Golf instruction: Jim McLean - Widen Your V-Gap For Power

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Power Secrets from Jim McLean

The V-Gap is a major source of power in your downswing. The wider your V-Gap, the more distance you'll generate in your swing. Jim McLean explains the fundamentals of this move and demonstrates how it can maximize your distance.
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October 01, 2009

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Rick Smith
Rick Smith
How to turn leverage into yards off the tee
David Leadbetter
David Leadbetter
Finish with this move for power and control
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Release it only after you've struck the ball
Butch Harmon
Butch Harmon
To get it to the hole, let your wrists react
Hank Haney
Hank Haney
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