser grip, showed a difference in overall performance. Proving hard golf swings are detrimental to your game.

Quick Drill

Range drill: make 5 ‘smooth golf swings’ shots and 5 ‘hard golf swings’ with the same club. Record which set of swings makes your golf shots travel farther.

Want Learn More?

Download a free chapter of the book, Instant Golf Improvement, and learn how making smoother golf swings, not hard golf swings, can actually create more distance with all your golf clubs.

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