Thursday, November 25, 2010

Power on the Tip of Your Tongue

Anyone interested in adding an extra 10 - 20 yards to your drives
instantly?

Just follow this quick tip and you'll have to go through and re-do
all of your yardages for every club in your bag.

The secret is not some core rotational exercise (although those can
be awesome).

No, this is so simple that you won't believe it until you try it.

It's all about the placement of YOUR TONGUE!

I first learned about the position of the tongue increasing overall
strength while over in India. One of my gurus would explain that
it helped to "complete the circuit" and give him strength and
stamina while holding static Yoga poses.

Of course it sounded kinda weird, but then again, this dude could
hold a handstand for over an hour! He probably only stopped there
out of boredom. But the guy was definitely onto something.

Now he didn't even know what golf was - but of course I'm ALWAYS
relating everything to how it can improve our golf games, so here
it goes -

Here's all you have to do:

Gently place your tongue up on the roof of your mouth, with the tip
resting against the back of your front top teeth. Gently hold it
in that position while you swing.

This will "close the circuit"...whatever the hell that means.

Actually, I do know at least one theory, but let's just keep this
results-oriented.

Let me be clear about this - it should be gentle and subtle. Do
NOT focus on it so that it becomes yet another swing thought.

To try this out for yourself, simply go to the range and warm up.
Then pick a club and hit 10 ball "without tongue" and note the
distance. Then hit 10 ball "with tongue" and compare. Be sure to
compare only those shots with similar quality of contact.

The chances are very good that you will notice increased distance
when you "add a little tongue".

I'll tell you what...if it doesn't work for you, I'll hold a
handstand for an hour, or break my neck trying!


Be a Renegade,

Coach Stephen
www.RenegadeMentalGolf.com